fix(wv/windows): size the WebView2 controller at attach — first-paint parity with Tauri - #12
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…t is not deferred wry only calls SetBounds from its WM_SIZE subclass hook. A webview that is never resized after attach therefore keeps a zero-sized controller until some unrelated window event finally delivers a WM_SIZE, and Chromium does not composite a zero-sized surface. On the hello window that was ~640 ms of dead time between load-finished and the first composited frame, measured externally with the keld-benches beacon harness after phase instrumentation ruled out the runtime probe (~0.25 ms), proxy discovery (--no-proxy-server moved nothing), and rAF throttling (a parse-time beacon and the post-rAF beacon arrived ~20 ms apart once bounds were set). One call fixes it: hand the controller the window's inner size right after build. The result is deliberately ignored — failing to size early is exactly the state we are in without the call, and wry's resize hook still applies afterwards. Measured effect (committed harness, median of 7, same machine/session, after also fixing the harness's own 450-700 ms Start-Process spawn overhead — recorded separately in keld-benches): keld first paint 590 ms (was published as 1,289 ms) tauri first paint 596 ms (was published as 688 ms) electron first paint 395 ms The 1.87x first-paint deficit against Tauri on the identical engine is gone — the two are now a statistical tie. Electron keeps the absolute lead; the arch 01 §5 300 ms budget is still missed by ~2x and stays open on KEL-62. No unit test: constructing the engine needs the process main thread and a GUI session (tao aborts elsewhere), so the regression check is the committed harness in keld-benches windows/bench, which fails closed and records raw samples. Gates: fmt clean; clippy --workspace --all-targets -D warnings clean; cargo test --workspace 229 passed 0 failed. Refs: KEL-62, KEL-64
Records the re-measurement behind the controller-bounds fix: Keld 590 ms, Tauri 596 ms, Electron 395 ms (median of 7, committed harness, spawn overhead removed and recorded per sample). Retires the 1.87x-slower-than-Tauri claim and replaces it with parity; keeps the honest remainder — Electron leads absolutes, and the 300 ms budget is still missed ~2x, with the cost now attributed to WebView2 environment + controller creation (~550 ms) rather than anything unexplained. Refs: KEL-62
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughWebView2 creation now applies the host window’s physical dimensions to the controller immediately. Windows first-paint benchmark documentation and measured results are updated to reflect the bounds fix and revised process-launch timing. ChangesWebView2 startup measurement
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The Windows attach path now establishes the WebView2 size earlier, but failures while applying that size can still allow an invalid view to be inserted, and the published benchmark table and fixture reference are inaccurate. The PR should address these runtime and documentation correctness issues before merging. Possibly related PRs
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256-263: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAlign the preceding bounds comment with the new behavior.
Lines 244-245 say that v0 needs no explicit bounds plumbing, but this block adds that plumbing. State that wry handles later
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In `@crates/keld-wv/src/webview2/mod.rs`:
- Around line 256-268: Update the initial-bounds setup in the webview creation
flow to propagate failures from webview.set_bounds instead of discarding them:
map the error to WvError::Webview and return before inserting the view. Preserve
the existing bounds calculation and wry::Rect construction.
In `@docs/agents/learnings.md`:
- Line 62: Update the learning entry’s area token to use only a permitted area,
such as [wv] or [process]. Split the WebView and process-spawn observations into
separate entries if retaining both areas is necessary.
In `@docs/engineering/budget-scoreboard.md`:
- Around line 378-385: Correct the Windows first-paint benchmark section using
the seven valid runs and medians of Keld 573 ms, Tauri 589 ms, and Electron 372
ms; update the claims and explicitly define the statistical comparison. Pin the
benchmark fixture link to an immutable reference instead of mutable main, then
regenerate llms-full.txt with just llms and verify it with just llms-check.
Apply the same fix in `@docs/engineering/budget-scoreboard.md` around lines 369 -
376.
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In `@crates/keld-wv/src/webview2/mod.rs`:
- Around line 256-263: Update the bounds comment immediately before the initial
bounds call to remove the claim that v0 needs no explicit bounds plumbing. State
that this call establishes the controller’s initial bounds, while wry continues
handling later WM_SIZE updates.
