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Drop down menus goes out of Terminal window on Terminal Preview

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.20.10293.0

### Windows build number

23620.1000

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

Open Terminal Preview app > Go to Settings > Open any drop down menu and scroll down/up

### Expected Behavior

Drop down menu either stays inside the window or automatically closes like on stable channel when you start scrolling

**Terminal Stable Behavior:**

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/64617514/1d30efae-93a0-43f2-baa0-0996b7c1b32f

### Actual Behavior

Drop down menu goes out of the window when you start scrolling through settings

**Terminal Preview Behavior:**

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/64617514/ff68dd0e-9cf7-43dc-b62c-77cff035ffa9

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Terminal Preview by opening Settings, opening a dropdown, and scrolling through the settings page; compare the result with the stable-channel behavior shown in the report. Done means the dropdown remains inside the Terminal window or closes when scrolling, matching the expected behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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