microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Fancy Zones doesn't recognise all application windows when Shift is pressed
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.0
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
FancyZones
### Steps to reproduce
When holding down Shift, Fancy Zones does not highlight the zones for certain applications. Two examples are [Totality Apex](https://www.totality.com.au/platforms/totality-apex) and [IBKR Desktop](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/ibkr-desktop-download.php).
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### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Zones to highlight to allow snapping.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Zones do not highlight. Fancy Zones is recognising the applications.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
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### Additional Information
Windows 11
### Other Software
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the FancyZones issue on Windows 11 with Shift held while using Totality Apex and IBKR Desktop, and compare them with applications that highlight zones correctly. Investigate how FancyZones recognises these application windows; done means the zones highlight and allow snapping for both reported applications.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100