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    [Solved]Opera Failing to Minimize

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    • john-53
      john-53 last edited by

      No problems with Linux Mint 19.3 and 20.2 Cinnamon, or Bodhi Linux 6.0 Moksha.

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      • apathy
        apathy last edited by

        I'm having the same issue on Opera 82.0.4227.23 in Manjaro Linux (5.15.6-2) KDE 5.23.4

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        • stratorrider
          stratorrider last edited by

          Same here. I use Latte Dock, so i had to minimize though clicking the icon there... Thanks for the hint @Silicon0014

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          • Th3rioN
            Th3rioN last edited by

            Same here (KDE, Manjaro) - I just convinced my wife to use Linux + Opera and this bug happened during presentation about advantages of the Opera...😧

            Fix this quickly, pls 🙂

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            • shootervm
              shootervm last edited by shootervm

              As a hotfix when you get caught in a loop I recommend to rightclick app bar on one of the affected Opera windows and select More actions -> Move. It should stop the cycling focus.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User @hekrhy last edited by

                @hekrhy said in Opera Failing to Minimize:

                Same problems (cannot minimize and crazy flickering on more opened windows), Opera 82.0.4227.23 on Kubuntu.

                have the same problem

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                • ubuntuhelp
                  ubuntuhelp @hekrhy last edited by ubuntuhelp

                  Same problems with Opera 82.0.4227.33 , Kubuntu KDE 20.04 .Help

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                  • apathy
                    apathy last edited by

                    Okay, until this gets fixed, the only workaround I've found out for KDE users is going to the KDE System Settings > Window Management > Window Rules and create a rule for Opera forcing to enable the KDE tiltebar.

                    alt text
                    (Switch to Yes from what you see on this picture)

                    The KDE titlebar works fine, but as a con you'll get a second titlebar up the native Opera one, as seen here:

                    alt text

                    The images are from a 2018 post about the titlebar, but the workaround still works on newer versions.
                    https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=111&t=153878

                    I know it's ugly to have the titlebar enabled, but at least it works, until it gets really fixed.

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                    • Locutus
                      Locutus last edited by

                      I am running Manjaro KDE 21.2.1 with Opera 82.0.4227.43 and I just clicked on the minimize button on the tabbar and it minimized and instantly maximized again without me touching the maximize button or clicking on Opera's icon in my Plasma panel. I had Vivaldi open for something else and decided to test it and when I clicked minimize it minimized to the panel and stayed there. I then went back to Opera and opened a private window to test with that and the private window itself not the OS or desktop started flickering. I ended up having to right it's panel icon to close the private window. I'm going to do a reboot to see if that might solve the issue, but if anyone has any thoughts on what might be going on I really appreciate the feedback and help. Thanks

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                      • Locutus
                        Locutus last edited by

                        OK while waiting for this thread to be approved I installed the beta to see one by one if it was my settings or an extensions. Before adding or changing anything I attempted to minimize it and it has the same behavior of auto remaximizing as soon is it's minimized. So this is a browser specific issue.

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                        • john-53
                          john-53 @Locutus last edited by

                          @locutus said in Opera won't stay minimized:

                          I am running Manjaro KDE 21.2.1 with Opera 82.0.4227.43 and I just clicked on the minimize button on the tabbar and it minimized and instantly maximized again without me touching the maximize button or clicking on Opera's icon in my Plasma panel. I had Vivaldi open for something else and decided to test it and when I clicked minimize it minimized to the panel and stayed there. I then went back to Opera and opened a private window to test with that and the private window itself not the OS or desktop started flickering. I ended up having to right it's panel icon to close the private window. I'm going to do a reboot to see if that might solve the issue, but if anyone has any thoughts on what might be going on I really appreciate the feedback and help. Thanks

                          Please refer to this thread that was started about a month ago:

                          https://forums.opera.com/topic/53015/opera-failing-to-minimize

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                          • Locutus
                            Locutus @john-53 last edited by Locutus

                            @john-53 thanks, clicking the panel icon works for now. Still needs a fix though.

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                            • Locutus
                              Locutus @apathy last edited by Locutus

                              @apathy The way you get to that has changed, or at least I could find it that way. I had to click on Opera's tabbar, use alt + f3, Configure Special Application Settings, doubleclick Detect Window Properties, search for title, select no titlebar and frame and go from there.

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                              • gylkag
                                gylkag last edited by

                                OK, so failing to minimize can be workaround'ed with "Window rule" in KDE. But another bug is that flickering in taskbar when you click on "buggy" minimize (on Opera window title bar, not native window title bar I've added with specific rule in KDE). This flickering causes slowdown of UI in system and the only solution I see when it starts flickering - restore from maximized state (either "Restore" window, or minimize with native window witle bar).
                                Really hope it'll get fixed soon. These 2 bugs has been around for probably 3-4 months it feels like.

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                                • FlorentinoMontalvo
                                  FlorentinoMontalvo last edited by

                                  I confirm the same issue on Manjaro

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                                  • tubbaduu
                                    tubbaduu last edited by

                                    I noticed that if I try to minimize it with the shortcut WIN+pag↓ when the cursor is hovering the window it fails to minimize as you all already said, but if I try to hit the same shortcut when the mouse is not hovering the opera window but anything else (also a plasma panel) it does minimize regulary... how strange

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                                    • stratorrider
                                      stratorrider last edited by leocg

                                      Temp-Fix (The most succeful one to me):

                                      Press Alt+F3 -> Select "More Actions" -> "Configure Special Aplication Settings"

                                      Go to "Appearance and Fixes" -> Check "Focus Stealing Prevention" and next select "Force" and next "Extreme"

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                                      Then you will be able to minimize But, look like the app needs atention... not too annoying but not too perfect as expected but a working solution

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                                      • tubbaduu
                                        tubbaduu @stratorrider last edited by

                                        @stratorrider I already tried this but in my kubuntu 21.04 doesn't work.. the only way was to set focus rule on the entire system, but that was causing other problems to other apps

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                                        • rmed
                                          rmed last edited by

                                          Also happening at Kubuntu 21.10

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                                          • spikerguy
                                            spikerguy last edited by

                                            This helped.

                                            I was able to fix it with Application Settings for opera method in KDE Plasma running on Manjaro Linux.

                                            Screenshot of my setting and how I achieved it with the new kde setting interface other than the one in the screenshot above.

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                                            Good luck with this.

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