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public/app.js

@@ -1073,19 +1073,22 @@ function stopScreenShare(stream, silent) {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // position sync
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fans new joiners out from directly in front of the room's center: the
+// first joiner lands straight ahead, then each next one alternates sides,
+// widening by 10deg per pair (0, +10, -10, +20, -20, ...) instead of the
+// old distance-maximizing grid search, which tended to dump joiners in a
+// far corner rather than somewhere natural to face the group.
 function chooseOpenParticipantPosition() {
-  const occupied = [...S.peers.values()].map((peer) => ({ x: peer.x, y: peer.y }));
-  const candidates = [];
-  for (let row = 0; row < 5; row++) {
-    for (let col = 0; col < 7; col++) {
-      candidates.push({ x: 15 + col * 11.7, y: 15 + row * 17.5 });
-    }
-  }
-  if (!occupied.length) return { x: 50, y: 50 };
-  return candidates.sort((a, b) => {
-    const distance = (point) => Math.min(...occupied.map((other) => Math.hypot(point.x - other.x, point.y - other.y)));
-    return distance(b) - distance(a);
-  })[0];
+  const ANCHOR = { x: 50, y: 50 };
+  const RADIUS = 24;
+  const n = S.peers.size;
+  const step = Math.ceil(n / 2) * 10;
+  const angleDeg = n === 0 ? 0 : (n % 2 === 1 ? step : -step);
+  const rad = (angleDeg * Math.PI) / 180;
+  return {
+    x: ANCHOR.x + RADIUS * Math.sin(rad),
+    y: ANCHOR.y - RADIUS * Math.cos(rad),
+  };
 }
 
 let lastPosSend = 0;
@@ -1326,6 +1329,7 @@ function renderTiles() {
 
 // share keys: 'me' or peer id; popped-out shares render in their own window
 const poppedWindows = new Map(); // key -> {win, name}
+let focusedShareKey = null; // clicked remote share, rendered large with the rest as a filmstrip
 
 function activeShares() {
   const shares = [];
@@ -1342,80 +1346,164 @@ function activeShares() {
   return shares;
 }
 
