[Bug 47665] New: (add option to) always show taskbar for the virtual desktop

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: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      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)

[Bug 47665] (add option to) always show taskbar for the virtual desktop

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47665

kolAflash  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Version|4.11                        |4.13

[Bug 47665] (add option to) always show taskbar for the virtual desktop

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47665

Olivier F. R. Dierick  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
                 CC|                            |[e-mail]
           Severity|normal                      |enhancement

--- Comment #1 from Olivier F. R. Dierick  ---
Hello,

See also bug 46437.

I thought of implementing several taskbar options, but got stuck with issues
with window Z order and didn't have time to investigate.

--- quote ---
For now, the visibility toggling when icon are added/removed from the systray
would be retained.
Adding an actual 'Automatically hide the taskbar' option is another possible
enhancement.
--- end quote ---

When that last option would be implemented, disabling it will make the taskbar
always drawn (independently of the 'always on top' option).

Regards.

[Bug 47665] (add option to) always show taskbar for the virtual desktop

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47665

Alexandre Julliard  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |INVALID

--- Comment #2 from Alexandre Julliard  ---
You can do that by setting the EnableShell variable, cf.
https://wiki.winehq.org/Useful_Registry_Keys

Otherwise you can also launch the special shell desktop with explorer
/desktop=shell.

[Bug 47665] (add option to) always show taskbar for the virtual desktop

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47665

--- Comment #3 from kolAflash  ---
(In reply to Alexandre Julliard from comment #2)
> You can do that by setting the EnableShell variable, cf.
> https://wiki.winehq.org/Useful_Registry_Keys

Couldn't get that working. (wine-staging-4.11)

Setting the DWORD
  HKCU\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktops\EnableShell
to 0x1 had no effect.

Setting the String
  HKCU\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktop
to "shell" started wine without virtual desktop.
> Otherwise you can also launch the special shell desktop with explorer
> /desktop=shell.

Works!
Thanks!

But I have to manually specify the resolution. E.g.:
  wine explorer /desktop=shell,1920x1080
It won't automatically use the resolution set via winecfg.

And I have to start all programs with:
  wine explorer /desktop=shell,1920x1080 program.exe
If I just run
  wine program.exe
the program will appear on a second virtual desktop without taskbar.

[Bug 47665] (add option to) always show taskbar for the virtual desktop

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47665

Ken Sharp  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #4 from Ken Sharp  ---
Closing bugs marked as invalid.