Following Collaborators, Screen Sharing, and Project Sharing in Zed

When you are in a pane that is following a collaborator, you will: - follow their cursor and scroll position - follow them to other files in the same project - instantly swap to viewing their screen in that pane, if they are sharing their screen and leave the project If you move your cursor or make an edit in that pane, you will stop following. To start following again, you can click on a collaborator's avatar or cycle through following different participants by pressing `workspace: follow next collaborator` (`ctrl-alt-cmd-f`). #### How following works Following is confined to a particular pane. When a pane is following a collaborator, it is outlined in their cursor color. This pane-specific behavior allows you to follow someone in one pane while navigating independently in another and can be an effective layout for some collaboration styles. ### Sharing your screen Share your screen with collaborators in the current call by clicking on the `Share screen` button in the top right of the window. Collaborators will see your screen if they are following you and you start viewing a window outside Zed or a project that is not shared. Collaborators can see your entire screen when you are screen sharing, so be careful not to share anything you don't want to share. Remember to stop screen sharing when you are finished. Call participants can open a dedicated tab for your screen share by opening the contacts menu in the top right and clicking on the `Screen` entry if you are sharing your screen. ### Adding a project You can add a project to a call by clicking on the `Share` button next to the project name in the title bar. ### Removing a project You can remove a project from a call by clicking on the `Unshare` button next to the project name in the title bar. Collaborators that are currently in that project will be disconnected from the project and will not be able to rejoin it unless you share it again. ### Following a collaborator's terminal You can follow what a collaborator is doing in their terminal by having them share their screen and following it. In the future, we plan to allow you to collaborate in the terminal directly in a shared project. ### Leave call You can leave a call by opening the contacts menu in the top right and clicking on the `Leave call` button.

This section details how to follow collaborators within Zed, including how following works on a per-pane basis and how to resume following. It also explains how to share your screen with collaborators, emphasizing privacy considerations. Additionally, it describes how to add and remove projects from a call and how to follow a collaborator's terminal via screen sharing. Finally, it explains how to leave a call.