https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47665
Bug ID: 47665 Summary: (add option to) always show taskbar for the virtual desktop Product: Wine Version: 4.11 Hardware: Other OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: explorerframe Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: kolAflash@kolahilft.de Distribution: ---
Please always show the virtual desktop taskbar. (or add an option to do so)
Currently the taskbar only seems to show up if it's needed to display tray icons.
Workaround: Run a program which shows a tray icon. E.g. VLC.
Beside some people might like the startmenu in the taskbar, the taskbar is useful for switching windows inside the virtual desktop. (as far as I know there's no ALT-TAB for windows inside the virtual desktop)
And the taskbar is especially useful if minimized windows disappear completely. Because some windows doesn't minimize to "MS Windows 3.1" style minimized windows, like most "standard windows" do. I observed windows completely disappearing on minimize with some games. Mostly fullscreen game windows and launchers without normal window borders. E.g. Elite Dangerous and it's launcher. https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=16405 (I'm sure the game is actually minimized and not crashed, because I can hear ingame music, see the process in "ps" and restore the game window if there's a taskbar)