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Build 20020917 I use the windows task bar in "auto-hide" and "always on top" mode, at the bottom of my screen. I have my main Eclipse workbench window filling most of the screen, so that at the bottom it overlaps the area occupied by the windows task bar. I have noticed in builds from the past month or so that Eclipse often ends up on top of the windows task bar, even though the task bar should be "always on top". I do not have a reproducible case, but in the course of developing this happens to me at least every half hour. This did not occur at all in release 2.0, and I have not seen this behaviour in any other applications. I will attach a screen capture that shows this. Notice in this picture that the windows task bar has popped up on top of Netscape, but is still hidden behind Eclipse.
Created attachment 2055 [details] jpg screen shot showing hidden task bar
Thanks John. I have no idea how this could be happening. Please be on the look out for a repeatable case. I tried a bit and couldn't get it to happen.
I'll keep trying. It feels timing related though. Sometimes I can reproduce it, then I repeat exactly the same steps again and it doesn't happen. The basic flavour is that I click somewhere that causes widgets to be created or revealed, and while it is still painting I move the mouse to the bottom of the screen to cause the task bar to pop up. Here are some cases where it has happened (but not reproducibly): - Click on another perspective in the toolbar on the left hand side. While it is coming up, move mouse to bottom of screen to reveal taskbar, but it pops up behind Eclipse shell. - Move mouse to bottom of screen, and task bar pops up on top. Hit Ctrl+F6 to switch to another editor, and Eclipse jumps on top of the taskbar. - While editing and using F3 to jump around between editors, occasionally move mouse quickly to bottom of screen. Sometimes the taskbar will come up behind eclipse. Another note: once the taskbar is behind Eclipse, it will stay there. Switching to other applications, revealing and hiding the taskbar, will not bring it back on top of Eclipse. Only clicking on the taskbar itself will bring it back to the top once it has dropped behind.
*** Bug 26871 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
must have something to do with those buggy tooltips: some did badly use always on top, or the native ui stuff is again in the way.
*** Bug 28028 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 33672 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 45059 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
From Randy Hudson on bug 33672: "This may seem obvious, but is it possible that you don't have the setting "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows" enabled? I have auto-hide and keep-on-top enabled, and I have never seen this problem."
Randy's comment doesn't apply in my case. I have always on top turned on. As seen from the screen shot, other apps are drawing behind the task bar as expected, while only Eclipse is drawing on top of the task bar.
To easy your pain: my workaround is to press the 'windows' key. (Yes, I finally found a usage for it after all these years!)
I have the same problem, and it has been happening since Eclipse version 1. Moreover Thinkpad laptops don't have the windows key...
I've been having the same problem with Eclipse for a while as well (I don't remember when it started). Interestingly, it affects not only the primary Windows task bar, but also the additional task bar created by UltraMon on my secondary monitor, and the sidebar created by Desktop Sidebar. Both of these are set as "hidden, always on top" as well, which may point towards a more general z-order problem in Eclipse.
I have gotten the same thing in windows, it also does this when using a shell replacement for explorer.
Me too. I also noticed it on my coworkers PC. Windows XP Pro SP2, Eclipse 3.2 (for those with no Windows key, try ctrl-ESC) I usualy see this, when I start the Java program I'm working on from Eclipse (F11 key, debug).
Sigh ... what could we be doing?
I have the same problem, and I've noticed this happening for some time over several years for many versions of Eclipse, mostly against XP.
Wow, this bug is already 5 years old. This also happens to me with my "Quick Launch" tool bar set to "always on top" and "auto-hide". I am using Eclipse 3.3.0.
> Wow, this bug is already 5 years old. Since I have nothing to debug and the problem does not happen to me or anyone else I know, how can I possibly make progress on it? Can you make it happen every time? If so, please get me some steps.
If it helps, I also noticed similar problems with other Java based programs. The jump to the foregorund, grab focus etc... For example MKS Integrity. So maybe it is a JRE problem. I personally didn't experience the eclipse-over-taskbar problem for months now, so I can't help.
