QTerminal dropdown occasionally opens in a minimized state

[isf63]

Expected Behavior

Activating dropdown QTerminal with a hotkey should never open it minimized.

Current Behavior

Pressing a hotkey to open QTerminal opens it in a minimized state once or twice randomly throughout the day.

Possible Solution

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. Press the hotkey to open QTerminal, then minimize it from the taskbar. Upon pressing the hotkey to open it opens in a minimized state.
2. Press the hotkey to open QTerminal, then press the Show Desktop panel button. 50% of the time upon pressing the hotkey to reopen it opens in a minimized state.

System Information

.config/qterminal.org/qterminal.ini DropMode section:

[DropMode]
Height=45
KeepOpen=false
ShortCut=F12
ShowOnStart=false
Width=70

• QTerminal version: qterminal-git
• Distribution & Version: Arch Linux
• Kernel: 6.4.10
• Qt Version: 5.15.10+kde+r147

[tsujan]

Not reproducible with KWin. What's your WM?

[isf63]

My WM is Xfwm4; tested on Openbox and it's the same behavior as Xfwm4.

[tsujan]

Openbox doesn't count because it isn't developed, but Xfwm4 does. Perhaps we need to add a small trick to prevent Xfwm4 from doing so.

[stefonarch]

Press the hotkey to open QTerminal, then minimize it from the taskbar.

The dropdown terminal shouldn't be show in the taskbar no? Maybe I'm biased now by wayland where it isn't shown, but there is no need to have it in the taskbar.

[isf63]

@stefonarch, in this bug of Xfwm4 it's helpful that you can refocus it by clicking the task item, but I have no preference for it being in the taskbar or not. I've gotten used to it being in the taskbar so I'm slightly biased in the opposite direction.

[tsujan]

it's helpful that you can refocus it by clicking the task item

Oh, if that's so, Xfwm4 has a serious problem, because the dropdown terminal should hide on losing its focus.