[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
** Changed in: gnome-shell Status: Unknown => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Fix Released Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
This bug was fixed in the package mutter - 42~beta-1ubuntu2 --- mutter (42~beta-1ubuntu2) jammy; urgency=medium * debian/patches: Skip monitor-size tests that may fail on autopkgtest -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) Mon, 14 Mar 2022 02:27:21 +0100 ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
As a workaround I updated to Thunderbird Beta (v. 97.0b3) and it does not cause the alt-tab problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Not fixed. Jammy w/ mutter 41.3. Alt-tab works on boot. Send e-mail with Thunderbird, alt-tab fails to work. ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
This bug was fixed in the package mutter - 41.3-1ubuntu1 --- mutter (41.3-1ubuntu1) jammy; urgency=medium * Merge with debian, includes these upstream changes: - window: Don't change workspaces of unmanaged windows (LP: #1933996) - backend: Reset idletime when unplugging the power cable (LP: #1945121) - clutter/text: Invalidate actor paint volume when it has changed (LP: #1882291) - backends/native: Ensure pointer is onscreen in input thread (LP: #1933186) - OSK Enter, space and backspace keys don't work when typing in Greek (LP: #1820523) - window: Don't change workspaces of unmanaged windows (LP: #1932328) * Remainig changes with debian: - debian/gbp.conf: update upstream branch to point to ubuntu/master - debian/patches/x11-Add-support-for-fractional-scaling-using-Randr.patch: + X11: Add support for fractional scaling using Randr mutter (41.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium * New upstream release: - Check keyboard serials for activation - Fix mixed up refresh rates in multi-monitor setups (LP: #1788535) - Allow disabling HW cursors - Improve damage handling (LP: #1872870) - Consider xrandr flags for advertised modes - Ensure constraints after client resize - window-group: Disable culling when rendinging clone to offscreen buffer - Fix workspace switch animation in default plugin - Fix unfullscreening of window that were mapped fullscreen - Fix DMA-BUF screencasts with unredirected fullscreen windows - Fix orientation changes on devices with 90° mutter (41.2-2) unstable; urgency=medium * Team upload * d/p/Consistently-pass-timestamp-as-uint64-when-creating-MetaS.patch: Add proposed patch to fix FTBFS on 32-bit architectures * d/patches: Update to 41.2-6-g7b64c159a - Surface damage viewport improvements * Update patch metadata with upstream status mutter (41.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium * Team upload [ Simon McVittie ] * New upstream release * d/patches: Drop patches that were applied upstream * d/patches: Update to upstream gnome-41 branch commit 41.2-3-g5d0c26631 - wayland: Check keyboard serials for activation - Sync refresh rate to the correct monitor for maximized/full-screen apps in a multi-monitor layout - Add a debug environment variable to disable hardware cursors for faulty hardware and drivers [ Laurent Bigonville ] * debian/rules: Disable systemd support on non-linux architectures mutter (41.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium * Team upload * New upstream release * Drop a patch that came from upstream * Update Lintian overrides * Replace patches for #995929 with the version that was applied upstream * Remove workaround for #994806 * d/libmutter-9-0.symbols: Ignore removal of clutter_stage_capture_into. Nothing else in Debian references this symbol, except for forks of the mutter codebase. mutter (41.0-5) unstable; urgency=medium * Team upload * Merge packaging from unstable - No changes relative to 41.0-4, except for the changelog * Close #995929 via changelog. The patches in 41.0-4 seem to have been successful. * Release to unstable (starts transition: #996607) mutter (41.0-4) experimental; urgency=medium * Team upload * d/control.in: libmutter-test-9 Depends on mutter. It wants the libdefault.so plugin, which is in mutter.deb. * Update Lintian overrides for RUNPATH * d/patches: Another try at fixing #995929 (Closes: #995929) * d/rules: Disable gvfs when running unit tests mutter (41.0-3) experimental; urgency=medium * Team upload * d/p/tests-Change-how-we-wait-for-an-orientation-change.patch: Add patch attempting to fix #995929 * d/p/tests-Add-additional-debug-in-wait_for_orientation.patch, d/p/tests-Watch-the-orientation-manager-independently.patch: Try to diagnose what's going on if #995929 is still not fixed mutter (41.0-2) experimental; urgency=medium * Team upload * Build-depend on libgl-dev instead of transitional libgl1-mesa-dev * (Build-)Depend on libgles-dev instead of transitional libgles2-mesa-dev * d/rules: Don't let log from flaky tests overwrite log from main tests * d/p/tests-dbus-runner-Make-sure-to-tear-down-even-on-test-fai.patch: Add patch from upstream to stop failing tests causing a timeout. Failing tests will generally still cause FTBFS, but failing immediately is more buildd-friendly than timing out. * d/p/tests-Don-t-use-TestEnvironment.patch, d/p/tests-Don-t-continue-if-setup-commands-fail.patch: Update patches for installed-tests to latest version submitted upstream * d/p/tests-Add-additional-debug-for-Debian-995929.patch: Add more debug logging to try to diagnose #995929 mutter (41.0-1) experimental; urgency=medium * Team upload [ Jeremy Bicha ] * debian/watch: Watch for stable releases [ Simon McVittie ] * New upstream release * Update package names for ABI break *
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
** Tags removed: hirsute -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
In Jammy Jellyfish (Thunderbird 91.5.0, GNOME Shell 40.5) when this bug occurs it also cause the Thunderbird window to not display at all. The application dock shows that it is open, but there is no way to get to it unless you right click the dock icon and open a new window. Sharing here as I believe it is related. Hopefully the fix committed will take care of this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Hey there. This bug affects the pre-installed default email client of Ubuntu, there's a fix available upstream now since a few weeks and the next major Ubuntu release is scheduled four months in the future. Can you please release the bugfix for the current release(s), prettyplease? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
