GNU bug report logs - #16469
24.3.50; Emacs in fullscreen mode doesn't respect Win+M shortcut on Windows 7

Previous Next

Full log

Message #8 received at 16469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: kvasiliev <at> gmail.com
Cc: 16469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16469: 24.3.50; Emacs in fullscreen mode doesn't respect
 Win+M shortcut on Windows 7
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:23:23 -0700

"kvasiliev <at> gmail.com" <kvasiliev <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Win+M shortcut in Windows minimizes all windows (see
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/keyboard-shortcuts#keyboard-shortcuts=windows-7 for example) . However the emacs
> frame, while in fullscreen (F11) mode, is not minimized. If emacs frame in full size (M-F10) mode, then it is minimized correctly. The
> "Show Desktop" command from context menu of taskbar mimizes all windows correctly, even then emacs frame is in fullscreen mode.
>
> 1. emacs -Q
> 2. Press F11 or M-x toggle-frame-fullscreen
> 3. Press Win+M
> 3.1. Expected results: all windows are minimized and desktop shown
> 3.2. Actual results: all windows are minimized, except for emacs frame

(This was reported 6.5 years ago but unfortunately never got a reply at
the time.)

I unfortunately can't test this as I don't have access to a Windows 7
machine.  Are you still seeing this on a modern version of Emacs such as
the recently released version 27.1?

Thanks.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.