Always keeping an eye out for that PR with a fix that seemed like destiny.
You know, you hit a big or some deficiency that likely wasn't intended. It'll just take a little digging, you know, it couldn't hurt to just try a few things here and there...
godot editor plugin: click and drag support for dock position
screenshot of godot dock position popup
click and drag like a window manager
captured: 2023-02-03 22:38
combined with some CHOICE layouts that could maybe be included in godot source?