In previous XFCE versions, I used the "Leave Fullscreen" button (which shows up when you enable fullscreen in some apps and hit Alt+Space). Unfortunately, supposedly since a newer version, switching between workspaces makes the window go back to fullscreen, making this feature unusable. To give more detail, I used it with LibreOffice because it allowed me to quickly empty a Calc window of all buttons so I could place a very small spreadsheet in any area of my screen. XFCE version : 4.12 OS : Debian 10.3 I can't test on 4.14 because Debian doesn't have it yet but I looked at the 4.14 changelog and the only fix mentioning fullscreen is: Fix: Use xinerama indices for EWMH's NET_WM_FULLSCREEN_MONITORS which seems unrelated, and apparently there's no 4.13 changelog?
Additionally, I noticed it is possible to keep the window in non-fullscreen mode while switching by enabling "Always on Visible workspace". Not a real solution obviously but it helps in the mean time. Additionally in case you're curious about my use of this feature, here is my technique : https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/233924/turn-a-calc-window-into-a-sticky/
I would rather need some more information. - What exact version of xfwm4 was last working with your use case? - What exact version introduced the issue? - Does that affect only LO or other apps? - Can you provide a simple, step by step reproducer?
I unfortunately have no way to tell you which is the latest version on which it worked. All I can say is that it worked at the very least on whichever version Debian 9 was using. As for steps to reproduce, there's nothing more than what I said: Leave fullscreen and switch to another workspace and back.
Unfortunately I cannot reproduce (I am not on Debian)
Ok. I have to find some time to narrow down what version brought the regression and if other distros are concerned and will let you know. This may take a long time though, as my main computer is currently unavailable to me for an uncertain amount of time due to measures taken for the COVID19 outbreak, so please don't close this issue for lack of response.
So I understand what you mean, it's basically abusing the fullscreen mode in LO to remove most controls from LO interface, while rmoving fullscreen in the WM. In theory, LO should detect the state change and restore normal mode. Either way, nothing has changed in this regard in xfwm4 AFAIK so this is most likely coming from LO itself.
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