fix: tame animated resize scaling

compositor/src/handlers/mod.rs

@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ impl PointerConstraintsHandler for Ferese {
         };
         if focused_surface == *surface {
             let current = pointer.current_location();
-            let scale = self
+            let (scale_x, scale_y) = self
                 .window_under_visual(current)
                 .and_then(|window| self.visual_scale_for_window(&window))
-                .unwrap_or(1.0);
+                .unwrap_or((1.0, 1.0));
             let current_surface_location = current - origin;
             let offset = location - current_surface_location;
 
-            pointer.set_location(current + Point::from((offset.x * scale, offset.y * scale)));
+            pointer.set_location(current + Point::from((offset.x * scale_x, offset.y * scale_y)));
         }
     }
 }

compositor/src/input.rs

@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ impl Ferese {
                 let pointer = self.seat.get_pointer().expect("seat has a pointer");
                 let position = pointer.current_location();
                 let focus = self.surface_under(position);
-                let scale = self
+                let (scale_x, scale_y) = self
                     .window_under_visual(position)
                     .and_then(|window| self.visual_scale_for_window(&window))
-                    .unwrap_or(1.0);
+                    .unwrap_or((1.0, 1.0));
                 let delta = event.delta();
                 let delta_unaccel = event.delta_unaccel();
 
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ impl Ferese {
                     self,
                     focus,
                     &RelativeMotionEvent {
-                        delta: (delta.x / scale, delta.y / scale).into(),
-                        delta_unaccel: (delta_unaccel.x / scale, delta_unaccel.y / scale).into(),
+                        delta: (delta.x / scale_x, delta.y / scale_y).into(),
+                        delta_unaccel: (delta_unaccel.x / scale_x, delta_unaccel.y / scale_y)
+                            .into(),
                         utime: (event.time_msec() as u64).saturating_mul(1_000),
                     },
                 );

compositor/src/state.rs

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ impl Ferese {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn visual_scale_for_window(&self, window: &Window) -> Option<f64> {
+    pub fn visual_scale_for_window(&self, window: &Window) -> Option<(f64, f64)> {
         let id = self.window_ids.get(window)?;
         self.window_geometry.get(id)?.visual_scale()
     }

compositor/src/winit.rs

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub(crate) fn animated_window_elements(
                     constrain,
                     ConstrainBehavior {
                         reference: ConstrainReference::Geometry,
-                        behavior: ConstrainScaleBehavior::Zoom,
+                        behavior: ConstrainScaleBehavior::Stretch,
                         align: ConstrainAlign::TOP | ConstrainAlign::LEFT,
                     },
                 ))

crates/ferese-animation/src/lib.rs

@@ -237,19 +237,22 @@ impl WindowGeometry {
 
     pub fn inverse_visual_point(&self, x: f64, y: f64) -> Option<(f64, f64)> {
         let visual = self.visual.current;
-        let scale = self.visual_scale()?;
+        let (scale_x, scale_y) = self.visual_scale()?;
 
-        Some(((x - visual.x) / scale, (y - visual.y) / scale))
+        Some(((x - visual.x) / scale_x, (y - visual.y) / scale_y))
     }
 
-    pub fn visual_scale(&self) -> Option<f64> {
+    pub fn visual_scale(&self) -> Option<(f64, f64)> {
         let source = self.client.committed_size?;
         let visual = self.visual.current;
         if source.width <= 0 || source.height <= 0 || visual.width <= 0.0 || visual.height <= 0.0 {
             return None;
         }
 
-        Some((visual.width / f64::from(source.width)).max(visual.height / f64::from(source.height)))
+        Some((
+            visual.width / f64::from(source.width),
+            visual.height / f64::from(source.height),
+        ))
     }
 }
 
@@ -381,15 +384,14 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn inverse_visual_point_matches_uniform_cover_transform() {
+    fn inverse_visual_point_matches_stretched_transform() {
         let initial = Rect::new(100.0, 50.0, 400.0, 300.0);
         let mut geometry = WindowGeometry::new(initial, Some(ClientSize::from_rect(initial)));
         geometry.visual.current = Rect::new(200.0, 100.0, 600.0, 600.0);
 
-        // Cover scales the 4:3 source by 2x for a square allocation, then clips it.
         assert_eq!(
             geometry.inverse_visual_point(600.0, 500.0),
-            Some((200.0, 200.0))
+            Some((400.0 * 2.0 / 3.0, 200.0))
         );
     }
 

docs/ferese-window-manager-spec.md

@@ -549,12 +549,14 @@ to avoid a visible source-size discontinuity. Whether using a live committed
 buffer or snapshot, client content MUST remain aligned with the visual geometry
 used for hit testing.
 
-During a non-interactive resize, committed content is scaled uniformly to cover
-the visual content box and clipped to that box, anchored at its top-left content
-origin. Ferese MUST NOT expose uninitialized regions. When a matching commit
-arrives it replaces the scaled source without restarting the animation. A commit
-is matching when its acknowledged configure and effective buffer geometry match
-the requested client size after scale and transform.
+During a non-interactive resize, committed content is scaled independently on
+each axis to fill the visual content box and clipped to that box, anchored at
+its top-left content origin. This avoids the oversized crop produced by uniform
+cover scaling when only one dimension changes. Ferese MUST NOT expose
+uninitialized regions. When a matching commit arrives it replaces the scaled
+source without restarting the animation. A commit is matching when its
+acknowledged configure and effective buffer geometry match the requested client
+size after scale and transform.
 
 If a client has not acknowledged and committed the final configure within 500
 ms, Ferese MUST stop waiting for visual completion, retain the target layout,