Add category headers. Alphabetical sorting when no search query. Recent count adjustments

resources/web/data/text.js

@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ var LangText = {
     sd_showing: "Showing",
     sd_of: "of",
     sd_actions: "actions",
-    sd_recent: "recent",
+    sd_recent: "Recent",
+    sd_plugins: "Plugins",
+    sd_other: "Other",
     sd_matches: "matches",
     sd_tabs: "tabs",
     sd_no_match: "No actions match",

resources/web/dialog/SpeedDial/speeddial.js

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // Speed Dial launcher page. Static-safe module: no DOM access at load time so a
-// node vm can exercise the pure helpers (searchActions / filterTabs / actionLabel / nextSel / commandList).
+// node vm can exercise the pure helpers (searchActions / filterTabs / actionLabel / nextSel /
+// commandList / commandSections / actionCategory / groupActions).
 
 // ---- state (populated by the C++ bridge via window.HandleStudio) ----
-var ACTIONS = [];        // [{id,title,source,group,input,icon,mode}], already frecency-sorted by C++
+var ACTIONS = [];        // [{id,title,source,group,kind,input,icon,mode}], already frecency-sorted by C++
 var FAVS = [];           // [id...]
-var RECENTS = [];        // [{id,title,source,group,input,icon,mode}] - last-N launched
+var RECENTS = [];        // [{id,title,source,group,kind,input,icon,mode}] - last-N launched
 var query = "";
 var sel = { zone: "list", i: 0 };   // zone: 'list' | 'fav'
 var lastResizeHeight = 0;
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ var renderEnd = 0;
 var builtKey = "";   // phase|query|listLen - when it changes, rows are rebuilt from the first window
 var spacerEl = null; // the trailing height spacer, always the last child of listEl
 
+// Section headers in the empty-query list ("Recent" then one per category). sectionStarts maps a flat
+// action index to the header label that sits above it. sectionTotal/Rendered count headers so the
+// bottom spacer reserves the same vertical space the not-yet-rendered headers will occupy.
+var SECTION_H = 30; // MUST match .dial-section height (30px)
+var sectionStarts = null;
+var sectionTotal = 0;
+var sectionRendered = 0;
+
 // search-cache: the normalized (folded+lowercased) needle for the current query pass.
 var searchNeedle = "";
 
@@ -274,12 +283,75 @@ function fillTile(tile, a, mono) {
     tile.appendChild(img);
 }
 
