microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Fullscreen mode + "Show desktop" not working as expected
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Description
Environment
Windows build number: Microsoft Windows Version 10.0.18362.476
Windows Terminal version: microsoft-windows-terminal 0.7.3291.0
Steps to reproduce
Open Windows Terminal
Toggle fullscreen (F11)
Use "show desktop" (win + d)
Use "show desktop" again
Expected behavior
All windows should hide and the desktop should be shown (First trigger of "show desktop"). On second tirgger all windows should be shown again, and the terminal window should be visible on top again.
Actual behavior
On the second trigger of "show desktop", another window gets shown on top. Also sometimes the taskbar disappears, and you can see parts of the terminal peeking through.
PS: When using win+d with a AutoHotkey remapping, this gets even more buggy. (I can provide details if necessary)
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First steps
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the F11 and Win+D sequence on the listed Windows 10 and Windows Terminal versions, including the AutoHotkey case if details become available. The issue names no files or tests, so the first investigation is locating the fullscreen and desktop-window handling code; done means both Show desktop triggers restore the terminal on top without taskbar or window artifacts.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 30/100