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[WIP] Add monitor layout visualization for improved user experience
Add monitor layout visualization, switch animation, and thumbnail previews to viewer
Mar 11, 2026
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The viewer's "Monitors" dropdown showed only opaque identifiers ("Monitor 0", "Monitor 1") with no spatial or visual context. This adds three UX improvements: an SVG layout diagram showing physical monitor arrangement, a fade animation on monitor switch, and per-monitor JPEG thumbnail previews.
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DisplayLayoutDto(new): carriesX,Y,Width,Height,IsPrimary,DisplayNameper monitorScreenDataDto: extended withDisplayLayoutsarrayScreenThumbnailDto(new): carriesDisplayName+ JPEG bytes;DtoType.ScreenThumbnail = 30addedIScreenCapturer: two new methods —GetDisplayLayouts()andGetDisplayThumbnail(string displayName)GetDisplayLayouts()reads fromDisplaysEnumerationHelper;GetDisplayThumbnail()uses BitBlt per-monitorGetDisplayLayouts()reads XrandrXRRMonitorInfo;GetDisplayThumbnail()usesXGetImageViewer.SendScreenData(): now populatesDisplayLayoutsfrom the capturerViewer.SendScreenThumbnails()(new): loops all displays, captures a JPEG (max 320px wide, quality 50), sends oneScreenThumbnailDtoper displayScreenCaster: callsSendScreenThumbnails()immediately afterSendScreenData()Frontend
DtoType.ts/Dtos.ts:ScreenThumbnail = 30,DisplayLayoutDto,ScreenThumbnailDto, updatedScreenDataDtoUI.ts:RenderMonitorLayout(): renders an SVG diagram of monitor physical layout; clicking a rect triggersSendSelectScreen()UpdateDisplays(): shows the SVG diagram (multi-monitor only) plus per-button thumbnail<img>elementsUpdateThumbnail(): stores incoming thumbnails in aMapand updates visible<img>elementsMessageSender.ts/DtoMessageHandler.ts:SendSelectScreen()adds.switchingCSS class + toast;HandleScreenSize()removes the class when the new frame size arrivesremote-control.css: 300ms keyframe fade for.switching, SVG layout rect styles, thumbnail button layoutPlease read the following. Do not delete below this line.
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