Let the new window of an opened link to have its own z-index

[pietro.fara]

Hello Freeterists,
I'm a Freeter lover since 2018.
I'm using it as a dashboard for my job, we are using the Microsoft 365 suite. In the same workflow I have outlook, onedrive, teams and the ToDo app. When I open a file, let's say a Word document from the onedrive webview, it opens a new window that can never go behind the Freeter main window. Is it an expected behavior?
From time to time I have to check the mails or messages, or copy paste text from mail to that word document and it would be nice to let the Freeter main window come on top.

Thank you for your amazing job Alex

[alex]

Hi Pietro,

Wow, 6 years Welcome to the new Freeter! And thanks for the feedback!

it opens a new window that can never go behind the Freeter main window. Is it an expected behavior?

Expected Previously Freeter opened "new tab" links in the same webpage widget, just like common links. However there were scenarios when that caused some issues. That's why I decided to add the new windows. The idea was to open them as child windows, so that when you switch to another app and then switch back to Freeter the child windows do not get lost. This also helps to not forget to close the unneeded windows.

I will need to think more about it. Maybe you have other ideas on what else could be added or changed to make the new windows more usable in your workflow?

[pietro.fara]

Hi Alex,
thanks for your reply, unfortunately I haven't received any notification, sorry for being late.
Yes 6 years, I really love the Freeter idea. One customizable place for everything needed at work it's for me a great tool.

Maybe a workaround could be the ability to open the widget itself in a child window. In this way, the behaviour as you mentioned would be preserved but if the user needs to have also the widget visible with different z-index can use this feature.

What you think?

[sue]

I like the way a "new tab" link opens in a new window. To me, that makes sense within the Freeter workflow model. But I find myself dragging those windows around so they are mostly off-screen, so I can continue working on something else in the same workflow while keeping the link open. Needing to do that feels clunky when you are used to "clicking on a window makes it come to the front" way of thinking. I don't have an alternate idea other than, it would be nice having a simpler way to manager the open windows, than actually moving them around with the mouse so they don't hide the current workflow