Hi David,
Being able to specify default behavior for the mesh bar (e.g., always minimized) is a popular feature request; please feel free to add your vote for this to the
Wish List. But as for the faulty behavior that you're seeing, I think we need to begin with a bug report. If you could submit a bug with your logs attached so that the team can see what's going on, we'd appreciate it. Instructions are in an Announcement at the top of the forums. Once you've submitted your bug, it could also be useful to have the Connect Feedback ID posted here, so that others can view and validate the bug.
Thanks,
Ben.