[FancyZones] - Editor v2

[crutkas]

FancyZone Editor v2

Current list of like-to-have improvements

• Improved Multi-monitor awareness and editing
• Easier renaming
• Better initial screen. Currently it is all about creating versus what i have done in the past. This would allow for easier hot swapping of layouts. One unified screen showing predefined templates and custom layouts.
• Zone numbering (zones overlays need numbering as well for snapping)
• Support for dark mode and high contrast. ([FZ Editor] add DarkMode #326)
• Default space around zones value is the last value used
• Fine control for size zone adjustment (x/y, z-index, height / width)
• Straight forward way to add / delete splitters ([FZ Editor] Add hint on how to delete a splitter (merge zones) #581, [FZ Editor] hold-shift for rotating splitter pretends to be broken, but is just very fiddly #750)
• Have different setups for different configurations (FancyZones should support custom layouts for different "environments" #177) (at work vs home)
• Disable layouts that don't fit the screen orientation (landscape vs portrait) or don't have the same screen ratio
• A single, holistic way for customizing layout. (hinted in [FZ Editor] No way to create a custom grid layout #582)
  • I can edit a base template where it only splits but a custom only does custom size windows
  • even a "custom" base only does split

Things to think about:

• Possibly think about 'magnetic / dock sides'
• Percentages versus hard numbers. This will allow me to move a custom layout instantly to a different resolution monitor
• how a zone can cross monitor boundaries

FAR from done / perfect but doing a first stab at a spec.

https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/dev/crutkas/FzEditor2Spec/doc/specs/FancyZoneEditorV2.md

[DavidGretzschel]

Another vote for for the importance of Zone-Numbering.

Before I could only come up with rather implausible theoretical situations, why it's needed, but now I actually stumbled over it in actual use:
Here's a reencatment of the scenario:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5hBqY5GZz4&feature=youtu.be

Also notice that there was a very clear user expectation (well my own, but I think it was plausible) that directly contradicted with the "hidden numbers".
So instead of only showing me what Zones 1, 2, 3 are, I think there should also be the option of telling the editor what 1,2, and 3 are.
Right-clicking into a Zone is currently treated the same as a left-click (which is frankly irritating, since a Windows-user naturally expects more options when right-clicking).
If I click somewhere into Zone 1, it could instead show a variable-size context menu that says:
swap with Zone 2
swap with Zone 3
...
swap with Zone n

And having a right-click menu for a Zone is also a good home for Zone-specific functionality, that hasn't been thought of yet. Or for Layout-specific settings, too.

[hawkerm]

It'd be nice if the zones could display their coordinates and size in the editor. Also, it'd be great if there was a way to snap a zone to a specific size easily like 1920x1080.

[crutkas]

it'd be great if there was a way to snap a zone to a specific size easily like 1920x1080.

@hawkerm As in presets or would just having txt fields be enough where you could input the numbers

[hawkerm]

@crutkas input fields minimum, presets nice to have.