Ollie Rutherfurd
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VS Code has a command called "Toggle Maximize Editor Group" (`Cmd+K Cmd+M`) that expands the active editor pane to fill the entire center area, hiding editor split panes, but leaving docks and panels visible. Zed's existing `ToggleZoom` hides all panels and is closer to VS Code's Zen Mode. VS Code has both — it would be useful for Zed to as well. This is particularly useful for people working on laptops, and has been raised before (#32715, #4897, #32860), but the addition of the project panel alongside the agent panel has made it more relevant. I work with the editor split vertically, but with the project and agent panels both visible, on a laptop screen there's really only room for a single editor pane. This command makes it easy to switch to and from that mode. **Behavior:** - New action: `workspace::ToggleEditorZoom` - When activated, the active editor pane expands to fill 100% of the center/editor area, hiding sibling split panes - Docks and panels remain visible and unaffected - Toggling again restores the previous split layout - If `ToggleZoom` is active, it unzooms first, then maximizes Here's a demo: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fcf6748e-6c45-4c4a-8d9f-f106c6cd58ea Self-Review Checklist: - [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability - [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments - [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) - [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior - [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable Closes #32715 Release Notes: - Added `workspace::ToggleEditorZoom` action to maximize the active editor pane within the center area while keeping panels visible.
Zed
Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
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