There has been no update to the 40.x branch at https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/mutter/-/commits/upstream/40.x/ a month since this was fixed and I had hoped that a Debian/Ubuntu team member would notice it via this bug report. Here's hoping for a fix in the 21.04 and 21.10 packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Thanks Hanno. We know and it's shown in comment #17. ** Changed in: gnome-shell Remote watch: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues #3456 => gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues #4184 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
A fix has been merged upstream two months ago, see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/4184 and https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/2027 The fix was released with version 40.6, but Debian and Ubuntu haven't updated the upstream package in their repository, yet. ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues #4184 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/4184 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
That fix is being tracked in bug 1932328 so is already on its way to Ubuntu eventually. Not sure if 21.04 will get the fix. ** Tags added: fixed-in-40.6 fixed-upstream ** Package changed: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) => mutter (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
This bug should be fixed with https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/2003 I cannot reproduce the issue anymore when this change is applied on my system. Can someone initiate that this fix is backported into Ubuntu 21.04? -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
@jakoblell, I had hoped for the same solution, but it does _not_ work for me that way. Even when starting it manually, it will show its icon in the dock, and after a while, the same problem happens for me. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
I'm also affected by this bug when using Thunderbird but I've found a workaround: Unpin Thunderbird (right click on the icon and "Remove from Favorites"). After that you can still start Thunderbird manually, it won't trigger this bug any more when it is just a normal application (and not a "favorite" application with a fixed place in the Dock). -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
If you have any tips regarding this bug then please comment on the upstream issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/3456 -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
It isn't intermittent for me either and happens at least three or four times a day. I've now taken to using Thunderbird as little as possible, and closing it as soon as I've read or sent my mail. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Hm, for me it's not intermittent at all. It happens as soon as I've sent a single message using Thunderbird; Gnome Shell simply becomes unable to keep track of Thunderbird windows, and the window switcher can't launch any more. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
The bug has disappeared for me, and that might explain why it's low priority, as it is very intermittent and difficult to pinpoint a 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Can someone explain why this bug seems to be such low priority? It makes using the Gnome Shell nearly impossible for anyone who uses Thunderbird, as it stops any meaningful switching between windows, and massively interferes with even the most basic workflow. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Thunderbird can take many seconds to start and close, so sometimes it does really still have some windows half-prepared in memory but not visible. That strange state might be a contributing factor. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
I'll also confirm that I use Thunderbird and have had other strange issues with Thunderbird windows not closing correctly after messages are sent. The application can be completely killed yet Dock still indicates that there are windows available (but no way to access them). -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
I can also confirm that this issue only happens when I have Thunderbird open. On my system, Thunderbird opens messages in a new message window and this is when the problem seems to occur, although it doesn't happen every time. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Not sure whether the upstream issue, which is several months old, is the same. The present one seems to have kicked in for several users at the same time at the end of June 2021. It looks like it is somehow connected to Thunderbird. Also see this comment, for one way of reproducing it: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome- shell/+bug/1934527/comments/4 I can also confirm that it does not seem to occur if Thunderbird isn't running at all. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
The issue has been reported upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/3456 so it would be best to keep the discussion there now. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
Just to add something else I discovered, "Alt-`" (or what ever key might be above tab) still works for me as expected to bring up the window switcher and switch between same-application windows. Hmmm. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1933996] Re: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27]
I'm getting this error too, although in my case Super-tab doesn't work either. I have to log out and log in again. Ubuntu 21.04, Wayland, Gnome 3.38.5. -- 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/1933996 Title: Alt-tab stops switching windows [JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null _createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When a new Wayland session is created from a login, Alt-tab works as expected to change windows. After sometime Alt-tab fails to do anything (super-tab still works to change applications) and the following error is created in syslog: gnome-shell[18]: JS ERROR: TypeError: window is null#012_createWindowClone@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:29:27#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1004:34#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:1045:24#012_init@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/altTab.js:568:30#012_startSwitcher@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js:2069:24 The only workaround I have found is to logout and log back in, however after some time the error repeats itself. Ubuntu 21.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-22.23-generic 5.11.21 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 29 10:53:32 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (230 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.4-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-27 (62 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1933996/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp