[Bug]: Linux window control overlays do not allow window resize on the corners

[bpasero]

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Electron Version

32.x

What operating system(s) are you using?

Ubuntu

Operating System Version

22.04

What arch are you using?

arm64 (including Apple Silicon)

Last Known Working Electron version

No response

Expected Behavior

You can resize the window in the top-right corner around the window controls:

Actual Behavior

You cannot resize.

Testcase Gist URL

No response

Additional Information

Simple gist:

// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
const path = require('node:path')

function createWindow () {
  // Create the browser window.
  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    webPreferences: {
      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
    },
    frame: false,
    titleBarStyle: "hidden",
    titleBarOverlay: {
      height: 29
    }
  });

  // and load the index.html of the app.
  mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')

  // Open the DevTools.
  // mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
}

// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.whenReady().then(() => {
  createWindow()

  app.on('activate', function () {
    // On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
    // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
    if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow()
  })
})

// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit()
})

// In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
// code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.

//cc @codebytere

Reported as microsoft/vscode#228505

[quexten]

Not sure if it's the same bug, but on Gnome on Wayland, in at least Fedora 40 and Ubuntu 22.04, with --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --ozone-platform-hint=auto, on default titlebarstyle and frame: true, the window becomes entirely un-resizeable (no matter from which side / corner) after upgrading to 32.1.0. This is not present when downgrading to 31.4.0.

With the titlebarstyle from the comment (frame: false) in this issue, on 32.1.0, I see the same behavior as described in the comment (i.e sides are re-sizeable but corner is not).

[dtcooper]

Not sure if it's the same bug, but on Gnome on Wayland, in at least Fedora 40 and Ubuntu 22.04, with --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --ozone-platform-hint=auto, on default titlebarstyle and frame: true, the window becomes entirely un-resizeable (no matter from which side / corner) after upgrading to 32.1.0. This is not present when downgrading to 31.4.0.

With the titlebarstyle from the comment (frame: false) in this issue, on 32.1.0, I see the same behavior as described in the comment (i.e sides are re-sizeable but corner is not).

Observing this as well, even after the fix @quexten. Tested on GNOME 46 and 47. Should we create a new issue?