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It may not be able to if the window manager doesn't tell the window it's hidden . Modern WMs that support composting and window thumbnails tend to not do that
by simcop2387 3y ago
It may not be able to if the window manager doesn't tell the window it's hidden . Modern WMs that support composting and window thumbnails tend to not do that anymore. It does usually also have a nice side effect of also hiding if the user is idle or not to web pages/apps
- vladvasiliu 3y agoIn my specific case, i3 must tell it, since some sites know to stop playing sound when the window is hidden, but keep playing when I switch to a separate window that doesn't obscure the noisy one.