I don't see how it could be a Java problem ... except for running javaw.exe vs java.exe. Hopefully, the JVM isn't making window system calls.
Who is then ??? (read: how does then the picture get on the monitor ?)
Hi, After some days testing this problem I have the following information: - The toolbar gets under all the other windows, even Putty or Outlook; - I have no idea of how this starts happening, but it takes a long time; - I started using Eclipse a few weeks ago and I never had this problem for years using other Java tools, that is why I think Eclipse is causing this;
It just happened again and now I noticed that it was after a small freeze in Eclipse where the menu bar disappeared for a while (the area occupied by the menu was still there but it was blank). I was in the C/C++ perspective.
I have seen this problem both with Eclipse and with other Java applications. Could one of these be related: http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4737788 http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6560190 Don't know if it's important, but I'm running dual screen.
Happened again. At this time I typed crtl-L and it did not respond, after that the menu bar disappeared for a while and then I verified that the problem really happened.
Created attachment 77490 [details] screen shot of the windows when the menu bar disappears Notice that the icon is not the Eclipse one.
Eclipse 3.1.2 and 3.3.0 on WinXP, sun java build 1.5.0_13-b05 I use it in my work and experience the problem several times each day. I always have the eclipse windows maximized, maybe that is a contributing factor ?
I'm sorry but WORKSFORME. We never got it to happen here so we didn't have anything to debug.
>I usualy see this, when I start the Java program I'm working on from Eclipse Interresting. I noticed that too. >z-order problem in Eclipse I agree. In fact, another comment says that the taskbar goes under other apps too. Could windows shell be raising that taskbar Z index so high that it wraps around to 0 or negative? I still experience that with eclipse 3.4. I still have XP sp2. Question, are all of you guys on the classic window manager? Just in case...I am. Also, I don't use animations, I have a border width at 3 pixels. I have had powertoys tweakui set the 'don't steal focus - flash n times in taskbar' option enabled, I have menu delay set to 1 ms. Does anything in there ring any bell? >Hopefully, the JVM isn't making window system calls SWT is quite native... I wouldn't rule that out, no?
I have the same windows settings as in comment 30, except I did not change anything related to "border width".
Do you have steps on your computer that makes this bug happen?
I also experienced this problem on two installations of Eclipse 3.4M6 on two different pc with WinXP pro sp2. Very hard to replicate but always happen to me.
I've got powertoys with "Do not steal focus" enabled too.
Happens still with eclipse 2.4.1 and Java 1.6.0_07
Happened again. Eclipse EE 3.5.1 , Sun Java 1.6.0_17-b04 XP Pro SP3 This time I had _no_ autohide on task bar. It is all default settings. I do have Classic Windows look. I do have two monitors, but was using only one for the last few hours.
Also happening on Windows 7 with eclipse 3.6 on jre 1.6.0_21
This issue was happening to me with various programs on Windows 7 x64. (Chrome, Eclipse, Outlook 2010) The behavior only occurred when at least one of these windows was maximized. I was able to resolve the issue by changing the properties of my taskbar and unchecking "lock taskbar". Now, my taskbar functions as expected in Chrome, Eclipse, and Outlook.
(In reply to comment #15) > Me too. > I also noticed it on my coworkers PC. > Windows XP Pro SP2, Eclipse 3.2 > (for those with no Windows key, try ctrl-ESC) > I usualy see this, when I start the Java program I'm working on from Eclipse > (F11 key, debug). I have the same problem. I will keep reading the thread.
(In reply to comment #38) > This issue was happening to me with various programs on Windows 7 x64. (Chrome, > Eclipse, Outlook 2010) The behavior only occurred when at least one of these > windows was maximized. I was able to resolve the issue by changing the > properties of my taskbar and unchecking "lock taskbar". Now, my taskbar > functions as expected in Chrome, Eclipse, and Outlook. I'm amending my previous post. The action of changing the "lock taskbar" preference results in only a temporary fix, the same annoying taskbar behavior would eventually resurface after this change.
