Powertoys: [Settings v2] default screen position and size

[enricogior]

Settings v2 should follow the same logic used by the old Settings app.

• by default open in the middle of the screen, not on the top left
• on small screens it should auto resize to a proper height/width

Since it now has the about section, the default width should be large enough to show it on the right and not on the bottom (unless the screen is not large enough).

It should also retain size and position between runs (this is tracked by https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/3612)

[niels9001]

Can't we just launch it full screen? Normal settings app does this.

[enricogior]

Can't we just launch it full screen?

People with 4K and widescreen monitors would not be very happy (including myself) ;)

Normal settings app does this.

Which settings app are you referring to?

[mdtauk]

UWP apps tend to open large by default - I always resize these windows down, and there is a "sweet spot" with Settings in particular, where the controls fit a 360px approx space, and the breakpoints for the sidebar content places the text to the right, rather than below.

[enricogior]

I don't think we need a discussion for the default, once we support retaining the last size and position.

[mdtauk]

I don't think we need a discussion for the default, once we support retaining the last size and position.

Initial Window Size is the first impression - but once the user resizes and moves the window, that should be what is respected.

[enricogior]

Once it shows in middle of the screen with a reasonable size like this one, we should be good to go.

[niels9001]

Can't we just launch it full screen?

People with 4K and widescreen monitors would not be very happy (including myself) ;)

Normal settings app does this.

Which settings app are you referring to?

Oh yes.. that makes sense :)! I was referring to the W10 Settings app. I wonder if Windows / UWP windowing have different behaviors when an app gets launched on a 4k 27" display vs. 15" laptop.

Launching it in the middle in a reasonable size sounds good 👍