Where'd it go? "Hide" in OSX

[Dan Depew]

I'm embarrassed for having two troubleshooting threads in one day. This seems like the type of "bug" that begins when a cat walks across the keyboard and is solved with one keystroke. I don't have a cat though, and I'm not sure how to fix this. I've tried searching the forums, but no luck.

When Hidden, then opened, only LR's menu bar appears. Full Screen mode on/off doesn't seem to help, nor does changing modules. Using Lights Out I can see the the program is unhidden, but completely transparent and unclickable.

Anyone every have this happen?

OSX 1'.5.5, LR 2.3 RC

 

[Dan Depew]

Could this have anything to do with Leopard's Spaces?

 

[Mark Sirota]

Yeah, feels like a Spaces or a multiple-monitor issue. Does a restart of Lightroom fix it? If not, does a reboot fix it?

 

[dleepenn]

I'm just back to using LR for a project on my Mac and I use SPACES a whole lot. LR and SPACES are not happy cohabitors at this point. I'm looking for a fix of this problem as well. I think I did get a suggestion on the Apple Forum but will have to check in there again.

The way I uses SPACES so I have some compatibility is to always switch back to LR by using the <CONTROL>-<NUMBER> approach. I have locked LR into SPACES number 2 so a <CONTROL><2> seems to safely switch me back.

It gets ugly sometimes as any other apps that happen to be running in that same SPACES does not like to come up either.

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Hi dleepenn, welcome to the forum!

Yeah, it happens because Apple changed the way spaces works, and LR can't be adjusted to fit at this point.

I use the same approach as you - Ctrl-3 takes me back to my LR space. I just tend to keep that one clear, so that only LR runs on that space, and I use other spaces for other programs. That seems to work just fine.