wine users - Jun 2010 - minimized application in WINE but can't find it again

hi

I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and using the latest version of WINE
(downloaded yesterday)

I am currently running a downloader/installer in WINE and i minimized it
accidentally and now i can't find it to restore it, it's not a huge
issue as i'm sure the downloader/installer is still running but i would like
to know how far the progress on it is...

I'm running WINE in a Virtual Desktop but i can't see anything other
than the blue 'wallpaper'

any help would be appreciated :)

Darothane wrote:
> hi
> 
> I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and using the latest version of WINE
(downloaded yesterday)
> 
> I am currently running a downloader/installer in WINE and i minimized it
accidentally and now i can't find it to restore it, it's not a huge
issue as i'm sure the downloader/installer is still running but i would like
to know how far the progress on it is...
> 
> I'm running WINE in a Virtual Desktop but i can't see anything
other than the blue 'wallpaper'
> 
> any help would be appreciated :)
Exactly what version of Wine? Just because you downloaded it yesterday
doesn't mean it's the latest.

If you minimized the app in a virtual desktop, there should be an icon for  it
in the lower left corner of the Wine desktop. Wineserver is still running if you
can see the virtual desktop, but the app might not be. Check your running
processes.

Paul Romanyszyn <pgr at arcelectronicsinc.com>
wrote:
>
>On 06/30/2010 09:53 AM, Darothane wrote:
>> using WINE 1.2-rc5
>>
>> i've checked the running processes and it's still running but
there is no icon :(
>>
>> [Image:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e154/Darothane/WINEandProcess.png ]
>>
>If you are running Gnome (metacity) window manager and have desktop 
>effects turned off there was a won't fix as it is a bug with metacity 
>with desktop effects turned off. Try a different window manager or 
>enable desktop effects.
>
>http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15069#c65
>
This is why the Wine developers recommend NOT using any 'fancy' windows
managers like Metacity and Compiz.  They are not robust enough to handle
situations like these.  If the problem continues, Alexandre recommended and so
do I opening a bug report with the windows manager.  This is not a bug in Wine
as it does work with Gnome/KDE/AQUA (MacOSX interface) through Apple's X11
process.

James McKenzie

Darothane <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
>Sent: Jun 30, 2010 6:53 AM
>To: wine-users at winehq.org
>Subject: [Wine]  Re: minimized application in WINE but can't find it
again
>
>using WINE 1.2-rc5
>
>i've checked the running processes and it's still running but there
is no icon :(
>
>[Image: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e154/Darothane/WINEandProcess.png
]
>
Known interference issue with compiz (and you are running it according to top). 
You will have to disable it.

James McKenzie

Paul Romanyszyn wrote:
> If you are running Gnome (metacity) window manager and have desktop 
> effects turned off there was a won't fix as it is a bug with metacity 
> with desktop effects turned off. Try a different window manager or 
> enable desktop effects.
> 
> http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15069#c65
> 
Another possibility is http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12620 (if it is a
Delphi app).

Darothane: I don't know of any way to restore the window if there's
nothing to click on. If you're sure the download is still running normally
in the background (installer.exe isn't just a zombie), all I can suggest for
your immediate problem is that you check the file size in your file manager to
figure out when the download is complete. Beyond that, you should probably file
a bug for this if your problem doesn't fit either of the two bugs that have
been mentioned.

dimesio <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
>Sent: Jun 30, 2010 8:42 AM
>To: wine-users at winehq.org
>Subject: [Wine]  Re: minimized application in WINE but can't find it
again
>
>
>Paul Romanyszyn wrote:
>> If you are running Gnome (metacity) window manager and have desktop 
>> effects turned off there was a won't fix as it is a bug with
metacity
>> with desktop effects turned off. Try a different window manager or 
>> enable desktop effects.
>> 
>> http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15069#c65
>> 
>
>Another possibility is http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12620 (if it
is a Delphi
>app).
>
>Darothane: I don't know of any way to restore the window if there's
nothing to click
>on. If you're sure the download is still running normally in the
background
>(installer.exe isn't just a zombie), all I can suggest for your
immediate problem is
>that you check the file size in your file manager to figure out when the
download is
>complete. Beyond that, you should probably file a bug for this if your
problem doesn't
>fit either of the two bugs that have been mentioned.
AJ will close it.  The problem is with compiz/metacity and not with Wine.  If
you use either Gnome or KDE, the icon is there.  If you use compiz or metacity,
it is not.

James McKenzie
>
>
>
>
>

James Mckenzie wrote:
> 
> AJ will close it.  The problem is with compiz/metacity and not with Wine. 
If you use either Gnome or KDE, the icon is there.  If you use compiz or
metacity, it is not.
> 
Metacity is Gnome's default window manager.