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Maximized Terminal window obscures Taskbar after monitor power save

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#17,640 opened on Aug 1, 2024

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Description

Windows Terminal version

1.20.11781.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.4651

Other Software

Ubuntu in WSL2

Steps to reproduce

I have a laptop with external monitor connected. The laptop screen is 1920x1080, horizontal, 125% scaling; external monitor is 3840x2160, horizontal, 150% scaling, extended. The external monitor is set as main screen. The Taskbar is visible on both screens and is blocked.

Steps to reproduce:

  • Run Terminal, move to external monitor and maximize
  • Open some other apps, move to external monitor and maximize (not sure this is required)
  • Lock screen and let screens enter power save
  • Unlock screen

The reproduction rate is 100% or very close to it.

Expected Behavior

All applications including Terminal should appear normally, just like before locking screen.

Actual Behavior

All other applications that I have appear normally, just like before locking screen. Terminal obscures almost the whole Taskbar, just few bottom pixels are visible:

I need to Restore down and Maximize again to unobscure the Taskbar.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how the terminal handles the WM SETTINGCHANGE or WM DISPLAYCHANGE message when the monitor wakes from power save. Check if the terminal's window position is being recalculated correctly, especially when the taskbar is located at the bottom. Look for issues with the window rect being set to the full monitor size without accounting for the taskbar area.
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cpp
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