# zed: Make "About" window floating \(\#57307\) · gitcafe/zed

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Repository: [gitcafe/zed](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed)

Visibility: public

Requested revision: 97c25c31e450dd65ca2ef9b3929fb489c71e34e0

Requested commit: 97c25c31e450dd65ca2ef9b3929fb489c71e34e0

Commit: 97c25c31e450dd65ca2ef9b3929fb489c71e34e0

Tree: ace34126e054db75f0480c6265b2eed1f9c66481

Author: Cynthia Rey

Committer: GitHub

## Message

```
zed: Make "About" window floating (#57307)

The about window currently is a "Normal" window, which is suboptimal on
tiling window managers.

This changes it to be a floating window, causing less disruptions to
opinionated WM layouts.

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

Release Notes:

- Fixed the "About Zed" dialog being a full window instead of a floating
window.
```

## Parents

- [c84c22dab5c16a53d5e62ca538d86730e8bac143](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/commit/c84c22dab5c16a53d5e62ca538d86730e8bac143?format=markdown)

[Source at this commit](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/tree/97c25c31e450dd65ca2ef9b3929fb489c71e34e0?format=markdown)