+// Category a row is grouped under in the empty-query list. Native commands and dynamic plate/recent
+// actions carry a group; settings derive their top-level preset type from the source breadcrumb
+// ("Process : Quality : Layers" -> "Process"); plugins all share one header.
+function actionCategory(a) {
+    if (!a) return T("sd_other", "Other");
+    if (a.kind === "plugin") return T("sd_plugins", "Plugins");
+    if (a.group) return a.group;
+    var src = a.source || "";
+    var sep = src.indexOf(" : ");
+    var cat = sep === -1 ? src : src.slice(0, sep);
+    return cat || T("sd_other", "Other");
+}
+
+// Stable-bucket actions by category, then order the groups alphabetically. Within a group the incoming
+// (frecency) order is kept. Pure so the node-vm test can exercise grouping.
+function groupActions(list) {
+    var buckets = Object.create(null);
+    var order = [];
+    (list || []).forEach(function (a) {
+        var c = actionCategory(a);
+        if (!buckets[c]) { buckets[c] = []; order.push(c); }
+        buckets[c].push(a);
+    });
+    order.sort(function (x, y) {
+        var a = x.toLowerCase(), b = y.toLowerCase();
+        return a < b ? -1 : a > b ? 1 : 0;
+    });
+    var out = [];
+    order.forEach(function (c) { out = out.concat(buckets[c]); });
+    return out;
+}
+
 // The active list for the main phase. A typed query ranks every action (commands/plugins/settings)
-// by relevance; an empty query shows the recent list (recents are a mixed bag - no discrimination).
+// by relevance; an empty query shows the recents first, then the rest grouped under category headers.
+// The empty-query result is cached on the action/recents array identities so scrolling doesn't regroup.
+var commandListCache = null;
 function commandList(actions, recents, query) {
+    var all = actions || [];
     if (shouldRenderActionList(query))
-        return searchActions(actions || [], query);
-    return (recents || []).slice(0);
+        return searchActions(all, query);
+    var rec = recents || [];
+    if (commandListCache && commandListCache.actions === all && commandListCache.recents === rec)
+        return commandListCache.list;
+    var recentIds = {};
+    for (var i = 0; i < rec.length; i++)
+        recentIds[rec[i].id] = true;
+    var rest = all.filter(function (a) { return !recentIds[a.id]; });
+    var list = rec.concat(groupActions(rest));
+    commandListCache = { actions: all, recents: rec, list: list };
+    return list;
+}
+
+// Section headers for the main list: "Recent" (when recents exist) then one per category. The list is
+// already grouped, so a header is emitted whenever the category changes. A typed query has no headers.
+// Returns {startIndex: label}, where startIndex is the flat list index the header sits above.
+function commandSections(list, recentsLen, query) {
+    if (shouldRenderActionList(query) || !list || !list.length)
+        return null;
+    var sections = {};
+    if (recentsLen > 0)
+        sections[0] = T("sd_recent", "Recent");
+    var prev = null;
+    for (var i = recentsLen; i < list.length; i++) {
+        var c = actionCategory(list[i]);
+        if (i === recentsLen || c !== prev)
+            sections[i] = c;
+        prev = c;
+    }
+    return sections;
 }
 
 // Resolve the selection cursor {zone,i} to the action id it points at: fav zone indexes the
@@ -676,16 +748,31 @@ function renderActionRow(a, i) {
     return shell.row;
 }
 
-// Append rows [from, to) into listEl, always inserting before the bottom spacer so row order is preserved.
+// Append rows [from, to) into listEl, always inserting before the bottom spacer so row order is
+// preserved. A section header is inserted just before the first row of its section.
 function appendActionRows(list, from, to) {
     var spacer = spacerEl || ensureSpacer();
     for (var i = from; i < to; i++) {
+        if (sectionStarts && sectionStarts[i] !== undefined) {
+            var header = document.createElement("div");
+            header.className = "dial-section";
+            header.textContent = sectionStarts[i];
+            listEl.insertBefore(header, spacer);
+            sectionRendered++;
+        }
         var row = renderActionRow(list[i], i);
         row.setAttribute("data-idx", i);
         listEl.insertBefore(row, spacer);
     }
 }
 
+// Set the section map for the current list and reset the rendered-header counters (a fresh build).
+function setSections(sections) {
+    sectionStarts = sections || null;
+    sectionTotal = sectionStarts ? Object.keys(sectionStarts).length : 0;
+    sectionRendered = 0;
+}
+
 // Ensure the bottom spacer exists as the last child of listEl. It is (re)created on rebuild because
 // listEl.innerHTML="" destroys the old node.
 function ensureSpacer() {
@@ -697,10 +784,13 @@ function ensureSpacer() {
     return spacerEl;
 }
 
-// Size the spacer to the un-rendered tail so the scrollbar reflects the full match count.
+// Size the spacer to the un-rendered tail so the scrollbar reflects the full match count. Pending
+// section headers reserve their own height too, so the last rows stay reachable.
 function setBottomSpacer(total) {
     ensureSpacer();
-    spacerEl.style.height = Math.max(0, total - renderEnd) * ROW_H + "px";
+    var remainingRows = Math.max(0, total - renderEnd);
+    var remainingHeaders = Math.max(0, sectionTotal - sectionRendered);
+    spacerEl.style.height = (remainingRows * ROW_H + remainingHeaders * SECTION_H) + "px";
 }
 
