I can't be more specific, because not sure what it's called, so I will describe it, and maybe someone can help me with the name of the problem.
Namely, I noticed when I go with the mouse to the top left and/or click on"Activities" of the Gnome desktop, and I expect the menu bar to roll in from the left, and show my desktops on the right..
What is that called?
My problem is, that doesn't happen. If I was lucky enough to open a terminal or browser, then at least I can use that. Otherwise, I can't open anything else, unless it's from a hotkey, or maybe right-click the desktop for display settings, or "settings" from the top right, near the shutdown menu.
Otherwise, I can't access the menu bar, or anything else. I guess I can hotkey to switch virtual desktops.
My configuration? Almost nothing installed, e.g. fresh install. I am using Debian 9 stretch, and the Gnome version that comes with it.
It's kind of a major annoyance, to say the least.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Ok, I figured out there are three ways to activate the "application overview"
1. mouse to top left
2. click on Activities
--both of the methods I normally use, that in my case are for whatever reason buggy
3. push the "power" key, and it seems to work after that, at least. Passable solution for now.
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gnome issue
Re: gnome issue
So, the Activity List is not triggered by clicking on (or hovering over) the Activities button. Can you still display the Activity List with the keyboard shortcut Alt+F1, or show all applications through Super+A?
Your mouse/ touchpad may not be properly configured.
Your mouse/ touchpad may not be properly configured.
Re: gnome issue
It seems to happen only some of the times, near the beginning of a boot. Like after I have enough time to launch 1 application, then it happens.
The next time it happens, I will try these other hotkeys.
So far, I just use the so called "power" key (the one with the microsoft icon on my keyboard), and it re-appears, and then continues to work as expected.
The next time it happens, I will try these other hotkeys.
So far, I just use the so called "power" key (the one with the microsoft icon on my keyboard), and it re-appears, and then continues to work as expected.