[Desktop][Windows RTL] Window control buttons overlap with top toolbar icons

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What's Wrong?

Description

On Windows 11 with Hebrew (RTL) display, the Windows title bar buttons
(Close / Maximize / Minimize) render at the same screen coordinates as the
app's top toolbar icons (Menu, Expand sidebar, Search, Back, Forward).
The system buttons are on top in z-order, so most toolbar icons are
unclickable — clicks hit Close/Maximize/Minimize instead.

Occurs in both maximized and restored window states.

Reproduction

1. Windows 11 with system language set to Hebrew (RTL).
2. Launch Claude Code Desktop.
3. Try to click "Expand sidebar" (top-left toolbar). The click hits the

Maximize button instead.

Expected

Toolbar icons should not overlap with the system title-bar buttons
(e.g. mirror to the top-right in RTL, or shift right of the system buttons).

Actual coordinates (from UI Automation)

• Close button: x = 199–244
• Maximize: x = 244–290
• Minimize: x = 290–336
• Menu: x = 211–243 (hidden behind Close)
• Expand sidebar: x = 247–279 (hidden behind Maximize)
• Search: x = 283–315 (hidden behind Max/Min)
• Back: x = 319–351 (hidden behind Minimize)
• Forward: x = 353–385 (visible)

All at y ≈ 130, height ≈ 32–35.

Workaround

Buttons remain reachable via UI Automation:

• Find AutomationElement with Name "Expand sidebar"
• Call SetFocus() and send Space.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
• Display language: Hebrew (RTL)
• Claude Code Desktop: 1.8555.2

What Should Happen?

The app's top toolbar icons (Menu, Expand sidebar, Search, Back, Forward)
should not overlap with the Windows title-bar system buttons (Close,
Maximize, Minimize). They should be positioned in a separate, clickable
area — for example mirrored to the top-right in RTL layouts, or shifted
right of the system buttons.

Error Messages/Logs

No error messages — this is a visual/UI layout issue, not a runtime error.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Claude Code Desktop version 1.8555.2 on Windows 11.
2. Set Windows display language to Hebrew (or any RTL language).
3. Launch Claude Code Desktop.
4. Look at the top-left corner of the window (in RTL the Windows system

buttons render on the left).

1. Try to click the "Expand sidebar" icon on the toolbar.

Result: The click hits the Maximize button instead. Most of the
toolbar icons are unreachable because the Windows system buttons
sit on top of them in the same screen region.

Measured coordinates (via UI Automation, both maximized and restored):

• Close button: x = 199–244
• Maximize: x = 244–290
• Minimize: x = 290–336
• Menu: x = 211–243 (hidden behind Close)
• Expand sidebar: x = 247–279 (hidden behind Maximize)
• Search: x = 283–315 (hidden behind Max/Min)
• Back: x = 319–351 (hidden behind Minimize)
• Forward: x = 353–385 (visible — outside system-button area)

All icons render at y ≈ 130, height ≈ 32–35 px.

Workaround: the buttons are still reachable via accessibility APIs.
In PowerShell with UI Automation:

• Find the AutomationElement with Name "Expand sidebar"
• Call SetFocus() and press Space

This triggers the button despite the visual overlap.

Environment:

• OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
• Display language: Hebrew (RTL)
• Component: Claude Code Desktop (Electron app), not the CLI
• Version: 1.8555.2

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.8555.2

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

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