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From: Peter Garrett <peterg@fishinternet.com.au>
To: linux-newbie list <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Where are the minimized windows
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:30:05 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1090481404.1649.10.camel@DebiAnarchist> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040722021957.A2E3337737@heisspf>

On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 12:19, Peter H. wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using slackware 9.1 and have Dropline Gnome 2.6 installed even so I am 
> using fvwm2 as my desktop.
> 
> If I do use gnome-session and then minimize an open window I can't retrieve it 
> anymore no matter what combination of ctrl, alt, mouse clicks and Fx keys I 
> use. They have just vanished. They are not indicated on the taskbar as well.
> 
> Top tells me they are still open.
> 
> Any suggestions how to get those minimized windows back?

I had this problem in Gnome 2.4 and discoverd I had no "window list"
applet on my taskbar/panel. 

Try right click on panel, Add to Panel --> Utility --> Window List.

This creates the "area" where your minimised windows should appear
(don't know if it's the same in 2.6) 
> 
> Thanks & regards
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  reply	other threads:[~2004-07-22  7:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-07-22  2:19 Where are the minimized windows Peter H.
2004-07-22  7:30 ` Peter Garrett [this message]
2004-07-25  4:10   ` Peter
2004-07-25  5:53 ` Nathan Clayton

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