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Ubuntu/Linux: Launching GameMaker does not show process in the Taskbar until part way through the splash screen #5747

Open zreedy opened 2 weeks ago

zreedy commented 2 weeks ago

Description

Launching GameMaker on Ubuntu appears to have a delay in when the icon for the process shows in the taskbar. It does appear at some point while the splash screen runs through loading the editor.

Expected Change

No response

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Start GameMaker
  2. Observe that no icon shows in the taskbar
  3. Observe that while the splash screen continues to load that the icon appears in the taskbar

How reliably can you recreate this issue using your steps above?

Always

Which version of GameMaker are you reporting this issue for?

2022.0.2 (LTS), 2024.400 (Betas)

Which operating system(s) are you seeing the problem on?

Ubuntu 22 LTS

Are you running GameMaker from inside your Steam library?

None

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Sample Project Added?

zreedy commented 2 weeks ago

This issue was originally observed in code and then verified against a build. This would be due to a failure to register the window class name via xhint immediately as this code was (mistakenly?) commented out.