Dash-to-dock: Conflict with hidetopbar: the dock/topbar stay hidden after using maximized windows / full screen.

Created on 22 Mar 2016 · 18Comments · Source: micheleg/dash-to-dock

Hi,

I'm not sure if this bug is from Dash-to-Dock, but, when I watch a full screen video on Firefox, then, the dock won't reappear anymore in Firefox until I restart it. But it reappears if focus is on any other window.

I'm running Debian Unstable (amd 64), Gnome 3.18.2 with X, Dash to Dock 50 and Firefox ESR 45.0.1.

EDIT: Just asked someone, and the bug is also here with: Debian Testing (amd 64), Gnome 3.18.2 with X, Dash to Dock 50 and IceWeasel 44.0.2.

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zapashcanon

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I also had this bug in Arch for firefox. I changed the full-screen-api.ignore-widgets option in about:config to true. It seems to have solved the issue (At least for firefox). It does make dock reappear in Full screen mode too though (which I don't mind). I didn't get this issue for any other application.
Hope this helps.

Imperial-Dragon on 29 May 2020

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Hi,

I can't reproduce the bug:

is this specific to Firefox/Iceweasel or does it happen any time you fullscreen an application?
is the video a Flash video?
there is a new release (v53) available, can you try to update and see if the problem persists?

Thank you

micheleg on 23 Mar 2016

Seems specific to Iceweasel/Firefox, but as I use Pixel saver extension, I never full-screen any other application: when windows are maximized, it's like full-screen...

I don't really know for the video, I think it's the case with both Flash video and HTML 5 players. (It was the case with HTML 5 player on YouTube).

I updated to v53, I'll tell you in one or two days if the problem persists and if it does, I'll give you video examples.

Thx!

zapashcanon on 23 Mar 2016

Hum... the problem appeared on atom today !

Atom and Firefox were running, when focus was on Atom, the dock didn't appear, but when I was on Firefox it appears.

So, I think it's not related to video only. Maybe to maximized windows used a long time, or idk what... I'll pay attention and try to tell you more as soon as possible.

zapashcanon on 23 Mar 2016

Thanks for your help. It's very important to be able to deterministically reproduce the bug in order to look for the solution.

micheleg on 24 Mar 2016

So @micheleg , for Atom, I don't really see when it exactly appears, maybe after a long time of use...

But for firefox, just watch this: http://www.canalplus.fr/c-emissions/c-le-petit-journal/pid6515-le-petit-journal.html?vid=1375753 (all the video and in fullscreen) ; and you should have the bug appearing when exiting full screen.

zapashcanon on 28 Mar 2016

I tried to reproduce the bug with no success: do I really need to play the whole video?

micheleg on 1 Apr 2016

Not sure if the whole video is needed, I think it's more like: the more you watch, the more chance there's that the bug appears.

But I realized it's maybe not only present in dash-to-dock, I've installed the extension "Hide top bar" and, when the bug appears, the dock stay hidden but so does the top bar...

Maybe it's a conflict with another extension, but as I've got a lot of extensions (25), it will take a little bit of time to figure out which one could cause the conflict...

My friend who has the same problem has some common extension with me, I'm going to ask her a list, and I'll give you those we have in common, it'll may help to reproduce the bug.

zapashcanon on 2 Apr 2016

Could you try with these extensions installed:

Services systemd
Hide legacy tray
Hide top bar

I think the issue is linked to one of them, especially Hide top bar.

I've also noticed that, once the bug appeared on Firefox, if I start a new private Private Browsing window, the bug isn't present on this window, but is still present on the other window.

zapashcanon on 4 Apr 2016

Thanks for the additional information. I'll try to have a look at it.

micheleg on 7 Apr 2016

I'm also experiencing this issue. Fedora 23.

FMuro on 29 Apr 2016

I am also having this bug on Arch, I'm fairly certain that it is triggered by hide top bar as it does not appear when I remove that extension and is not particular for Firefox, I am also experiencing it on Chrome.

BunnyApocalypse on 24 May 2016

Don't know if this could help, but, I used to close/reopen firefox, atom or anything else to get the dock back. I found out that restarting the shell using:
gnome-shell --replace &
Also works to get it back.

zapashcanon on 28 May 2016

It seems that the issue is fixed for me, didn't see this behavior for a long time. Can someone confirm ?

zapashcanon on 27 Sep 2017

@micheleg, closing as it seems to be solved...

zapashcanon on 19 Nov 2017

I appear to have hit this recently -- went looking for extension updates to see if i was behind, and noticed that the "TopIcons Plus" extension was in an error state. I restarted the shell to get that going again, and the problem went away. Hard to say how related they are, but seemed interesting to me.

nickurak on 9 Jan 2018

Update: I'm now using this cmd instead: https://askubuntu.com/a/814336/403296

I also hit this bug. When watching a YT video, one that is embed, using full screen, upon exiting full screen my dock become unresponsive, my top panel become unresponsive as well. gnome-shell --replace & seems to have gotten me back to a working state, however.

Ubuntu 18.04.2
Gnome 3.28.2

Note: I have Hide Top Bar installed as well.

Natetronn on 17 Mar 2019

Imperial-Dragon on 29 May 2020

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I also had this bug in Arch for firefox. I changed the full-screen-api.ignore-widgets option in about:config to true. It seems to have solved the issue (At least for firefox). It does make dock reappear in Full screen mode too though (which I don't mind). I didn't get this issue for any other application.
Hope this helps.

Tks. This fix it for me too