[Feature Request]: Add possibility to open DevTools docked to the right even with Windows Control Overlay enabled

[pmadhur]

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Problem Description

If Windows Control Overlay is enabled, it is not possible to programmatically open DevTools docked to the right. Manually it is possible to dock to the right, but unfortunately, last docked state is not preserved.

If Windows Control Overlay is disabled, it works as expected.

In our application, we almost never use main window web contents, we use many browser views and we make sure that the browser views never occupy the main window title bar.

Electron Fiddle gist shows the problem.

Proposed Solution

When Windows Control Overlay is enabled, add possibility to disable the default detached mode, it should work the same way when Windows Control Overlay is disabled.

If DevTools covers the default title bar buttons (min, max, close), developer has the possibility to override this by programmatically opening it in detached mode, but with default detached mode, it is not possible for a developer to programmatically open DevTools docked to the right.

Alternatives Considered

I could not find any possibility to disable the default detached mode. Docking to bottom works, but many of our developers prefer docking to the right.

Additional Information

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