Automatically enable/disable HDR when moving window between SDR and HDR displays
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platform: windows
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- C
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Description
Expected behavior
HDR mode turns off after moving RetroArch window to an SDR display, and turns back on after moving back to the HDR display,
Actual behavior
HDR mode is still on when moved to an SDR display, resulting in brighter colors.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Go into
Settings->Video->HDR. - Click
Enable HDRto turn on, and go back. - Move window to an SDR display to see the result.
Bisect Results
This happened when HDR support first got added.
Version/Commit
- RetroArch: 1.9.9/3688861
Environment information
- OS: Windows 10
- Compiler: MinGW (10.2.0) 64-bit
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing RetroArch's Windows HDR handling and the window/display transition path described in the reproduction steps. Verify behavior by enabling HDR, moving the window between HDR and SDR displays, and confirming HDR turns off and back on appropriately.
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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
- 35/100