Summary
Codex Desktop on macOS intermittently ignores clicks on the model selector and reasoning effort selector after connecting an external display and increasing the app UI zoom with Cmd + +.
This appears to be a desktop renderer/UI hitbox or popover positioning issue related to external-display scaling plus in-app/browser zoom. The controls appear visually clickable, but clicking sometimes does nothing.
Feedback / session ID
019fc33b-fe6f-7931-a06c-dd388d047f9a
Environment
- App: Codex Desktop bundled in
ChatGPT.app
- Codex Desktop version:
26.727.51351
- Build:
6119
- Bundled CLI:
codex-cli 0.146.0-alpha.9.2
- macOS:
26.5 build 25F71
- Hardware/GPU: Apple Silicon M1
Steps to reproduce
- Connect the Mac to an external display.
- Open Codex Desktop.
- Increase the Codex UI zoom using
Cmd + +.
- Click the model selector or reasoning effort selector.
- Observe that the click intermittently has no effect.
Expected behavior
The model selector and reasoning effort selector should open/respond reliably regardless of external-display scaling or Codex UI zoom level.
Actual behavior
After external display usage plus Cmd + + zoom, clicks on the model/reasoning controls intermittently do nothing. The UI looks clickable, but the click appears not to reach the intended control or popover.
Notes
Local app logs did not show an obvious click-handling error. This may be related to display scale factor / Electron browser zoom affecting pointer hit testing or popover placement.
Summary
Codex Desktop on macOS intermittently ignores clicks on the model selector and reasoning effort selector after connecting an external display and increasing the app UI zoom with
Cmd++.This appears to be a desktop renderer/UI hitbox or popover positioning issue related to external-display scaling plus in-app/browser zoom. The controls appear visually clickable, but clicking sometimes does nothing.
Feedback / session ID
019fc33b-fe6f-7931-a06c-dd388d047f9aEnvironment
ChatGPT.app26.727.513516119codex-cli 0.146.0-alpha.9.226.5build25F71Steps to reproduce
Cmd++.Expected behavior
The model selector and reasoning effort selector should open/respond reliably regardless of external-display scaling or Codex UI zoom level.
Actual behavior
After external display usage plus
Cmd++zoom, clicks on the model/reasoning controls intermittently do nothing. The UI looks clickable, but the click appears not to reach the intended control or popover.Notes
Local app logs did not show an obvious click-handling error. This may be related to display scale factor / Electron browser zoom affecting pointer hit testing or popover placement.