Comment 1 for bug 1470913

Please add information about OS/platform and Inkscape version to the bug
description, thank you.

> With the new XQuartz, (…)

Which version of XQuartz do you have installed? AFAICT there has been no
recent new release of XQuartz, and the latest stable version is still
2.7.7 (released on 2014-08-18).

> (…) Inkscape is the only window I can work in. When I click outside
> of the window Inkscape minimizes.

Do you happen to use a dual screen setup?

If you say "minimize" - does this mean the Inkscape window minimizes
into the Dock icon as soon as it looses focus?

> When trying to trace a bitmap, the window opens but doesn't show in
> the front of the screen and I can't access it due to minimizing when
> I click out of the window.

I do not recall having encountered such a window behavior with Inkscape
0.91 / XQuartz 2.7.7 on OS X 10.7.5 (single monitor setup), and
currently don't really have an idea which setting (outside of Inkscape)
could affect window handling in the described way.

Could you attach the Inkscape preferences file to the bug report please?

To locate Inkscape's preferences file on OS X:
1) in the Finder, open menu 'Go > Go to Folder'
2) paste this path into the dialog (without the quotes):
~/.config/inkscape
3) the Finder will open the otherwise hidden folder, and you can access
the config file 'preferences.xml'