microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Inconsistent gutters/margins on HiDPI displays with `snapToGridOnResize`
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Description
It looks like on my 200% scale device it's snapping at the half-grid.
A 50x15 window at 150% scale with Ctrl+Shift+A:
After resizing the window to 51x15:
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Research direction
Reproduce the described behavior on a HiDPI display using a 50x15 window at 150% scale, Ctrl+Shift+A, and a resize to 51x15. Trace the snapToGridOnResize behavior and compare the resulting gutters and margins; done means resizing no longer produces half-grid or inconsistent spacing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop-dev, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100