[Bug 57243] New: taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57243

Bug ID: 57243
           Summary: taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop
           Product: Wine
           Version: 9.18
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

When virtual desktop is enabled, there used to be a taskbar that could be used
to restore minimized windows. It's gone since 9.17 (commit
c31e65fd3bde71234668507a9e15780d567c0a51). Setting the EnableShell registry key
to 1 doesn't make it back.

I need it, or I can't find my game window after it gets minimized.

Tested with fb256d8b950b5498bc4b2252de7b0b7a714229f7 (which is the latest
commit I get from github mirror; the origin repo is returning 522).

[Bug 57243] taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57243

[e-mail] changed:

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       Distribution|---                         |ArchLinux
    Regression SHA1|                            |c31e65fd3bde71234668507a9e1
                   |                            |5780d567c0a51

[Bug 57243] taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57243

[e-mail] changed:

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--- Comment #1 from [e-mail] ---
(In reply to lilydjwg from comment #0)
> When virtual desktop is enabled, there used to be a taskbar that could be
> used to restore minimized windows. It's gone since 9.17 (commit
> c31e65fd3bde71234668507a9e15780d567c0a51). Setting the EnableShell registry
> key to 1 doesn't make it back.
>
> I need it, or I can't find my game window after it gets minimized.
>
> Tested with fb256d8b950b5498bc4b2252de7b0b7a714229f7 (which is the latest
> commit I get from github mirror; the origin repo is returning 522).

In my case taskbar still appear, for launch wine i use this:

WINEDEBUG=-all wine explorer /desktop=shell,1024x768

[Bug 57243] taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57243

--- Comment #2 from [e-mail] ---
Yes, if you run explorer with /desktop=shell argument, it still appears. But
running explorer alone isn't useful. When I run my game, it no longer appears,
and once the game window is minimized, it's gone forever.

BTW, I didn't receive a notification email...

[Bug 57243] taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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Alex Henrie  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Alex Henrie  ---
(In reply to lilydjwg from comment #0)
> When virtual desktop is enabled, there used to be a taskbar that could be
> used to restore minimized windows. It's gone since 9.17 (commit
> c31e65fd3bde71234668507a9e15780d567c0a51). Setting the EnableShell registry
> key to 1 doesn't make it back.

The documentation at
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Useful-Registry-Keys incorrectly
said to set HKCU\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktops\EnableShell to 1, when you
actually need to set HKCU\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktops\Default\EnableShell
to 1. We should probably make Wine use Explorer\EnableShell as the default for
all desktops and Explorer\Desktops<name>\EnableShell to override the default
for particular desktops including the desktop named "Default". But for now, can
you double-check that you are setting the value in the place that Wine
currently expects?

[Bug 57243] taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57243

--- Comment #4 from [e-mail] ---
Yes, setting HKCU\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktops\Default\EnableShell to 1
gives me the expected result. Thanks! That wiki page needs updating...

[Bug 57243] taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57243

Alex Henrie  changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |NOTOURBUG

--- Comment #5 from Alex Henrie  ---
I did update the wiki page, and I'm glad the feature is working for you now.
I'm closing this bug because it was just a documentation problem.

[Bug 57243] taskbar is gone inside virtual desktop

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57243

--- Comment #6 from [e-mail] ---
Yeah many thanks, taskbar in virtual desktop back to normally 
no more: "explorer /desktop=shell,1024x768" command required in my case

https://i.imgur.com/nzK0f58.png