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    [Solved]Opera Failing to Minimize

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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.

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        (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:

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        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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                                • spikerguy
                                  spikerguy @Silicon0014 last edited by

                                  @silicon0014 said in Opera Failing to Minimize:

                                  @silicon0014 Temporary fix is setting "Focus stealing prevention" to at least "High" in KDE settings > Window management > Window behavior (focus tab)

                                  This solutions fixes the minimization issue but makes the start menu inactive to direct typing.
                                  example: I use Super/Meta Button to open it and then start typing for the app I am looking which means the focus is already on the search field but with setting at High it doesn't work the way I am used to.

                                  While application specific setting works better just to change setting for opera app.

                                  Hope others can make use of my finding.

                                  Cheers.

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User last edited by

                                    Hi,
                                    As shortly discribed, Opera window can't be minimised on Manjaro with KDE.
                                    I tested it on rwo different computer (desktop, laptop), with same results.

                                    Short help can be useful 🙂 with helper's

                                    Cheers
                                    Chris

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                                    • lnemo
                                      lnemo last edited by

                                      Simplest workaround is clicking the Opera-icon on the taskbar.

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                                      • spikerguy
                                        spikerguy @lnemo last edited by

                                        @lnemo said in Opera Failing to Minimize:

                                        Simplest workaround is clicking the Opera-icon on the taskbar.

                                        Does not work when you have multiple instance open.

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                                        • stratorrider
                                          stratorrider last edited by

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                                          :^/

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                                          • Locutus
                                            Locutus @Guest last edited by

                                            @cr1st0ph3 said in Opera Failing to Minimize:

                                            Hi,
                                            As shortly discribed, Opera window can't be minimised on Manjaro with KDE.
                                            I tested it on rwo different computer (desktop, laptop), with same results.

                                            Short help can be useful 🙂 with helper's

                                            Cheers
                                            Chris

                                            It's not just on Manjaro.

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