 // Reveal rows up to `upto` (an exclusive index), appending without rebuilding the whole list. Used by
@@ -720,6 +810,7 @@ function rebuildCommandsList(list) {
     listEl.className = "dial-list";
     ensureSpacer();
     renderEnd = 0;
+    sectionRendered = 0;
     appendActionRows(list, 0, Math.min(list.length, K_ROWS));
     renderEnd = Math.min(list.length, K_ROWS);
     setBottomSpacer(list.length);
@@ -754,6 +845,7 @@ function renderEmpty(text) {
     listEl.innerHTML = "";
     spacerEl = null;
     listEl.className = "dial-list empty";
+    setSections(null);
     if (countEl) countEl.hidden = true;
     var empty = document.createElement("div");
     empty.className = "dial-empty";
@@ -782,6 +874,8 @@ function renderCommandsList() {
     var key = buildKey() + "|" + total;
     if (key !== builtKey) {
         builtKey = key;
+        // Headers split the empty-query list into recents + category groups; typed queries have none.
+        setSections(showList ? null : commandSections(list, (RECENTS || []).length, query));
         rebuildCommandsList(list);
     } else if (sel.i >= renderEnd) {
         // Arrow-nav walked past the rendered window - reveal enough to keep the selection visible.
@@ -789,9 +883,11 @@ function renderCommandsList() {
     }
 
     listEl.className = "dial-list";
+    // The empty-query list is labelled by its section headers instead.
     if (countEl) {
-        countEl.hidden = false;
-        countEl.textContent = showList ? resultCountText(ACTIONS.length, total, query) : total + " " + T("sd_recent", "recent");
+        countEl.hidden = !showList;
+        if (showList)
+            countEl.textContent = resultCountText(ACTIONS.length, total, query);
     }
     updateSelection();
     updatePins(list);

resources/web/dialog/SpeedDial/speeddial.test.js

@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ assert.equal(
     "duplicate labels should use the opaque id without interpreting its contents"
 );
 
-assert.equal(ctx.shouldRenderActionList(""), false, "an empty search keeps recent/empty list");
-assert.equal(ctx.shouldRenderActionList("  "), false, "whitespace-only search keeps recent/empty list");
+assert.equal(ctx.shouldRenderActionList(""), false, "an empty search shows the recents+pool list");
+assert.equal(ctx.shouldRenderActionList("  "), false, "whitespace-only search shows the recents+pool list");
 assert.equal(ctx.shouldRenderActionList("r"), true, "typing starts rendering matching actions");
 
-// commandList: an empty query shows recents; a typed query filters all actions.
-assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(duplicateActions, [], ""), [],
-    "empty query + no recents shows nothing");
+// commandList: an empty query shows recents first, then every other action; a typed query filters all.
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(duplicateActions, [], ""), duplicateActions,
+    "empty query + no recents shows the whole action pool");
 assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(duplicateActions, [duplicateActions[0]], ""),
-    [duplicateActions[0]],
-    "empty query shows the recent list");
+    [duplicateActions[0], duplicateActions[1]],
+    "empty query shows the recent first, then the remaining actions");
 assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(duplicateActions, [], "rep"), duplicateActions,
     "a typed query filters actions (both identical titles match) instead of showing recents");
 
@@ -117,22 +117,73 @@ const negativePool = [
 assert.equal(ctx.searchActions(negativePool, "ornt").length, 1,
     "a low-score fuzzy match is not mistaken for no match");
 
