Tiling constantly resizes window

[jbreitbart]

Distribution (run cat /etc/os-release):

ᨂ cat -p /etc/os-release
NAME="Pop!_OS"
VERSION="20.10"
ID=pop
ID_LIKE="ubuntu debian"
PRETTY_NAME="Pop!_OS 20.10"
VERSION_ID="20.10"
HOME_URL="https://pop.system76.com"
SUPPORT_URL="https://support.system76.com"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/pop-os/pop/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://system76.com/privacy"
VERSION_CODENAME=groovy
UBUNTU_CODENAME=groovy
LOGO=distributor-logo-pop-os

Related Application and/or Package Version (run apt policy $PACKAGE NAME): I don't know which package is responsible for window tiling.

Issue/Bug Description: I'll attach a short video: tiling_problem.zip

Steps to reproduce (if you know): I just open virtualbox.

Expected behavior: Have the virtualbox window stay on fullscreen

Other Notes: It was working about a month ago. Not sure what happend...

[davidparks21]

I also see this and many seemingly related issues very often. I came to git issues to look for related tiling reports like this. I'm seeing fewer than I expected. The tiling issues are the single biggest problem I've experienced as a new user of PopOS. Tiling is constantly behaving in buggy ways. I've documented some of the issues I think might be related in the forum post below.

https://pop-planet.info/forums/threads/is-it-common-that-tiling-of-windows-has-a-lot-of-buggy-behavior.1213/#post-5600

[jbreitbart]

I am also experiencing other tiling issues, but I have not opened another bug report. This one got not response, so I did not invest any time into figuring out how to reproduce the other issues I am seeing.

For what it is worth: It seemed to work much better with 20.04, maybe that is an option for you.

[sscansan]

I have just run an update and the tiles are behaving oddly: when I put them in full screen, if I hover over them with the mouse, they resize into small windows. I don't know how to reproduce this, sorry. I hope the problem will be resolved for the better.

These are the package that were updated recently

less /var/log/apt/history.log

Start-Date: 2022-05-18  14:20:40
Commandline: apt-get upgrade
Requested-By: usr (1000)
Upgrade: libpcre32-3:amd64 (2:8.39-13build5, 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1), wpasupplicant:amd64 (2:2.10-6, 2:2.10-6ubuntu1), libpcre3:amd64 (2:8.39-13build5, 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1), libpcre3:i386 (2:8.39-13build5, 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1), libldap-common:amd64 (2.5.11+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu3, 2.5.11+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu3.1), libldap-2.5-0:amd64 (2.5.11+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu3, 2.5.11+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu3.1), libnautilus-extension1a:amd64 (1:42.0-1ubuntu2, 1:42.1.1-0ubuntu1), libssl3:amd64 (3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1, 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2), libssl3:i386 (3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1, 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2), libssl-dev:amd64 (3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1, 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2), libpcrecpp0v5:amd64 (2:8.39-13build5, 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1), libpcre16-3:amd64 (2:8.39-13build5, 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1), python3-apport:amd64 (2.20.11-0ubuntu82, 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1), nautilus:amd64 (1:42.0-1ubuntu2, 1:42.1.1-0ubuntu1), nautilus-data:amd64 (1:42.0-1ubuntu2, 1:42.1.1-0ubuntu1), python3-problem-report:amd64 (2.20.11-0ubuntu82, 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1), libpcre3-dev:amd64 (2:8.39-13build5, 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1), apport:amd64 (2.20.11-0ubuntu82, 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1), openssl:amd64 (3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1, 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2)
End-Date: 2022-05-18  14:20:52

Start-Date: 2022-05-18  14:20:56
Commandline: apt dist-upgrade
Requested-By: usr (1000)
Install: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome:amd64 (42.0.1-1ubuntu2, automatic), libgnome-bg-4-1:amd64 (42.0-1ubuntu1, automatic), libgnome-desktop-4-1:amd64 (42.0-1ubuntu1, automatic)
Upgrade: pop-desktop:amd64 (1.6.0~1652377940~22.04~67ccd47, 1.6.0~1652730043~22.04~983629a)
End-Date: 2022-05-18  14:20:59`

Cheers

[developomp]

I know that this (#1147) issue was created before the following one:

• https://github.com/pop-os/shell/issues/1020

but since there's more activity over there, I think it's safe to close this one in favor of it. What do you think @mmstick?