Upstream bug marked as a duplicate of #663501 which was closed "RESOLVED FIXED" on 2012-03-29 It seems only one window can be opened in new interface as tested in Ubuntu 18.04 Closing as fixed.
** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to totem in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1056951 Title: Two blank windows of totem movie player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/totem/+bug/1056951/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs