Closing Big Picture's main window leaves Steam hanging

steamclosed reviewedNot a bug

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2891 · opened 2013-09-29 by Oblomov · updated 2013-10-30 · 2 comments · github

OOblomov 2013-09-29 github

Steps to reproduce:

launch Steam in Big Picture mode;
wait until you're brought to the main login window;
quit with Alt+F4.

Desired effect:

Steam exists.

Actual effect:

The Big Picture window closes, but Steam remains in execution and has to be force-terminated.

System:

Distribution: Debian unstable;
Window Manager: Awesome WM 3.4.

The window manager is non-reparenting, which might be part of the problem.

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2013-10-28 github

Steam without any windows normally continues running with just a tray icon; this happens with the desktop client also (and on Windows/OSX). You can set STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1 to have Steam exit more often on last-window-close.

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2013-10-30 github

Closing as this appears to be by-design behavior (a deliberate design compromise which is not perfect, to be sure).

Nothing extracted yet.