Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) reached end-of-standard-support in May 2025.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it anymore. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. If you then find the bug is still present in the newer Ubuntu version, please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in. ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1865222 Title: windows disappearing unless in Activities view Status in GNOME Shell: New Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: It's happened to me twice after a recent update that I couldn't reach a window, even though it was visible in the Activities view and listed on the launcher. The windows seemed to take focus, but couldn't be seen. Alt+Tab switching didn't help either. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.34.3-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu18 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Feb 28 22:00:29 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-10 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200124) ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.34.3-1ubuntu1 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1865222/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
