Dragging Chrome tab causes snapping bug when creating new window

[swalok47716]

Every time when I am dragging a chrome tab to a new window the dragged window will be snapping back and forth, and when I release my mouse the window won't be at the right place and sometimes leaving a orange overlay behind windows.

Environment

• OS version: macOS 15.4
• yabai version: yabai-v7.1.14
• Installation method: brew

GIF / Screenshot

[Bellavene]

Something is wrong in your .yabairc

[swalok47716]

Something is wrong in your .yabairc

I removed all the codes in .yabairc other than following code but still got the same bug:
yabai -m config layout bsp

[Bellavene]

Anyway, something triggers insertion point. I have seen it happen only if something is invoking it through a command to yabai.

[koekeishiya]

The visual you see is because of interaction with the mouse-drag system: #2109
The issue is that Chrome sends "window_created" notifications instantly the moment you slightly drag the tab 1pixel, and yabai receives and processes the notification that a window has been created. It then thinks you are dragging a window, which you technically are doing, which causes the visual to render.

I'm not fully sure how that would be solved, something like "if active application is Chrome and the mouse is pressed, delay window_created notifications or something. That sounds fairly error prone and pretty terrible to me though, so not sure I want to attempt that.

My honest suggestion is to stop using Chrome. It is pretty bad for many reasons these days.

[jorgebef]

This seems to be a known issue now, although I just encountered it (I only use Chrome for testing purposes as it's the most popular browser by user share).

Maybe it would be worth providing the option to disable insert_feedback_color ?
I've set it to a color with 00 alpha (0x00ffffff specifically for me) and it doesn't show visually, but the issue is still there.
That's why I believe that making the feedback option be opt-in or at least able to opt-out of would solve this entirely maybe?

[tariqc80]

I also have to use Chrome for work to do certain tasks. A workaround I use is to drag the tab out of the window and release it so it gets titled, then I grab it again. Though it's an extra step, this stops the weird snapping.