v1.9.20: Win32 restore watchdog — fix stuck minimized after Win+D

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

gui/app.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Main application window — sidebar + tabview layout.
 """
 
+import sys
 import tkinter
 import customtkinter as ctk
 from tkinter import messagebox
@@ -118,6 +119,32 @@ class App(ctk.CTk):
         # Cleanup on close
         self.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self._on_close)
 
+        # Win32: restore window when stuck minimized after Win+D
+        self._restore_check_id = None
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            self.after(3000, self._start_restore_watchdog)
+
+    def _start_restore_watchdog(self):
+        """Start periodic check for stuck minimized state (Windows only)."""
+        try:
+            import ctypes
+            self._user32 = ctypes.windll.user32
+            self._hwnd = int(self.wm_frame(), 16)
+            self._check_restore()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _check_restore(self):
+        """If window is iconic but user clicked taskbar, force restore."""
+        try:
+            if self._user32.IsIconic(self._hwnd):
+                fg = self._user32.GetForegroundWindow()
+                if fg == self._hwnd:
+                    self._user32.ShowWindow(self._hwnd, 9)  # SW_RESTORE
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        self._restore_check_id = self.after(500, self._check_restore)
+
     def _build_layout(self):
         # PanedWindow — resizable sidebar | main area
         self._paned = tkinter.PanedWindow(
@@ -682,6 +709,12 @@ class App(ctk.CTk):
             return False
 
     def _on_close(self):
+        # Cancel restore watchdog
+        try:
+            if self._restore_check_id:
+                self.after_cancel(self._restore_check_id)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
         # Save window geometry (size + position) and sidebar width
         try:
             geo = self.geometry()

version.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Version info for ServerManager."""
 
-__version__ = "1.9.19"
+__version__ = "1.9.20"
 __app_name__ = "ServerManager"
 __author__ = "aibot777"
 __description__ = "Desktop GUI for managing remote servers"