[RESOLVED] Help! One window reduces (iconizes) another

[joneall]

Since I booted this morning, I can only have one application showing at a time on my desktop. As soon as I click to bring up a new one, the current one disappears.

Example: On one desktop, I am running Firefox and Thunderbird. But I can look at only one of them, tho it may have several windows at a time. If Firefox is showing and I click on the Thunderbird icon, Firefox disappears.

[joneall]

Re: Help! One window reduces (iconizes) another

Rebooting fixed it.

Computing is mysterious!

[GreyGeek]

Re: [RESOLVED] Help! One window reduces (iconizes) another

Did that behavior occur even though there was sufficient screen space to show all or part of the other app?

[joneall]

Re: [RESOLVED] Help! One window reduces (iconizes) another

Did that behavior occur even though there was sufficient screen space to show all or part of the other app?

Yes. Does that tell you something?

[GreyGeek]

Re: [RESOLVED] Help! One window reduces (iconizes) another

Not really. I was curious.

When I installed Maverick as a guest OS in VB it decided my VM was a netbook, because the screen resolution is stuck at 800X600, and displayed the "Switch and Launcher" desktop which behaves similar to that. All applications take the entire screen when they receive the focus.

But, if your display was the "Switch and Launcher" you'd know it.