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Using Windows+Shift+(arrow key) to move Terminal between monitors with different scaling ratios causes incorrect resize of the window

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#6,210 opened on May 26, 2020

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Description

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.18363.836
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.0.1401.0

Steps to reproduce

Two monitors in the environment: One is 4K resolution, scaling ratio 200%; the other is 1080p resolution, scaling ratio 100% The 4K monitor is the default monitor.

Open Windows Terminal. It opens on the 4K monitor. Use "Windows+Shift+right arrow" to move it to the 1080p monitor.

Expected behavior

Windows Terminal should show up on the 1080p monitor with the same number of rows and columns as it had when it was on the 4K monitor. (This is what happens if you drag it over.)

Actual behavior

Windows Terminal has been sized down and has half of the rows and columns that it had before the move.

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Research direction
Investigate how Terminal handles DPI scaling when moving between monitors with different DPIs, and ensure window size is recalculated correctly.
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cpp
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