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VS Code reports incorrect size of the terminal until the terminal is manually resized

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#174,486 opened on Feb 15, 2023

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Description

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

  • VS Code Version: 1.75.1
  • OS Version: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Make typeset -p COLUMNS or repeat COLUMNS; print -n . command run on integrated terminal open (e.g. by adding one of them at the very top of ~/.zshrc config file)
  2. Open VS Code
  3. Open integrated terminal
  4. Close VS code and re-open it
  5. Resize the showed up terminal
  6. Run in the terminal typeset -p COLUMNS or repeat COLUMNS; print -n . command
  7. Observe the difference between the value coming from the terminal command run on startup and command run manually (see screenshot below). VS Code reports incorrect size on terminal open until it gets manually resized.

2023-02-15_19-52

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Research direction
Investigate the terminal resize event handling during startup to ensure correct dimensions are propagated before shell initialization.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
Prerequisites
Terminal
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60