+// Picks the column/row count (out of `count` tiles) that best fills a
+// width x height area assuming ~16:9 tiles, so multiple streams can be
+// watched at once with as little wasted space as possible.
+function bestGrid(count, width, height) {
+  const aspect = 16 / 9;
+  let best = { cols: count, rows: 1, area: 0 };
+  for (let cols = 1; cols <= count; cols++) {
+    const rows = Math.ceil(count / cols);
+    let cellW = width / cols;
+    let cellH = height / rows;
+    if (cellW / cellH > aspect) cellW = cellH * aspect; else cellH = cellW / aspect;
+    const area = cellW * cellH;
+    if (area > best.area) best = { cols, rows, area };
+  }
+  return best;
+}
+
+// Re-measures the live grid and updates its column/row count only — avoids
+// renderScreens()'s full teardown, which would restart <video> playback.
+function applyGridLayout() {
+  const body = els.screens?.querySelector('.screens-grid');
+  const count = body?.children.length;
+  if (!body || !count) return;
+  const rect = body.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const { cols, rows } = bestGrid(count, rect.width || 800, rect.height || 450);
+  body.style.gridTemplateColumns = `repeat(${cols}, 1fr)`;
+  body.style.gridTemplateRows = `repeat(${rows}, 1fr)`;
+}
+
+let screensResizeObserver = null;
+function ensureScreensResizeObserver() {
+  if (screensResizeObserver || !els.screens || typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined') return;
+  let raf = null;
+  screensResizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+    if (raf) return;
+    raf = requestAnimationFrame(() => { raf = null; applyGridLayout(); });
+  });
+  screensResizeObserver.observe(els.screens);
+}
+
+function buildPoppedPlaceholder(share) {
+  const ph = document.createElement('div');
+  ph.className = 'screen-card popped';
+  ph.dataset.shareKey = share.key;
+  const btn = document.createElement('button');
+  btn.className = 'pop-btn';
+  btn.appendChild(mIcon('open_in_new'));
+  btn.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' re-embed'));
+  btn.onclick = () => closePopout(share.key);
+  const label = document.createElement('div');
+  label.className = 'label';
+  label.textContent = `${share.name} — popped out`;
+  ph.append(btn, label);
+  return ph;
+}
+
+function buildShareCard(share, focused) {
+  if (poppedWindows.has(share.key)) return buildPoppedPlaceholder(share);
+  const card = document.createElement('div');
+  card.className = 'screen-card' + (focused ? ' focused' : '');
+  card.dataset.shareKey = share.key;
+  card.title = focused ? 'Click to exit spotlight' : 'Click to watch this stream large';
+  const video = document.createElement('video');
+  video.autoplay = true;
+  video.playsInline = true;
+  video.muted = share.local;
+  video.srcObject = share.stream;
+  video.play().catch(() => {});
+  const label = document.createElement('div');
+  label.className = 'label';
+  label.innerHTML = '<span class="live">&#9679;</span>';
+  label.appendChild(document.createTextNode(share.name));
+  const micBadge = document.createElement('span');
+  micBadge.className = 'tile-mic-badge';
+  micBadge.appendChild(mIcon('mic_off'));
+  label.appendChild(micBadge);
+  const pop = document.createElement('button');
+  pop.className = 'pop-btn';
+  pop.title = 'Pop out in new window';
+  pop.appendChild(mIcon('open_in_new'));
+  pop.onclick = (e) => { e.stopPropagation(); popOutShare(share); };
+  card.append(video, label, pop);
+  card.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+    if (e.target.closest('button')) return;
+    focusedShareKey = focusedShareKey === share.key ? null : share.key;
+    renderScreens();
+  });
+  return card;
+}
+
+function buildOwnPill(share) {
+  const pill = document.createElement('div');
+  pill.className = 'own-pill';
+  pill.dataset.shareKey = share.key;
+  const dot = document.createElement('span');
+  dot.className = 'live';
+  dot.innerHTML = '&#9679;';
+  const label = document.createElement('span');
+  label.className = 'own-pill-label';
+  label.textContent = 'You are sharing';
+  const stop = document.createElement('button');
+  stop.className = 'own-pill-close';
+  stop.title = 'Stop screen share';
+  stop.appendChild(mIcon('close'));
+  stop.onclick = () => stopScreenShare(share.stream);
+  pill.append(dot, label, stop);
+  return pill;
+}
+
 function renderScreens() {
+  const shares = activeShares();
   // prune popouts whose share ended
-  const live = new Set(activeShares().map((s) => s.key));
+  const live = new Set(shares.map((s) => s.key));
   for (const [key, p] of [...poppedWindows]) {
     if (!live.has(key)) {
       try { p.win.close(); } catch {}
       poppedWindows.delete(key);
     }
   }
+  if (focusedShareKey && !live.has(focusedShareKey)) focusedShareKey = null;
 
   if (!els.screens) return;
 
