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Add missing icons for stash/unstash directions#1039

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Add missing icons for stash/unstash directions#1039
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Summary

Fixes empty boxes appearing in the Keybinds settings when users create keybinds for stash/unstash actions.

Problem

The stash and unstash directions were missing from the WindowAction+Image extension. This caused determineDisplayMode() in IconView to return nil for these actions, resulting in empty icon boxes.

Solution

Added the missing cases to the image property in WindowAction+Image.swift:

  • stash: Uses square.stack.3d.down.right SF Symbol (represents moving window aside)
  • unstash: Uses square.stack.3d.up SF Symbol (represents restoring window)
  • noSelection: Explicitly returns nil (for clarity in the switch statement)

Testing

  1. Open Loop Settings → Keybinds
  2. Create a keybind with Stash action
  3. Create a keybind with Unstash action
  4. Verify both keybinds show proper icons instead of empty boxes

Fixes #1036

The stash and unstash directions were missing from the WindowAction+Image
extension, causing empty boxes to appear in the Keybinds settings when
users created keybinds for these actions.

Added:
- stash: square.stack.3d.down.right (represents moving window aside)
- unstash: square.stack.3d.up (represents restoring window)
- noSelection: explicitly returns nil (for clarity)

Fixes #1036
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Icons for stash already already render correctly on the develop branch if an anchor is selected:
Image
The issue on that branch is that they don't render only inside the direction picker, since the anchor is nil:
Image

This PR effectively overrides a possible calculated frame for stash with an SF Symbol, since determineDisplayMode() prioritizes an image over a calculated frame. However, because the stash can display calculated frames, overriding them with an image isn’t appropriate. Instead, I suggest adding the stash icon here:

https://github.com/MrKai77/Loop/blob/c1120d1043269681d786798cbeed3ad15438a482/Loop/Window%20Management/Window%20Action/IconView.swift#L202-L212

That way, it'll act as a fallback rather than replacing a valid calculated frame. How you handle unstash is correct, though.

Additionally, you mention this fixes #1036, could you explain how? The screenshots in that issue show problems with actions like macOSCenter and cycle, but this PR doesn’t appear to touch that code.

Stash can display calculated frames when an anchor is selected, so it
should not override those frames. Moving to fallback section means it
only shows the icon when no calculated frame is available.
Added stash direction check in determineDisplayMode() fallback section.
This ensures stash shows its icon only when an anchor isn't selected
(when calculated frames aren't available), preserving frame display
when anchors are selected.
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Thanks for the detailed feedback @mrkai77! You're right that stash can display calculated frames when an anchor is selected.

I've updated the implementation:

  1. Removed stash from the image property in WindowAction+Image.swift (kept unstash as you mentioned it's correct)
  2. Added stash to the fallback section in IconView.swift's determineDisplayMode()

Now the stash icon only appears as a fallback when no calculated frame is available (i.e., when no anchor is selected), preserving the frame display when anchors are selected.

Ready for re-review!

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mrkai77 commented Feb 6, 2026

I'm closing this as the changes don't address a specific issue or feature request and contain several questionable decisions:

  • There are unrelated line modifications, such as changing "And if all else fails..." to "Fallback icons for actions that can't display calculated frames"
  • The added switch case for .noSelection returning nil is unnecessary, also falls outside the proposed scope of this PR
  • The suggested icon "square.stack.3d.down.right" doesn't effectively convey window stashing - using stacked rectangles doesn't make sense in a window manager where organizing stacked windows is the core functionality.

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