[Lazarus] Lazarus on Ubuntu 18 does not restore all minimized windows with the main window

[Bo Berglund]

On Sun, 12 Apr 2020 21:38:25 +0200, Luca Olivetti via lazarus
<lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:

>El 12/4/20 a les 11:45, Bo Berglund via lazarus ha escrit:
>> I have installed FPC 3.0.4/Lazarus 2.0.6 from sources retrieved by SVN
>> onto a repurposed HP EliteBook 8440w laptop where I have installed
>> Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS.
>> 
>> Lazarus starts up OK and I can build an application, which I have
>> created in Windows (project sources retrieved via SVN onto the
>> laptop). Things seem to work pretty well, if not perfect.
>> 
>> However I have been annoyed by one thing that is really disturbing:
>> 
>> If I minimize Lazarus using the minimize button in the upper right
>> corner of the main window (where the menu and all component tabs are)
>> then all other windows are also minimized as expected.
>> But if I restore the main window by clicking on its placeholder in the
>> bottom bar, then ONLY that window appears, all others remain minimized
>> and I have to click on each and every of these to get them back.
>> 
>> What have I missed here? Is there a setting I have overlooked?
>> 
>> I have never seen this in Windows and also not on RaspberryPi with
>> Raspbian Wheezy-Jessie-Pixel-Buster. All have worked the same as on
>> Windows in this respect.
>>
>
>I suppose it depends on the window manager/desktop environment.
>FWIW it doesn't happen here with kubuntu 19.10 and lazarus 2.0.6 (though 
>I compiled it with fpc 3.2RC1 instead of 3.0.4 but I don't think that 
>makes a difference).
>

I have a standard Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS desktop install except I have
also installed the classic gnome extension in order to get an
application menu, which I am used to.
I did this:

sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions

Then I had to log out and back in after changing the desktop I was
logging on to on the login screen.

Now my Lazarus shows up in the Programming category of the main menu
as it should.

If I log on to the normal Ubuntu then I have to search for Lazarus
every time I want to start it, which is very strange.

I did a test now and logged on to the standard desktop and started
Lazarus.
Then I minimized it and when I clicked on the Lazarus icon on the
sidebar (where running applications are shown) a new panel popped up
where I could choose from the 5 different windows Lazarus had
created...
The one I clicked on would show up alone, not very useful...

Even if I select the main window then only that will be shown.

I don't know if this is a problem with Ubuntu or with Lazarus on
Ubuntu but it is rather annoying in any case.
A workaround would be useful (maybe use Linux Mint instead?)


-- 
Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden