Codex Desktop becomes unresponsive and consumes most system memory after repeatedly resizing the window
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- Rust
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
最新版
What subscription do you have?
plus
What platform is your computer?
No response
What issue are you seeing?
The Codex window keeps flickering back and forth when archiving the last session
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Archive the last conversation
What is the expected behavior?
No response
Additional information
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Codex Desktop by archiving the last conversation, while observing the reported flickering, unresponsiveness, and memory usage. Done means the window no longer flickers or becomes unresponsive and does not consume most system memory after the reproduction steps.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100