[GH-ISSUE #326] Blank space drawn on top left blocking content if `playback_window_position` is `Bottom` #1110

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opened 2026-03-14 13:29:48 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:29:48 +03:00

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Originally created by @ed9w2in6 on GitHub (Jan 2, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/326

Symptom
Weird album art artefact drawn on terminal when playback_window_position is set to Bottom as shown in this screenshot:

Blank space drawn on top left that matches the dimensions of the album art.
I guess some logic that allocates space fell through some branch checks.
You won't notice this if playback_window_position is set to Top.

Expected behavior
There should NOT be blank space on the top left.

To Reproduce

clean install of spotify_player with the image feature
start spotify_player to generate default app.toml
change playback_window_position to Bottom
start spotify_player

Log and backtrace
No obvious trace from logs, will provide if needed.

Environment

Application version: spotify_player 0.16.2
Application features: I build my spotify_player using cargo with these options:

cargo install spotify_player --no-default-features --features daemon,rodio-backend,streaming,lyric-finder,clipboard,image,notify

fastfetch output (truncated):

OS: macOS Big Sur 11.4 20F71 x86_64
Shell: zsh 5.8
Terminal: kitty 0.30.0

Additional context
Issue appeared since version 0.16.2.

Issue rating

Reproducibility: always (always/sometimes)
Impact: non-breaking (breaking/non-breaking)
- set playback_window_position to Top to avoid the issue for now
- can be work around by typing extra space so I can see what I typed
- scroll further up or down to see what is behind the blank space.
Size: entire app (entire app/specific feature)

Originally created by @ed9w2in6 on GitHub (Jan 2, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/326 **Symptom** Weird album art artefact drawn on terminal when `playback_window_position` is set to `Bottom` as shown in this screenshot: ![image](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/assets/22890124/f095897c-e53e-44f0-be2b-85c9f49bc250) Blank space drawn on top left that matches the dimensions of the album art. I guess some logic that allocates space fell through some branch checks. You won't notice this if `playback_window_position` is set to Top. **Expected behavior** There should NOT be blank space on the top left. **To Reproduce** 1. clean install of `spotify_player` with the `image` feature 2. start `spotify_player` to generate default `app.toml` 3. change `playback_window_position` to `Bottom` 4. start `spotify_player` **Log and backtrace** No obvious trace from logs, will provide if needed. **Environment** + Application version: `spotify_player 0.16.2` + Application features: I build my `spotify_player` using `cargo` with these options: ``` cargo install spotify_player --no-default-features --features daemon,rodio-backend,streaming,lyric-finder,clipboard,image,notify ``` + `fastfetch` output (truncated): ``` OS: macOS Big Sur 11.4 20F71 x86_64 Shell: zsh 5.8 Terminal: kitty 0.30.0 ``` **Additional context** Issue appeared since version `0.16.2`. **Issue rating** + Reproducibility: always (always/sometimes) + Impact: non-breaking (breaking/non-breaking) - set `playback_window_position` to `Top` to avoid the issue for now - can be work around by typing extra space so I can see what I typed - scroll further up or down to see what is behind the blank space. + Size: entire app (entire app/specific feature)

kerem

2026-03-14 13:29:48 +03:00

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kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:30:04 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2024):

@ed9w2in6 should be fixed by #328. Can you check out and run the branch locally to see if the fix works?

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2024): @ed9w2in6 should be fixed by #328. Can you check out and run the branch locally to see if the fix works?

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:30:09 +03:00

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@sewnie commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2024):

Solves my issue!

@sewnie commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2024): ![20240103_200736](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/assets/47404953/4e93d0c2-cca7-47ba-bcec-aeaea6836b61) Solves my issue!

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:30:14 +03:00

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@ed9w2in6 commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2024):

@aome510 wow I did not expect you to fix this that quickly, thanks!
I can confirm that it solves the issue for me as well and again thank you for your time on fixing this.

@ed9w2in6 commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2024): @aome510 wow I did not expect you to fix this that quickly, thanks! I can confirm that it solves the issue for me as well and again thank you for your time on fixing this.