[Bug 34644] New: Menubar Tools appear in the Dock

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34644

Bug #: 34644
           Summary: Menubar Tools appear in the Dock
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.7.3
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Mac OS X
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: winemac.drv
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

Like the title already expresses I have an issue with a menubar application.
Basically it is working just fine. There is no menubar icon on launch (set it
to launch hidden), but as soon as I right-click (to edit options) the Dock icon
appears. While this is okay I find it annoying that the Dock icon does not
disappear after closing the right-click dialogue.

[Bug 34644] Menubar Tools appear in the Dock

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34644

Ken Thomases  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Ken Thomases  2013-10-02 20:30:07 CDT ---
Unfortunately, there's little we can do about this.  Mac processes have three
states: background-only, UI element (can show windows but doesn't show up in
the Dock or application switcher or have a menu bar), full application.

However, Mac OS X does not allow arbitrary changes from state to state.  It
only allows certain transitions.  The only allowed transitions are from
background-only to full application or from UI element to full application.

There's no way to go from background-only to UI element, which is sort of what
this type of application would call for, from the sounds of it.  There's also
no way to go from full application to any other state.  Once you transition to
a full application you're stuck there.

The Mac driver puts off the transition from background-only to full application
until the Windows program shows a window.  That's why you're seeing that it
doesn't show up in the Dock until you click on the status item and the program
shows its menu (which is a window).

Even if/when Mac OS X would allow for other state transitions, it's not at all
clear how the Mac driver could tell from the program's behavior what state it
should use.  To you, it's obvious that the menu window that gets shown is
related to the status item and that the program does nothing else but show
that.  But that behavior is not distinguishable from an app which shows a
different kind of window in response to a click in the status item.

[Bug 34644] Menubar Tools appear in the Dock

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34644

Rastafabi  changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX

--- Comment #2 from Rastafabi  2013-11-23 10:31:42 CST ---
Not solveable.

[Bug 34644] Menubar Tools appear in the Dock

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34644

Austin English  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #3 from Austin English  2013-11-26 14:56:31 CST ---
Closing.