linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon

Windows on top of desklets randomly become uninteractible on the portion of the desklet.

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Description

Distribution

Arch Linux

Package version

6.4.2

Graphics hardware in use

NVidia 660 ti

Frequency

Only occasionally

Bug description

If a window is full screen and the mouse is on the right side of the window scroll behavior stops working in Brave or Nemo. This seems to require the system to be up for a couple days before the issue occurs. I believe this is an issue with Cinnamon and not something else on the system

Steps to reproduce
  1. Boot up Cinnamon
  2. Open a few scrollable windows
  3. Check back in two days to a week.
Expected behavior

Window scrolls.

Additional information

There is a workaround involving restarting the system.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Cinnamon with a full-screen window over a desklet, using Brave or Nemo on the described Arch Linux and NVIDIA setup. Check whether scrolling stops only on the window's right side after extended uptime; done means scrolling remains functional without restarting the system.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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