gershwin-desktop/gershwin-workspace

Improve the restored spatial mode feature

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#52 opened on Dec 14, 2025

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Description

https://multixden.blogspot.com/2013/04/simplifying-gworkspace.html

For "Why Spatial", please refer to https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2003/04/finder/ and the essay from @probonopd at https://medium.com/@probonopd/remember-direct-manipulation-a-call-to-action-for-intuitive-design-3061f654e508.

To make it truly Spatial, the following needs to be implemented:

Icon positions within the window must be freely movable Icon positions and windows sizes must be persisted Only one instance of a window for a given path may be open at any time

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Research direction
Examine the current spatial mode implementation and implement icon position persistence, window size persistence, and single instance windows.
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desktop
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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