IDE does not load until you return to the Arduino IDE screen and click on something

[MicSG-dev]

If you attempt to multitask while the IDE is loading, the IDE does not load until you return to the Arduino IDE screen and click on something.

IDE Version

Version: 2.0.0-beta.3
Date: 2021-02-26T10:48:13.025Z
CLI Version: 0.16.1 alpha [76f55490]

[MicSG-dev]

@ motley197 This also occurs to me. Just by clicking anywhere on the Arduino IDE, it will be fully loaded.

[ubidefeo]

@MicSG-dev
are you on Windows 7 or Vista?

[MicSG-dev]

I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

[MicSG-dev]

Yes, the IDE image still appears in the middle of the screen, making it difficult to view other programs, and the IDE will only finish loading when I click elsewhere in the IDE 2.0 window.

[ubidefeo]

Thanks @MicSG-dev
We'll look into it and report back.
We hope to find a fix soon

[per1234]

I am not able to reproduce this on Windows 10, even when using Arduino IDE 2.0.0-beta.3, same as @MicSG-dev was using at the time of the report.

@MicSG-dev are you still able to reproduce the problem with the latest version of Arduino IDE 2.x?

It sounds very similar to #327, which I can reproduce. However, that does not require clicking on the Arduino IDE window. You only need to restore the window from its minimized state to get it to load. Also, #327 only occurs when the IDE is minimized. #327 does not occur when the Arduino IDE window is only unfocused due to using another window while waiting for IDE startup to finish.

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UPDATE: I am now also affected by this bug when using recent versions of the IDE.

[0ljik]

I am also having the same issue with 2.0.0-rc3 on windows 11. Defender prompt to allow connection cannot be clicked with mouse, I could use keyboard by tabbing until I got to the allow access button or close the IDE to click allow and then relaunch.

[stodge]

This still happens on rc6. When the splash screen is displayed, it hides everything else so I can't use another application.

[MicSG-dev]

Contribuinte

I'm still affected by this issue in the latest version of Arduino IDE 2.0;

[stodge]

rc7 is exactly the same for me, no improvement at all.

[stodge]

This still seems to happen for me with rc8. Also, the splash screen still blocks the screen and prevents me from viewing any other window I bring into focus.

I think it happens if I click to focus another window immediately after clicking the Arduino's IDE in the start menu.