Windows XP Pro SP3 Sun Java "1.6.0_23" Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers. Version: Helios Service Release 1 Build id: 20100917-0705 Classic look Task bar is set to: - lock the taskbar : OFF - Auto-hide the taskbar: OFF - Keep the taskbar on top of other windows: ON - Group similar taskbar buttons: OFF - Show Quick Launch: OFF Notification area: - Show the clock is ON - Hide inactive icons: OFF I am also running Taskbar Shuffle 2.5 Again the taskbar went under all other Windows. I booted a couple hours ago, started Firefox, Eclipse, Remote Desktop, Skype (two instances), Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler, Notepad, MS OCS (Office Communicator 2007), ESET NOD32 v4.0. After a while it just happened. Not sure when exactly. In eclipse I did some SVN operations (subclipse plugin).
Let us celebrate the tenth anniversary of this issue! Some weeks ago, I started to regularly use Eclipse. And verily, this issue is bugging me. You can read about my adventures with this issue on http://superuser.com/questions/483453/windows-7-task-bar-stuck-in-hiding-how-to-fix Here's some specifics: Windows 7 Pro SP1 64bit Eclipse 3.0.2 (Rational AD 6.0.1, to be specific). "Windows Classic" style (Desktop -> Personalize -> scroll down to "Basic and High Contrast Themes" to fin d it)
For what it's worth, I no longer see this happening with Eclipse Classic 4.2 on Windows 7. In fact I don't even see an "always on top" option for the taskbar in Windows 7.
I just experienced this after a long time. Using Windows 7 Pro 64 bit SP1 and Juno SR2 and Indigo SR2, Java 1.7u17 (64 bit) I have the classic theme in Windows, the taskbar is standard, I did not change any settings related to it (it is always shown, no autohide) The actual window which got over the taskbar was the Command Prompt console. I'll attach a screenshot.
Created attachment 229924 [details] Screenshot of problem (orange is my self-censorship)
Created attachment 235214 [details] GifCam recording of taskbar getting sent behind other windows This taskbar issue has been bothering me for some time now so I decided to see if I could find a reproducible test case for it. Turned out simpler than I expected: 1. Click on a view's tab and start dragging it until you see the 2 pixel lines of taskbar disappear from the bottom of the screen. 2. Release the dragged view at its starting location or in an invalid location. Taskbar visibility can change again regardless of whether it already changed during this gesture. When the taskbar disappears it goes behind all other windows as well. The problem seems to be caused by the overlay that shows green boxes when dragging views around somehow "deposing" taskbar and then not going away gracefully. I couldn't catch the overlay while recording as it goes on top of GifCam, which it probably shouldn't do. You can see colors change slightly as the overlay becomes active. I had never realized it was happening from looking at the real-time truecolor desktop but this is easy to see in the 256-color GIF recording. Look at the grey background color in the welcome screen or the bright yellow river banks in the desktop wallpaper in the attached file.
Good that there is a way to reproduce the issue, at least for some. With Eclipse 3.0.2 however, this does not reproduce the problem. My 3.0.2 does not use "green" view placing indicators, the indicators are 3-pixel-wide checkered frames.
Created attachment 235246 [details] GifCam recording of a simpler repro, this one doesn't need any dragging Here's an easier repro, no dragging needed. Steps: 1. Press and hold on a tab for a few seconds. The careful arrangement in the recording is only for illustrative purposes, the same thing seems to happen regardless of workbench window position, size, maximized state or the tab used.
Great work, Timo! I can confirm that the steps to reproduce the problem work on Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit, using Eclipse Kepler Release (4.3.0) and Indigo SR2 (3.7.2). As before, I have the Classic Windows theme and two monitors.
