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Ok this is an ancient problem, but it would be nice to see it fixed in the next update

When Intuition asks you to close all windows so it can change the Workbench screen mode, and especially when it keeps asking you, even though it has already changed the screen mode, and even though you have already closed all the windows ...

the workbench is also a "window" and as soon as a background program has a lock on it, intuition can't do anything.

you basically have to close all programs that are running (status) and find everything that locks workbench...easier to reboot

For me it usually turns out to be DOpus4 - even in iconified state. Anything else I normally run is clever enough to react to the intuition call.

Best regards,

Niels

The problem is that the Workbench should not be locked... Even because it is not possible (or not exactly easy) to understand where exactly the lock is, since the problem persists even by manually closing all the windows and programs opened in background!
.... and no, rebooting is not a solution, be forced to reboot is exactly the problem! :-/

@samo

The problem is that the Workbench should not be locked...

Well of course it should, but it should not remain locked One common problem is that a program

- calls LockPubScreen(NULL) to secure the Workbench screen before opening the program window;
- doesn't release the lock after the window opens, or when the window gets iconified/hidden.

In such a situation Workbench remains locked even when there is no visible program window, which prevents Intuition from changing the screenmode

Oh well you are right, actually it should be rephrased as, the Workbench should not still remain locked

Related thread:
https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=119175

It seems that such message comes from IPrefs (atleast on OS3)