Change StartupNotify to false #12306
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Huh interesting |
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This was introduced on purpose in #2593. I suppose we either need to send the signal or live with delayed startup feedback. |
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After looking into the startup "feedback", its a complex gtk nonsense. Setting this to false is 100% the easiest option. I suspect this is no longer needed on modern gnome either. |
StartupNotify causes KeepassXC to hang on startup until the notification timeout is reached, making the KeepassXC window unavailable in the application switcher (i.e. alt-tab) on various Linux distros. Fixes keepassxreboot#6423 Fixes keepassxreboot#11664
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Release 2.7.11 (2025-11-23) - Add image, HTML, Markdown preview, and text editing support to inline attachment viewer [keepassxreboot#12085, keepassxreboot#12244, keepassxreboot#12654] - Add database merge confirmation dialog [keepassxreboot#10173] - Add option to auto-generate a password for new entries [keepassxreboot#12593] - Add support for group sync in KeeShare [keepassxreboot#11593] - Add {UUID} placeholder for use in references [keepassxreboot#12511] - Add “Wait for Enter” search option [keepassxreboot#12263] - Add keyboard shortcut to “Jump to Group” from search results [keepassxreboot#12225] - Add predefined search for TOTP entries [keepassxreboot#12199] - Add confirmation when closing database via ESC key [keepassxreboot#11963] - Add support for escaping placeholder expressions [keepassxreboot#11904] - Reduce tab indentation width in notes fields [keepassxreboot#11919] - Cap default Argon2 parallelism when creating a new database [keepassxreboot#11853] - Database lock after inactivity now enabled by default and set to 900 seconds [keepassxreboot#12689, keepassxreboot#12609] - Copying TOTP now opens setup dialog if none is configured for entry [keepassxreboot#12584] - Make double click action configurable [keepassxreboot#12322] - Remove unused “Last Accessed” from GUI [keepassxreboot#12602] - Auto-Type: Add more granular confirmation settings [keepassxreboot#12370] - Auto-Type: Add URL typing preset and add copy options to menu [keepassxreboot#12341] - Browser: Do not allow sites automatically if entry added from browser extension [keepassxreboot#12413] - Browser: Add options to restrict exposed groups [keepassxreboot#9852, keepassxreboot#12119] - Bitwarden Import: Add support for timestamps and password history [keepassxreboot#12588] - macOS: Add Liquid Glass icon [keepassxreboot#12642] - macOS: Remove theme-based menubar icon toggle [keepassxreboot#12685] - macOS: Add Window and Help menus [keepassxreboot#12357] - Windows: Add option to add KeePassXC to PATH during installation [keepassxreboot#12171] - Fix window geometry not being restored properly when KeePassXC starts in tray [keepassxreboot#12683] - Fix potential database truncation when using direct write save method with YubiKeys [keepassxreboot#11841] - Fix issue with database backup saving [keepassxreboot#11874] - Fix UI lockups during startup with multiple tabs [keepassxreboot#12053] - Fix keyboard shortcuts when menubar is hidden [keepassxreboot#12431] - Fix clipboard being cleared on exit even if no password was copied [keepassxreboot#12603] - Fix single-instance detection when username contains invalid filename characters [keepassxreboot#12559] - Fix “Search Wait for Enter” setting not being save [keepassxreboot#12614] - Fix hotkey accelerators not being escaped properly on database tabs [keepassxreboot#12630] - Fix confusing error if user cancels out of key file edit dialog [keepassxreboot#12639] - Fix issues with saved searches and “Press Enter to Search” option [keepassxreboot#12314] - Fix URL wildcard matching [keepassxreboot#12257] - Fix TOTP visibility on unlock and settings change [keepassxreboot#12220] - Fix KeeShare entries with reference attributes not updating [keepassxreboot#11809] - Fix sort order not being maintained when toggling filters in database reports [keepassxreboot#11849] - Fix several UI font and layout issues [keepassxreboot#11967, keepassxreboot#12102] - Prevent mouse wheel scroll on edit username field [keepassxreboot#12398] - Improve base translation consistency [keepassxreboot#12432] - Improve inactivity timer [keepassxreboot#12246] - Documentation improvements [keepassxreboot#12373, keepassxreboot#12506] - Browser: Fix ordering of clientDataJSON in Passkey response object [keepassxreboot#12120] - Browser: Fix URL matching for additional URLs [keepassxreboot#12196] - Browser: Fix group settings inheritance [keepassxreboot#12368] - Browser: Allow read-only native messaging config files [keepassxreboot#12236] - Browser: Optimise entry iteration in browser access control dialog [keepassxreboot#11817] - Browser: Fix “Do not ask permission for HTTP Basic Auth” option [keepassxreboot#11871] - Browser: Fix native messaging path for Tor Browser launcher on Linux [keepassxreboot#12005] - Auto-Type: Fix empty window behaviour [keepassxreboot#12622] - Auto-Type: Take delays into account when typing TOTP [keepassxreboot#12691] - SSH Agent: Fix out-of-memory crash with malformed SSH keys [keepassxreboot#12606] - CSV Import: Fix modified and creation time import [keepassxreboot#12379] - CSV Import: Fix duplication of root groups on import [keepassxreboot#12240] - Proton Pass Import: Fix email addresses not being imported when no username set [keepassxreboot#11888] - macOS: Fix secure input getting stuck [keepassxreboot#11928] - Windows: Prevent launch as SYSTEM user from MSI installer [keepassxreboot#12705] - Windows: Remove broken check for MSVC Redistributable from MSI installer [keepassxreboot#11950] - Linux: Fix startup delay due to StartupNotify setting in desktop file [keepassxreboot#12306] - Linux: Fix memory initialisation when --pw-stdin is used with a pipe [keepassxreboot#12050]
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Hello! Thanks for working on KeepassXC. I use it daily, and it's in indispensable tool.
As previously reported, Keepass cannot be switched to via alt-tab after starting on Linux.
TL;DR:
StartupNotify=truecauses a delay after KeepassXC starts until the notification timeout is reached, making the KeepassXC window unavailable in the application switcher (i.e. alt-tab) on various Linux distros.From what I've read on free desktop bug reports and the notification spec,
StartupNotify=truecreates an expectation that KeepassXC will make a subsequent call to the notifications API to remove the "pending startup" message, thus indicating that the app is ready. Apparently KeepassXC never does this?I've tested this change on Fedora 42. Aside from the window instantly appearing in alt-tab, I did not notice any other difference as a result of changing the
StartupNotifyvalue. Maybe there is some other reason this hasn't been explored yet?I run into this bug multiple times a day, so any kind of fix for this would be nice.
I see that this problem could also be fixed by #7774 but it's not clear that it will be completed in the near future. (To be clear, that is not meant as criticism; I'm just looking for a pragmatic solution here.) Thanks!