+  const ownShares = shares.filter((s) => s.local);
+  const remoteShares = shares.filter((s) => !s.local);
+
   els.screens.innerHTML = '';
-  els.screens.classList.toggle('multi', activeShares().length > 1);
-  for (const share of activeShares()) {
-    if (poppedWindows.has(share.key)) {
-      // rendered in its own window — show a small placeholder card to re-embed
-      const ph = document.createElement('div');
-      ph.className = 'screen-card popped';
-      const btn = document.createElement('button');
-      btn.className = 'pop-btn';
-      btn.appendChild(mIcon('open_in_new'));
-      btn.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' re-embed'));
-      btn.onclick = () => closePopout(share.key);
-      const label = document.createElement('div');
-      label.className = 'label';
-      label.textContent = `${share.name} — popped out`;
-      ph.append(btn, label);
-      if (share.local) {
-        const stop = document.createElement('button');
-        stop.className = 'pop-btn stop-share-btn';
-        stop.title = 'Stop this screen share';
-        stop.appendChild(mIcon('stop_circle'));
-        stop.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' stop'));
-        stop.onclick = () => stopScreenShare(share.stream);
-        ph.appendChild(stop);
-      }
-      els.screens.appendChild(ph);
-      continue;
-    }
-    const card = document.createElement('div');
-    card.className = 'screen-card';
-    card.dataset.shareKey = share.key;
-    const video = document.createElement('video');
-    video.autoplay = true;
-    video.playsInline = true;
-    video.muted = share.local;
-    video.srcObject = share.stream;
-    video.play().catch(() => {});
-    const label = document.createElement('div');
-    label.className = 'label';
-    label.innerHTML = '<span class="live">&#9679;</span>';
-    label.appendChild(document.createTextNode(share.name));
-    const micBadge = document.createElement('span');
-    micBadge.className = 'tile-mic-badge';
-    micBadge.appendChild(mIcon('mic_off'));
-    label.appendChild(micBadge);
-    const pop = document.createElement('button');
-    pop.className = 'pop-btn';
-    pop.title = 'Pop out in new window';
-    pop.appendChild(mIcon('open_in_new'));
-    pop.onclick = () => popOutShare(share);
-    card.append(video, label, pop);
-    if (share.local) {
-      const stop = document.createElement('button');
-      stop.className = 'pop-btn stop-share-btn';
-      stop.title = 'Stop this screen share';
-      stop.appendChild(mIcon('stop_circle'));
-      stop.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' stop'));
-      stop.onclick = () => stopScreenShare(share.stream);
-      card.appendChild(stop);
-    }
-    els.screens.appendChild(card);
+
+  if (ownShares.length) {
+    const pillRow = document.createElement('div');
+    pillRow.className = 'own-pills';
+    for (const share of ownShares) pillRow.appendChild(buildOwnPill(share));
+    els.screens.appendChild(pillRow);
   }
+
+  if (remoteShares.length) {
+    const body = document.createElement('div');
+    if (focusedShareKey) {
+      body.className = 'screens-body spotlight';
+      const focused = remoteShares.find((s) => s.key === focusedShareKey);
+      const rest = remoteShares.filter((s) => s.key !== focusedShareKey);
+      body.appendChild(buildShareCard(focused, true));
+      if (rest.length) {
+        const strip = document.createElement('div');
+        strip.className = 'thumbs-row';
+        for (const s of rest) strip.appendChild(buildShareCard(s, false));
+        body.appendChild(strip);
+      }
+      els.screens.appendChild(body);
+    } else {
+      body.className = 'screens-body screens-grid';
+      for (const s of remoteShares) body.appendChild(buildShareCard(s, false));
+      els.screens.appendChild(body);
+      applyGridLayout();
+      ensureScreensResizeObserver();
+    }
+  }
+
   updateScreenTileIndicators();
 }
 
@@ -2146,6 +2234,20 @@ dragResize({
 });
 spatialResizer.addEventListener('mousedown', () => { spatialStartH = 0; });
 
+// spatial pane collapse/expand
+const LS_SPATIAL_COLLAPSED = 'voicepoc.spatialCollapsed';
+const btnSpatialCollapse = $('#btn-spatial-collapse');
+const btnSpatialExpand = $('#btn-spatial-expand');
+function setSpatialCollapsed(collapsed) {
+  document.body.classList.toggle('spatial-collapsed', collapsed);
+  localStorage.setItem(LS_SPATIAL_COLLAPSED, collapsed ? '1' : '0');
+  if (!collapsed && typeof cy !== 'undefined') requestAnimationFrame(() => cy.resize());
+  applyGridLayout();
+}
+btnSpatialCollapse.onclick = () => setSpatialCollapsed(true);
+btnSpatialExpand.onclick = () => setSpatialCollapsed(false);
+if (localStorage.getItem(LS_SPATIAL_COLLAPSED) === '1') setSpatialCollapsed(true);
+
 // dropping below the desktop breakpoint: let mobile's own CSS take over sizing
 window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
   if (isDesktop()) return;

public/index.html

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
           <h2>No active screen shares</h2>
           <p>When someone shares their screen, it will appear here. Click the screen button below or press <b>S</b> to share.</p>
         </div>
+        <button id="btn-spatial-expand" title="Show spatial audio"><span class="material-symbols-outlined">keyboard_arrow_up</span></button>
       </div>
 
