Whatever, I don’t exist.
Windows 11 was stress. I was spending far too much time keeping it the way I want it - stable, no cloud, no AI. A four hour call with MS tech support (that went in the most idiotic circles) kinda sealed the fate of my new desktop build (old one had a failing MB, no choice but to finally upgrade hardware) and switched both it and another desktop the next day.
Much less stressed now, even when things go weird and wonky.
Mint (Cinnamon) - Mutter (Muffin)
Haven’t gotten too far into customizing/switching things up yet, still learning.
See through items would be almost as amusing as vanishing items. :D
Literally. :D
The missing programs were not on the taskbar, they just poofed away all at once as if they’d been closed. (Nothing on taskbar for other workspaces) Certainly didn’t expect one to reappear a few days later. >.<
If it’s some esoteric geometry bug, it’s a darn tricky one.
It’s a self build. ;)
Most likely explanation.
I’m OK with this.
How much of the drop can be attributed to people who were trying different distros before settling on one?
Good ideas to investigate. Thanks for the suggestions. :)
At time of disappear, the keyboard was turned off (Bluetooth, I was watching videos) Only mouse was in use, and the focus was on a non streaming browser. (Disappeared streaming browser was on monitor two, steam and other items that disappeared were on primary monitor) I’ve since wondered if I somehow hit just the right combo of buttons on the mouse to cause it, but no luck reproducing.
I don’t have restore previous sessions turned on. The haunted browser came back after a full day of normal use and two reboots. Having it reappear at the point in the video I’d been watching (and have since finished) really made me double take.
I use display port for both monitors, and have since installing this OS. Cables have not been reseated since then. I did have trouble getting both working correctly, (Nvidia card) so will double check that I don’t have a ghostly monitor installed to the system.