+// actionCategory: a command/dynamic action's group is its category; a setting uses the top-level
+// source segment; every plugin shares one header; a category-less action falls back to "Other".
+assert.equal(ctx.actionCategory({ id: "c", group: "Help", source: "OrcaSlicer", kind: "command" }), "Help",
+    "a command's group is its category");
+assert.equal(ctx.actionCategory({ id: "s", group: "", source: "Process : Quality : Layers", kind: "command" }), "Process",
+    "a setting's category is the top-level source segment");
+assert.equal(ctx.actionCategory({ id: "s", group: "", source: "Filament : Cooling", kind: "command" }), "Filament",
+    "a Filament setting groups under Filament");
+assert.equal(ctx.actionCategory({ id: "plugin_script_action:Foo:bar.py", group: "", source: "Gcode Optimizer", kind: "plugin" }), "Plugins",
+    "every plugin shares one Plugins header");
+assert.equal(ctx.actionCategory({ id: "x", group: "", source: "", kind: "command" }), "Other",
+    "a category-less action falls back to Other");
+
+// groupActions: bucket by category, order the groups alphabetically, keep the incoming order within
+// each group (the pool arrives frecency-sorted).
+const groupPool = [
+    { id: "q1", title: "Q1", source: "Quality", group: "Quality", kind: "command" },
+    { id: "h1", title: "H1", source: "OrcaSlicer", group: "Help", kind: "command" },
+    { id: "p1", title: "P1", source: "Process : A", group: "", kind: "command" },
+    { id: "h2", title: "H2", source: "OrcaSlicer", group: "Help", kind: "command" }
+];
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.groupActions(groupPool).map(function (a) { return a.id; }), ["h1", "h2", "p1", "q1"],
+    "groups are alphabetical and each group keeps its incoming order");
+
 // commandList (the main-phase list) delegates to the ranked search for a typed query and returns
-// the mixed recents (no discrimination) for an empty query.
+// recents + the category-grouped pool for an empty query.
 const mixed = [
-    { id: "cmd", title: "Slice", source: "OrcaSlicer", group: "Commands", input: "" },
-    { id: "set", title: "Sparse Infill Density", source: "Quality", group: "Quality", input: "" }
+    { id: "cmd", title: "Slice", source: "OrcaSlicer", group: "Commands", kind: "command", input: "" },
+    { id: "set", title: "Sparse Infill Density", source: "Quality", group: "Quality", kind: "command", input: "" }
 ];
 assert.equal(ctx.commandList(mixed, [], "sli")[0].id, "cmd",
     "a typed query keeps the relevance-ranked action list (best match first)");
-assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(mixed, mixed.slice(0, 1), "").map(function (a) { return a.id; }), ["cmd"],
-    "an empty query shows the mixed recents list verbatim");
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(mixed, mixed.slice(0, 1), "").map(function (a) { return a.id; }), ["cmd", "set"],
+    "an empty query shows the recents first and de-dupes them out of the tail");
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(mixed, [], "").map(function (a) { return a.id; }), ["cmd", "set"],
+    "empty query + no recents shows the whole action pool");
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandList(mixed, [mixed[1]], "").map(function (a) { return a.id; }), ["set", "cmd"],
+    "the recent is hoisted above the alphabetically-ordered groups");
 
