microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Window scaling issue on systems with mixed monitor sizes
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- C++
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Description
### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)
10.0.19042.1052
### Other Software
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce
System with two monitors (1x 1920x1080 and 1x 4k)
1. Open Windows Terminal on the 1920x1080 monitor
2. Minimize Windows Terminal
3. Reopen Windows Terminal
### Expected Behavior
The size of the window should be the same as before minimizing the window
### Actual Behavior
The width of the Window increases. This does not happen when you minimize and reopen Windows Terminal on the 4K screen.
Before minimizing:
After opening the minimized window
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the issue with 1920x1080 and 4K monitors using the listed minimize-and-reopen steps, then trace the window restoration and scaling behavior. Done means the window keeps the same width when reopened on the lower-resolution monitor.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- 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