InDesign CC 2026 - Arrange windows does not use full screen area
When using InDesign without the application frame ("Anwendungsrahmen" in the german version we use) active, opening multiple documents and trying to arrange them with any of the options in Windows > Arrange ("Fenster" > "Anordnen") the windows are arranged according to the deactivated/invisible application frame and not the full screen as in previous versions. Also, when the application frame is scaled to the full screen and then deactivated, the arranged windows keep a thin row on the bottom of the screen free (and overlap in the vertical center by this amount). Please see attached screens for visualization.
InDesign Version: 21.0
Steps to reproduce:
Deactivate the application frame Window > Application frame ("Anwendungsrahmen")
Create multiple documents (in this example 4 documents)
Use the command Window > Arrange > "Neben-/Untereinander"
Windows are arranged according to the deactivated/invisible application frame instead of the full screen area.
Expected result:
Windows arranged within the available screen area as in previous version (see attached screenshot "InDesign CC2025.png", this shows the correct behaviour in InDesign CC 2025)Actual result:
Windows are arranged according to the deactivated/invisible application frame instead of the full screen area. Also, the bottom row overlaps the row above.Screenshots
InDesign CC2025.png: Behaviour of InDesign CC 2025 when selecting Window > Arrange > "Neben-/Untereinander" - Windows fills the screen completely without overlaps.
InDesign CC2026 Example Application Frame.png: The exaggerated application Frame for testing in InDesign CC 2026. This application frame is then deactivated using Window > Application frame ("Anwendungsrahmen")
InDesign CC2026 Arranges to deactivated Application Frame.png: After selecting Window > Arrange > "Neben-/Untereinander" the windows are arranged inside the invisible/deactivated application frame instead of the full screen. Also, the bottom row of windows overlaps the
InDesign CC2026 Arranges to deactivated Full Screen Application Frame.png: This show the result if the application frame is expanded to the full screen and then deactivated - the arranged windows leave a row on the bottom free and overlap vertically in the center.