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Inconsistent behavior when zooming out #20438

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opened 2026-01-31 07:13:50 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:13:50 +00:00
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Originally created by @zamadatix on GitHub (Sep 3, 2023).

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1.17.11461.0

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10.0.22621.2215

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Steps to reproduce

Open Terminal, maximize the window, and zoom all the way out (easiest with the mouse wheel). Now run a command which produces a lot of output (e.g. tree) or paste an absolutely enormous amount of text (preferably with no newlines).

Expected Behavior

Terminal uses up screen or has a fixed size maximum that it uses.

Actual Behavior

After these initial steps, Terminal only displays in roughly the top top 1/3 and left 1/2 (i.e. about 1/6th) of the window. Upon resizing, the Terminal now displays in the full scale of the window. Screenshot of the used area of the initial window and then the exact same window after maximising then restoring:

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Initially I was going to open this as "Terminal lets you zoom too far out" but, actually, it handles it just fine. It's just not consistent about how it handles the size for some reason. Also kudos that this level of zoom somehow works at all!

Originally created by @zamadatix on GitHub (Sep 3, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.17.11461.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22621.2215 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Open Terminal, maximize the window, and zoom all the way out (easiest with the mouse wheel). Now run a command which produces a lot of output (e.g. tree) or paste an absolutely enormous amount of text (preferably with no newlines). ### Expected Behavior Terminal uses up screen or has a fixed size maximum that it uses. ### Actual Behavior After these initial steps, Terminal only displays in roughly the top top 1/3 and left 1/2 (i.e. about 1/6th) of the window. Upon resizing, the Terminal now displays in the full scale of the window. Screenshot of the used area of the initial window and then the exact same window after maximising then restoring: ![initial](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/343550/c0d2005e-6221-40ca-aac9-ad3188d50166) ![final](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/343550/7fb478b2-ca74-4eda-bc95-40c0e7d1b2d2) Initially I was going to open this as "Terminal lets you zoom too far out" but, actually, it handles it just fine. It's just not consistent about how it handles the size for some reason. Also kudos that this level of zoom somehow works at all!
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:13:52 +00:00
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2023):

Hi @zamadatix. Can you check if this repros when you're using the atlas engine? It's a checkbox in the Settings UI under the rendering settings.

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2023): Hi @zamadatix. Can you check if this repros when you're using the atlas engine? It's a checkbox in the Settings UI under the rendering settings.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:13:53 +00:00
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@zamadatix commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2023):

Sorry, I totally forgot to mention this only happens with AtlasEngine enabled!

Edit: Also the close issue button is annoying close to the comment button for my thumbs ;).

@zamadatix commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2023): Sorry, I totally forgot to mention this only happens with AtlasEngine enabled! Edit: Also the close issue button is annoying close to the comment button for my thumbs ;).
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:13:53 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2023):

It only happens with Atlas you say? Well, that's great! That narrows down the bug source considerably. I bet we're just off by one resize or something in atlas.

Thanks for the follow-up!

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2023): It _only_ happens with Atlas you say? Well, that's great! That narrows down the bug source considerably. I bet we're just off by one resize or something in atlas. Thanks for the follow-up!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:13:54 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2023):

Huh, as it turns out, I think this has accidentally been fixed already: I can't reproduce this on main or on v1.18.1421.0. I'm not sure which commit fixed it, but I'm pretty sure it was #14959.

In other words, if you try Windows Terminal Preview, this issue should not occur anymore. 🙂

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2023): Huh, as it turns out, I think this has accidentally been fixed already: I can't reproduce this on main or on v1.18.1421.0. I'm not sure which commit fixed it, but I'm pretty sure it was #14959. In other words, if you try Windows Terminal Preview, this issue should not occur anymore. 🙂
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