New windows are not always opened tilted.
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Description
**Description:**
**Issue Summary:**
Yabai does not always tilt new windows. Closing the application and re-opening it usually solves the issue. This problem seems to occur randomly and has been observed with multiple applications such as Chrome, Outlook, Spotify, and MacOS Calendar.
**Steps to Reproduce:**
1. Open a new application.
2. Observe that the window does not always tilt as expected.
3. Close the application (close, not minimize) and re-open it.
4. Notice that the window now tilts correctly. If it does not, repeat step 3 and it should work after a 2-3 tries max.
**Expected Behavior:**
New windows should always tilt as configured.
**Actual Behavior:**
New windows sometimes do not tilt, and the issue is resolved by closing and re-opening the application.
**Environment:**
- **Yabai Version:** yabai-v7.1.3
- **Operating System:** macOS Sonoma 14.7
**Additional Information:**
- The issue appears to be random and not specific to any particular application.
- No specific steps have been identified to consistently reproduce the issue.
- My yabai config file:
```
# bsp, stack or float
yabai -m config layout bsp
# When a window is splitted horizontally, the new one goes to the bottom (or right with vertical
# split)
yabai -m config window_placement second_child
# padding/gaps
yabai -m config top_padding 12
yabai -m config bottom_padding 12
yabai -m config left_padding 12
yabai -m config right_padding 12
yabai -m config window_gap 12
# mouse settings
# place mouse in focused windows
yabai -m config mouse_follows_focus on
yabai -m config mouse_modifier alt
# left click + alt = drag windows
yabai -m config mouse_action1 move
# right click + alt = resize windows
yabai -m config mouse_action2 resize
# move a windows in the middle of another windows to swap them
yabai -m mouse_drop_action swap
# Disaple specific apps (not managed by yabai)
yabai -m rule --add app="^System Settings$" manage=off
```
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Research direction
Start by testing the reported yabai-v7.1.3 configuration on macOS Sonoma 14.7 with Chrome, Outlook, Spotify, and Calendar, recording when new windows fail to tile. No source file or test is identified; done means reliably identifying and fixing the cause so new windows tile without closing and reopening the application.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, macos
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100