7.0 window picker UI size too big

[magdogg]

Hello, great app!

Since 7.0 the total area of the UI is too big for my taste, the picker takes up most of my screen and I don't see a way to resize it. I suggest going back to the size of 6.X or making it optional.

[Allsochen]

Hi, can you take a screenshot of the size you expect? The current thumbnail mode refers to the design on Windows, and the AppIcons mode refers to the design on macOS.

[lwouis]

@Allsochen this other ticket is interesting. This user's issue is that they have a very wide screen. On such screen, the picker will be very elongated.

I think we could study this, and maybe come up a UX improvement. I think for instance, that like a book, there should probably be a max width, so that the lines/rows are not too long.

I don't have such a wide screen. It would be interesting to test how Windows handles such screens, and how the built-in macOS switcher does it, and third-party apps as well.

[lwouis]

@Allsochen another ticket about this issue. In this other ticket, there seems to be an issue with vertical monitors in the Titles Style. I don't own a vertical monitor to test it, unfortunately.

[magdogg]

@Allsochen this other ticket is interesting. This user's issue is that they have a very wide screen. On such screen, the picker will be very elongated.

I think we could study this, and maybe come up a UX improvement. I think for instance, that like a book, there should probably be a max width, so that the lines/rows are not too long.

I don't have such a wide screen. It would be interesting to test how Windows handles such screens, and how the built-in macOS switcher does it, and third-party apps as well.

Yes this is correct. Allthough I have a regular 32" 16:9 display and the picker is covering about 80-85% of the width. I think it's just too big in general. An option to scale the whole UI would be nice.

[alexduhanov]

Throwing in my experience since switching to 7.0 earlier today:

I haven't taken the time to really dig into the source code so I'm making an assumption here, but it seems like the maximum on-screen width is now a fixed percentage?

Prior to the 7.0 update, I had customized the maximum on-screen width via the following setting to 60%, which I found to be perfect for my own needs:

At my desk, I use a horizontal 27" monitor and with the resulting window width of roughly 20" at the 85% value, I find that I have to spend more time looking across the screen in order to identify the thumbnail I'm looking for. With my previous setting of 60%, I felt like I was able to see all of the presented thumbnails without having to dart my eyes across the screen.

In short, I agree with what @lwouis stated here, though it would be nice to be able to specify an exact value for this setting once again (or at least a few options to pick from, if reducing the amount of possible customization was part of the new design philosophy):

I think for instance, that like a book, there should probably be a max width, so that the lines/rows are not too long.

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