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Wrong desktop size after unlocking the screen

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Description

Distribution

Mint 22.1

Package version

Cinnamon 6.4.8

Graphics hardware in use

Intel Corporation Alder Lake-UP3 GT1 [UHD Graphics] (rev 0c)

Frequency

Quite often

Bug description

After display goes blank (screen inactivity settings in power manager), the monitor's power saving features kick in and the monitor turns off. When I'm back, I press a key to activate the computer, the lock screen shows up, and after unlocking I can see that bottom part of the screen is "invisible" for cinnamon (although the wallpaper extends fully). See video.

  • MSI Cubi (micro pc) with Intel card,
  • Connected via DisplayPort to a 4K monitor
(cinnamon:1859): muffin-CRITICAL **: 19:32:06.767: meta_display_get_monitor_geometry: assertion 'monitor >= 0 && monitor < n_logical_monitors' failed

(cinnamon:1859): muffin-CRITICAL **: 19:32:06.783: meta_display_get_monitor_geometry: assertion 'monitor >= 0 && monitor < n_logical_monitors' failed

** (cinnamon:1859): CRITICAL **: 19:32:07.224: na_tray_manager_manage_screen: assertion 'manager->screen == NULL' failed

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/31532f53-2de0-49bf-8917-b9401adda2f6

Steps to reproduce
  1. Set "Turn off the screen when inactive for" to 5 mins in Power Management
  2. Go away and do your stuff for 10mins
  3. Go back to the computer, hit some keys to wake up, and type your password to unlock
  4. The cinnamon desktop does not extend fully to the bottom of the screen
Expected behavior

The cinnamon desktop does extend fully to the bottom of the screen

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 using the listed Power Management timeout, wake-up, and unlock steps on the reported Cinnamon and Mint versions. Use the muffin-CRITICAL messages and the attached video as diagnostic evidence; done means the Cinnamon desktop extends fully to the bottom of the monitor after unlocking.

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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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