[hello.ai] Make the AI chat window a regular application window with minimize, maximize, always on top controls

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Hi @Andreas_Hegenberg ,

Would it be possible to make the h@llo.ai chat window a regular window with controls please? The current window type makes sense for the launcher but I think chat windows should be regular windows.

There are a few reasons why I think this feature would be important.

  1. Makes it more compatible with window tiling managers.
  2. When the AI takes a while to respond, it would be convenient to be able to minimize the window and get a notification or sound when it has replied. While it's researching and forming a response it is just taking screen space for me and there is no way to hide it right now.
  3. Being able to maximize the window when necessary would also be useful for readability etc.
  4. Potentially it would also allow for having multiple chat windows at once.

I am happy if you want the same window dimensions as the current window and have it always on top by default. But having a setting to not make the chat window always on top would be appreciated.

Thank you for your consideration. :folded_hands:

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It's a good idea but also not easy to get right because morphing between window types is hard. I did some first experiments in 6.534 that convert to a (kind of) standard window once expanding

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I also added a new option "Open Directly in Expanded Window"

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Amazing! I can confirm both options work for me. Thank you Andreas