Dave B

I'm not familiar with that (KDE user here) but thanks for reporting. [GNOME Dash to Panel Shell extension](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1160/dash-to-panel/ )

[ALT + F2](https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/alt-f2-ultimate-linux-keyboard-shortcut/)

Thunderbird, with KDocker, should behave as you described. It does for me. This seems strange, though: > * I click on the application button in the taskbar. The application begins...

> I can confirm that this problem is still in the latest version of the kdocker. Controversial comment ;) If KDocker behaves as intended with most/all apps except TB, one...

I don't know what's wrong but that should work - and I think it does _start_ to work. However, KDocker docks it straight back before the window fully appears. I've...

I've also spent a lot of time fruitlessly looking for ways of doing this and many of the places I looked, I found comments from the author of a similar...

> i use skype. skype is docked in systray. > if i use the close button then skype is minimized. > > skype is a web app as "android messages"...

> Yes it would be great since I use this for a vpn client and obviously don't want to close it. It's not going to happen in KDocker but KDE...

I would expect that because the connection between the desktop and kdocker is severed. Another option is `pkill kdocker` (cancel kdocker process) which should make all docked apps in that...

> Somehow other applications which have their own systray icons survive xfce4-panel restart. E.g. QuiteRSS is among them. > > Why? Because their own windows are still managed by the...