[Windows] Navigation buttons overlap native window controls in RTL (Arabic) layout

Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 2 comments · opened Jul 20, 2026 · closed Aug 25, 2026

Description

When the Windows display/system language is set to Arabic (RTL), the app UI switches to a right-to-left layout. The top navigation buttons (menu, panel toggle, search, back/forward) move to the top-right corner — which is exactly where the native Windows window controls (minimize / maximize / close) live. The nav buttons overlap and stack under the OS window controls, becoming partially unclickable and visually messy.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26100)
  • System / display language: Arabic (RTL)
  • App version: 1.22209.3.0

Steps to reproduce

  1. Set the Windows display language to Arabic (RTL).
  2. Open the Claude desktop / Claude Code app.
  3. Observe the top-right area — the navigation buttons overlap the native minimize / maximize / close controls.

Expected

In RTL mode the app's custom title-bar region should reserve space (inset) for the native window controls, so the navigation buttons are offset and don't collide with them.

Actual

Navigation buttons render underneath / on top of the OS window controls in RTL layout.

Workarounds tried (none fixed it)

  • Resize / maximize / restore the window
  • Update the app
  • Change Windows display scaling (100% / 125% / 150%)
  • Full app restart

Suspected cause

RTL layout does not account for the native window-controls inset on Windows, so the mirrored toolbar collides with the min/max/close buttons.

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