Bug: Closing All Windows In A Workspace Disrupts Tiling In The Next Two Workspaces

[Esat-Karakaya]

Issue/Bug Description/Video Capture/Screenshots

Let's say you opened nautilus, chrome and gedit; all three in different workspaces in that order. If you close nautilus (which is in the first workspace) then chrome and gedit would no longer span their entire workspace. Chrome would get tiled to the left of the screen and gedit would get tiled to the right of the screen. Windows would still stay in their respective workspaces but they would no longer be full screen.

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I have not configured Forge

Steps to reproduce

1. Open three windows, each in three consecutive workspaces
2. Close the window that is in the very left. (The window in the first workspace)
3. The bug should appear. (Tiling issue in the next two workspaces)

Distribution and Linux version

NAME="Fedora Linux"
VERSION="42 (Workstation Edition)"
RELEASE_TYPE=stable
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=42
VERSION_CODENAME=""
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f42"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora Linux 42 (Workstation Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;38;2;60;110;180"
LOGO=fedora-logo-icon
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:42"
DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="fedora"
HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f42/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://ask.fedoraproject.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=42
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=42
SUPPORT_END=2026-05-13
VARIANT="Workstation Edition"
VARIANT_ID=workstation
Linux esats-dell 6.16.3-200.fc42.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Aug 23 17:02:17 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Journal Logs from the last hour

"journalctl --since='4 minutes ago' --follow /usr/bin/gnome-shell"

does not return anything even just seconds after the bug appears

GNOME Shell version

GNOME Shell 48.4

Forge version

88

Other installed/enabled extensions

none

Monitor Setup

1920 x 1080, 15.6 inches, built in laptop screen

Other Notes

No response

[pablillocea]

I can reproduce this issue.

Environment:

• App version: 89
• GNOME Shell: 49.2
• OS: Fedora 43 (Workstation)
• Session type: Wayland

Reproduction:

• Follow the steps described in the original report.

Result:

• Behaviour matches the issue description.