RA Windows does not remember window position and size.
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Description
Even when you check the "remember window position and size" under settings>video>windowed mode, it does not work, RA never remembers the position or size.
Expected behavior
RA properly remembering window size (ie maximized) or size (it changes when loading content, closing content, and the size depends on the core used.
Actual behavior
The only way to get around this in a partial way is to set a defined window width and height, then RA remembers the window size, just not the position, never the position.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- First step--> make a clean RA installation or delete retroarch.cfg
- Second step-->load content and close content while observing how the window resizes itself all the time
- Third step-->Set a defined window width and height under settings>video>windowed mode and then RA remembers the window size, but it won't remember the position.
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This has been happening for as long as I can remember, and I've been using RA prior to the 1.6 series.
Version/Commit
You can find this information under Information/System Information
- RetroArch: 1.8.8 stable, and has happened at the very least all the way along the 1.8 and 1.7 series.
Environment information
Windows 10 Pro 1903
I7 4790k
GTX 1080 ti with 441.87 drivers.
2k@120hz/4k@60hz screen.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue on Windows 10 with a clean RetroArch installation or deleted retroarch.cfg, following the listed windowed-mode steps. Trace the desktop window handling for the “remember window position and size” setting and verify that position, maximized state, and size remain correct across loading and closing content.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100