1. One or more computer-storage media excluding signals per se having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for arranging a display area on a background screen of a UI display having a screen height and a screen width, the method comprising: receiving one or more indications to resize the display area being presented on the UI display, wherein the display area is characterized by a window height and a window width, wherein hidden actuation devices for receiving the one or more indications to resize the display area are established proximate to one or more edges of the background screen, wherein the actuation devices are mapped to a set of window states, respectively, wherein receiving comprises: (a) detecting a selection by the user at one of the hidden actuation devices on the background screen; and (b) determining which of the set of window states is mapped to the selected hidden actuation device; and upon determining that the selected hidden actuation device is mapped to a vertically-maximized state of the set of window states, automatically transitioning the display area to the vertically-maximized state, wherein automatically transitioning comprises: (a) resizing the window height of the display area on the GUI workspace to a vertical dimension defined by configuration settings of the vertically-maximized state, wherein the vertical dimension is defined as corresponding to the screen height; and (b) in concurrence with resizing the window height of the display area, resizing the window width of the display area on the GUI workspace to a horizontal dimension defined by the configuration settings of the vertically-maximized state, wherein the horizontal dimension is defined as corresponding to a predefined ratio of the screen width that is less than the screen width.