Steam window deals terribly with tiling/smaller windows

steamopen Steam clientWindow manager

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5582 · opened 2018-07-25 by Turmfalke2 · updated 2021-12-28 · 4 comments · github

TTurmfalke2 2018-07-25 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date):
25.7.2018
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu):
Gentoo
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No]
No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No]
Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

This is how steam looks normally:
steam_full_size

If I now open a terminal next to it, steam looks like this:
steam_50_size

As you can see the columns moved close to each other, however there is still siginificant space between the Status and the Metascore column. More important however the control elements on the right side are cut of and the scrollbar isn't visible.
Seems like the only part that scales is the middle window and no space is reserved for the elements to the right of it.

Similar behaviour when the window is cut horizontal:
steam_50_size_bottom
Although in this case there isn't anything of value missing.

TTurmfalke2 2018-07-25 github

Closing the bottom terminal doesn't trigger a recalculation for the elements within the scrollable plane.
steam_bottom_closed

TTurmfalke2 2018-07-25 github

The new chat window seems to handle this much better.

RRam-Z 2018-07-26 github

The new chat window seems to handle this much better.

The Friend List doesn't though, when it's in float mode. Hovering over a Friend will result in a new window to open wherever there is room on the screen (which might be very var away from the Friend List).

Screenshot: Friend List is on the right, hover opens on the far left.

00x08088405 2021-12-28 github

This issue is still present on the new library UIs, the window decoration just gives up on scaling correctly.

Nothing extracted yet.