"Open" dialog is minimized when it is opened

[edyakonov]

Describe the problem

When I select File > Open... from the Arduino IDE menus, the "Open" dialog opens in a minimized state:

To reproduce

1. Select File > Open... from the Arduino IDE menus

🐛 The "Open" dialog is in a minimized state:

_._minimized-2024-01-29_13.59.33.mp4

Expected behavior

Dialogs are always visible when created by Arduino IDE.

Arduino IDE version

2.2.1

Operating system

Linux

Operating system version

МОС12

Issue checklist

• I searched for previous reports in the issue tracker
• I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest nightly build
• My report contains all necessary details

[kittaakos]

From #2325 (comment):

Describe the problem

When I do "File -> Open", the file browser doesn't seem to open, nothing seems to happen, except that Arduino's icon in the Task Manager changes to some "X" icon and has a "+" on the bottom indicating that there's more than one window. When I click on the icon, then the file browser popup comes to the foreground, and so I find out that it did open, but was on the background.

To reproduce

go to File -> Open

Expected behavior

Arduino's icon in the task manager shouldn't change to a different icon. The "+" on the bottom might be expected (though most applications do something better: the main window gets greyed out while the file browser popup is visible, and it doesn't count as an additional window). And most importantly, the file browser popup that has been opened as a result of a direct user input, should immediately be visible, focused, and on the foreground.

Arduino IDE version

2.2.1

Operating system

Linux

Operating system version

Manjaro Linux

Additional context

I did not verify the problem still occurs when using the latest nightly build because the nightly build isn't usable.

[kittaakos]

I could not reproduce it on my Ubuntu 22.04 VM.

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Update: OK, I could reproduce it. It requires users to perform File > Open at least twice.

gh-2344.mp4

Related:

• [Bug]: showOpenDialog / showSaveDialog opens _behind_ the app after the second call onward electron/electron#32857
• [Linux] Open file or Open folder creates dialog behind active window microsoft/vscode#146422
• https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=381720

[php4fan]

Does the Arduino IDE by any chance use Electron?
Visual Studio Code has the exact same issue (or at least it looks pretty much the same): microsoft/vscode#146422

[martin-eden]

Does the Arduino IDE by any chance use Electron?

It does. Naive question to ask in source code repository.

https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/tree/main/electron-app