[Feature]: More Position Control

[InSasquatchCountry]

Problem or use case

I have been using keycastr to show my keystrokes for years. I am unable to use the inset of keyty to get the overlay right where I want it.

Proposed behavior

If instead, the 8 quadrants default positions were the center of each quad., then they could all handle the same x,y offset and allow the same two sliders to essentially position the overlay anywhere on the screen while still maintaining the correct left/right/center alignment animation. (This is how on the left the keys stack to the right, on the right they push left, and in the center they move evenly outward so as to stay properly aligned with their position.)

Alternatively, you could have an "exact position" option where two sliders or even pixel values or both take you through the full display. There would also need to be a field for the user to then choose L/R/C alignment.

Alternatives considered

Keycastr lets you just drag the window around with your mouse when it's visible, but I'd imagine that's a lot more difficult to implement, and truth be told I've moved it on accident this way on more than one occasion.

UI or settings impact

No response

Additional context

No response

[esphynox]

Thanks for the detailed write-up and screenshots. I agree this is a real limitation of the current anchor + inset model.

I’d like to support more precise positioning, but I want to take a bit of time to figure out the best implementation so it works well with the overlay alignment/stacking behavior and multi-display setups.

[esphynox]

but I'd imagine that's a lot more difficult to implement, and truth be told I've moved it on accident this way on more than one occasion.

It's not that hard, but this is my exact concern on just allowing moving this permanently "moved it on accident this way on more than one occasion".

[InSasquatchCountry]

this is my exact concern

If you were to implement that feature, you could have a "lock position" toggle.

I found your project much more functional and organized than a similar project. It's where I pulled the idea for x,y control. Although KeyViz was limited to 200 pixels which is still not enough freedom for my purposes.

[esphynox]

Implemented, will be available in next version.