Is there a way to automatically show a window opened by another program?

Asked Jul 31 '16 at 09:48

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I came from a Windows background and just started using Ubuntu about two weeks ago.

I noticed something weird about the Unity window manager that just makes it feel quite unnatural:

For example, When I download a file in Firefox and click the button to open the folder in nautilus, it always opens minimized. I have to manually go to the launcher and click on the icon to see the window. The same thing happens when any program is started by another program.

I would expect to see the nautilus / any other window show up but instead just get into a state of confusion for a while until I realize that it's actually opened, but it's minimized.

Is there a way to allow windows opened by another program to not be minimized by default?

asked Jul 31 '16 at 09:48

euwbah

Check this thread out: https://askubuntu.com/questions/514450/programs-never-open-in-foreground , might answer your question. – Chev_603 Jul 31 '16 at 09:54
seems like exact duplicate of that question. Let us know if the answer in that post helped you – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Jul 31 '16 at 14:51
Yes it was a duplicate of that question, and it did solve the issue. Thanks – euwbah Aug 06 '16 at 07:58

Is there a way to automatically show a window opened by another program?

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