Unable to resume video with Spacebar after Win + D (Show Desktop) in mpv
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Description
Important Information
- mpv version 0.35.0-327-ga45995f6
- Windows Version 10 - 22H2 (build 19045.2604)
- Source of the mpv binary shinchiro on SourceForge
- If known which version of mpv introduced the problem N/A
- Possible screenshot or video of visual glitches
Reproduction steps
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Doing Win+D to Show Desktop and Win+D again to restore mpv
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Pressing Spacebar to resume video.
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Video doesn't play and shows titlebar options (shown when right clicking on app titlebar in Windows).
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To resume video with Spacebar, press Alt+Tab to go outside mpv and Alt+Tab again to select mpv. Only then Spacebar will resume the video.
Expected behavior
Spacebar to resume video after restoring mpv from Show Desktop with Win + D
Actual behavior
Video not resuming and showing titlebar options
Log file
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Win+D restore and Spacebar sequence on the reported Windows and mpv versions, then inspect the attached logmpv.txt for relevant focus or input details. Done means Spacebar resumes playback immediately after restoring mpv from Show Desktop, without requiring Alt+Tab.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 40/100