[tor-bugs] #14429 [Tor Browser]: Automated rounding of content window dimensions

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#14429: Automated rounding of content window dimensions
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  arthuredelstein
  arthuredelstein        |     Status:  needs_revision
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-resolution, tbb-
  Browser                |  torbutton
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Replying to [comment:90 bernie.allen]:
 > Replying to [comment:89 arthuredelstein]:
 > > > It occurs when you minimize from maximized.  The window disappears
 and cannot be restored.
 > >
 > > Can you see the window on your system toolbar? Or if you press ALT+TAB
 can you see it in the list of available windows?
 >
 > Yes, it's still in the taskbar, and it is in the ALT-TAB list. However,
 clicking/selecting it does nothing. I can right click on the Tor Button
 icon in the task bar and choose "Open New Window", but after several
 seconds it says "Tor Browser is already running, but is not responding".
 (This is with the XPI in 78. I haven't installed the new one yet.)
 >
 > After minimizing from maximized I see an empty white rectangle or two
 (window outlines, I think) flash in the top left corner of the screen
 before they disappear.
 >
 > Do you have a Windows 7 installation to reproduce this on?  You probably
 already know, but https://www.modern.ie/ has free Windows VMs.

 I didn't know about that! Here's a new revision that (I think) deals with
 the Tor Browser hang on minimizing the window in Windows 7:

 ​​https://github.com/arthuredelstein/torbutton/commit/ce23ee30ab
 ​​https://people.torproject.org/~arthuredelstein/downloads/torbutton-1.9.1.0-ce23ee30ab.xpi
 ​​https://people.torproject.org/~arthuredelstein/downloads/torbutton-1.9.1.0-ce23ee30ab.xpi.asc
 hash: `0ffe6fc939414d41a84e048beca920c2d126f17e7e13a73b79330676b0eb2ae3`

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