When the browser window is maximized, positioning my cursor at the very top of my screen makes it turn into a vertical resize arrow. This is an issue because it prevents me from grabbing the window and pulling down to unmaxmize it and move the window to my other monitor, for example. When the resize arrow is displayed in this scenario, nothing happens when I click, double-click, or click and drag.
This is disruptive because it means I need to use extra precision to grab the window top bar just below the very top.
How can this issue be reproduced?
Maximize browser window
Move cursor to the very top of screen
Observe vertical resize arrow and attempt to perform any clicking actions.
Expected result:
I should be able to just fling my cursor to the top of my screen, click and hold, fling my cursor to the top of my other screen, and release click to move the window to another screen. Brave requires extra precision which results in frequent unsuccessful attempts to grab the window when I’m in a hurry. This makes Brave annoying to use.
This is the only application that I’m aware of that behaves in this way.
The vertical resize arrow should not appear at the top edge of a window when the window is maximized.
@Hi-PolymerEraser I’m just using a single monitor which may be all the difference, but going to the top does exactly what it should do. I can’t get it to show me the resize arrow unless it’s not maximized.
I’m curious if this might be related to your display settings? Such as if you have one screen on 100% and the other at 125% or something?
Hey, thanks for replying. I’m using two displays: a 27” 1440p and a 24” 1080p. Both are at 100% scaling in the display settings. Chrome doesn’t cause the resize arrow to appear when maximized. The resize arrow appears for Brave when maximized on either monitor. I did also just restart my computer for an unrelated reason and the resize arrow still appears for Brave.
Interestingly, I’ve saved a few website as “apps” with Brave so I can open them as standalone windows, and those standalone windows do not cause the resize arrow to appear when they’re maximized.
@Hi-PolymerEraser will have to see if I can think of anything here. If everything is fine on Chrome then should be on Brave as well, at least one would think. And I’m assuming you don’t have different display between the two, though could be something in your graphics card settings.
I’ll tag in @Mattches from Brave in case he has any ideas. But just a heads up, it’s Friday night and a lot of people at Brave tend not to be active over the weekends. So it might be a few days to get anything.
Oh, in the meanwhile, let me ask you to try some of the following if you don’t mind testing:
If you create a new browser profile, does it work the same way? (that’s three line menu → more tools → add new profile)
Does disabling Use graphics acceleration when available at Settings → System have any impact?
If you install Brave Beta or Brave Nightly, do you see the same behavior on them?
No problem at all if additional responses take a few days—I appreciate your help and tagging others who could help too. I’m not in a big hurry, I just finally decided to pursue a solution.
However, your suggestion to try a new profile produced a clue. Creating a new profile did resolve the issue, and the difference I noticed right away was the new profile uses horizontal tabs while I normally use vertical tabs. Sure enough, switching my main profile to horizontal tabs resolves the issue and switching back to vertical tabs brings it back.
Do you think this means it’s a bug? Could you try enabling vertical tabs on your end?
I can try your other suggestions too if you think that’s still valuable.
@Hi-PolymerEraser okay, yes. That would be it. I’m guessing it’s because the area on horizontal is designed to assume the spacing for the tabs, so they want to make sure no misclicks. But with vertical, I suppose nothing does exist there except for the edge of the window.
And yeah, I would think it’s a bug and not intentional. I’ll try to dig more later to see if there’s any open Github and we have him tagged in on it, so at least should see the findings and relay to the appropriate devs.
I’m not sure what to do to reproduce this issue. I’ve set my tabs to both vertical and horizontal. Tried with and without a second monitor, new and existing profiles – nothing seems to give me the issue you’re describing unless I’m unclear on what exactly the issue is.
I do see the resize arrow if I hover on the top of the window, but that is expected. I’m still able to grab the window and move it around without any issue. Can I get some clearer instructions or perhaps a short screen recording of this behavior?
@Mattches maybe little longer than needed to be, but video below. I guess TL:DR (or TL:DW):
Traditional horizontal layout you can just bring the mouse pointer to the very top without thinking, click, and then drag to place the window somewhere
Vertical doesn’t allow this, turning into resize arrow that doesn’t even resize. It just does nothing. So a person has to be more intentional on where they are clicking in order to drag the window elsewhere…clicking on the empty space beside the address bar instead, which is more of a limited area in general.
I see – thanks for the recording @Saoiray.
So the reason I imagine you’re seeing this and I’m not is because for my Windows install, I have the Show title bar option enabled.
When it is, you get normal behavior:
I see why this may be an issue, although I’m not sure it’s a “bug” in the traditional sense. Let me ask some folks about this and see if this is something they think needs to be adjusted.
I also have the show title bar enabled and was about to show you that the issue is still present for me despite that. But then I saw in your video that the issue is still present for you as well, so I’m not sure why it seems like you don’t understand the issue.
The resize arrow appears when your cursor is at the top of your screen. This is not normal for maximized windows, and it prevents you from grabbing the window. You had to click slightly below the very top of the screen to grab your window.
The fact that this behavior doesn’t occur when horizontal tabs is enabled, and the fact that it doesn’t occur on any other apps that have maximized windows (that I’m aware of) makes me think it should be considered a bug.
Edge is another browser that has a vertical tab option. When vertical tabs are enabled in edge, the resize arrow does not appear and the window can be grabbed when the cursor as at the very top of the screen.
Can you use Edge to see the difference in behavior?
@Mattches just looked at your video and I see the same issue, but you are correct in identifying that the Show title bar thing gives more room to click.
If you see at about 0:02 in your video you see the same issue. While it may sound a bit “nitpicky” or whatever, the idea is just in how much attention has to pay. One is just mindless where you can move your mouse up and click without even having to think, whereas the other you have to kind of look to make sure it’s in what is considered clickable space.
Screenshot from where it showed in your video:
And especially since when it transitions to this, it does nothing. Clicking and dragging doesn’t resize or anything. It does seem to be a bit of a bug. It should remain as where it can be used to click and drag like usual. But to do nothing is strange. At least that’s the request and report here. (and if not that, would think it would at least function in the way it presents itself, where it actually resizes)
where it can be used to click and drag like usual. But to do nothing is strange. At least that’s the request and report here. (and if not that, would think it would at least function in the way it presents itself, where it actually resizes)