#273 PAC always on top after opening connection

[Tobias B.]

I am using PAC 4.5.5.7 on Linux Mint 17.3 with Cinnamon Desktop and everytime I connect to a new server and a new tab opens the PAC windows is like always on top: When I click another window in the task bar it does not show up but instead PAC stays in the foreground. When I minimize PAC and maximize it the behavior is correct again. Also when I open a new program (from outside PAC) it starts in the foreground and switching windows works again. I don't have this issue with any other program. I am using PAC the same way on Ubuntu 14 at office without that issue but this system will also be Mint soon.

[Zollner Robert]

I can also confirm this (on Linux Mint).
And besides this, I noticed that you cannot switch back to PAC with ALT-TAB.

[Igor Ivanovski]

I also have this issue on Ubuntu 14.04. LTS, but with Cinnamon Desktop installed. I have several other desktop variants , however this problem only popups when I'm logged in with "Cinnamon session".

[Sergio Fernández García]

Yes, same for me. I'm with Linux Mint:
Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela (Cinnamon Desktop)
3.16.0-38-generic #52~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 8 09:43:57 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[marshall]

I found a fix to this problem. In /opt/pac/lib/PACMain.pm on line 3477, change

$$self{_GUI}{main} -> present_with_time( time );

to

$$self{_GUI}{main} -> present();

There must be a bug in mint's version of gtk2 that causes this problem with PAC.

[Nariman Abdullayev]

thanks. it helped (LinuxMint 18).

[Zollner Robert]

This fix worked for me also, Thanks

[Tobias B.]

It also helped me with the 'always on top' issue but could it be that sometimes it doesn't give the correct windows size to the remote bash environment? If I open an editor like nano/vim or view longer text files with 'less' remotely it appear as if it was just a small window (320x240?) and the rest is black. Actually my screen is full hd. I think PAC opens a small default window (320x240) and it needs the original present_with_time(time) function to get the correct size of the tab. It works normal again after resizing and maximizing the PAC window.

[Tobias B.]

This threat seems to be related to the issue but disabling Linux Mint window effects (settings -> effects) didn't help:

https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/340

https://sourceforge.net/p/pacmanager/bugs/285/