MySQL Bugs: #55764: Blank output screen is shown when starting Workbench

Bug #55764	Blank output screen is shown when starting Workbench
Submitted:	5 Aug 2010 7:29	Modified:	4 Mar 2011 17:16
Reporter:	Roel Van de Paar	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.2.25	OS:	Windows
Assigned to:	Mike Lischke	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
When starting Workbech, a blank screen can be shown (no info on right or left) when using the steps in "How to repeat".

How to repeat:
Open WorkBench, click Help > System Info, close workbench like this with X in top right corner, re-open workbench

What is the problem with this situation? You can easily switch to the home screen again. The idea behind this is that WB tries to come back in the same status you left it (I admit this is not fully implemented, models load that way if enabled in the prefs, WQE and WBA do not). This also happens with other IDEs etc. (e.g. if you had the disassembler view open in Visual Studio when you closed it then it will show again after you reopended VS). Additionally, if you don't like it then it is extremely easy to "fix" it. Just close the window.

> What is the problem with this situation?
As per the report: "a blank screen"

>The idea behind this is that WB tries to come back in the same status you left it
But it doesn't, as per the report: "no info on right or left"

fix confirmed in release

An entry has been added to the 5.2.32 changelog: 
  
       On starting &workbench; in certain circumstances, a blank screen 
        was displayed. This happened if &workbench; had previously been 
        closed after using the menu item <guimenu>Help</guimenu>, 
        <guimenu>System Info</guimenu>, and then clicking the main 
        application window close button.