microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Fancy Zones applying layout to all screens when using shortcut
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Product-FancyZones
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- C
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.97.0
Installation method
Scoop
Area(s) with issue?
FancyZones
Steps to reproduce
When using multiple screens:
- Move your mouse to any if the screens
- Use
CTRL+WIN+ALT+<NUM>to change the layout
✔️ Expected Behavior
Layout is applied only to the current screen (where the mouse is located).
❌ Actual Behavior
Layout is applied to all the screens
Additional Information
Windows 11 Pro 24H2 build 26100.7462
System installation
Other Software
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing FancyZones handling of the CTRL+WIN+ALT+ shortcut and how it selects the screen under the mouse. Reproduce the issue with multiple screens; done means changing the layout affects only the current screen, not all screens.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100