microsoft/Terminal

Fullscreen mode + "Show desktop" not working as expected

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#3,953 opened on Dec 13, 2019

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Description

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows Version 10.0.18362.476
Windows Terminal version: microsoft-windows-terminal 0.7.3291.0

Steps to reproduce

Open Windows Terminal Toggle fullscreen (F11) Use "show desktop" (win + d) Use "show desktop" again

Expected behavior

All windows should hide and the desktop should be shown (First trigger of "show desktop"). On second tirgger all windows should be shown again, and the terminal window should be visible on top again.

Actual behavior

On the second trigger of "show desktop", another window gets shown on top. Also sometimes the taskbar disappears, and you can see parts of the terminal peeking through.

PS: When using win+d with a AutoHotkey remapping, this gets even more buggy. (I can provide details if necessary)

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Research direction
Investigate the fullscreen toggle logic and how the window handles the 'Show Desktop' command. Trace the event handling for Win+D and see why the window is not properly restored.
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Domain
desktop
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