New Workspace: Capture Panel Locations and Menu Customization, as InDesign's

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

ROADMAP.md

@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ list) · [roadmap.md](docs/roadmap.md) (milestones, plan) · [parity-checklist.m
 
 Newest first.
 
+- **2026-10-15** · New Workspace is InDesign's: Name, and Capture › Panel Locations and Menu Customization (the items hidden with Edit › Menus), both on by default; a workspace saved without panel locations leaves the panels where they are. No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-14** · The Type tool draws a new text frame over a locked empty frame, as InDesign does, instead of turning the locked frame into a text frame. No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-14** · 100% black shows as pure black on screen by default, as InDesign's Appearance of Black does out of the box (Display All Blacks as Rich Black); Preferences › Appearance of Black › Display All Blacks Accurately still shows it as the dark grey it prints, and a saved choice is kept. No readiness percentage change.
 - **2026-10-14** · Pathfinder keeps the frontmost object, as InDesign does: a photo placed over shapes and intersected with them shows through the shapes (it was dropped, and the shapes kept their black fill); Add, Exclude Overlap and Minus Back take the front object's fill too, Subtract still keeps the back one. No readiness percentage change.

crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs

@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut DesignApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
         let available = (ctx.content_rect().size() - frame_margin - egui::vec2(16.0, 16.0)).max(egui::Vec2::splat(1.0));
         let preferred_width: f32 = match d.id.as_str() {
             "alert" => 440.0,
-            "closeDocument" | "updateLink" => 380.0,
+            "closeDocument" | "updateLink" | "newWorkspace" => 380.0,
             "newDocument" if crate::i18n::is_rtl(&app.ui.language) => 380.0,
             _ => 640.0,
         };
@@ -2036,10 +2036,10 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut DesignApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
                         crate::rtl::label(ui, crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Name:"));
                         text_field(ui, &mut d, "name", 220.0);
                     });
-                    crate::rtl::label(
-                        ui,
-                        egui::RichText::new(crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Saves which bars show and where the panels are.")).size(10.5),
-                    );
+                    ui.add_space(6.0);
+                    crate::rtl::label(ui, egui::RichText::new(crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Capture")).font(semibold(12.0)));
+                    check(ui, &mut d, "panelLocations", crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Panel Locations"));
+                    check(ui, &mut d, "menuCustomization", crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Menu Customization"));
                 }
                 "fittingOptions" => {
                     check(ui, &mut d, "autoFit", crate::i18n::tr(&app.ui.language, "Auto-Fit"));
@@ -2635,7 +2635,10 @@ pub fn confirm(app: &mut DesignApp) -> Result<Value, String> {
             doc["glyphFallback"] = json!(d.b("glyphFallback"));
             app.run("document.preferences", doc)
         }
-        "newWorkspace" => app.run("window.newWorkspace", json!({"name": d.s("name")})),
+        "newWorkspace" => app.run(
+            "window.newWorkspace",
+            json!({"name": d.s("name"), "panelLocations": d.b("panelLocations"), "menuCustomization": d.b("menuCustomization")}),
+        ),
         "updateLink" => crate::panels::properties::run_update_links(app, d.fields.get("target").cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| json!({}))),
         "closeDocument" => {
             // The document may have moved in the tab row (or gone) while the dialog was open.

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ const TABLE: &[(&str, [&str; 5])] = &[
     ("Cut", ["Ausschneiden", "Couper", "Cortar", "カット", "剪切"]),
     ("Copy", ["Kopieren", "Copier", "Copiar", "コピー", "复制"]),
     ("Paste", ["Einfügen", "Coller", "Pegar", "ペースト", "粘贴"]),
+    ("Capture", ["Erfassen", "Capturer", "Capturar", "取り込み", "捕捉"]),
+    ("Panel Locations", ["Bedienfeldpositionen", "Emplacements des panneaux", "Ubicaciones de paneles", "パネルの位置", "面板位置"]),
     (
         "Bulleted & Numbered Lists",
         [

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "قص"),
     ("Copy", "نسخ"),
     ("Paste", "لصق"),
+    ("Capture", "التقاط"),
+    ("Panel Locations", "مواضع اللوحات"),
     ("Bulleted & Numbered Lists", "القوائم ذات التعداد النقطي والرقمي"),
     ("Current Page Number", "رقم الصفحة الحالية"),
     ("Apply Color (,)", "تطبيق اللون (,)"),