With Eclipse 4.3.1 Kepler the issue still occurs, and I can reproduce it (most of the time) with Timo's second method, by pressing on a tab for a while.
Which reminded me that I had something in mind that I didn't around to until now. Which was to create a detector to make some noise as soon as taskbar gets hidden. If people affected by this bug could leave this code running in the background and report what was happening in the IDE at the time it beeps it could help narrow down the cause to some specific views, perspectives or plugins. To do this, have taskbar auto-hiding and always on top enabled, taskbar itself placed at the bottom edge, and Eclipse's window maximized. Then leave this self-contained class running until it beeps. Running it from Eclipse works just fine for this purpose: public class TaskbarObscuredDetector { public static void main(String[] args) throws java.awt.AWTException { java.awt.Toolkit tk = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(); int w = Math.max(2, tk.getScreenSize().width); int h = tk.getScreenSize().height; java.awt.Rectangle r = new java.awt.Rectangle(0, h - 1, w, 1); java.awt.Robot robot = new java.awt.Robot(); boolean same = false; while(true) { int[] rgb = robot.createScreenCapture(r).getRGB(0, 0, w, 1, null, 0, w); java.util.Arrays.sort(rgb); if(same == false & (same = rgb[0] == rgb[rgb.length - 1])) { tk.beep(); System.out.println(new java.text.SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS").format(System.currentTimeMillis())); } robot.delay(100); } } }
Wow, what a difference instant feedback makes! I've been monitoring the taskbar since yesterday and during that time the taskbark got hidden 10 times, so it's pretty rare but frequent enough to be really annoying. This is what was happening in the IDE during those 10 instances the bug was triggered: 1) ALT-Tab from non-maximized Planning window to maximized Java+Git window. 2) Double-click in Choose Type modal dialog to select an item and return back to modal Move Static Member dialog. 3) Clicking maximized Java+Git window's title bar from nonmaximized Planning window that is active. 4) Clicking OK in the dialog for cleaning projects, all projects was selected. 5) Switching perspective windows just like in 3). 6) Content Assist popup opened and then immediately closed in response to mouse movements over Java source code.. 7) When a debugged Eclipse Application was closed from top-right close button and normal Eclipse got focus. 8) When Content Assist showed 2 non-model popup views after pressing .-key in block editing mode. Status line text also changed at the same time. 9) Almost same as 8 and only few minutes later, but this time in response to pressing CTRL-Space. 10) Switching perspective windows just like in 3).
I kinda can't believe that after 17 years, SEVENTEEN years, this bug is still alive and well. It is very disruptive to my overall workflow that Eclipse will randomly (and VERY frequently) decide to - well - eclipse the Windows taskbar. It shouldn't be a thing, yet it's a thing, and apparently has been for TWO DECADES.
Created attachment 283176 [details] Taskbar settings Happened again. Windows 10 two monitors Eclipse 2020-03 (4.15.0) Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers Eclipse 2019-03 (4.11.0) Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers. Java 11.0.7 Task Bar settings: see attachment (not sure which Eclipse caused it, I was running 4.15 then started 4.11 and shortly after noticed the problem; both were maximized, then in unmaximized the 4.11 and then I noticed the problem)
Happened again with: Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java and Web Developers (includes Incubating components) Version: 2021-03 (4.19.0) Build id: 20210312-0638 Windows 2012R2 over Remote Desktop connection (two physical monitors, one used for the full screen RDP connection)
I'm not an Eclipse user, but I stumbled upon this bug report when doing research around "taskbar not always on top" issues in general. I would encourage anyone attempting to investigate this to take a close look at RudeWindowFixer: https://github.com/dechamps/RudeWindowFixer I'm not sure RudeWindowFixer itself will fix this, but some of the investigation I did (which is described in great detail at that link) might still apply, and might help figuring out the issue affecting Eclipse specifically. In particular, one might want to double check that a "sneaky" full screen window is not being displayed while Eclipse is in use.
