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dsheeler merged 1 commit into from
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Fix windows from other workspaces ghosting onto the current workspace #313

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15 changes: 13 additions & 2 deletions src/switcher.js
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Expand Up @@ -209,9 +209,15 @@ export class Switcher {
}

// hide windows and showcd Coverflow actors
// Only hide windows on the current workspace. Hiding (and later
// re-showing) windows from other workspaces makes them briefly render
// on the current workspace as non-interactive ghosts on GNOME 48+.
if (this._parent === null) {
let currentWorkspace = this._manager.workspace_manager.get_active_workspace();
for (let child of global.window_group.get_children()) {
if (child !== global.window_group.get_first_child()) {
if (child !== global.window_group.get_first_child()
&& typeof child.get_meta_window === "function"
&& child.get_meta_window().get_workspace() === currentWorkspace) {
child.hide();
}
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1161,9 +1167,14 @@ export class Switcher {

if (this._parent === null) this._manager.platform.removeBackground();
if (this._parent === null) {
let currentWorkspace = this._manager.workspace_manager.get_active_workspace();
for (let child of global.window_group.get_children()) {
if (typeof child.get_meta_window === "function") {
if (!child.get_meta_window().minimized) {
let metaWin = child.get_meta_window();
// Only re-show windows that belong to the current workspace.
// Re-showing windows from other workspaces is what left them
// ghosting on the current workspace after a switch.
if (!metaWin.minimized && metaWin.get_workspace() === currentWorkspace) {
child.show();
}
}
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