Frameless windows causes rightmost pixels to resize window
Author: bpaseroCreated Mar 7, 2025Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelsplatform/windowsplatform/linuxbug :beetle:component/BrowserWindowhas-repro-commentstale36-x-y
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Electron Version
36
What operating system(s) are you using?
Ubuntu
Operating System Version
24.04
What arch are you using?
arm64 (including Apple Silicon)
Last Known Working Electron version
No response
Expected Behavior
When you tile a frameless window to the right of the display, clicking all the way to the right triggers the window resize handler and does not click into the window. This does not happen with native apps that are not frameless.
Actual Behavior
You click on the far right and it triggers the window resize handler:
Testcase Gist URL
No response
Additional Information
Create a BrowserWindow like this:
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
width: 800,
height: 600,
titleBarStyle: "hidden",
titleBarOverlay: {
height: 24
},
webPreferences: {
preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
}
})
Source: electron/electron