Post by listerite » 03.12.2011 19:16:08
I tried playing around with it for an hour and a half, and I can reproduce the problem >20 times, but I still can't pin it down precisely. It takes ~2 min to get it to happen.
-I have tried using readily available windows programs, and it seems to be general (Windows Task Manager, Excel 2010, Google Chrome)
-I can reproduce the problem using a single monitor.
-I don't think maximizing has to do with it, as the problem also affected Task Manager, but I'm including the process.
- I think the problem lies with switching programs using the taskbar, and perhaps it has something to do with Aero preview?
1) Open up 2 windows of Chrome in Desktop 1, maximize them both.
2) Minimize both windows. (I think this is important)
3) Open another program in Desktop 2, (it can be another window of Google Chrome, or another program like Excel; let's use Excel to keep it simple), maximize it.
4) Hover over the Chrome icon (running minimized in desktop 1) in the taskbar and bring up an Aero preview of one of the windows, then hover over the preview. (This should give a full-desktop preview, which should feature your minimized Chrome window)
5) Click on the preview to switch to the minimized Chrome window in Desktop 1.
6) Try switching back to Desktop 3 using the taskbar program that is running in Desktop 3 (e.g. click Excel).
7) Now if you go to switch back to the Chrome window in Desktop 1 (using the taskbar), it should not switch, and you may find it has disappeared.
Hopefully, this allows others to reproduce the problem...I'm now going to go study for my final exam that's in 2 days.
Good luck,
Mike
I tried playing around with it for an hour and a half, and I can reproduce the problem >20 times, but I still can't pin it down precisely. It takes ~2 min to get it to happen.
-I have tried using readily available windows programs, and it seems to be general (Windows Task Manager, Excel 2010, Google Chrome)
-I can reproduce the problem using a single monitor.
-I don't think maximizing has to do with it, as the problem also affected Task Manager, but I'm including the process.
- I think the problem lies with switching programs using the taskbar, and perhaps it has something to do with Aero preview?
1) Open up 2 windows of Chrome in Desktop 1, maximize them both.
2) Minimize both windows. (I think this is important)
3) Open another program in Desktop 2, (it can be another window of Google Chrome, or another program like Excel; let's use Excel to keep it simple), maximize it.
4) Hover over the Chrome icon (running minimized in desktop 1) in the taskbar and bring up an Aero preview of one of the windows, then hover over the preview. (This should give a full-desktop preview, which should feature your minimized Chrome window)
5) Click on the preview to switch to the minimized Chrome window in Desktop 1.
6) Try switching back to Desktop 3 using the taskbar program that is running in Desktop 3 (e.g. click Excel).
7) Now if you go to switch back to the Chrome window in Desktop 1 (using the taskbar), it should not switch, and you may find it has disappeared.
Hopefully, this allows others to reproduce the problem...I'm now going to go study for my final exam that's in 2 days.
Good luck,
Mike