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From: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:38:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [CmdPal] Settings UX tweaks (#42303)
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## Summary of the Pull Request

Clean up of the Settings app with some minor styling changes.

- Moved activation key related settings into the Activation expander.
- On the Extensions page, seperated the alias settings for improved a11y
- Added a card to the extensions settings frame

<img width="1051" height="935" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/05ae5794-8e30-4af0-aa38-a3f600aa6749"
/>

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Co-authored-by: Jiří Polášek <me@jiripolasek.com>
---
 .../cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml       |  4 +-
 .../CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl.cs         | 76 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml          | 43 +++++++++++
 .../Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml.cs       | 51 +++++++++++++
 .../Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj                | 14 ++++
 .../Settings/ExtensionPage.xaml               | 69 ++++++++++-------
 .../Settings/ExtensionsPage.xaml              |  3 -
 .../Settings/GeneralPage.xaml                 | 12 ++-
 .../Strings/en-us/Resources.resw              | 21 +++--
 .../Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml  |  2 +-
 .../Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Themes/Generic.xaml   |  1 -
 11 files changed, 250 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl.cs
 create mode 100644 src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml
 create mode 100644 src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml.cs
 delete mode 100644 src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Themes/Generic.xaml

diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml
index 745dc31d95..f9a9e37ea1 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     x:Class="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.App"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI">
     <Application.Resources>
         <ResourceDictionary>
@@ -15,11 +16,12 @@
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="Styles/Settings.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="Controls/Tag.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="Controls/KeyVisual/KeyVisual.xaml" />
+                <ResourceDictionary Source="Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml" />
             </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
             <!--  Other app resources here  -->
 
             <x:Double x:Key="SettingActionControlMinWidth">240</x:Double>
-
+            <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultCheckBoxStyle}" TargetType="controls:CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl" />
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </Application.Resources>
 </Application>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df8711fe08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls;
+
+public partial class CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl : CheckBox
+{
+    private CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl _checkBoxSubTextControl;
+
+    public CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl()
+    {
+        _checkBoxSubTextControl = (CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl)this;
+        this.Loaded += CheckBoxSubTextControl_Loaded;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
+    {
+        Update();
+        base.OnApplyTemplate();
+    }
+
+    private void Update()
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Header))
+        {
+            AutomationProperties.SetName(this, Header);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void CheckBoxSubTextControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        StackPanel panel = new StackPanel() { Orientation = Orientation.Vertical };
+        panel.Children.Add(new TextBlock() { Text = Header, TextWrapping = TextWrapping.WrapWholeWords });
+
+        // Add text box only if the description is not empty. Required for additional plugin options.
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Description))
+        {
+            panel.Children.Add(new IsEnabledTextBlock() { Style = (Style)App.Current.Resources["SecondaryIsEnabledTextBlockStyle"], Text = Description });
+        }
+
+        _checkBoxSubTextControl.Content = panel;
+    }
+
+    public static readonly DependencyProperty HeaderProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        "Header",
+        typeof(string),
+        typeof(CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl),
+        new PropertyMetadata(default(string)));
+
+    public static readonly DependencyProperty DescriptionProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+        "Description",
+        typeof(string),
+        typeof(CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl),
+        new PropertyMetadata(default(string)));
+
+    [Localizable(true)]
+    public string Header
+    {
+        get => (string)GetValue(HeaderProperty);
+        set => SetValue(HeaderProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    [Localizable(true)]
+    public string Description
+    {
+        get => (string)GetValue(DescriptionProperty);
+        set => SetValue(DescriptionProperty, value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8218d5bf21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<ResourceDictionary
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls">
+
+    <Style x:Key="DefaultIsEnabledTextBlockStyle" TargetType="controls:IsEnabledTextBlock">
+        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource DefaultTextForegroundThemeBrush}" />
+        <Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
+        <Setter Property="Template">
+            <Setter.Value>
+                <ControlTemplate TargetType="controls:IsEnabledTextBlock">
+                    <Grid>
+                        <TextBlock
+                            x:Name="Label"
+                            FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}"
+                            FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
+                            FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}"
+                            Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
+                            Text="{TemplateBinding Text}"
+                            TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" />
+                        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+                            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
+                                <VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
+                                <VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
+                                    <VisualState.Setters>
+                                        <Setter Target="Label.Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource TextFillColorDisabledBrush}" />
+                                    </VisualState.Setters>
+                                </VisualState>
+                            </VisualStateGroup>
+                        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+                    </Grid>
+                </ControlTemplate>
+            </Setter.Value>
+        </Setter>
+    </Style>
+    <Style
+        x:Key="SecondaryIsEnabledTextBlockStyle"
+        BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultIsEnabledTextBlockStyle}"
+        TargetType="controls:IsEnabledTextBlock">
+        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
+        <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12" />
+    </Style>
+</ResourceDictionary>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffe65bc9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls;
+
+[TemplateVisualState(Name = "Normal", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
+[TemplateVisualState(Name = "Disabled", GroupName = "CommonStates")]
+public partial class IsEnabledTextBlock : Control
+{
+    public IsEnabledTextBlock()
+    {
+        this.Style = (Style)App.Current.Resources["DefaultIsEnabledTextBlockStyle"];
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
+    {
+        IsEnabledChanged -= IsEnabledTextBlock_IsEnabledChanged;
+        SetEnabledState();
+        IsEnabledChanged += IsEnabledTextBlock_IsEnabledChanged;
+        base.OnApplyTemplate();
+    }
+
+    public static readonly DependencyProperty TextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+       "Text",
+       typeof(string),
+       typeof(IsEnabledTextBlock),
+       null);
+
+    [Localizable(true)]
+    public string Text
+    {
+        get => (string)GetValue(TextProperty);
+        set => SetValue(TextProperty, value);
+    }
+
+    private void IsEnabledTextBlock_IsEnabledChanged(object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        SetEnabledState();
+    }
+
+    private void SetEnabledState()
+    {
+        VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, IsEnabled ? "Normal" : "Disabled", true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj
index b41f20a5a1..f577f13898 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Remove="Controls\ActionBar.xaml" />
+    <None Remove="Controls\KeyVisual\KeyCharPresenter.xaml" />
     <None Remove="Controls\SearchBar.xaml" />
+    <None Remove="IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml" />
     <None Remove="ListDetailPage.xaml" />
     <None Remove="LoadingPage.xaml" />
     <None Remove="MainPage.xaml" />
@@ -180,6 +182,18 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Page Update="IsEnabledTextBlock.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </Page>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Page Update="Controls\KeyVisual\KeyCharPresenter.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </Page>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Page Update="Styles\Colors.xaml">
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionPage.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionPage.xaml
index 5a495a2a21..72b51fd724 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionPage.xaml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
                 x:Key="StringEmptyToBoolConverter"
                 EmptyValue="False"
                 NotEmptyValue="True" />
+            <converters:BoolToObjectConverter
+                x:Key="BoolToOptionConverter"
+                FalseValue="1"
+                TrueValue="0" />
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </Page.Resources>
 
