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Desktop pets cannot be dragged or right-clicked on Windows

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Description

Codex version:
26.901.6511.0 (latest version available)

System:
Windows 25H2, build 26200.9168

Problem:
Desktop pets cannot be repositioned by dragging. Right-clicking a pet also does not open a context menu.

This affects both custom pets and the built-in/default pets, so it does not appear to be caused by a specific spritesheet or pet configuration.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Enable any desktop pet in Codex for Windows.
  2. Move the mouse pointer over the pet.
  3. Press and hold the left mouse button and try to drag the pet.
  4. Right-click the pet.

Actual behavior:
The pet does not move, and no right-click menu appears. Hovering sometimes triggers a small pet animation, indicating that pointer movement is detected, but mouse-button events do not appear to reach the pet overlay.

Expected behavior:
Holding the left mouse button over the pet should allow it to be dragged to another position. Right-clicking should open the pet menu.

Troubleshooting already performed:

  • Tested multiple built-in pets.
  • Tested a repaired and validated custom pet package.
  • Fully restarted Codex.
  • Used Windows “Repair” for the Codex application.
  • Used Windows “Reset” for the Codex application.
  • Tested Windows display scaling at both 200% and 100%.
  • Confirmed Codex is updated to the latest available version.

None of these actions changed the behavior.

Possible affected component:
This may be a Windows avatar-overlay hit-testing or pointer-interactivity issue. Mouse-move events appear to be forwarded to the overlay, while left-click, right-click, and drag events pass through or are ignored.

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating the Windows desktop-pet avatar overlay and its pointer or hit-testing handlers, then reproduce the issue with dragging and right-clicking; done means both mouse-button interactions reach the pet while hover behavior remains working.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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