feat: Add initial random rotation for cards, introduce a PointerTrackingContext for pointer management, and include a design document for spatial workspace architecture.

frontend/src/desktop/CardDragLogic.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { LayoutStore } from './LayoutSystem';
 
-export const handleDragStart = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], leadingId: string, offset: { x: number, y: number }) => {
+export const handleDragStart = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], leadingId: string, offset: { x: number, y: number }, pointerId: number) => {
     const leadingCard = store.items.get(leadingId);
     if (!leadingCard) return;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export const handleDragStart = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], leading
         if (id === leadingId) return;
         const card = store.items.get(id);
         if (card) {
+            // If card is already dragging by another pointer, skip it
+            if (card.isDragging && card.dragPointerId !== pointerId) return;
+
             const leadingCenterX = leadingCard.x + leadingCard.width / 2;
             const leadingCenterY = leadingCard.y + leadingCard.height / 2;
 
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@ export const handleDragStart = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], leading
         const card = store.items.get(id);
         if (!card) return;
 
+        // If card is already dragging by another pointer, skip it
+        if (card.isDragging && card.dragPointerId !== pointerId) return;
+
         let myOffset = offset;
 
         if (id !== leadingId) {
@@ -35,25 +41,45 @@ export const handleDragStart = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], leading
             };
         }
 
-        card.beginDrag(myOffset);
+        card.beginDrag(myOffset, pointerId);
     });
 };
 
-export const handleDragMove = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], delta: { x: number, y: number }) => {
+export const attachToDragGroup = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[], leadingId: string, pointerId: number) => {
+    const leadingCard = store.items.get(leadingId);
+    if (!leadingCard || !leadingCard.isDragging) return;
+
     selection.forEach(id => {
+        if (id === leadingId) return;
         const card = store.items.get(id);
-        if (card) {
+
+        // If card exists and is not already dragging, attach it
+        if (card && !card.isDragging) {
+            const leadingCenterX = leadingCard.x + leadingCard.width / 2;
+            const leadingCenterY = leadingCard.y + leadingCard.height / 2;
+
+            const targetX = leadingCenterX - card.width / 2;
+            const targetY = leadingCenterY - card.height / 2;
+
+            card.snapTo(targetX, targetY);
+            card.beginDrag({ x: 0, y: 0 }, pointerId);
+        }
+    });
+};
+
+export const handleDragMove = (store: LayoutStore, _selection: string[], delta: { x: number, y: number }, pointerId: number) => {
+    for (const card of store.items.values()) {
+        if (card.isDragging && card.dragPointerId === pointerId) {
             card.continueDrag(delta);
         }
-    });
+    }
 };
 
-export const handleDragEnd = (store: LayoutStore, selection: string[]) => {
+export const handleDragEnd = (store: LayoutStore, _selection: string[], pointerId: number) => {
-    selection.forEach(id => {
+    for (const card of store.items.values()) {
-        const card = store.items.get(id);
+        if (card.dragPointerId === pointerId) {
-        if (card) {
             card.finishDrag();
         }
-    });
+    }
     store.saveLayout();
 };

frontend/src/desktop/DesktopWorkspace.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import '../styles/workspace/workspace-items.css';
 import '../styles/workspace/workspace-cards.css';
 import { useWorkspaceSelectionContext } from '../app/WorkspaceSelectionContext';
 import { createDocumentEntryKey } from '../app/entryKey';
+import { PointerTrackingProvider, usePointerTracking } from './PointerTrackingContext';
 import type { Identifier } from '../types/identifiers';
 import type { DocumentsListEntry, Document } from '../types/documents';
 
@@ -77,9 +78,10 @@ const DesktopDocumentContainer: React.FC<React.ComponentProps<typeof DesktopDocu
     />
   );
 });
+
 DesktopDocumentContainer.displayName = 'DesktopDocumentContainer';
 
-const DesktopWorkspace: React.FC<DesktopWorkspaceProps> = ({
+const DesktopWorkspaceContent: React.FC<DesktopWorkspaceProps> = ({
   entries,
   ensureAssetUrl,
   getDocumentAsset,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ const DesktopWorkspace: React.FC<DesktopWorkspaceProps> = ({
   tenantId,
   viewId,
 }) => {
+  const { addPointer, removePointer } = usePointerTracking();
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [isLayoutReady, setIsLayoutReady] = useState(false);
 
