Linux
3.2.13
Hello,
On my wife's machine (Linux Mint 22.1), Joplin launches at startup, but its window remains in the foreground and I can't minimize it.
Do you know how I can do this?
(She'll be very grateful because it's annoying her).
Hello
that works on Windows but not on a Linux Mint machine. 
I just checked that it works on ubuntu 24.04 but I have no access to Linux Mint 22. Gotta do some digging to understand what's causing the problem.
Maybe desktop environment doesn't allow Joplin to be in the tray?
I'm not sure how I did it, but now it works. 
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Have a nice day.
there is a setting in Linux Mint 21.3 and should be in 22.1 ( I have that in Virtual Box )
when the mouse moves to the bottom right corner, it collapses the screen, same as using the Windows-D key in Win10 or Linux Mint in any Cinnamon DE.
I have Joplin in the Tray at all times with Cinnamon DE.
I have a similar issue since some days. Joplin 3.2.13 on Kubuntu 24.4 starts always Fullscreen. I have no button to minimize or a chance to resize. The only way to come out is alt+F3 and then deselect "Fullscreen". I have to do this every time I start Joplin.
@Ha_Ro welcome to the forum.
I have found that Joplin does not remember the app window size if the system is shut down while Joplin is running. The shutdown means that the current window size does not get written to ~/.config/joplin-desktop/window-state-prod.json as it does if Joplin is Quit. Do you have Joplin running all the time?
If so, on Kubuntu try using ALT+F3 to get out of full screen and resize the Joplin window to the size you want. Then Quit Joplin. That means File > Quit or CTRL+Q not the "X" at top right.
This will save the window state to ~/.config/joplin-desktop/window-state-prod.json.
Hopefully the next time you reboot / login to your system the Joplin app window will not be full-screen / maximized.
Thanks for this suggestion. Now I know where Joplin saves its data 
Until now I've never closed Joplin but shut it down with Kubuntu.
Now I've tried it with CTRL+Q.
The "isMaximized" setting in window-state-prod.json was true. Unfortunately it didn't change. Even when I changed it manually to false, it didn't affect the behavior of Joplin.
The mentioned flag "Start ... minimised" works. But if I open it from the tray it's maximized again and only ALT+F3 helps.
To me this sounds like something Kubuntu is doing rather than Joplin. I also use Kubuntu and whilst I can maximise the display it still shows the maximise / minimise / close icons at the top right. The only way I can trigger a totally full screen is to left-click the "J" icon at the top left of the app (or ALT+F3), select "More Actions" and then "Fullscreen".
Could you see if you have this option checked and if so uncheck it?
Whenever I start Joplin or open it from minimized, I see this box checked. I can uncheck it the I see the title with the "J" again.
I can use checkbox directly below the "J" to toggle between maximized and not. Every thing works well till it's closed or minimized.
What version of Joplin are you using? Did you use the official install script?
The "Start Minimised" setting is stored in another file so we can try something else with ~/.config/joplin-desktop/window-state-prod.json.
Joplin will run without a window-state-prod.json present and it will create a new one the next time the application is properly closed.
The Joplin app should still start minimised but if it then displays full screen when opened from the taskbar it would seem that it is something set in Kubuntu. You have removed the file containing Joplin's record of the screen settings.
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