microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
CmdPal: Setting search box position (in compact mode) to lowest settings squashes the window
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Product-Command Palette
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
main
Installation method
Dev build in Visual Studio
Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
Steps to reproduce
- Enable compact mode
- Set Search box position the bottom
- Open Command Palette
- Type something in the search box (important)
- Observe that it is flat as a pancake and is immposible to resize it back normally
- Cry
✔️ Expected Behavior
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❌ Actual Behavior
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Research direction
Start in the Command Palette area and reproduce the compact-mode case with Search box position set to bottom, then type in the search box. The fix is complete when the window no longer becomes flat or loses normal resizing behavior in that configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100