[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#827990: virtualbox: Missing mini toolbar in version 5.0.22-dfsg-1

[Vassil Daskalov]

Hi,

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> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:57:04 +0000
> From: locutusofborg at debian.org
> To: vbdasc at hotmail.com; 827990 at bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Bug#827990: virtualbox: Missing mini toolbar in version 5.0.22-dfsg-1
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> control: tags -1 unreproducible
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>
> Hi,
>
>>After upgrading virtualbox from 5.0.20 to 5.0.22, I noticed that the mini-
>>toolbar went missing in fullscreen mode in all my virtual machines. I tried
>>some of the workarounds that worked for similar problems in earlier versions
>>(enabling/disabling 2D/3D hardware acceleration, increasing video memory etc.)
>>to no effect. The Host key+Home combo still works, but I can't minimize the VM
>>from there. This bug severely limits the usability of VirtualBox for me.
>
>
> This looks to me an hidden toolbar, can you please exit fullscreen mode
>
> (host+f), view->status-bar-> show status bar?
>
> the following might help
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/59103/why-has-virtualboxs-menu-disappeared
>
> Gianfranco

I followed your advice about "(host+f), view->status-bar-> show status bar" and visited the thread you provided, but nothing helped. I upgraded virtualbox to version 5.0.24, but nothing changed again. Could the problem arise from the fact that I'm running LXDE?

P.S. I found a workaround which somewhat solves my problem. After the virtual machine starts, I hit Host+M to minimize the windows, and when I restore it, the mini toolbar magically shows up. Another interesting thing for the new version is that a running virtual machine now has only one icon on the taskbar, while in 5.0.20 it had two. I feel this might have something to do with the problem... any opinions?