Cannot re-open window. #2499

issue samholmes opened this issue on April 9, 2013

samholmes commented at 10:23 PM on April 9, 2013: none
1. Open Bitcoin-Qt on Mac OS X ML
2. After load, close the app window
3. Click the app icon in dock
What should happen: The window should re-appear.

What is happening: Nothing.
fanquake commented at 12:49 AM on April 10, 2013: member

See issue #1522
samholmes commented at 1:42 AM on April 10, 2013: none

TL;DR?
jonasschnelli commented at 6:42 AM on April 10, 2013: contributor

Dupe. It's indeed a problem. I'm investigating now in 1522.
Diapolo commented at 11:32 AM on April 10, 2013: none

This should be fixed by #2386, but I'm not sure if it's in 0.8.1, but 0.8.2 will include that patch. People in #1522 also reported that the patch is fixing that problem. @samholmes Which version are you using?
samholmes commented at 11:44 AM on April 10, 2013: none

v0.8.0-beta
Diapolo commented at 11:51 AM on April 10, 2013: none

That fix is NOT in 0.8.0 and not in 0.8.1, you have to wait or build the client from current master :).
jonasschnelli commented at 9:00 AM on April 11, 2013: contributor

Okay. Found the issue. But now the question: -> Nowadays mac apps close also on the window close (red button). See MacAppStore or iPhoto. Question is now if we want to close the client when user presses the red window close button or should we still use the "old" behavior of hiding the window and apply my fix to reopen the window when the user clicks on the dock icon? -> The other solution would be to close the app

I would go with solution 1. Apply a fix to reopen the window. If okay, i'll try to create a PR.
laanwj commented at 9:12 AM on April 11, 2013: member

I suggest going with what mac users expect. That's usually better than trying to replicate windows/linux behaviour.

Having said that, there must be a way to background or minimize the application, so that people can run a node without it being "in their face" all the time.
samholmes commented at 7:06 PM on April 11, 2013: none

Because it takes fooooooooooooooreeeeeeeeeeeeeeever to open the client, it should just hide the window. Please. :P
jonasschnelli commented at 8:17 PM on April 14, 2013: contributor

fixed with #2530
Diapolo commented at 8:34 PM on April 14, 2013: none

@jonasschnelli Was that problem still persistent after #2386, as some reported that fixed the issues, or are we having a second issue?
jonasschnelli commented at 8:39 PM on April 14, 2013: contributor

Some min ago i did update to bitcoin/master and tested issue #2530 and the issue was still there (window doesn't reopen). On the code side i also see no reason why #2386 should work as fix for #2530. #2386 seams to be fix the dock-menu a.k.a. tray-menu.
Diapolo commented at 8:43 PM on April 14, 2013: none

Seems I mixed some things up, dock issue and re-open issue, thanks for clarification.
samholmes commented at 5:15 AM on April 15, 2013: none

How do I update to version with the fix?
jonasschnelli commented at 5:17 AM on April 15, 2013: contributor

@samholmes can you build from the sources?
samholmes commented at 5:22 AM on April 15, 2013: none

I have no experience with building. :(
jonasschnelli commented at 5:23 AM on April 15, 2013: contributor

Then you probably have to wait for the next release containing this fix.
samholmes commented at 5:24 AM on April 15, 2013: none

When it the next release comes out, how will I know? When will it be out?
laanwj commented at 12:51 PM on May 30, 2013: member

Should be solved in 0.8.2
laanwj closed this on May 30, 2013
bitcoin locked this on Sep 8, 2021

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#1522 GUI Disappearing #2386 Bitcoin-Qt: ensure createTrayIconMenu() is always called on Mac #2530 fixes #1522: GUI Disappearing (Mac OSX)