microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Fanzy Zones - Difficulty adjusting zones

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-FancyZones
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.1

### Installation method

WinGet

### Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones

### Steps to reproduce

- go into layout editor
- if you have multiple overlapping zones, you cannot select zones that are "buried" under others

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

- you already have the fix for the zone behavior in the actual snapping implementation
- this is the setting: When multiple zones overlap "Activate the zone whose center is closest to the cursor"
- you just need that same behavior is the layout editor, i.e., on click, activate the zone whose center is closest to the cursor

### ❌ Actual Behavior

the uppermost zone gets selected, which makes it difficult to edit buried zones

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Research direction

Start with the FancyZones layout editor selection path and compare it with the existing snapping behavior for “Activate the zone whose center is closest to the cursor.” Done when clicking overlapping zones selects the zone whose center is closest to the cursor, including zones beneath others, while the existing setting remains consistent.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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