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[Bug] VMware VM window does not tile properly #1179

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When creating and running a new virtual machine in VMware, the VM window does not behave correctly under GlazeWM tiling. Instead of tiling or filling the available space, the VMware window automatically resizes itself to a smaller size and stays stuck in the top-left corner of the screen.

This happens even when VMware is the only active window — it still doesn’t go fullscreen like other applications under tiling.

I have only tested Fedora-based VM images (kionite, workstation, i3spin) so far, but the issue is consistent across all three. Possibly VMware is forcing its own window sizing logic, but it seems GlazeWM is unable to override this and tile it properly.

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Install and launch VMware Workstation Pro.
Create and run a new VM.
Observe the VM window behavior under GlazeWM.

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v3.9.1

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