Switching tabs to a different workspace is causing the sidebar to freeze

[oasido]

Captchas

• I have read the instructions.
• I have searched existing issues and avoided creating duplicates.
• I am not filing an enhancement request.

What happened?

When I want to move a tab to a different workspace, I usually toggle the sidebar's visibility, and right click > Change Tab(s) to Workspace.
Upon doing that I've noticed that the sidebar is getting stuck and I am unable to close it.
Right now I am just relaunching the browser to fix it.

I am running Zen on openSUSE Tumbleweed and installed it through Flatpak (1.0.1-a.19)

Loving Zen so far!

Reproducible?

• I have checked that this issue cannot be reproduced on Mozilla Firefox.

Version

1.0.1-a.19

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Linux

Relevant log output

No response

[Citizen-001]

Same thing happens on windows 11 22H2

[VSparl]

I'm on Windows 11 24H2 and have the same issue. It also occurs when selecting multiple tabs and moving them to another workspace, not just when you move them individually.

[gabenasci]

I have the same issue with latest alpha version 'zen-specific' on Linux (GNOME/Wayland), this happens on normal and compact mode for me.

When moving tabs to another workspace, I can't use the right click menu on any tabs in the sidebar, but I'm able to switch tabs/workspaces. This issue remains even if I toggle compact mode on/off, need to reopen browser to continue.

If I trigger this issue while in compact mode, the sidebar remains open (and unable to right click on tabs) until I restart the browser.

When this issue happens, I noticed the workspace switcher UI also gets cut out (might be unrelated).

1.0.1-a.19 (Firefox 132.0.1) (64-bit)

Mentioned this in #2980 as well.

[dosubot]

Hi, @oasido. I'm Dosu, and I'm helping the desktop team manage their backlog. I'm marking this issue as stale.

Issue Summary:

• The Zen browser on openSUSE Tumbleweed experiences sidebar freezing when switching tabs to a different workspace.
• Similar issues are reported by other users on Windows 11 and Linux (GNOME/Wayland).
• Additional problems include right-click menu and workspace switcher UI issues.
• The issue is specific to Zen and does not affect Mozilla Firefox.

Next Steps:

• Please let me know if this issue is still relevant to the latest version of the desktop repository by commenting here.
• If there is no further activity, this issue will be automatically closed in 7 days.

Thank you for your understanding and contribution!

[oasido]

Still relevant

[dosubot]

@mr-cheff, the user @oasido has indicated that the issue regarding sidebar freezing on openSUSE Tumbleweed is still relevant. Could you please assist them with this?

[mauro-balades]

Still relevant

In version b5?

[oasido]

Sorry, this was fixed in b.4!
I updated my browser now & tested it.

[dosubot]

Thank you for closing the issue, oasido! We appreciate your contribution to keeping the project tidy.