-// selectedActionId: resolves the active list (recents for an empty query, filtered list otherwise).
+// commandSections: "Recent" (when recents exist) plus one header per category in the grouped list;
+// a typed query or an empty list yields no headers. Uses a computed grouped list so the recents
+// hoist and the category ordering are exercised together.
+const sectionPool = [
+    { id: "cmd", title: "Slice", source: "OrcaSlicer", group: "Commands", kind: "command" },
+    { id: "help", title: "Shortcuts", source: "OrcaSlicer", group: "Help", kind: "command" },
+    { id: "set", title: "Infill", source: "Quality", group: "Quality", kind: "command" }
+];
+const sectionList = ctx.commandList(sectionPool, [sectionPool[0]], "");
+assert.deepEqual(sectionList.map(function (a) { return a.id; }), ["cmd", "help", "set"],
+    "recents are hoisted, then the rest is grouped alphabetically (Commands, Help, Quality)");
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandSections(sectionList, 1, ""), { 0: "Recent", 1: "Help", 2: "Quality" },
+    "recents + grouped actions get one header per category");
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandSections([sectionPool[0]], 1, ""), { 0: "Recent" },
+    "a list that is all recents gets only the Recent header");
+assert.deepEqual(ctx.commandSections(ctx.commandList(sectionPool, [], ""), 0, ""),
+    { 0: "Commands", 1: "Help", 2: "Quality" },
+    "with no recents the grouped list still gets category headers");
+assert.equal(ctx.commandSections(sectionList, 1, "sli"), null,
+    "a typed query has no section headers");
+assert.equal(ctx.commandSections([], 0, ""), null,
+    "an empty list has no section headers");
+
+// selectedActionId: resolves the active list (recents+pool for an empty query, filtered list otherwise).
 assert.equal(
     ctx.selectedActionId({ zone: "list", i: 0 }, ctx.commandList(duplicateActions, [], ""), []),
-    null,
-    "Enter with an empty query and no recents must not resolve to an action the list never showed"
+    "0123456789abcdef",
+    "Enter with an empty query resolves the first action in the recents+pool list"
 );
 assert.equal(
     ctx.selectedActionId({ zone: "list", i: 0 }, ctx.commandList(duplicateActions, [], "rep"), []),

resources/web/dialog/SpeedDial/style.css

@@ -279,6 +279,21 @@ body {
     overflow-y: hidden;
 }
 
+/* Section header in the empty-query list ("Recent" then one per category). Its 30px height MUST match
+   SECTION_H in speeddial.js, which reserves header space in the windowed-list bottom spacer. */
+.dial-section {
+    height: 30px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: .04em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: var(--muted, var(--orca-muted, #6b7280));
+    opacity: .85;
+}
+
 /* Bottom spacer for the windowed command list: fills the un-rendered tail so the scrollbar reflects
    the full match count, while only a near-viewport window of rows exists in the DOM. */
 .dial-spacer-bottom {

src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp

@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ void AppConfig::set_defaults()
     // The getter already defaults, parses and clamps; write back what it resolves to.
     set(SETTING_PLUGIN_PAGES_VISIBLE_COUNT, std::to_string(get_plugin_pages_visible_count()));
 
+    set(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT, std::to_string(get_speed_dial_recent_count()));
+
     if (get(SETTING_OPENGL_SHOW_FPS_OVERLAY).empty())
         set_bool(SETTING_OPENGL_SHOW_FPS_OVERLAY, false);
 
@@ -1664,6 +1666,22 @@ int AppConfig::get_plugin_pages_visible_count() const
     return std::clamp(visible_count, PLUGIN_PAGES_VISIBLE_COUNT_MIN, PLUGIN_PAGES_VISIBLE_COUNT_MAX);
 }
 
+int AppConfig::get_speed_dial_recent_count() const
+{
+    std::string value = get(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT);
+    if (value.empty())
+        return SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_DEFAULT;
+
+    int recent_count = SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_DEFAULT;
+    try {
+        recent_count = std::stoi(value);
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        return SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_DEFAULT;
+    }
+    return std::clamp(recent_count, SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MIN, SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MAX);
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> AppConfig::get_skipped_network_versions() const
 {
     std::vector<std::string> result;

src/libslic3r/AppConfig.hpp

@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ using namespace nlohmann;
 #define PLUGIN_PAGES_VISIBLE_COUNT_DEFAULT 5
 #define PLUGIN_PAGES_VISIBLE_COUNT_MAX 10
 
+#define SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT "speed_dial_recent_count"
+#define SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MIN 0
+#define SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_DEFAULT 5
+#define SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MAX 10
+
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
 #define BAMBU_NETWORK_AGENT_VERSION_LEGACY "01.10.01.09"
 #else
@@ -394,6 +399,9 @@ public:
     // dropdown on the last tab.
     int get_plugin_pages_visible_count() const;
 
