1.2.8-4

SmartGrid Release Notes — Stable Minimize/Restore UX

Summary

This patch stabilizes minimize/restore behavior to prevent slot drift, unintended swaps, and layout holes during layout transitions.

Fixed

• Restored minimized windows now return to their original saved slot.
• Removed restore regressions caused by re-deriving slots from workspace maps.
• Added a safe restore fallback that repacks windows immediately to remove holes after layout transitions.

Behavior

Minimize

• SmartGrid captures window state (monitor/workspace/layout snapshot).
• The grid compacts based on the new visible window count.

Restore

• If snapshot context matches, SmartGrid restores exact previous slots.
• If snapshot context does not match, SmartGrid uses fallback restore + immediate repack to keep a dense layout.

Example

• 12 -> minimize 3 -> 9 windows: layout may switch 4x3 -> 3x3.
• restore 1 -> 10 windows: layout may switch back to 4x3.
• Result: no holes; restored slot is preserved when context allows it.

Technical Scope

• Updated _sync_window_state_changes()
• Updated _restore_windows_to_slots()
• Uses minimize_restore_snapshots for exact restore
• Adds per-monitor fallback repack for hole-free restore