Yes - totally agree. I’m working on a UI refactor right now that will fix that.
Progress dialogs in general are out of favor in GNOME UI guidelines. So I’m trying to remove them and rely on inline feedback controls, which will give control back to the main window to be minimized or closed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to deja-dup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2107742 Title: Cannot minimize while backing up Status in deja-dup package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: While the app is backing up, it pops up a smaller window in front of the main one, which greys out the main one. The minimize button won't work, forcing me to leave it open on my monitor for hours while the backup is ongoing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: deja-dup 45.2-1build2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11 Uname: Linux 6.11.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Apr 20 19:18:09 2025 InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-04-16 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: deja-dup UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/2107742/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

