Xfce4-panel's window buttons problems

I am using xfce4,everything is OK.but the panel's plugin window buttons can't works well ,when I used after a while.
normally,when I click the actual window button,the window will be minsize,when I click the button again, it will be back.
but now,I click the button,the window will be minsize ,and it can not be back,however I click it.I must use alt+tab to switch the window.
is it a bug?
Last edited by maplebeats (2012-07-20 03:56:36)

why?
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