Slack chat is unreachable from the desktop icon while screen sharing full-window
When a user is screen sharing in full-window mode during a video call, clicking the Slack desktop icon does not bring the app to the foreground, forcing them to minimize the shared window first. This breaks the ability to quickly check messages mid-call.
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