Flow-Launcher / Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher

Separate settings and gui state in Settings.json

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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**

Currently, `Settings.json` mixes Flow-Launcher settings and GUI-related states (e.g., `WindowLeft,` `WindowTop,` `ActivateTimes`). It is hard to manage `Settings.json` using [chezmoi](https://www.chezmoi.io/) or other dotfile managers since those values could change frequently.

**Describe the solution you'd like**

I would suggest Flow-Lancher separate settings and GUI-related states into two files so that `Settings.json` only includes configs directly related to real settings.

**Additional context**

In [How to ignore values frequently changed in a file managed by chezmoi?](https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/discussions/3493), the same issue related to managing Scoop config is discussed.

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Research direction

Start by locating how Settings.json is loaded and saved, then trace where WindowLeft, WindowTop, and ActivateTimes are persisted. Separate those GUI-related states from the regular settings and verify that both files are read and written correctly across application restarts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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