Mattermost is not starting maximized on autostart

[mikalehmann]

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Summary Mattermost is starting as a non-maximized window, even if I maximize it before quitting. It should remember the state of the window over multiple sessions.

Information

• OS: Windows 10
• Mattermost version: 3.5.0
• Mattermost Server version: 3.6.1

Steps to reproduce

• Use a screen at 1440p or higher
• start Mattermost
• maximize the window
• exit Mattermost
• start again

Expected behavior The Mattermost window is maximized.

Observed behavior It's not. It's nearly as big as my screen, but doesn't fill it completely.

[jasonblais]

Thanks @Lehmax, confirmed on Windows 10 as well.

[yuya-oc]

Thanks, but it didn't reproduce for me on Windows 10. I tried with 2160p screen.

[jasonblais]

Hmm, it's not reproducing for me now either.. It definitely was earlier, so I'll keep an eye out for this.

@Lehmax does this reproduce for you every time when you quit, then re-open the app?

[mikalehmann]

Yes, it does. I can fix it temporarily by switching to 1080p, maximizing and then reverting the resolution. After I do that, it stays maximized even if I exit and restart Mattermost. If I log off from my Windows account or restart the PC, it's not maximized again.

@jasonblais what resolution are you on?

[jasonblais]

it's minimized again

Do you mean a) minimized when the app starts (i.e. minimized to taskbar), or b) opens in window size that isn't maximized?

[mikalehmann]

The latter. Nearly as big as my screen, but not maximized.

[yuya-oc]

@Lehmax After exiting from the app, what about %HOME%\AppData\Roaming\Mattermost\bounds-info.json? Maximized state should be saved in it.

[mikalehmann]

Any reference to "signing out" means signing out of my windows account to trigger autostart.

I just observed the bounds-info.json while doing different stuff. First it was set to false. Then I maximized the window and it changed to true. After exiting and restarting it stayed true. I signed out and opened Notepad++ immediately after logging in, but before Mattermost autostarted. It was still set to "true". After Mattermost autostarted it was "false" again until I maximized the window. It's strange that it now stays maximized after exiting, but still fails when signing out.

{"x":-8,"y":-8,"width":2560,"height":1400,"maximized":false,"fullscreen":false} This is my file, in case it helps. This is how it looks like after maximizing and triggering the autostart. It's also worth noting that resizing and exiting/signing out works. It will remember the size of the windows. Only after I maximize and sign out it will forget that it should be maximized by default.

[yuya-oc]

Thanks you for detailed information.

When using autostart, the application launches with --hidden flag. In this case, the maximized state was not restored. Would you confirm this build fixes the problem?

https://circleci.com/gh/yuya-oc/desktop/135#artifacts

[mikalehmann]

It does. 👍

[yuya-oc]

Thanks!