✨ Request: Add more sizes and/or customisation of the radial menu
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Description
Feature Request Summary
Addition of 2 more sizes for the radial menu, or option to resize to user's own preference (all the way down to a dot).
Problem / Opportunity & Desired Solution
Problem:
Currently, the radial menu’s size is quite large and, in my opinion, feels out of place compared to the rest of macOS’ UI and element sizing. Loop provides settings to adjust visual characteristics such as the corner radius and thickness, but there is currently no way to adjust the overall size of the radial menu.
Desired implementation:
My proposal would be to introduce 2 more sizes or a size slider, the latter allowing the radial menu to be made significantly smaller and eventually transition into a simple dot.
I have included some (horribly edited) visual references showing what this might look like in practice. The smaller loop is based on the size of the inner portion of the current radial menu. The dot is then based on the size of the inner portion of the smaller loop.
The smaller loop could still display the different compass directions, as well as the inner icons (such as with “Minimize”), as long as there is enough space to display them properly. Once the menu becomes too small to display these elements clearly, it would transition into the dot.
The dot would not display any compass directions. Instead, it would primarily serve as a visual reference indicating the point from which the user is selecting a direction, only showing window snap previews and potentially inner icons as long as the size allows for this.
This would be similar to how Rectangle Pro handles its “window throw” (see this video). The dot would act as a subtle visual reference, providing a more minimal experience with fewer animations and less on-screen distraction. This is very similar to not displaying the radial menu at all, which is already possible, but with the difference of retaining a small visual reference.
Additional practical implementation suggestion:
Currently, the radial menu’s thickness can be increased up to 35px. If an additional size slider is implemented, I would personally suggest that at the minimum size of the regular radial menu, the inner area corresponds to the same size as the inner area that is visible when the current radial menu’s thickness is set to 35px.
From that point onwards, reducing the size further could transition the radial menu into the dot. The dot could then have its own size range, allowing it to be made smaller still.
Alternatives Considered
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Visuals or References
Image 1: Loop original size. Very big compared to other UI elements.
Image 2: Loop smaller size reference. More in line with other UI elements.
Image 3: Loop dot reference.
Additional Context
These additional sizes may also need to be considered in conjunction with my previous request regarding the center deadzone (https://github.com/mrkai77/Loop/issues/1154). The current center trigger area may become too small to be practical anyway with the smaller loop, mitigating the center deadzone, and the center deadzone would effectively no longer exist once the radial menu becomes a dot.
Priority
Low (nice to have)
Final Checks
- My issue is written in English.
- My issue title is descriptive.
- This is a single feature request (multiple feature requests should be reported individually).
- I have looked to see if this is a duplicate of another feature request.
- I can help with research or testing.
- I can help code this feature.
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 reviewing the existing radial-menu size and thickness settings; no source files or tests are named in the issue. Compare the proposed smaller loop and dot behavior with issue #1154, then define how sizing, displayed elements, previews, and the center deadzone should interact. Done means the radial menu supports the agreed smaller configurations without making its controls unclear or impractical.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- design, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100