zed: Make "About" window floating#57307
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The about window currently is a "Normal" window, which is suboptimal on tiling window managers. This changes it to be a floating window, causing less disruptions to opinionated WM layouts.
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Works for me on niri, thanks!
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The about window currently is a "Normal" window, which is suboptimal on tiling window managers. This changes it to be a floating window, causing less disruptions to opinionated WM layouts. Self-Review Checklist: - [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability - [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments - [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) - [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior - [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable Release Notes: - Fixed the "About Zed" dialog being a full window instead of a floating window.
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The about window currently is a "Normal" window, which is suboptimal on tiling window managers.
This changes it to be a floating window, causing less disruptions to opinionated WM layouts.
Self-Review Checklist:
Release Notes: