Windows Terminal (and other apps) can't be shift-dragged to a zone

[0xabu]

Trying out FancyZones, I discovered that the new Windows Terminal can't be shift-dragged into a zone. All the other apps I'm using seem to work, but holding down shift while dragging the terminal window just moves the window as normal and won't snap to a zone. Win+arrow doesn't seem to work specially for it either.

[810]

confirmed, looks like the terminal is hacking into the explorer.

[indierawk2k2]

Great bug! I verified it too. We'll investigate

[gmontanola]

Just to add another application with the same problem: Telegram Desktop can't be shift-dragged too.

Both are Windows Store apps but other apps like Spotify and WhatsApp Web work properly.

[Polyterative]

This also happens when using maxto, a paid alternative. I guess the underlying API is the same

[mineral4x]

Does this possibly affect all Win store apps on the UWP platform?

[enricoreich]

It's also the case with ConEmu and if you have General->Appearence:Hide captions always option activated and General->Tab bar: Tabs on bottom option deactivated.

If so, the zones are not shown if you drag the ConEmu window and press shift.

@mineral4x: It works with the weather app and windows 10 calculator.

[awildbrysen]

The Epic Games store and Origin have this issue as well

[tssge]

It seems like there's something about Qt that makes windows unable to be snapped in place.

Telegram is made with Qt, Origin is made with Qt (I believe) and a Discord client I use, Ripcord, is made with Qt and is undraggable as well.

[jokeyrhyme]

This has been reported over in the Windows Terminal project: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/2689

[jopose]

Edge in Application Guard can not be dragged to FanzyZones zone. Same behaviour for Edge Dev in Application Gurard.

[lotsahelp]

I can't get Chrome (76.0.3809.132) to snap either. Firefox 69 does. Edge does.

[enricogior]

We have found the root cause and we are working on a fix, stay tuned ;)

[DHowett-MSFT]

confirmed, looks like the terminal is hacking into the explorer. @810

Hi. Terminal dev lead here. We're definitely not "hacking into the explorer", we're just using traditional non-client painting techniques. That's.. a very strange accusation.

[enricogior]

Hi @DHowett-MSFT feel free to close the bug that has been opened on the Terminal repo, this is not a bug in Terminal, it's a problem with the way we detect if the window is being moved or resized, the fix is on the way. Thank you.

[enricogior]

The fix is in master, if you don't want to wait for the next release, you can build it and give it a try!

[jopose]

This doesn't work with MS Edge in Application Guard. MS Edge version: 44.18362.10024.0

It also doesn't work in the new MS Edge (Dev) MS Edge(dev) version: 79.0.309.5 (Official build) dev (64-bit)

PowerToys version: 0.12.0.0

[enricogior]

Hi @jopose I haven't tested it with Application Guard yet, but I tested it with Edge Chromium Dev Version 79.0.309.5 and it works fine. Can you make sure you are running v0.12.0? Thanks.

[enricogior]

@jopose when you drag Edge, the zones don't show up or they show up but Edge doesn't get snapped into the selected zone?

[jopose]

Yes, I'm running 0.12. And yes, it works with Edge Chromium and regular Edge. It seams as if it's Application Guard that is the problem.

[jopose]

The zones don't show up.

[enricogior]

@jopose can you please open a new issue specific to Application Guard, since the bug seems to be different from the one that was effecting windows with custom title bars. Thanks.

[allansramblings]

The Sound Control panel (where you swap audio sources, etc) doesn't allow shift dragging or snapping. At least for me.

[enricogior]

Hi @allansramblings you mean this one?

[allansramblings]

Yes that one.

[jccraig]

Python IDLE windows are now not snapping into a frame fore me. They worked fine until recently.

[crutkas]

@jccraig, you are on 0.15?

[enricogior]

@jccraig can you add you report here https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1466? Thanks.

[ElectroLund]

Super obscure example to throw on the pile... CVI LabWindows by National Instruments.

Its main window and all it's little undocked windows, none of them respond.

Now strangely, FancyZones did work with this application in an earlier release. Sorry I don't remember which one. But in the last 2 or 3 releases on, FancyZones doesn't recognize the app.

[enricogior]

Hi @ElectroLund in the early releases FancyZones was accepting basically every window, but it was causing a lot of problem since it was not treating dialog and child windows as they should, causing several bugs. We make some changes to prevent those bugs and that had the side effect of not being able to move certain windows. Now we try to add support for those windows on a per case basis.

[ElectroLund]

Gotcha, @enricogior. Any chance we can get our specific app added to the "whitelist"?

[enricogior]

We have two approaches to this:

• if the app is available we can test it to determine if it can be supported
• if not, we are considering adding a list of "allowed" up that the users can manage themselves

[ElectroLund]

Awesome! The 1st option is a pain to you devs and presents an "playing catch-up" forever. It's also difficult with my app, because it's a paid suite, so a hassle for you.

I vote for #2, as it puts the responsibility on the user.

[ziplock9000]

Just to add another application with the same problem: Telegram Desktop can't be shift-dragged too.

Both are Windows Store apps but other apps like Spotify and WhatsApp Web work properly.

Furthermore Telegram breaks it for ALL other apps on my system. Telegram has to be stopped, PowerToys has to be stopped and restarted for it to work again.

[enricogior]

Hi @ziplock9000 can you please provide more information:

• what version of PowerToys are you running?
• what are the exact repro steps and does it happen all the times?

[ziplock9000]

Hi @ziplock9000 can you please provide more information:

• what version of PowerToys are you running?
• what are the exact repro steps and does it happen all the times?

v0.17.0 and it happens 100% of the time. 1) Start PT 2) Start Telegram 3) Attempt to shift-drag a window.. nothing happens

Steps 1 and 2 can be swapped, it makes no difference.

[enricogior]

@ziplock9000 please check if it still happens with 0.18 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases

[ziplock9000]

@ziplock9000 please check if it still happens with 0.18 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases

That's fixed it, thanks!.

[coxse]

Just adding another app that doesn't snap into zones, "S3 Browser"

using powertoy ver v0.18.2

[enricogior]

@coxse this is a closed issue, please add your comment to https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1466 Thanks.

[codingbott]

Also Teamspeak 3 cant dragged to zones. Zones do not appear.

[DHowett]

@codingbott this is a closed issue, please add your comment to #1466 Thanks.

[ThatGirlSlays]

Same issue with OBS Studio (using version 23.1.0 64 bit)

Edit. I will move my comment to #1466

[rcuhljr]

https://parsecgaming.com/ stopped snapping after the last power tools update for me, latest versions (150-46)

[zigurana]

This is still an issue with PT v0.45 and Windows Terminal Version: 1.8.1521.0.

As this seems to be the main issue that all others refer to, maybe re-open it until it's actually fixed?

[jgkawell]

I'm still having this issue with the Origin Launcher on the latest PowerToys update as well.

[franky920920]

@zigurana or @jgkawell Please file a new issue for this and reference this issue to track it.

[hevi1991]

If your Windows terminal uses administrator mode, then powertoy also needs to use administrator mode in order to control