obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

Hiding OBS window (not with minimizing, but with hide from tray/status icon) when preview is active causes preview window to be transparent when OBS is shown/unhidden

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Description

Operating System Info

Other

Other OS

Arch Linux, Flatpak

OBS Studio Version

27.2.4

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/JWL1Vk3wKTLzEhyS

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

No response

Expected Behavior

For preview to not be transparent

Current Behavior

Preview becomes transparent

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Be in a wayland session
  2. Run OBS
  3. Make sure OBS is running natively in wayland with xeyes, if the eyes follow, it's an x11 window
  4. If it is an x window, restart obs with QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland variable
  5. Hide OBS via the tray/status icon while preview is active
  6. Unhide/show OBS window again and see that it is transparent until i deactivate preview and activate it again
Anything else we should know?

Doesn't happen when hiding OBS while preview is inactive

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/80886145/185568878-5d73e059-4d5a-4892-89fe-efd3ef6e5c60.mp4

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Research direction

Reproduce in a native Wayland session on Arch Linux using the reported OBS version, with the preview active. Hide OBS through the tray/status icon, show it again, and verify that the preview remains visible rather than transparent without toggling preview off and on.

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Assessment

Tech stack
arch-linux, linux
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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