FancyZones windows going over the screen area

[cocavi]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.57.0

Running as admin

• [ ] Yes

Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones

Steps to reproduce

Every morning when I start my computer, I start dragging my windows to the set spaces, and the window I put on the far right, goes longer than the screen area, so if I scroll all the way down I don't see the end of the page. I have to either manually move the screen down and resize it, or I have to open PowerToys, then open FancyZones and then launch the layout editor and after that, I drag the window over that area again and it gets set the right way.

✔️ Expected Behavior

For the window I drag to the zones to stay within the screen area

❌ Actual Behavior

the windows I drag go pass the edges of the zones, going under the taskbar resulting in me not being able to see the end of the page.

Other Software

No response

[Jay-o-Way]

Are you using Grid or Canvas style layout? A screenshot would be nice. There were some issues with Canvas layouts and screen scaling that were fixed very recently. Also: might want to update to v0.57.2. If that doesn't work, try deleting the layout and create a new one.

[jaimecbernardo]

/needinfo

[cocavi]

Hi Jay,

I am using a custom layout that I designed. I am sorry if I don’t have all the answers. I just started using this program a couple of weeks ago.

I am attaching 2 pictures. One of the layout I use and the second one showing where the window is longer than the length of the screen vertically.

[SeraphimaZykova]

/bugreport will be useful here

[ghost]

Hi there!

We need a bit more information to really debug this issue. Can you add a "Report Bug" zip file here? You right click on our system tray icon and just go to report bug. Then drag the zipfile from your desktop onto the GitHub comment box in this issue. Thanks!

[cocavi]

On what page will I find this tray icon? Can you please share the link? I do not see it on this screen.

[cocavi]

I am attaching a screen shot of my screen, I do not have that bar. Also I am getting this message every day I turn my computer on, could this be part of the problem?

[jaimecbernardo]

I think the Window from that screenshot got fixed on 0.57.2 so please update. What do you mean you do not have that bar? What version of Windows are you running? Where's the clock located in your screen?

[cocavi]

Sorry Jaime, I am a mac user, and use this Dell only for work, so I am not used to windows. Yes now with that picture you sent me I found it. I am waiting for my IT guy to do the update since I need admin log in to do any updates. If the issue continues after I do the update I will report the bug and upload pictures to the zip file. Were you able to look at the picture I sent about the message I get every time I open my computer? Will this be fixed with the update too?

[Jay-o-Way]

By the way @cocavi, when you answer via e-mail, ataachments are not passed to this issue/comment. You tried to send screenshots of your zones, but we can't see those yet. If you would like to open this issue via a browser, edit the comment and upload the pictures there, that's be nice.

[jaimecbernardo]

The "Fail to initialize plugins" message is the issue that's fixed by updating. For your FancyZones issue we still need to investigate. /needinfo

[cocavi]

@jaimecbernardo here is a screen shot of how the bottom of the window looks

This gets fixed if I open PowerToys, then open FancyZones, open the Launch Layout Editor, and then close it, and then I will grab the screen and press shift and drop it on the same zone, it will correct the length of the window.

[jaimecbernardo]

From your screenshot:

If you press that up arrow, you see a PowerToys icon, right? That's where you can generate the /bugreport from

[ghost]

Hi there!

We need a bit more information to really debug this issue. Can you add a "Report Bug" zip file here? You right click on our system tray icon and just go to report bug. Then drag the zipfile from your desktop onto the GitHub comment box in this issue. Thanks!

[cocavi]

PowerToysReport_2022-04-14-10-22-28.zip

[cocavi]

Here is another example of what happens with the windows when I use fancy zones. Before it used to happen only on the right zone, now it's also happening on the middle one. The window goes past the taskbar.

[Jay-o-Way]

@cocavi Did you try to delete and re-create the layout?

