https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42337
Bug ID: 42337 Summary: ISA(Interlinear Scripture Analyzer): window manager losing window with Wine application running Product: Wine Version: 2.0 Hardware: x86 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: highflux7@hushmail.com Distribution: ---
Run Ubuntu 16.04.1 with the Mate 1.16 desktop. The application (ISA v2 from http://www.scripture4all.org/download/download_ISA2.php) runs fine, only the window manager in Mate occasionally loses the window completely and I can't get it back via alt-tab or running the task manager in wine.
I usually have a couple instances of this Wine application running (they sync together) in one of Mate's virtual workspaces, and often before the window(s) does it's disappearing act, I will see the application docked in the bottom panel (window list applet?) along with the other applications from that workspace even when the Wine application isn't within the current focused workspace; this shouldn't be.
I posted this to a Mate forum thinking it likely a Mate problem. The advice I got was to try replacing the 'marco' window manager with 'metacity'. This I tried without success. Same exact problem. The window managers are clearly getting confused somehow.
I posted this to one of the help forums at winehq.org and (as well as suggesting I post here) was directed to enable the Wine virtual desktop via winecfg and see how the application fared running in such. This I tried. The application running multiple instances within the Wine virutal desktop runs we'll say 'okay' (albeit with a quite a performance hit) and the Mate window manager doesn't seem to lose track of the Wine virutal desktop window like it was the windows with just the raw apps running.
Any ideas on what might be making the window manager lose track of these windows and possible mitigation??