Minimized Windows are Invisible in Bottom Panel

[eeefresh]

I have a weird issue with the bottom panel that I can't seem to fix. It all started when I enabled some Advanced Desktop Settings in Compiz, but the problem persists even when I turn off the advanced settings.

Normally you would have icons in your bottom panel for your different desktops, minimized windows and your "show desktop" button. However, every time I reboot, the bottom panel basically loses all those icons. If I minimize a window, it doesn't show up in the panel at all...but if I click on where the minimized window should be, it opens again...so its there, I just can't see it. Same thing with my workspaces icons and my show desktop icon...all invisible in the panel, but work when I click on them.

When I go into panel settings I can change it to "solid color," and that works...until I reboot. Then its gone again. If I go in again and change it "use theme setting", it works....until I reboot. Basically I have to alternate between the two every time I reboot in order to see the icons on my bottom panel.

Any ideas?

[kaunofrantas]

same problem here. i do not use compiz, but when i minimize applications they can't be seen on bottom panel. it happened today - didn't have this problem before. can't see even when the panel color is changed to solid.

can anybody help?

oops: fixed by reloading - don't know what happened

[cyrusrayne]

This certainly does seem bizarre. What distro are you folks using and have you logged a bug report on Launchpad yet?

[kaunofrantas]

crap - it doesn't work again - when you minimize it is basically gone - i use ubuntu 8.04

[cyrusrayne]

In that case, I'd say file a report on launchpad.net and see what they recommend as I haven't encountered the error myself yet. Will keep looking.

[kaunofrantas]

ok, by searching forums i found this answer:


right click panel---- /add to panel/windows list



it worked for me - i was getting worried

[eeefresh]

I am using 8.04 as well, and adding window list to panel worked!

[maninsitu]

Yes, I had the same problem and this fixed it. So simple how did I turn it off in the first place? :lolflag:

[Mitch72]

Compiz must interfere with it I guess... maybe it's the gtk theme?

[hwttdz]

So this appears to sometimes be caused by not having the window list added to the panel.

Sometimes it's caused by having an invisible window list. As I have just had this happen to me. I was able to minimize and maximize windows by clicking on the panel (I just couldn't choose which ones I minimized or maximized because I couldn't see them). Did a bug get opened for this behavior, is there a known fix or cause?