[cocavi]

@Jay-o-Way I did now that you suggested it. I will test it tomorrow morning and update you

[cocavi]

@Jay-o-Way deleting and re-creating the layout did not fix the problem.

[cocavi]

Hi @SeraphimaZykova last night I ran the last update v0.59.1 and now the issue I had came back, and I already tried deleting my layout and redoing it, and it does not work. I used to be able to activate it with the shortcut to fix it, but now that doesn't work either. Can you please help me?

[SeraphimaZykova]

Hi @cocavi, can you please send a new bug report from the latest version? /needinfo

[cocavi]

PowerToysReport_2022-06-17-08-45-33.zip

[SeraphimaZykova]

The problem that windows are behind the taskbar looks like this one: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/10903. Can you please clarify regarding activation with a shortcut, is a problem that the layout is not applied when you press Ctrl + Win + Alt + 2? /needinfo

[cocavi]

Before I used to turn my computer on, press windows + Shift + . and the layout would open, and I would close it and all the windows would set up perfectly. With this new update, I click that shortcut and nothing happens. And I have PowerToys to launch automatically. The shortcut you mentioned also doesn't work. Also all my windows are still showing up behind the taskbar. I have to manually move them.

[cocavi]

Hi @SeraphimaZykova I am now getting this message daily when I first open my computer. Please note that I cannot run the app as administrator because I am using my work computer.

[jaimecbernardo]

@cocavi , looks like you're trying to open "PowerToys.Settings.exe" directly and that's why this is happening.

[Geczy]

i had this issue as well, i fixed it by changing my taskbar behavior to "show on all displays" . this issue was happening cause i have dual monitors and was only showing taskbar on one, so im assuming fancyzones thought i had no taskbar and just made both fancy zones span the entire monitor height

these are the settings that allow me to have proper constricted zones:

[cocavi]

@Geczy Thank you for this, I just looked and I do not have a Taskbar Behavior menu, it could be because I am only using one screen.

[cocavi]

Before I used to turn my computer on, press windows + Shift + . and the layout would open, and I would close it and all the windows would set up perfectly. With this new update, I click that shortcut and nothing happens. And I have PowerToys to launch automatically. The shortcut you mentioned also doesn't work. Also all my windows are still showing up behind the taskbar. I have to manually move them.

This issue is still happening even after the update.

[gamebird92]

I am having the same issue: After restarting my computer, fancy zones does not recognize the taskbar on my main monitor. When moving a window into a zone of my main monitor, it get's hidden under the taskbar. After opening FancyZones settings and toggle it off and an, it works perfectly fine.

As someone mentioned above, I do not have a taskbar on my second monitor enabled.

Version v0.61.1

Issue appearing since the last two updates.

[cocavi]

@gamebird92 I found a work arround until they fix this. If you create a new layout using the canvas option, create all your windows but leave a space at the bottom the size of the task bar. When you create a new page it will fit perfectly and sit right after the task bar.

[gamebird92]

Issue appearing still in v0.63.0 - doesn't matter if there is taskbar enabled or disabled on my secondary screen. Using 34zoll monitor (3440x1440) as main and a 27zoll monitor as secondary (1440 x 2560, portrait mode).

[RedFour]

This issues comes and goes for me for months. Just updated to v0.63 and now my terminal inputs are all hidden under the taskbar.

[rowansmithau]

i started running into this issue after adding a second monitor and found this thread. the issue was only occurring for me on the new monitor. turns out the issue for me was that powertoys seemed to set the 'space around zones' on the new monitor to -10px, once i disabled this the issue went away. hopefully helps someone else.

[DavidLafond]

This is not fix and the problem is not minus pixels on my side. I need to add space around zones of 51pixels to not have the apps under the taskbar.

[AlphaeusNg]

Hi, I'm encountering the same issue where my chrome browser goes beyond the assigned margin.

For example, if you look at the left and right bar, it was supposed to stay within the red line that I've drawn, but in both cases it has over exceeded it.