[FancyZones] Browser tab freezes when trying to snap it back with other tabs already zoned (chromium-browsers)

[ion-elgreco]

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.836]
PowerToys version: v0.18.1
PowerToy module for which you are reporting the bug (if applicable): Fancyzones

Steps to reproduce

1. Install brave/chrome (chromium-based) browser
2. Open up two tabs in separate windows.
3. Turn on fancyzones
4. Drag one tab into the other, so that your browser window has two tabs. Try to do this a couple of times and you will see the tab sometime freezes and becomes unresponsive, or turns black and becomes unresponsive.

Expected behavior

Tab has to snap into the browser

Actual behavior

Tab is crashing and closes instantly when you snap it in. This doesn't happen when fancyzones is off.

Screenshots

[enricogior]

Hi @ion-elgreco
I was able to reproduce it with 0.18.0, but I can't reproduce it with 0.18.1.
I tested Edge Chromium, Chrome and Brave and they all work as expected.
Is there anything that you changed in the FZ settings compared to the #3504 (comment) ?

[ion-elgreco]

Hi @ion-elgreco
I was able to reproduce it with 0.18.0, but I can't reproduce it with 0.18.1.
I tested Edge Chromium, Chrome and Brave and they all work as expected.
Is there anything that you changed in the FZ settings compared to the #3504 (comment) ?

No, still the same settings. I also used Chrome and chromium version of edge. They all have the same issue.

On the old version of edge (before chromium, I don't have this issue).

[enricogior]

Can you verify in the PowerToys General Settings that you are running 0.18.1?

[ion-elgreco]

Can you verify in the PowerToys General Settings that you are running 0.18.1?

[enricogior]

Does it happen all the times?

[ion-elgreco]

Does it happen all the times?

Maybe 9 out of 10. If I move my tab real fast, imagine this: You quickly throw your tab onto your browser, then it works better.

[enricogior]

If you turn off the transparency for the dragged window does it make any difference?

[ion-elgreco]

If you turn off the transparency for the dragged window does it make any difference?

Not really, sometimes works, but also sometimes doesn't work. However it seems to occur less with transparency off.

Edit:
Turning transparency on again, and then a drag instantly freezes window when you tab it.

[enricogior]

OK thanks,

[ion-elgreco]

OK thanks,

Turning transparency off helps, but it still causes to occasionally crash a window (closing) when tabbing or freezes the window when tabbing.

[pokemav]

this problem is still present as of v.19.2. I move tabs alot and have been struggling with this problem since version .18 I think.
Hope this is a bug worth working on.

[ion-elgreco]

How is this still not fixed?

[enricogior]

@pokemav @ion-elgreco
can you still reproduce it with 0.21.1? https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.21.1

[ion-elgreco]

@pokemav @ion-elgreco
can you still reproduce it with 0.21.1? https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.21.1

Yeah, still the same issue.

[enricogior]

Confirmed: this commit broke the fix 3d36779#diff-ff7794bdc47c8ebd8c1cecabe2f532fc
Sorry about that.

[ion-elgreco]

Confirmed: this commit broke the fix 3d36779#diff-ff7794bdc47c8ebd8c1cecabe2f532fc
Sorry about that.

No problem, when can we expect to have the fix back as an update? It's very difficult to use powertoys at the moment when I cant snap a window back in its place :(.

[enricogior]

@ion-elgreco
if we release an hotfix for 0.23.0, this will be included. Otherwise if we don't release an hotfix, and if it's acceptable for you to installed an unsigned build, I can provide a private build with the fix.

[ion-elgreco]

@ion-elgreco
if we release an hotfix for 0.23.0, this will be included. Otherwise if we don't release an hotfix, and if it's acceptable for you to installed an unsigned build, I can provide a private build with the fix.

In case there isn't a hotfix, I am completely fine with an unsigned build :)

[stefansjfw]

I fixed it. I broke it ( sorry :( ). I fixed it again :) I hope it will get to @ion-elgreco this time :)

[ion-elgreco]

I fixed it. I broke it ( sorry :( ). I fixed it again :) I hope it will get to @ion-elgreco this time :)

Haha made me laugh 💯 Thanks for the work guys, much appreciated!

[enricogior]

Fan fact: the first fix worked because two bugs were cancelling each other, then we made a commit that unintentionally fixed one of the two bugs exposing the second one... true story :)

[enricogior]

@ion-elgreco
it will be released in a hotfix release (probably early next week).

[ion-elgreco]

@ion-elgreco
it will be released in a hotfix release (probably early next week).

Amazing :) Thank you!

[ion-elgreco]

Thanks for the fix guys! 👍 🥇

[crutkas]

Fixed in https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.23.2

[alexmattelon]

Hey,

Unfortunately I still have the issue with v0.33.1

[enricogior]

@alexmattelon
can you post a screenshot, or even better a screen capture, of the frozen tab?

[alexmattelon]

@alexmattelon
can you post a screenshot, or even better a screen capture, of the frozen tab?

I've been trying to replicate for the last week, and can't get it to bug anymore!

[alexmattelon]

It finally happened, as you can see in the video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jnFN36ZjvC7rtTPEs3h-61XsIfHoou-Q/view?usp=sharing the tab is stuck, you can't click on anything or close it.

This happened when I tried moving tabs from one window to another, it worked for the first three, then when I tried to move the last one from this window to another window, it froze.
From what I remember, it always happen on the last tab.

[top1105]

Experiencing this issue as well on v0.33.1, about 1-3 times a day. Usually when I try to drag a Chrome tab into another window. Happens randomly and hard to replicate.

[louga31]

I still have the issue in v0.47.1, this is getting ridiculous

[franky920920]

@louga31 , please raise a new issue for v0.47.1 and mention this issue #3536. Thank you!

[crutkas]

@louga31 like frank mentioned, please create a new issue and providing a easy to reproduce flow to recreate. More info the better.

Stuff is hard due to all the permutations :)

[louga31]

@franky920920 @crutkas Created a new issue with a reproduction method that always works for me.