[Feature Request] - Calculate dynamic layout dimensions

[kevin-kessler]

Hey there!
First of all: thanks for this awesome piece of software - I love it!

I'd like to suggest a feature concerning App Layout Dimensions.

Suggestion

I'd like to be able to define a percentage of the screen width/height and subtract a fix amount of pixels from it. Similar to what you can do with CSS calc().

Use case

I have a fixed size menu bar at the bottom of my screen. Putting a window at 100% height, will cause overlap with this menu bar. I'd like to be able to define 100% height and subtract the height of that menu bar (e.g. 50px).

Example

Result

Thanks for considering!

[rxhanson]

Thanks for the detailed idea. I have this on my backlog but had not thought of doing it in this way, allowing it in the input field. I like it and will have to try it out to see what the best path forward will be.

In the meantime, you can set a screen edge gap at the bottom with the following Terminal command:

defaults write com.knollsoft.Hookshot screenEdgeGapBottom -int 50

Then restart the app.

I also have plans to add screenEdgeGap settings to the UI and allow per-display configuration.

[kevin-kessler]

Thanks a lot for the quick response! Glad to hear it's already on your backlog. And thanks a lot for the workaround with the screen edge gap - works like a charm!