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CmdPal: Dock: Add window close, maximise/restore, and minimise buttons to right of dock
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Add window close, maximise/restore, and minimise buttons to the side right of dock, so it prevents overshooting the close, maximise and minimise buttons. The user can toggle those buttons on/off in the Command Palette settings (basically copying the buttons)
Scenario when this would be used?
When one wants to close, restore/maximise or minimise the windows while the dock is on, and this allows the user to do the actions if the cursor overshoots.
Supporting information
Works with muscle memory???
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 in the Command Palette dock and its settings entry points, then trace how existing window controls are exposed. Confirm the close, maximise/restore, and minimise actions and the setting that toggles these buttons. Done means the buttons appear beside the dock, perform the expected actions, and can be enabled or disabled in Command Palette settings.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100