microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
FancyZones new feature
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- C
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Please, make additional hotkeys in the Fancy Zones
Win+numpad9 - move active window to the upper right corner
Win+numpad3 - move active window to the lower right corner
Win+numpad1 - move active window to the lower left corner
Win+numpad7 - move active window to the upper left corner
Win+numpad5 - move active window to the center
Scenario when this would be used?
It is quite comfortable way to drag quickly all windows to the sides of the screen in Windows 10, 11.
Supporting information
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Contributor guide
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names FancyZones but provides no file or test entry point. Start by locating FancyZones' hotkey handling and window-placement logic; done means the five Win+numpad shortcuts move the active window to the specified corner or center, with coverage for each shortcut.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100