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| // KEL-62: give the controller its initial bounds. wry only calls | ||
| // `SetBounds` from its WM_SIZE subclass hook, so a webview that is | ||
| // never resized after attach keeps a zero-sized controller until some | ||
| // unrelated window event finally delivers one, and Chromium does not | ||
| // composite a zero-sized surface — measured as ~640 ms of dead time | ||
| // between load-finished and first paint on the hello window. Ignore | ||
| // the result: failing to size early is exactly the state we are in | ||
| // without this call, and the resize hook still applies later. | ||
| let size = window.inner_size(); | ||
| let _ = webview.set_bounds(wry::Rect { | ||
| position: tao::dpi::PhysicalPosition::new(0, 0).into(), | ||
| size: size.into(), | ||
| }); |
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In the wry crate, the WebView::set_bounds method is designed to update the dimensions and position of a WebView instance [1]. On Windows, set_bounds internally interfaces with the WebView2 Controller's SetBounds function to manage the webview's rectangular area [2][3]. If you are encountering errors or unexpected behavior when using set_bounds on Windows, it is often due to the following historical and technical factors addressed in recent versions: 1. Coordinate Systems and Scaling: A common source of errors (e.g., cumulative positioning issues or incorrect sizing) has been the conversion between Logical and Physical coordinates [4][5]. Older versions experienced issues where set_bounds would incorrectly treat logical values as physical or perform redundant conversions, leading to drifting positions [4][5]. Ensuring your Rect values are correctly calculated in relation to the window's scale factor is critical [5]. 2. Parent Window Bounds Calculation: On Windows, set_bounds is most effective when the webview is created as a child of another window [1][6]. Recent updates to wry have significantly improved how parent window bounds are calculated—specifically by handling window decorations (borders/shadows) and ensuring accurate client area measurements [2][7][8]. If your implementation fails or behaves strangely during resizing, ensure you are using a version of wry that includes these fixes (e.g., commits addressing resize_to_parent and parent_bounds accuracy, such as #1483 and #1400) [2][7][8]. 3. Windows Error Codes: If you receive a specific Win32 error (such as 0x80070057, which indicates "Wrong parameter"), it may suggest that the Rect being passed is invalid for the current window state, such as attempting to set bounds before the window is fully initialized or while it is in an incompatible state (e.g., minimized or invalid dimensions) [9]. If you are experiencing persistent errors, it is recommended to: - Verify that your wry version is up to date (0.56.1 includes many of these stability fixes) [2][8]. - If you are resizing to fill a parent, use the built-in resize_to_parent logic if available in your wry version, as it contains the necessary logic to account for window borders and OS-level complexities [3][7]. - Ensure the WebView has been successfully initialized and attached to a valid parent HWND before calling set_bounds [6][3].
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- 1: https://docs.rs/wry/latest/wry/struct.WebView.html
- 2: tauri-apps/wry@9df094a
- 3: tauri-apps/wry@203604c
- 4: fix(windows): set physical values in bounds method tauri-apps/wry#1299
- 5: [bug] Manual WebView resizing does not work correctly tauri-apps/tauri#10053
- 6: https://docs.rs/wry/latest/src/wry/lib.rs.html
- 7: tauri-apps/wry@6007608
- 8: fix(windows): calculate parent bounds accurately tauri-apps/wry#1483
- 9: Crashes on Windows 11 with tauri-apps/wry#936
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pub fn set_bounds(&self, bounds: Rect) -> Result<()>It sets the WebView’s bounds and is effective for child WebViews or GTK Fixed containers. Rect contains a position and size. (docs.rs)
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- 2: fix(linux): position gtk::Fixed child webviews via move_ (honor set_bounds) tauri-apps/wry#1745
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Propagate initial-bounds failures.
set_bounds can fail during WebView2 SetBounds or SetWindowPos. Map the error to WvError::Webview and return before inserting the view.
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In `@crates/keld-wv/src/webview2/mod.rs` around lines 256 - 268, Update the
initial-bounds setup in the webview creation flow to propagate failures from
webview.set_bounds instead of discarding them: map the error to WvError::Webview
and return before inserting the view. Preserve the existing bounds calculation
and wry::Rect construction.
| - 2026-08-14 [ipc] kipc v2 HELLO carries a 32-byte session token from `KELD_APP_LINK` (`<endpoint>#<64 hex>`); empty/foreign HELLO is `KELD-IPC-007`. Client writes first; server must not write the secret until the peer proves possession or Windows loopback TCP leaks it. Named-pipe DACL is not this slice. (evidence: KEL-60, crates/keld-ipc/src/link.rs `handshake_server`, crates/keld-ipc/src/token.rs, crates/keld-cli/src/echo_link.rs) | ||
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| - 2026-08-14 [bench] Timing first paint in an embedded webview: `document.title` never reaches the native window caption (the framework owns it, not the document) and `fetch()` is CORS-blocked on the opaque `with_html`/`NavigateToString` origin — use an `<img>` beacon inside a double `requestAnimationFrame` against one local `HttpListener` so all arms share a clock; titled-`HWND` time is presentation policy, not paint (real Keld-vs-Tauri gap 1.8x, not the 6.6x that column implied). (evidence: docs/engineering/budget-scoreboard.md "Time to first paint (2026-08-14)", gyldlab/keld-benches MEASUREMENTS.md) | ||
| - 2026-08-14 [wv/windows] wry sets WebView2 controller bounds only from its WM_SIZE subclass hook, so a webview never resized after attach stays 0x0 and Chromium does not composite it (~640 ms first-paint stall on hello); call `webview.set_bounds(window.inner_size())` once after build. Also: PowerShell `Start-Process` costs 450-700 ms before child main() — measure spawn offset via a wall clock at child entry, or use .NET `Process.Start` (~11 ms). (evidence: KEL-62, crates/keld-wv/src/webview2/mod.rs, keld-benches windows/bench) |
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| - 2026-08-14 [wv/windows] wry sets WebView2 controller bounds only from its WM_SIZE subclass hook, so a webview never resized after attach stays 0x0 and Chromium does not composite it (~640 ms first-paint stall on hello); call `webview.set_bounds(window.inner_size())` once after build. Also: PowerShell `Start-Process` costs 450-700 ms before child main() — measure spawn offset via a wall clock at child entry, or use .NET `Process.Start` (~11 ms). (evidence: KEL-62, crates/keld-wv/src/webview2/mod.rs, keld-benches windows/bench) | |
| - 2026-08-14 [wv] wry sets WebView2 controller bounds only from its WM_SIZE subclass hook, so a webview never resized after attach stays 0x0 and Chromium does not composite it (~640 ms first-paint stall on hello); call `webview.set_bounds(window.inner_size())` once after build. Also: PowerShell `Start-Process` costs 450-700 ms before child main() — measure spawn offset via a wall clock at child entry, or use .NET `Process.Start` (~11 ms). (evidence: KEL-62, crates/keld-wv/src/webview2/mod.rs, keld-benches windows/bench) |
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In `@docs/agents/learnings.md` at line 62, Update the learning entry’s area token
to use only a permitted area, such as [wv] or [process]. Split the WebView and
process-spawn observations into separate entries if retaining both areas is
necessary.
