macOS traffic-light window controls ignore clicks because title-bar drag region captures them
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 19, 2026 by make-ai-project
Environment
- Codex desktop: 26.715.31925 (build 5551)
- macOS: 26.5.2 (25F84)
Reproduction
- Open the main Codex desktop window on macOS.
- Move the pointer over the red, yellow, and green traffic-light controls.
- The normal hover symbols appear, confirming that hover state is detected.
- Single-click any of the three controls.
Actual behavior
None of the three controls performs its action. The window does not close, minimize, or zoom.
Double-clicking the yellow control is handled like a title-bar double-click: the window changes size/position and the right content pane reflows. This strongly indicates that the draggable title-bar hit region is capturing clicks over the native traffic-light controls.
Keyboard equivalents work normally:
Cmd-Wcloses the windowCmd-MminimizesControl-Cmd-Ftoggles full screenCmd-Qquits the app
The issue reproduces consistently across launches.
Expected behavior
The native traffic-light controls should receive clicks and close, minimize, or zoom the window.
Feedback reference
Codex feedback thread ID: 019f79e4-d0e9-7611-8cb7-512162552d5e
No diagnostic logs were uploaded.