@@ -219,10 +222,26 @@ const DesktopWorkspace: React.FC<DesktopWorkspaceProps> = ({
           onKeyDown={handleShellKeyDown}
           onPointerDown={(e) => {
             if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
+              // Register background pointer
+              addPointer(e.pointerId);
+              (e.target as Element).setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+
               onClearSelection();
               focusShell();
             }
           }}
+          onPointerUp={(e) => {
+            if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
+              removePointer(e.pointerId);
+              (e.target as Element).releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+            }
+          }}
+          onPointerCancel={(e) => {
+            if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
+              removePointer(e.pointerId);
+              (e.target as Element).releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+            }
+          }}
         >
           {isLayoutReady && items.map((doc, index) => {
             const docId = doc.id ? String(doc.id) : `temp-${index}`;
@@ -295,4 +314,12 @@ const DesktopWorkspace: React.FC<DesktopWorkspaceProps> = ({
   );
 };
 
+const DesktopWorkspace: React.FC<DesktopWorkspaceProps> = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <PointerTrackingProvider>
+      <DesktopWorkspaceContent {...props} />
+    </PointerTrackingProvider>
+  );
+};
+
 export default DesktopWorkspace;

frontend/src/desktop/LayoutSystem.ts

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ export class LayoutStore {
                 }, ref);
 
                 // Calculate initial position using the card instance
-                const { x: initX, y: initY } = getInitialPosition(
+                const { x: initX, y: initY, rotation: initRotation } = getInitialPosition(
                     this.containerWidth,
                     this.containerHeight,
                     card,
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export class LayoutStore {
                 );
 
                 // Update card with calculated position
-                card.update({ x: initX, y: initY }, { markDirty: true });
+                card.update({ x: initX, y: initY, rotation: initRotation }, { markDirty: true });
             }
 
             this.items.set(id, card);

frontend/src/desktop/PointerTrackingContext.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import React, { createContext, useContext, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+interface PointerTrackingContextType {
+    activePointersRef: React.MutableRefObject<Map<number, string | undefined>>;
+    addPointer: (id: number, cardId?: string) => void;
+    removePointer: (id: number) => void;
+}
+
+const PointerTrackingContext = createContext<PointerTrackingContextType | null>(null);
+
+export const PointerTrackingProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => {
+    const activePointersRef = useRef(new Map<number, string | undefined>());
+
+    const addPointer = useCallback((id: number, cardId?: string) => {
+        activePointersRef.current.set(id, cardId);
+    }, []);
+
+    const removePointer = useCallback((id: number) => {
+        activePointersRef.current.delete(id);
+    }, []);
+
+    return React.createElement(
+        PointerTrackingContext.Provider,
+        { value: { activePointersRef, addPointer, removePointer } },
+        children
+    );
+};
+
+export const usePointerTracking = () => {
+    const context = useContext(PointerTrackingContext);
+    if (!context) {
+        throw new Error('usePointerTracking must be used within a PointerTrackingProvider');
+    }
+    return context;
+};

frontend/src/desktop/useCardPointer.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import { usePointerTracking } from './PointerTrackingContext';
 
 import { LayoutCard } from './LayoutSystem';
 import { handleDragMove, handleDragEnd, handleDragStart } from './CardDragLogic';
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
     const [state, setState] = React.useState<PointerState>('idle');
     const initialPosition = useRef<{ x: number, y: number } | null>(null);
     const lastPosition = useRef<{ x: number, y: number } | null>(null);
+    const longPressTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+
+    const { activePointersRef, addPointer, removePointer } = usePointerTracking();
 
     const updateState = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
         if (state === 'click' && initialPosition.current) {
@@ -38,17 +42,59 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
         e.preventDefault();
 
         (e.target as Element).setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+
+        // Register pointer with card ID
+        addPointer(e.pointerId, card.id);
+
         setState('click');
         initialPosition.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
         lastPosition.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
-    }, []);
+
+        // Long press detection for touch devices
+        if (e.pointerType === 'touch') {
+            longPressTimer.current = setTimeout(() => {
+                // Select stack
+                const stackIds = card.store.getStackBelow(card);
+                const idsToAdd = new Set<string>();
+
+                if (!isSelected) idsToAdd.add(card.id);
+                stackIds.forEach(id => idsToAdd.add(id));
+
+                // Only select what isn't already selected
+                const unselectedIdsToAdd = Array.from(idsToAdd).filter(id => !selection.includes(id));
+
+                if (unselectedIdsToAdd.length > 0) {
+                    onSelect(unselectedIdsToAdd, true);
+                    // Haptic feedback if available
+                    if (navigator.vibrate) {
+                        navigator.vibrate(50);
+                    }
+                }
+            }, 500); // 500ms long press
+        }
+    }, [card, isSelected, selection, onSelect, addPointer]);
 
     const onPointerMove = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
         e.preventDefault();
 
