[Original thread: #653] [Spec: #9274, doc] [Project]

See also Quake Mode FAQ

2.0 tasks

• globalSummon to summon a window by name (PR: Add globalSummon action #9854)
  • This is in dev/migrie/f/653-QUAKE-MODE
• Basic globalSummon action (PR: Add globalSummon action #9854)
  • Add support for the toggleVisibility property (PR: When the window is summoned and is already active, minimize it. #9963)
  • Add support for the desktop property to control how window summoning interacts with virtual desktops
    • This is implemented in dev/migrie/f/quake-toCurrent-desktop
  • Add support for the monitor which monitor the window appears on.
    • "monitor": "toCurrent"|"any" for on the current vs where it is (PR Add "monitor": "any"|"toCurrent"|"toMouse" setting to globalSummon #10092)
    • "monitor": "toMouse" for to where the mouse pointer is (PR Add "monitor": "any"|"toCurrent"|"toMouse" setting to globalSummon #10092)
    • "monitor": "onCurrent"
  • Add support for the dropdownDuration property (PR: Add property to control dropdown speed of global summon #9977)
• We need a commandline arg to force the window to ignore initialPosition and use the current monitor instead.
• Add the minimizeToTray setting, and implement it without any sort of flyout
  • _quake window is hidden when minimized (PR: Hide _quake window on minimize ALWAYS #10113)
  • Add tray icon when quake window is minimized Add tray icon when quake window is minimized #10179
  • Add a list of windows to the right-click flyout on the tray icon
  • Add support for the alwaysShowTrayIcon setting
• Exiting _quake mode should restore the focus mode state, window position that the window had before.
• There should maybe be a default action like:

{ "name": "Promote to quake window", "command": { "action": "renameWindow", "name": "_quake" } }

• KNOWN ISSUE: If you try to summon the window while task manager is focused, the window will not get activated. Presumably this can happen with other apps as well. UWP OneNote seems affected as well.
• Wrong size on Quake mode with hetero sized screens Wrong size on Quake mode with hetero sized screens #10182
  • Quake window location with Windows Magnifier #10805
• Quake Mode has incorrect window size after toggling fullscreen mode Quake Mode has incorrect window size after toggling fullscreen mode #10199
• 1px window border of the quake dropdown terminal "leaks" onto horizontally adjacent monitor: 1px window border of the quake dropdown terminal "leaks" onto horizontally adjacent monitor: #10201
• Make Quake mode work with a German keyboard layout Make Quake mode work with a German keyboard layout  #10203
• Quake Mode multi monitor setup Quake Mode multi monitor setup #10274
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Backlog

• Add per-window-name global settings Add per-window-name global settings #9992
  • READ: "configure the _quake window to have some different set of settings - size, profile, etc."
• Allow the tabs to be visible in quake mode / don't force _quake into focus mode. This might be best served by Add per-window-name global settings #9992
• Allow other, non-_quake windows to be locked to the top half of the display. Probably should be a global setting. Consider Add per-window-name global settings #9992 when authoring this.
• Allow windows to be docked to other sides of the display? That might be insane though.
• Enable globalSummon / quakeMode to work even when there isn't a running Terminal Enable globalSummon / quakeMode to work even when there isn't a running Terminal #9996
• globalSummon a new tab in explorer CWD globalSummon a new tab in explorer CWD #10202
• Quake mode hot-key stops working after a while. Restart of terminal fixes it Quake mode hot-key stops working after a while. Restart of terminal fixes it #10340
• Terminal should be able to auto-minimize on focus lost #10660
• Adjust styling of quake window (default height, etc) #11162
• Quake Mode - Allow Horizontal resizing #11174
• Quake mode has rounded corners in Windows 11 #10534
• The animation is wonky:
  • Quake Mode reveal animation tears/flickers #12293: The dropdown animation could be better. It would be better if it animated the whole window frame, but it's gotta look good. Add property to control dropdown speed of global summon #9977 has notes on what I tried and didn't work for me.
  • Quake mode sometimes leaves ghost window frame #12121
• Quake mode: Add support for reserved tabs #10279
  • Also: Command-line to toggle visibility #13276, for wt summon
  • Closely related is Summon window and switch to profile #12135, for wt summon --profile
• Exclude Quake window from FancyZones #10197
• Minimized quake mode restores to the monitor with the tray #10672
• Quake mode does not consider vertical taskbar width #10999
• Quake command palette entry doesn't work #11014
• Quake mode doesn't scale width when changing monitor size #11125
• Elevated profile doesn't open Quake terminal #12173
• Quake Mode should remember its size #12594
• Setting launch mode to full screen also applies to Quake mode #12894
• Show/Hide maximized terminal window resizes it briefly #12944
• Quake mode full screen doesn't reopen with full heightwhen closing and resummoning #16175
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