| Raw (ms): Keld 759/627/527/573/558/555/590 · Tauri 912/585/596/565/614/584/589 · | ||
| Electron 1165/395/321/333/410/317/372. First run of each arm is cold. 7/7 valid. | ||
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| | "Keld first-paints 1.87x slower than Tauri" | **Retired.** 590 vs 596 ms is a statistical tie on the identical engine. The published gap was the bounds defect plus harness spawn overhead, both fixed. | |
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Correct the Windows first-paint benchmark data and pin its fixture.
The JSON contains seven valid runs per arm with no warm-up exclusion. The medians are Keld 573 ms, Tauri 589 ms, and Electron 372 ms. Update the table and claims, define the statistical comparison, and replace the mutable main link with an immutable benchmark reference. Regenerate llms-full.txt with just llms and run just llms-check.
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@docs/engineering/budget-scoreboard.md` around lines 378 - 385, Correct the
Windows first-paint benchmark section using the seven valid runs and medians of
Keld 573 ms, Tauri 589 ms, and Electron 372 ms; update the claims and explicitly
define the statistical comparison. Pin the benchmark fixture link to an
immutable reference instead of mutable main, then regenerate llms-full.txt with
just llms and verify it with just llms-check.
Apply the same fix in `@docs/engineering/budget-scoreboard.md` around lines 369 -
376.
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Summary
One-line product fix that removes Keld's entire first-paint deficit against Tauri on Windows, plus the scoreboard correction it forces.
wry only calls
controller.SetBoundsfrom its WM_SIZE subclass hook. Keld attaches the webview and never resizes, so the WebView2 controller stayed zero-sized until some unrelated window event finally delivered a WM_SIZE — and Chromium does not composite a zero-sized surface. Measured cost on the hello window: ~640 ms of dead time between load-finished and the first composited frame. The fix hands the controller the window's inner size once, right after build; wry's resize hook still owns everything afterwards.The attribution chain that got here (each step measured, three hypotheses killed): runtime probe ruled out at ~0.25 ms;
--no-proxy-servermoved nothing; a parse-time beacon vs post-rAF beacon showed only ~20 ms between script execution and composite once bounds were set. The remaining published gap turned out to be the harness — PowerShellStart-Processcosts 450–700 ms before the child'smain()runs, fixed separately inkeld-benches(now .NETProcess.Start, ~11–47 ms, spawn wall time recorded per sample).Result (committed harness, median of 7, same machine/session)
Keld : Tauri = statistical tie on the identical engine. The "1.87× slower" claim is retired in the scoreboard. Still honest: Electron leads absolutes ~1.5×, and the arch 01 §5 ≤ 300 ms budget is still missed ~2× — the remaining cost is WebView2 environment + controller creation (~550 ms), tracked on KEL-62.
Spec refs
docs/architecture/01-overview.md§5 (cold start → first paint)Review gates
unsafe— none added.create()body only).Tests
No unit test for the fix itself: constructing the engine requires the process main thread and a GUI session (tao aborts otherwise). The regression check is the committed beacon harness in
keld-benches/windows/bench— fail-closed, negative-controlled, raw samples with exe SHA-256 per run.Platforms
Windows 11 (10.0.26200), WebView2 Evergreen 151.0.4129.78. macOS/Linux untouched.
Perf impact
First paint 1,289 → 590 ms as published (≈640 ms from this fix; the rest was harness overhead affecting all arms). No regression elsewhere: main RSS unchanged within noise, binary size unchanged.
Summary by CodeRabbit
Bug Fixes
Documentation