0.6 — Application Settings

0.6 — Application Settings#

Upcoming

Settings stored per-project in .VIS/settings.json, accessed via Project.settings.

Storage and API#

  • Project.settings.get(key, default) — read a setting

  • Project.settings.set(key, value) — write a setting

  • Project.settings.save() — persist to .VIS/settings.json; called automatically on Host close

Window and Display#

  • Default window size, alignment, and minimum size

  • Remember last window size and position; restore on next open

  • Open fullscreen on launch toggle

Host and Tray#

  • Start Host with OS — toggle that enables/disables the startup registry entry

  • Start minimized — Host starts hidden in tray rather than showing the window

  • Remember open tabs — reopen the tabs that were open when the Host last closed

Appearance#

  • Default font family and size

  • Color scheme selection — placeholder for the styles system

Notifications#

  • Enable/disable toast notifications globally

  • Toast display duration in milliseconds

Settings UI#

  • Built-in settings panel opens from HostMenu > Settings

  • Tabbed interface — VIStk settings on one tab, developer’s custom settings on additional tabs

  • Developer registers a custom settings panel via host.register_settings_panel(name, setup_fn)

  • Tray menu includes a Settings entry