Split Horizontal/Vertical, render issues when connecting/disconnecting monitors
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Description
- I am on the latest Hyper.app version
- I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate
- OS version and name: 10.13.6 macOS High Sierra
- Hyper.app version: Hyper 3.0.2 (stable)
- Link of a Gist with the contents of your .hyper.js: https://gist.github.com/emiljohansson/e16ce6fd114a13c478e98faeb2d453c5
- Relevant information from devtools (CMD+ALT+I on macOS, CTRL+SHIFT+I elsewhere):
- The issue is reproducible in vanilla Hyper.app:
Issue
In my projects, I always split my window using "Split Horizontal" (CMD+D) and "Split Vertical" (Shift+CMD+D) and randomly one or more of them will stop working. It seems like the canvas turns into an image and nothing works anymore. I can type and scroll, but nothing updates visually, see screenshot. If I change the size of the area, it stretches the text.
If I change the theme, the broken canvas stays the same.
I'm not sure how to consistently reproduce this, but it seems to happen only when I connect/disconnect my monitor to/from my Macbook.
It's kind of hard to see, but in the screenshot I am scrolling when the mouse cursor is not moving.

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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the Split Horizontal and Split Vertical rendering failure in Hyper.app while connecting or disconnecting a monitor, then use the referenced DevTools entry point to inspect the canvas before and after the display change. Done means split panes continue updating visually after the monitor transition.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, typescript
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100