microsoft/Terminal

Figure out how to handle drag-drop in an elevated session

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#6,661 opened on Jun 24, 2020

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Description

Environment

Windows build number: 19041
Windows Terminal version: 1.0.1401.0

Steps to reproduce

  • Open Windows Terminal
  • Open a second tab (the shell does not matter)
  • Try to drag any tab

Expected behavior

Tabs are attached to the mouse cursor and can be dragged to the desired location.

Actual behavior

Nothing happens EPSXa3QONG

I can only reproduce this issue on my work PC. My private PC works just fine. They use the exact same settings file. Also restarting the computer or reinstalling WT does not help.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how drag and drop is implemented in Windows Terminal and why it fails in elevated sessions. Look at the tab drag and drop code path, possibly related to user permissions or inter process communication.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
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2
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1-3 hours
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