linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
Force the panel to be visible when opening the menu toggle not working Cinnamon 6.4
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Description
Distribution
Arch Linux
Package version
6.4.0
Graphics hardware in use
Dual-GPU Radeon 680M/Radeon RX 6800S
Frequency
Always
Bug description
Since updating to Cinnamon 6.4 the toggle "Force the panel to be visible when opening the menu" no longer does anything, the panel is made visible regardless of setting. See video for a demonstration:
cinnamon-2024-11-29T171137-0500.webm
Steps to reproduce
Update to Cinnamon 6.4.
Toggle "Force the panel to be visible when opening the menu" off from the menu configuration.
Open the Menu.
Expected behavior
The menu pops up without the panel being dragged with it.
Additional information
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue on Cinnamon 6.4 using the menu configuration and the “Force the panel to be visible when opening the menu” toggle. Trace the menu-opening and panel-visibility entry points, then verify that disabling the setting leaves the panel unchanged when the menu opens.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100