       <div id="spatial-resizer" title="Drag to resize"></div>
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
           <span>SPATIAL AUDIO</span>
           <span class="hint">drag your avatar to move; drag peers for local positioning &bull; scroll to zoom</span>
           <button id="btn-spatial-fit" class="spatial-action-btn" title="Fit all users in view"><span class="material-symbols-outlined">fit_screen</span> Fit View</button>
+          <button id="btn-spatial-collapse" class="spatial-action-btn" title="Hide spatial audio pane"><span class="material-symbols-outlined">keyboard_arrow_down</span> Hide</button>
         </div>
         <div id="spatial"></div>
       </div>

public/style.css

@@ -201,9 +201,34 @@ body.sidebar-collapsed #btn-sidebar-expand { display: grid; }
 #stage.empty #stage-empty { display: grid; }
 #stage:not(.empty) #stage-empty { display: none; }
 
-#screens { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1; min-height: 0; align-items: stretch; }
-#screens.multi { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(400px, 1fr)); align-content: stretch; }
-#screens.multi .screen-card { flex: none; }
+#screens { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
+
+/* own share(s): compact pill, no video preview */
+.own-pills { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; flex: none; }
+.own-pill {
+  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+  background: var(--bg-2); border: 1px solid var(--bg-4); border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 5px 8px 5px 12px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--text-1);
+}
+.own-pill .live { color: var(--red); font-weight: 800; }
+.own-pill-close {
+  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; border: none; cursor: pointer;
+  background: var(--bg-3); color: var(--text-0);
+}
+.own-pill-close .material-symbols-outlined { font-size: 15px; }
+.own-pill-close:hover { background: var(--red); }
+
+/* remote shares: fills remaining space, arranged in as large a grid as fits */
+.screens-body { flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
+.screens-grid { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
+.screens-grid .screen-card { max-width: 100%; }
+
+.screens-body.spotlight { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; min-height: 0; }
+.screens-body.spotlight .screen-card.focused { flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
+.thumbs-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex: none; height: 110px; overflow-x: auto; }
+.thumbs-row .screen-card { flex: 0 0 180px; height: 100%; }
+
 .screen-card.popped {
   min-height: 120px; display: grid; place-items: center;
   background: var(--bg-0); box-shadow: none; border: 1px dashed var(--bg-4);
@@ -216,10 +241,9 @@ body.sidebar-collapsed #btn-sidebar-expand { display: grid; }
 }
 .pop-btn .material-symbols-outlined { font-size: 16px; }
 .pop-btn:hover { background: var(--brand); }
-.screen-card .stop-share-btn { right: 96px; }
 .screen-card {
   position: relative; background: #000; border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden;
-  flex: 1 1 480px; max-width: 100%; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.4); cursor: pointer;
 }
 .screen-card video { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; }
 .screen-card .label {
@@ -351,6 +375,19 @@ body.sidebar-collapsed #btn-sidebar-expand { display: grid; }
   height: 34vh; min-height: 220px; background: var(--bg-1);
   border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.35); display: flex; flex-direction: column;
 }
+body.spatial-collapsed #spatial-wrap,
+body.spatial-collapsed #spatial-resizer { display: none; }
+
+/* floating button to bring the spatial pane back once collapsed */
+#btn-spatial-expand {
+  display: none; position: absolute; bottom: 12px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); z-index: 20;
+  background: var(--bg-1); border: 1px solid var(--bg-4); color: var(--text-1);
+  width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 6px; cursor: pointer; place-items: center;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
+}
+#btn-spatial-expand .material-symbols-outlined { font-size: 18px; }
+#btn-spatial-expand:hover { background: var(--bg-3); color: var(--text-0); }
+body.spatial-collapsed #btn-spatial-expand { display: grid; }
 .spatial-label {
   padding: 8px 16px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--text-2);
   letter-spacing: .5px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
@@ -629,8 +666,9 @@ code { font-family: ui-monospace, monospace; font-size: 12px; }
 
   #main { width: 100%; padding-bottom: 64px; } /* room for the fixed bottom controls */
   #stage { padding: 10px; gap: 10px; }
-  #screens { flex-direction: column; }
-  #screens .screen-card, #screens.multi .screen-card { flex: 1 1 auto; width: 100%; min-height: 220px; }
+  .screens-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; grid-template-rows: none !important; grid-auto-rows: minmax(220px, 1fr); }
+  .thumbs-row { height: 84px; }
+  .thumbs-row .screen-card { flex-basis: 120px; }
 
   #spatial-wrap { height: 26vh; min-height: 160px; }
   .spatial-label { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; padding: 6px 10px; }