Fix: Fixed an issue where the title bar drag region was sometimes missing

src/Files.App/UserControls/TabBar/TabBar.xaml

@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 					<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 						<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
 						<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
-						<ColumnDefinition x:Name="RightPaddingColumn" Width="0" />
+						<ColumnDefinition x:Name="RightPaddingColumn" Width="{x:Bind TitleBarWidth, Mode=OneWay}" />
 					</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
 					<!--  Height is not divisble by four in order to properly align the button  -->
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@
 						Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
 						HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
 						VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
-						Fill="Transparent" />
+						Fill="Transparent"
+						Loaded="DragAreaRectangle_Loaded" />
 
 				</Grid>
 			</TabView.TabStripFooter>

src/Files.App/UserControls/TabBar/TabBar.xaml.cs

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.
 
 using CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI;
+using Microsoft.UI.Input;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Shapes;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
+using Windows.Graphics;
 using Windows.Storage;
 using Windows.Win32;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ public sealed partial class TabBar : BaseTabBar, INotifyPropertyChanged
 
 		private bool _lockDropOperation = false;
 
+		private static int _gap = 40;
+
 		// Starting position when dragging a tab
 		private System.Drawing.Point dragStartPoint;
 
@@ -51,6 +55,14 @@ public bool AllowTabsDrag
 		public Rectangle DragArea
 			=> DragAreaRectangle;
 
+		private GridLength _titleBarWidth;
+
+		public GridLength TitleBarWidth
+		{
+			get => _titleBarWidth;
+			set => _titleBarWidth = new((value.Value / App.AppModel.AppWindowDPI) + _gap);
+		}
+
 		// Events
 
 		public static event EventHandler<TabBarItem?>? SelectedTabItemChanged;
@@ -64,14 +76,7 @@ public TabBar()
 			tabHoverTimer.Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Constants.DragAndDrop.HoverToOpenTimespan);
 			tabHoverTimer.Tick += TabHoverSelected;
 
-			var appWindow = MainWindow.Instance.AppWindow;
-
-			double rightPaddingColumnWidth =
-				FilePropertiesHelpers.FlowDirectionSettingIsRightToLeft
-					? appWindow.TitleBar.LeftInset
-					: appWindow.TitleBar.RightInset;
-
-			RightPaddingColumn.Width = new(rightPaddingColumnWidth >= 0 ? rightPaddingColumnWidth : 0);
+			InitializeTitleBarAsync();
 
 			AppearanceSettingsService.PropertyChanged += (s, e) =>
 			{
@@ -84,6 +89,40 @@ public TabBar()
 			};
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes the title bar asynchronously. This method attempts to get the title bar's left and right insets.
+		/// If the values are properly initialized, it sets the <see cref="TitleBarWidth"/> property. If the initialization fails,
+		/// it falls back to a default width.
+		/// </summary>
+		private async void InitializeTitleBarAsync()
+		{
+			const int maxAttempts = 10; // Maximum number of attempts (1 second total wait)
+			const int delayInterval = 100; // Delay interval in milliseconds
+			const double defaultWidth = 138; // Default width if initialization fails
+
+			var appWindow = MainWindow.Instance.AppWindow;
+
+			for (int attempt = 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++)
+			{
+				// If TitleBar values are properly initialized, set TitleBarWidth
+				if (appWindow?.TitleBar.LeftInset != appWindow?.TitleBar.RightInset)
+				{
+					TitleBarWidth = new GridLength(
+						FilePropertiesHelpers.FlowDirectionSettingIsRightToLeft
+						? appWindow!.TitleBar.LeftInset
+						: appWindow!.TitleBar.RightInset
+					);
+					return;
+				}
+
+				// Wait for the next attempt
+				await Task.Delay(delayInterval);
+			}
+
+			// Fallback to default width if initialization fails
+			TitleBarWidth = new GridLength(defaultWidth);
+		}
+
 		private void TabView_TabItemsChanged(TabView sender, Windows.Foundation.Collections.IVectorChangedEventArgs args)
 		{
 			if (args.CollectionChange == Windows.Foundation.Collections.CollectionChange.ItemRemoved)
@@ -366,5 +405,17 @@ private void TabViewItem_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 				});
 			}
 		}
+
+		private void DragAreaRectangle_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+			=> HorizontalTabView.Measure(new(HorizontalTabView.ActualWidth - TabBarAddNewTabButton.Width - TitleBarWidth.Value, HorizontalTabView.ActualHeight));
+
+		public int SetTitleBarDragRegion(InputNonClientPointerSource source, SizeInt32 size, double scaleFactor, Func<UIElement, RectInt32?, RectInt32> getScaledRect)
+		{
+			var height = (int)ActualHeight;
+			var width = (int)(ActualWidth - DragArea.ActualWidth);
+
+			source.SetRegionRects(NonClientRegionKind.Passthrough, [getScaledRect(this, new RectInt32(0, 0, width, height))]);
+			return height;
+		}
 	}
 }

src/Files.App/Views/MainPage.xaml.cs

@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ private void UserSettingsService_OnSettingChangedEvent(object? sender, SettingCh
 
 		private void HorizontalMultitaskingControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			TabControl.DragArea.SizeChanged += (_, _) => MainWindow.Instance.RaiseSetTitleBarDragRegion(SetTitleBarDragRegion);
+			TabControl.DragArea.SizeChanged += (_, _) => MainWindow.Instance.RaiseSetTitleBarDragRegion(TabControl.SetTitleBarDragRegion);
+			TabControl.SizeChanged += (_, _) => MainWindow.Instance.RaiseSetTitleBarDragRegion(TabControl.SetTitleBarDragRegion);
+
 			if (ViewModel.MultitaskingControl is not TabBar)
 			{
 				ViewModel.MultitaskingControl = TabControl;
@@ -135,13 +137,6 @@ private void HorizontalMultitaskingControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs
 			}
 		}
 
-		private int SetTitleBarDragRegion(InputNonClientPointerSource source, SizeInt32 size, double scaleFactor, Func<UIElement, RectInt32?, RectInt32> getScaledRect)
-		{
-			var height = (int)TabControl.ActualHeight;
-			source.SetRegionRects(NonClientRegionKind.Passthrough, [getScaledRect(this, new RectInt32(0, 0, (int)(TabControl.ActualWidth + TabControl.Margin.Left - TabControl.DragArea.ActualWidth), height))]);
-			return height;
-		}
-
 		public async void TabItemContent_ContentChanged(object? sender, TabBarItemParameter e)
 		{
 			if (SidebarAdaptiveViewModel.PaneHolder is null)
@@ -279,7 +274,7 @@ protected override void OnLostFocus(RoutedEventArgs e)
 
 		private void Page_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			MainWindow.Instance.AppWindow.Changed += (_, _) => MainWindow.Instance.RaiseSetTitleBarDragRegion(SetTitleBarDragRegion);
+			MainWindow.Instance.AppWindow.Changed += (_, _) => MainWindow.Instance.RaiseSetTitleBarDragRegion(TabControl.SetTitleBarDragRegion);
 
 			// Defers the status bar loading until after the page has loaded to improve startup perf
 			FindName(nameof(StatusBar));