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Maximizing with two monitors is wonky (known bug)

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Description

Maximizing the window stretches it over both monitors rather than one.

MULTIMON="true" in the winapps.config results in no window appearing at all for me. And apparently other have noticed a black window instead: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/5206

This bug was already known from the old Winapps: https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps/issues/260 https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps/issues/26

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Research direction

Start with winapps.config and the MULTIMON="true" setting, then reproduce the maximized-window behavior with two monitors and compare the no-window or black-window results against the linked FreeRDP issue. Trace how winapps passes the setting to FreeRDP. Done means maximizing targets one monitor and the configured multi-monitor mode presents a usable window.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, shell
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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