# Subject: Window height locks to (near) full screen when opening the AI Assistant panel

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/subject-window-height-locks-to-near-full-screen-when-opening-the-ai-assistant-panel/57612>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Tags:** elements\
**Created:** [September 15, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/subject-window-height-locks-to-near-full-screen-when-opening-the-ai-assistant-panel/57612 "2026-09-15T20:47:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CyberFredje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@CyberFredje](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/CyberFredje)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/subject-window-height-locks-to-near-full-screen-when-opening-the-ai-assistant-panel/57612/1 "2026-09-15T20:47:03Z")

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**Environment:**

- RapidWeaver Elements v3.0.14 (build 24590)
- macOS Sequoia 15.7.9

**Description:**  
When clicking the AI Assistant icon (sparkle icon, top-right of the secondary toolbar) to open the “Set up the AI assistant” panel, the entire editor window immediately snaps to near-full screen height. The window jumps upward and its height can no longer be reduced — only the width remains freely resizable. The top toolbar row shifts from ~82px to ~44px from the top of the screen the moment the panel opens.

**Steps to reproduce:**

1. Open a project in Elements with the window at a normal, reduced height
2. Click the AI Assistant icon (sparkle ✦) in the toolbar
3. Observe the “Set up the AI assistant” panel appearing (prompting to configure an OpenAI or Anthropic API key)
4. Observe: the window height immediately locks to near-full screen; dragging the top or bottom edge no longer has any effect

**Expected behavior:**  
Opening the AI Assistant panel should not force a window resize. The window should remain at whatever height the user had set, with the panel content scrolling or adapting within the existing window bounds.

**Actual behavior:**  
The window height becomes fixed at (near) full screen the moment the AI Assistant panel opens. Width can still be resized normally, but height cannot — it stays locked until the app is restarted.

**Workaround found:**  
Restarting the app resets the window to a normal, resizable state (until the AI Assistant panel is opened again).

**Additional notes:**

- This appears to be tied specifically to the AI Assistant panel’s minimum-height requirement, which seems to force a full window resize rather than adapting within the current window bounds.

- Not a macOS Sequoia system-wide window tiling setting — no other apps are affected, and only this specific panel triggers it.

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**Author:** ![tpbradley](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tpbradley/32/25503_2.png) [@tpbradley](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tpbradley)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/subject-window-height-locks-to-near-full-screen-when-opening-the-ai-assistant-panel/57612/2 "2026-09-15T21:05:25Z")

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Hi @CyberFredje

Thanks for the heads up — and for the clear steps and video.

I’m looking into this one and will get it fixed up!

Cheers

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/subject-window-height-locks-to-near-full-screen-when-opening-the-ai-assistant-panel/57612/3 "2026-09-15T21:41:56Z")

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@CyberFredje Mister @tpbradley has worked his late-night magic and the fix is in and shipped, check for updates 🙂