linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon

Cinnamon full screen goes to the wrong screen

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Description

Distribution

Mint and Arch

Package version

Cinnamon 6.2.9 (Arch)

Graphics hardware in use

amd graphics card

Frequency

Always

Bug description

If I moved my window from the main primary monitor to the secondary monitor that is not set as primary, then moved the window back to the primary window (either firefox or brave), then if I press f11 the first time it will go fullscreen just fine, if I go out of fullscreen and again went into fullscreen it will go to the left monitor, when I exit it then it will go back to my main monitor.

this is also a problem with YouTube if I go in fullscreen the same thing happens. I don't get the same issue with xfce

Steps to reproduce

refer to bug description

Expected behavior

It should not move to another monitor.

Additional information

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on Cinnamon 6.2.9 with two monitors, moving Firefox or Brave between them and toggling fullscreen twice. Trace the fullscreen window handling involved in that scenario; done means fullscreen remains on the primary monitor after repeated entry and exit.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, linux
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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