+    // Number of recently launched actions shown at the top of the Speed Dial; 0 hides them.
+    int get_speed_dial_recent_count() const;
+
     std::vector<std::string> get_skipped_network_versions() const;
     void add_skipped_network_version(const std::string& version);
     bool is_network_version_skipped(const std::string& version) const;

src/slic3r/GUI/ActionRegistry.cpp

@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ nlohmann::json ActionRegistry::snapshot()
                                {"title", a->title()},
                                {"source", a->source_name()},
                                {"group", a->group},
+                               {"kind", a->kind == AppActionKind::Plugin ? "plugin" : "command"},
                                {"input", a->input},
                                {"icon", a->icon},
                                {"mode", mode_key(a->required_mode)}});
@@ -744,8 +745,9 @@ nlohmann::json ActionRegistry::snapshot()
         write_section("favourite_actions", nlohmann::json(live_favs));
     nlohmann::json favourites(live_favs);
 
-    // Recent = the last-N launched actions by recency (only actions with a run history).
-    constexpr size_t kRecentLimit = 5;
+    // Recent = the last-N launched actions by recency (only actions with a run history). N is a
+    // user preference; 0 hides recents without affecting the frecency order below.
+    const size_t recent_limit = size_t(wxGetApp().app_config->get_speed_dial_recent_count());
     std::vector<const AppAction*> recent;
     for (const auto& entry : m_actions)
         if (entry.second->last > 0)
@@ -755,8 +757,8 @@ nlohmann::json ActionRegistry::snapshot()
             return a->last > b->last;
         return a->id() < b->id();
     });
-    if (recent.size() > kRecentLimit)
-        recent.resize(kRecentLimit);
+    if (recent.size() > recent_limit)
+        recent.resize(recent_limit);
     nlohmann::json recent_json = nlohmann::json::array();
     for (const AppAction* a : recent)
         recent_json.push_back(action_to_json(a));

src/slic3r/GUI/Preferences.cpp

@@ -1728,6 +1728,16 @@ void PreferencesDialog::create_items()
         "enable_speed_dial");
     g_sizer->Add(item_speed_dial);
 
+    auto item_speed_dial_recents = create_item_spinctrl(
+        _L("Recent actions"),
+        "",
+        _L("actions"),
+        _L("How many recently launched actions to show at the top of the Speed Dial. Set to 0 to hide recent actions."),
+        SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT,
+        SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MIN,
+        SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MAX);
+    g_sizer->Add(item_speed_dial_recents);
+
 #if 0
     g_sizer->Add(create_item_title(_L("Filament Grouping")), 1, wxEXPAND);
     //temporarily disable it

tests/libslic3r/test_appconfig.cpp

@@ -43,3 +43,41 @@ TEST_CASE("AppConfig network version helpers", "[AppConfig]") {
         REQUIRE(config.is_network_version_skipped("02.01.01.52"));
     }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("AppConfig Speed Dial recent count defaults, clamps and parses", "[AppConfig]") {
+    AppConfig config;
+
+    SECTION("unset falls back to the default") {
+        REQUIRE(config.get_speed_dial_recent_count() == SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_DEFAULT);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("zero disables recents") {
+        config.set(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT, "0");
+        REQUIRE(config.get_speed_dial_recent_count() == 0);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("a value in range is returned as-is") {
+        config.set(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT, "7");
+        REQUIRE(config.get_speed_dial_recent_count() == 7);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("the maximum is kept") {
+        config.set(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT, "10");
+        REQUIRE(config.get_speed_dial_recent_count() == SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MAX);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("values above the maximum clamp down") {
+        config.set(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT, "42");
+        REQUIRE(config.get_speed_dial_recent_count() == SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_MAX);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("negative values clamp up to 0") {
+        config.set(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT, "-3");
+        REQUIRE(config.get_speed_dial_recent_count() == 0);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("garbage falls back to the default") {
+        config.set(SETTING_SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT, "abc");
+        REQUIRE(config.get_speed_dial_recent_count() == SPEED_DIAL_RECENT_COUNT_DEFAULT);
+    }
+}