Is programs on the dock not opening normal?

[-Josh-]

Maybe it's an option, I'm not sure. I know it's not lag or anything like that.
Sometimes when I close a program (still open in the dock, of course), when I try to re open it, it doesn't open. The little apple toolbar on the very top does change as I click it, regardless, the program does not open completely.
Take mail for instance.
I send an email than close it.
The little blue light indicates it still open. however, when I click it to reopen to see if I have had a reply it does not pop up..

is this normal, is there an option I can change?

Thanks,

Josh

 

[Killyp]

I've had this a few times too, I think it's a Leopard glitch. Never happened to me in Tiger. Definitely not a setting anywhere, the Dock should just always work...

 

[-Josh-]

I've had this a few times too, I think it's a Leopard glitch. Never happened to me in Tiger. Definitely not a setting anywhere, the Dock should just always work...

Ahh..WTF. I have to hold down my clicker, and hit quit and re open it. That's so ghetto.