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Ausschneiden"),
     ("Copy", "Kopieren"),
     ("Paste", "Einfügen"),
+    ("Capture", "Erfassen"),
+    ("Panel Locations", "Bedienfeldpositionen"),
     ("Clear", "Löschen"),
     ("Duplicate", "Duplizieren"),
     ("Select All", "Alles auswählen"),

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Taglia"),
     ("Copy", "Copia"),
     ("Paste", "Incolla"),
+    ("Capture", "Acquisisci"),
+    ("Panel Locations", "Posizioni pannelli"),
     ("Bulleted & Numbered Lists", "Elenchi puntati e numerati"),
     ("Current Page Number", "Numero di pagina corrente"),
     ("Apply Color (,)", "Applica colore (,)"),

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "カット"),
     ("Copy", "コピー"),
     ("Paste", "ペースト"),
+    ("Capture", "取り込み"),
+    ("Panel Locations", "パネルの位置"),
     ("Bulleted & Numbered Lists", "箇条書き"),
     ("Apply Color (,)", "カラーを適用 (,)"),
     ("Apply Gradient (.)", "グラデーションを適用 (.)"),

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "ამოჭრა"),
     ("Copy", "კოპირება"),
     ("Paste", "ჩასმა"),
+    ("Capture", "შენახვა"),
+    ("Panel Locations", "პანელების მდებარეობა"),
     ("Reverse Path", "ტრაექტორიის შებრუნება"),
     ("Set Anchor", "საყრდენი წერტილის დაყენება"),
     ("Clear", "გასუფთავება"),

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Recortar"),
     ("Copy", "Copiar"),
     ("Paste", "Colar"),
+    ("Capture", "Capturar"),
+    ("Panel Locations", "Locais dos painéis"),
     ("Bulleted & Numbered Lists", "Listas com marcadores e numeradas"),
     ("Show Hidden Characters", "Mostrar caracteres ocultos"),
     ("Current Page Number", "Número da página atual"),

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Cut", "Вирізати"),
     ("Copy", "Копіювати"),
     ("Paste", "Вставити"),
+    ("Capture", "Зберегти"),
+    ("Panel Locations", "Розташування панелей"),
     ("Bulleted & Numbered Lists", "Марковані й нумеровані списки"),
     ("Current Page Number", "Номер поточної сторінки"),
     ("Apply Color (,)", "Застосувати колір (,)"),

crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs

@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ pub struct SavedWorkspace {
     /// The workspace's own icon column (see [`UiState::icon_groups`]).
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub icon_groups: Option<Vec<Vec<String>>>,
+    /// Saved with New Workspace › Capture › Panel Locations off: choosing the workspace leaves the
+    /// bars and panels where they are.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "std::ops::Not::not")]
+    pub keep_panels: bool,
+    /// New Workspace › Capture › Menu Customization: the menu items hidden with Edit › Menus.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub hidden_menu_items: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 /// A missing on-by-default bool stays on. `bool::default` is false.

crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs

@@ -218,7 +218,12 @@ pub const UI_COMMANDS: &[(&str, &str, Option<&str>, &str)] = &[
         None,
         "{name: Advanced|Book|Digital Publishing|Essentials|Essentials Classic|Interactive for PDF|Printing and Proofing|Typography or a saved workspace}",
     ),
-    ("window.newWorkspace", "New Workspace…", None, "{name} — saves the current bars and panel arrangement"),
+    (
+        "window.newWorkspace",
+        "New Workspace…",
+        None,
+        "{name, panelLocations?: bool (default true: the bars and panels), menuCustomization?: bool (default true: the menu items hidden with Edit › Menus)} — saves the workspace",
+    ),
     ("window.deleteWorkspace", "Delete Workspace…", None, "{name}"),
     ("window.resetWorkspace", "Reset Workspace", None, "{} — back to the current workspace as saved (or its defaults)"),
     ("window.brightness", "Interface Color Theme", None, "{brightness: dark|mediumDark|mediumLight|light|highContrast}"),
@@ -1559,7 +1564,8 @@ fn run_ui_inner(app: &mut DesignApp, id: &str, p: &Value) -> Option<Result<Value
         "window.toolsDoubleColumn" => flag(&mut app.ui.tools_double_column),
         "window.newWorkspace" => {
             let Some(name) = p.get("name").and_then(Value::as_str).map(str::trim).filter(|n| !n.is_empty()) else {
-                app.ui.dialog = Some(crate::dialogs::Dialog::new("newWorkspace", json!({"name": ""})));
+                app.ui.dialog =
+                    Some(crate::dialogs::Dialog::new("newWorkspace", json!({"name": "", "panelLocations": true, "menuCustomization": true})));
                 return Some(Ok(Value::Null));
             };
             let u = &app.ui;
@@ -1576,6 +1582,8 @@ fn run_ui_inner(app: &mut DesignApp, id: &str, p: &Value) -> Option<Result<Value
                 docking: u.docking.clone(),
                 docking_hidden: u.docking_hidden.clone(),
                 icon_groups: u.icon_groups.clone(),
+                keep_panels: !p.get("panelLocations").and_then(Value::as_bool).unwrap_or(true),
+                hidden_menu_items: p.get("menuCustomization").and_then(Value::as_bool).unwrap_or(true).then(|| u.hidden_menu_items.clone()),
             };
             app.ui.custom_workspaces.retain(|x| x.name != name);
             app.ui.custom_workspaces.push(w);
@@ -1604,6 +1612,13 @@ fn run_ui_inner(app: &mut DesignApp, id: &str, p: &Value) -> Option<Result<Value
             app.ui.docking_opened = None;
             let name = p.get("name").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap_or("Essentials");
             if let Some(w) = app.ui.custom_workspaces.iter().find(|w| w.name == name).cloned() {
+                if let Some(hidden) = w.hidden_menu_items {
+                    app.ui.hidden_menu_items = hidden;
+                }
+                if w.keep_panels {
+                    app.ui.workspace = w.name;
+                    return Some(Ok(Value::Null));
+                }
                 app.ui.control_bar = w.control_bar;
                 app.ui.task_bar = w.task_bar;
                 app.ui.task_bar_pin = w.task_bar_pin;
@@ -3935,6 +3950,41 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(app.ui.workspace, "Essentials");
     }
 
+    /// New Workspace › Capture (Learn Skills Daily's InDesign course, 11:40): Panel Locations and
+    /// Menu Customization, both on by default.
+    #[test]
+    fn new_workspace_captures_panel_locations_and_menu_customization() {
+        let mut app = crate::DesignApp::new(designcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
+        // The dialog offers both, checked.
+        run_ui(&mut app, "window.newWorkspace", &json!({})).unwrap().unwrap();
+        let d = app.ui.dialog.take().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            (d.id.as_str(), d.fields["panelLocations"].clone(), d.fields["menuCustomization"].clone()),
+            ("newWorkspace", json!(true), json!(true))
+        );
+        // Both captured.
+        app.ui.dock_tab = "swatches".into();
+        app.ui.hidden_menu_items = vec!["Type/Glyphs".into()];
+        run_ui(&mut app, "window.newWorkspace", &json!({"name": "All"})).unwrap().unwrap();
+        // Menus only: choosing it leaves the panels where they are.
+        app.ui.hidden_menu_items = vec!["Layout/Pages".into()];
+        run_ui(&mut app, "window.newWorkspace", &json!({"name": "Menus", "panelLocations": false})).unwrap().unwrap();
+        // Panels only: the menus stay as they are.
+        app.ui.dock_tab = "layers".into();
+        run_ui(&mut app, "window.newWorkspace", &json!({"name": "Panels", "menuCustomization": false})).unwrap().unwrap();
+        app.ui.dock_tab = "properties".into();
+        app.ui.hidden_menu_items.clear();
+        run_ui(&mut app, "window.workspace", &json!({"name": "Menus"})).unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!((app.ui.dock_tab.as_str(), app.ui.hidden_menu_items.clone()), ("properties", vec!["Layout/Pages".to_string()]));
+        run_ui(&mut app, "window.workspace", &json!({"name": "Panels"})).unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!((app.ui.dock_tab.as_str(), app.ui.hidden_menu_items.clone()), ("layers", vec!["Layout/Pages".to_string()]));
+        run_ui(&mut app, "window.workspace", &json!({"name": "All"})).unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!((app.ui.dock_tab.as_str(), app.ui.hidden_menu_items.clone()), ("swatches", vec!["Type/Glyphs".to_string()]));
+        // A workspace saved before the options existed restores its panels.
+        let old: crate::SavedWorkspace = serde_json::from_value(json!({"name": "Old", "dockTab": "pages"})).unwrap();
+        assert!(!old.keep_panels && old.hidden_menu_items.is_none());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn essentials_classic_is_the_control_panel_and_iconic_groups() {
         let mut app = crate::DesignApp::new(designcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());