microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Hope command dock no take up place when a window is maximum

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Needs-Triage Product-Always On Top Product-Command Palette
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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

just let it float above any window, even when the window is maximum

Scenario when this would be used?

Now it wast place unnecessary

Supporting information

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Research direction

Start by locating the Command Dock implementation and its handling of maximized windows, then reproduce the current behavior with a maximized window. Done should mean the dock floats above maximized windows without reserving space unnecessarily.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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