[feature request] Locking the zoom
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- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
Describe the feature
The zoom feature follows the cursor by default. There is no option to avoid that.
Benefits
The main advantage is to be able to work on a specific area of the screen and then being able to move the cursor around to do precise work (text editing, design, gaming(?), ...) without making other valuable elements going out of focus.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing zoom feature in the Wayfire compositor; the issue does not identify a source file, test, or entry point. Determine how the cursor currently controls zoom, then define a user-controlled locked mode that keeps the selected screen area fixed while the cursor moves. Done means zoom no longer follows the cursor when locking is enabled, while existing behavior remains available.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100