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Drop-down remains hidden after losing focus
Status:
RESOLVED: FIXED
Product:
Xfce4-terminal
Component:
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Description biosin 2016-10-22 21:39:05 CEST
Steps to reproduce:

1) enable preference "Use shortcut to focus visible window"
   (bug also occurs without it, but is easier to observe like this)
2) open drop-down terminal
3) give focus to another window (e.g. press Alt-Tab)
4) try to make drop-down terminal visible again
   (keyboard shortcut or single click on tray icon)

Actual results:
terminal does not appear, even after repeatedly pressing the keyboard shortcut

Expected results:
terminal should re-apppear

Workarounds:
1) click on the tray icon twice
- or -
2) disable preference "Use shortcut to focus visible window" and press keyboard shortcut twice

Build:
This happened the first time with version 0.8.0. I'm running Arch Linux. Downgrading to 0.6.92 fixes this bug.
Comment 1 Igor editbugs 2016-10-23 08:19:40 CEST
Hi,
The preference "Use shortcut to focus visible window" generally only makes sense if you drop-down window does not disappear when focusing another window. Does it disappear?
But still, for me the window is showing/hiding fine even with this option enabled. What is your DE? X11 or Wayland?
Could you also try the git version: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-terminal-git/?
Comment 2 biosin 2016-10-23 13:53:05 CEST
Hi,
thanks for the fast reply. Dropdown disappears when I focus another window. I installed wayland once but only use X11.

Actually the bug doesn't appear when I us a mouse click to focus another window and when a popup window appears (which hides the dropdown terminal).

I tried the git version, no change. I read in the commit log, that Shift-up/down arrows should be working again, but these only output the letters A and B for me.
Comment 3 Igor editbugs 2016-10-23 14:04:36 CEST
Ah, indeed, I can see the bug if using Alt+Tab to switch windows. Will look into it, thanks.

You have to set MiscUseShiftArrowsToScroll option to TRUE in your terminal config to make Shift+arrows scroll the contents.
Comment 4 Igor editbugs 2016-10-23 14:20:08 CEST
No, if fact git version (this commit specifically: https://git.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/commit/?id=7c68c45e7a3ade3741653c3170059d48d0a9eaa5) fixes the issue for me.
Are you sure you've tried the git version? Please note that you have to close all running terminal instances in order to run a newly installed one. You can verify the version in About dialog - it should be 0.8.0-git-a5d2112 for the current one.
Comment 5 biosin 2016-10-23 14:22:24 CEST
Yep I'm sure it's that version. Checked with about window and http://askubuntu.com/questions/476641/how-can-i-get-the-name-of-the-current-terminal-from-command-line

Also got Shift-Up to work with the config entry
Comment 6 Igor editbugs 2016-10-23 14:25:07 CEST
Okay... What's your DE again?
Comment 7 biosin 2016-10-23 14:26:08 CEST
Xfce 4.12
Comment 8 Igor editbugs 2016-10-24 15:28:58 CEST
Could you please try https://git.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/commit/?id=f778632fe4ea3c7483f2bff2ba3f619bae48f286? It might help your issue, I think.
Comment 9 biosin 2016-10-24 16:34:06 CEST
Thank you. Yes, this is a fix.
Comment 10 Igor editbugs 2016-10-24 16:38:03 CEST
Great! Thanks for the update.

Bug #12917

Reported by:
biosin
Reported on: 2016-10-22
Last modified on: 2016-10-24

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