bitcoin-qt client and xmonad (tiling window manager): App window flickers #788

issue Flowdalic openend this issue on January 30, 2012

Flowdalic commented at 8:38 am on January 30, 2012: contributor

I have a xmonad/gnome window manager setup. When I start bitcoin-qt the window start to flicker: It appears and disappears with an high frequency (~5-10Hz) on the current selected workspace. I never experienced this behavior with the old client.
laanwj commented at 9:10 am on January 30, 2012: member

Do you use any combination of the “minimize to taskbar” or “close to taskbar” options? If so, can you try without?
Flowdalic commented at 9:16 am on January 30, 2012: contributor
Yes, the problem exists if
- both options are enabled
- only “minimize to taskbar” is enabeld
Any other combination does not trigger the issue
laanwj commented at 9:21 am on January 30, 2012: member

So we can conclude the issue is with “minimize to taskbar”.

I’ve noticed before that in some cases, its behavior is problematic, due to the tight feedback loop between minimization and hiding/showing the window. See also #692.
laanwj commented at 2:11 pm on February 11, 2012: member

Can you help test #826 and see if it fixes the issue?
Flowdalic commented at 12:46 pm on February 21, 2012: contributor

I can live without the setting, since I have no taskbar when using xmonad :) But I have tested the latest build and if I enable “Minimize to tray” and close the windows I am unable to open the window again by clicking on the bc icon in the tray. But once again, I am happy without the option and bitcoin-qt runs fine atm under xmonad
Flowdalic closed this on Feb 21, 2012
laanwj commented at 12:50 pm on February 21, 2012: member

If you want, please help testing #853. It should solve that problem…

(though I’m not sure about how it will behave in xmonad. It is surprisingly difficult to get this to work for all OSes and window managers)
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