When a tab is opened in a new window and the window is moved to another desktop, the plugin stops working.

[LuigiToby]

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• My request is about the Tasks plugin for Obsidian.
• I have tested the bug with the latest version of the Tasks plugin.

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Steps to reproduce (text only)

1. Open Obsidian
2. Create a file
3. Add task query in the file created

```tasks
not done
```

4. Open said file on new window (You can use the obsidian command for this or drag the tab outside obsidian)
5. Move new tab to another desktop, to do this use win+shift to open the desktop and windows open, then create a new desktop and drag the new obsidian tab to new desktop
6. Now go to new desktop created in step 5, use win+arrow-key-right to go to new desktop
7. Now go back to first desktop and add a new task on another file

- [ ] New task 📅 2023-04-10

8. Go to new desktop with the obsidian tab that has the query
9. Query does not update and stays frozen until you go back to main obsidian application, after that the query updates.

Steps to reproduce (w/ Images)

1. Open obsidian
2. Open a file that contains a taks-pluging query

3. Open tab in another window

4. Move new window to another desktop

• In this case I move the new tab to desktop2
• Obsidian has a main window and a secondary one, for the bug to occur the task query must be on the secondary window, on the second desktop

4. Use task query on the new tab moved to the new desktop

Expected Behavior

Tasks query works normally and updates according to changes in vault

Current Behaviour

Tasks query freezes and stops working all together

Obsidian Debug Info

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.9.12
Installer version: v1.8.4
Operating system: Windows 11 Home 10.0.26100
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: off
Base theme: dark
Community theme: Vanilla AMOLED Color v1.0.0
Snippets enabled: 6
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 13
Plugins enabled: 13
1: Templater v2.14.1
2: Tasks v7.21.0
3: Execute Code v2.1.2
4: Latex Suite v1.9.8
5: Dataview v0.5.68
6: Periodic Notes v0.0.17
7: Tracker v1.17.0
8: Frontmatter Tag Suggest v0.4.1
9: Excalidraw v2.15.0
10: Hider v1.5.1
11: File Diff v1.1.2
12: Zotero Integration v3.2.1
13: Pandoc Reference List v2.0.25

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Custom theme and snippets: for cosmetic issues, please first try updating your theme and disabling your snippets. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community theme and snippets.
Community plugins: for bugs, please first try updating all your plugins to latest. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community plugins.

Which Operating Systems are you using?

• Android
• iPhone/iPad
• Linux
• macOS
• Windows

Operating System Version(s)

Windows 11

Obsidian Version

1.9.10

Tasks Plugin Version

7.21.0

Checks

• I have tried it with all other plugins disabled and the error still occurs
• I have tried to locate possible errors in obsidian console, but no errors are reported by obsidian console.

Possible solution

The problem only appears when used on a different desktop and using a different window from the main obsidian window, it does not happen if using multiple windows on the same desktop. It is also interesting than when you go back to main obsidian window on the main desktop and back to the second desktop the task query updates with changes made, but then stops updating.

[claremacrae]

1. Please paste in the contents of Obsidian’s Debug Info command (via the GitHub website, not via an email reply)
2. Please check the Obsidian console for any error messages.

[claremacrae]

Tasks query freezes and stops working all together

Please give more info. What steps do you do

Examples might be, what happens when:

• Resizing the window
• Editing a task in another window
• scrolling
• clicking on Tasks Edit button

[claremacrae]

I don’t have access to a Windows 11 machine, and my Windows 10 one only gets accessed via Remote Desktop on a single screen.

I will test it on my Mac and see if I can reproduce there.

[claremacrae]

to work while on another virtual desktop.

Wait, nowhere in the steps to reproduce is anything about using a virtual desktop mentioned.

Please read this section of the documentation:
https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/Support+and+Help/Report+a+Bug#Example+'Steps+to+reproduce'

I've labelled this "insufficient info" to reproduce the problem.

I'll leave this open for a few days, in the hope that a complete and thorough list of reproduction steps can be provided.

[claremacrae]

I'll leave this open for a couple more days, in the hope of hearing from you.

If you need longer, that's fine, please just give me a rough idea of how long...

[LuigiToby]

I have updated the issue with more info

[claremacrae]

Thank you. Please also check the Obsidian console for error messages, after the problem has occurred.

[claremacrae]

Console information

Thank you. Please also check the Obsidian console for error messages, after the problem has occurred.

If you don't know how to open the console, this will help:

https://help.obsidian.md/resources#Capture+console+logs

Reproduction steps

It's possible that the problem is specific to a query.

So I started trying to reproduce this on a Mac with a second screen, and quickly realised I was going to have to re-type many lines of text from the reproduction steps.

Please read this section of the documentation:
https://publish.obsidian.md/tasks/Support+and+Help/Report+a+Bug#Example+'Steps+to+reproduce'

That's why the above link asks for reproduction info as copyable text.

And the steps do not explain how precisely you have set up another desktop.

The issue could be specific to your particular desktop/virtual desktop mechanism.

[claremacrae]

Closing for now, as insufficient detail to investigate.

Will re-open when the thorough information is provided.