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OF_FULLSCREEN has small bottom gap on Windows

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Description

ofGLWindowSettings settings;
settings.setGLVersion(4, 1);
settings.setSize(1920, 1080); // Monitor has 1920x1080 display,
settings.windowMode = OF_FULLSCREEN;

auto window = ofCreateWindow(settings);
ofRunApp(window, make_shared<ofApp>());
ofRunMainLoop();

Application creates the gap between bottom of the screen and application window. Gap is around ~19px and i painted in red.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the provided ofGLWindowSettings and ofCreateWindow example on Windows with a 1920x1080 monitor, then trace the fullscreen window creation path it exercises. Done means OF_FULLSCREEN reaches the bottom of the display without the reported gap, with the behavior verified using the example configuration.

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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
42/100

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