-        const hasModifier = e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey;
+        // Check for multi-touch (more than 1 active pointer implies we should add to selection)
+        // We check > 1 because the current pointer is already added
+        const isMultiTouch = activePointersRef.current.size > 1;
+        const hasModifier = e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey || isMultiTouch;
+
         updateState(e);
 
+        // Cancel long press if moved
+        if (state === 'click' && initialPosition.current) {
+            const dx = e.clientX - initialPosition.current.x;
+            const dy = e.clientY - initialPosition.current.y;
+            const distance = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
+            if (distance > DRAG_THRESHOLD && longPressTimer.current) {
+                clearTimeout(longPressTimer.current);
+                longPressTimer.current = null;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (state === 'drag-start') {
             let effectiveSelection = selection;
 
@@ -82,12 +128,21 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
                 const rect = card.ref.getBoundingClientRect();
                 const centerX = rect.left + rect.width / 2;
                 const centerY = rect.top + rect.height / 2;
+
+                // Determine leading card (anchor) based on oldest pointer
+                // The Map iterates in insertion order, so the first entry is the oldest
+                const oldestEntry = activePointersRef.current.entries().next().value;
+                const oldestCardId = oldestEntry ? oldestEntry[1] : card.id;
+
+                // Use the oldest card ID if available, otherwise current card
+                const leadingCardId = oldestCardId || card.id;
+
                 const offset = {
                     x: initialPosition.current.x - centerX,
                     y: initialPosition.current.y - centerY
                 };
 
-                handleDragStart(card.store, effectiveSelection, card.id, offset);
+                handleDragStart(card.store, effectiveSelection, leadingCardId, offset);
                 // Reset lastPosition to current pointer to avoid jump on first move
                 lastPosition.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
             }
@@ -104,12 +159,23 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
                 lastPosition.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
             }
         }
-    }, [card, state, updateState, isSelected, selection, onSelect]);
+    }, [card, state, updateState, isSelected, selection, onSelect, activePointersRef]);
 
     const onPointerUp = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
         e.preventDefault();
 
-        const hasModifier = e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey;
+        if (longPressTimer.current) {
+            clearTimeout(longPressTimer.current);
+            longPressTimer.current = null;
+        }
+
+        // Check for multi-touch before removing the pointer
+        const isMultiTouch = activePointersRef.current.size > 1;
+        const hasModifier = e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey || isMultiTouch;
+
+        // Unregister pointer
+        removePointer(e.pointerId);
+
         updateState(e);
 
         if (state === 'drag' || state === 'drag-start') {
@@ -136,7 +202,7 @@ export const useCardPointer = (
         initialPosition.current = null;
         lastPosition.current = null;
         (e.target as Element).releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
-    }, [card, state, isSelected, onSelect, onDeselect, onDocumentActivate, updateState, selection]);
+    }, [card, state, isSelected, onSelect, onDeselect, onDocumentActivate, updateState, selection, activePointersRef, removePointer]);
 
     return {
         onPointerDown,

frontend/src/desktop/utils/layoutUtils.ts

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ export const getInitialPosition = (
     containerHeight: number,
     card: LayoutCard,
     _existingCards: LayoutCard[] = []
-): { x: number, y: number } => {
+): { x: number, y: number, rotation: number } => {
     // Mitchell's Best-Candidate Algorithm (Monte Carlo)
     const K = 20; // Number of candidates to test
-    let bestCandidate = { x: 0, y: 0 };
+    let bestCandidate = { x: 0, y: 0, rotation: 0 };
     let bestScore = -Infinity;
 
     // Padding to keep cards inside
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const getInitialPosition = (
 
         if (score > bestScore) {
             bestScore = score;
-            bestCandidate = { x, y };
+            bestCandidate = { x, y, rotation: Math.random() * 10 - 5 };
         }
     }
 

frontend/src/styles/workspace/workspace-cards.css

@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@
   overflow-wrap: anywhere;
   word-break: break-word;
   white-space: normal;
-}
+}