[FZ Editor] Launching the FZ editor through settings (when running) closes the instance, instead of switching to it

[niels9001]

ℹ Computer information

• PowerToys version: 0.22
• PowerToy Utility: FZ

📝 Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

1. Open PT settings and navigate to the FancyZones page.
2. Click on "Launch zones editor"
3. Switch back to PT settings.
4. Click on the button again.

✔️ Expected result

Clicking on "Launch zone editor" should open the FZ editor or, when already running, switch to it.

❌ Actual result

The running instance of the FZ editor is closed and nothing happens. Requires you to click on the button agian.

📷 Screenshots

[enricogior]

It's currently by design.

[niels9001]

Any particular reason? Would be nice if it would kill the process and then restart it. As a user, I'm currently left wondering what is happening.

[enricogior]

It's for consistency with the hotkey, pressing Win + ` once open the editor, pressing it again closes it.
The button in the Settings calls the exact same code.
We can reconsider it, but it doesn't seem like a high priority issue at the moment. It has been like that since the first release and the users seems to be fine with it.

[Jay-o-Way]

Haven't noticed this because I don't use FZ much and I wouldn't often come to these actions. I can totally understand Niels's point though.
If this is - and will stay - this way by design, then the text on the button is incorrect, because it both launches and closes the Editor. This makes the issue valid. In short: either launch it or toggle it (the decision is up to you) but the text must match the action.

[enricogior]

@Jay-o-Way
on cars you have the start button, that is also the stop button, so I think most people are used to the concept that the same button starts and stops something. For sure it would be nice to trigger the button text to reflect the current state.

[Jay-o-Way]

on cars you have the start button, that is also the stop button

That's just as good an argument as the famous "Go to Start to Shut down". Doesn't make it right.