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Chrome/Chromium fails to restore window state after exiting Fullscreen via ESC #2654

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Description: When using Google Chrome (or Chromium-based browsers) on COSMIC Alpha, exiting a video fullscreen mode using the ESC key leaves the window in a "limbo" state. The window exits the video player fullscreen, but the browser window itself remains borderless and does not restore the system title bar or window decorations.

Steps to Reproduce:

  • Open Google Chrome (tested on both .deb and Flatpak).
  • Go to YouTube and play a video.
  • Click the "Fullscreen" button in the video player (or press f).
  • Press ESC to exit fullscreen

Expected Behavior: The window should return to its previous distinct windowed state with the COSMIC title bar and borders visible.

Actual Behavior: The window remains "stuck" in a maximized/fullscreen state without borders.

Workarounds:

  • Pressing F11 twice forces the window to refresh and restore borders.

System Information:

  • OS: Pop!_OS 24.04 (COSMIC Alpha)
  • Hardware: HP Omen (Nvidia Graphics)
  • Browser: Google Chrome Stable
  • Notes: Tried forcing Use system title bar and borders in Chrome settings, but the behavior persists.

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