lucmos / lucmos/UltrawideWindows

Window positions change when a new window is open or when I change between desktops

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Description

Hi
First, thanks for such a useful tool. It has notably improved my way of working. But a few weeks ago, it started to show a different behaviour, specially when I switch from one virtual desktop to another: Windows positions are lost and I have to reorganize everything in each desktop every time I change to it. This does not happen for manually placed windows or default shortcuts (win+left/right)

You can see the strange behaviour in this animated gif: https://imgur.com/a/xb6XB6Q
Please let me know if I can provide more info about my setup which helps to solve this issue.

OS: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) x86_64
Host: XPS 15 9560
Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64
Packages: 3212 (dpkg)
Shell: bash 5.0.3
Resolution: 1920x1080, 3840x1200
DE: KDE
WM: KWin
WM Theme: K01-d
Theme: Breeze Dark [KDE], Breeze-Dark [GTK3]
Icons: breeze-dark [KDE], breeze [GTK3]
Terminal: konsole
Terminal Font: Hack 12

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Start by reproducing the window-position changes when opening a new window or switching virtual desktops under KDE/KWin, using the reported Debian 10 setup and the linked GIF for comparison. Check whether manually placed windows and Win+Left/Right behave differently. Done means positions remain consistent after switching desktops and opening windows.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
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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