Another reason I forgot, is that normal windows can be resized with alt +
middle-click (or alt + right-click, depending on the WM).
Feel free to hack your way through the code and propose a patch :-)


2013/9/10 Jehan <email address hidden>

> Hey,
>
> if that suits you, I will likely propose a patch in the next few days.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1222629
>
> Title:
>   Detached plugins are breaking ShowDesktop actions because they are
>   "normal" windows
>
> Status in Cairo-Dock: Plug-ins:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   Hi,
>
>   on Openbox, when I show the desktop while having some plug-in detached
>   from the dock, I can't hide the desktop back because the detached
>   plug-ins are windows of type "normal" and they try to show themselves
>   immediately after a ShowDesktop (hence breaking its revert action).
>
>   Dana Jansens, the Openbox developer says:
>   ------------------
>   So right, because openbox hides "normal" windows, it hides the clock.
> The clock then immediately shows itself again, causing openbox to not
> restore stuff.
>
>   I think the clock should be a type "dock" or type "desktop" window
>   (depending if they want it above or below other windows).
>
>   Otherwise, if the window is going to be a "normal" window, it
>   shouldn't try to prevent itself from being hidden.
>
>   [...]
>
>   The clock plugin is actually doing a MapRequest, and then also a
> NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW request when it is hidden, which also causes it to take
> focus. It seems rather misbehaved in this regard.
>   -------------------
>
>   You can check his full diagnosis of the situation on the Openbox bug
>   report, and also in particular in this comment, he gives debug output:
>   https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6023#c6
>
>   Note: I am not sure if this is specific to some plug-ins. It has been
>   verified by myself with the clock and the notification area plug-ins
>   at least (and the OpenBox maintainer saw also the behavior with the
>   "Desktop Pager"). I have not tried to detach exhaustively all plug-ins
>   but it looks kind of general.
>
>   Tested using the bazaar development branch.
>   $ cairo-dock -v
>   3.2.99.beta2
>
>   Distribution: Linux Mint 15
>   Window Manager: openbox
>
>   Reproduction Steps:
>   1/ openbox with cairo dock. Have the clock plug-in detached and shown on
> the desktop;
>   2/ have some normal windows opened;
>   3/ Show the desktop using openbox ToggleShowDesktop action; => the
> windows hide, as expected
>   4/ Try to "unshow" the desktop by repeating the ToggleShowDesktop action.
>
>   Expected result: the previously hidden window should unhide so that you
> get back to state of the desktop in step 2/.
>   Actual Result: all windows stay hidden.
>
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