@@ -47,22 +51,34 @@
                     MaxWidth="1000"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                     Spacing="{StaticResource SettingsCardSpacing}">
-
-                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="ExtensionEnableCard" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEA86;}">
+                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="ExtensionEnableCard">
+                        <controls:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
+                            <cpcontrols:ContentIcon>
+                                <cpcontrols:ContentIcon.Content>
+                                    <cpcontrols:IconBox
+                                        Width="20"
+                                        Height="20"
+                                        AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
+                                        SourceKey="{x:Bind ViewModel.Icon, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                        SourceRequested="{x:Bind helpers:IconCacheProvider.SourceRequested}" />
+                                </cpcontrols:ContentIcon.Content>
+                            </cpcontrols:ContentIcon>
+                        </controls:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
+                        <controls:SettingsCard.Header>
+                            <TextBlock>
+                                <Run x:Uid="ExtensionEnable" Text="Enable" />
+                                <Run Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.DisplayName}" />
+                            </TextBlock>
+                        </controls:SettingsCard.Header>
                         <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </controls:SettingsCard>
-
                     <controls:SwitchPresenter
                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                         TargetType="x:Boolean"
                         Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-
                         <controls:Case Value="True">
-
                             <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
-
                                 <TextBlock x:Uid="ExtensionCommandsHeader" Style="{StaticResource SettingsSectionHeaderTextBlockStyle}" />
-
                                 <ItemsRepeater ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.TopLevelCommands, Mode=OneWay}" Layout="{StaticResource VerticalStackLayout}">
                                     <ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate>
                                         <DataTemplate x:DataType="viewModels:TopLevelViewModel">
@@ -84,22 +100,22 @@
                                                 </controls:SettingsExpander.HeaderIcon>
 
                                                 <!--  Content goes here  -->
-
                                                 <controls:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                                                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_GlobalHotkey_SettingsCard" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
+                                                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_GlobalHotkey_SettingsCard">
                                                         <cpcontrols:ShortcutControl HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Hotkey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                                                     </controls:SettingsCard>
-
-                                                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_SettingsCard" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE8AC;}">
-                                                        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
-                                                            <TextBox Text="{x:Bind AliasText, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
-                                                            <ToggleSwitch
-                                                                x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_ToggleSwitch"
-                                                                IsEnabled="{x:Bind AliasText, Converter={StaticResource StringEmptyToBoolConverter}, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                                                IsOn="{x:Bind IsDirectAlias, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                                                        </StackPanel>
+                                                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_SettingsCard">
+                                                        <TextBox
+                                                            x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_PlaceholderText"
+                                                            MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
+                                                            Text="{x:Bind AliasText, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
+                                                    </controls:SettingsCard>
+                                                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_AliasActivation_SettingsCard" IsEnabled="{x:Bind AliasText, Converter={StaticResource StringEmptyToBoolConverter}, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind IsDirectAlias, Converter={StaticResource BoolToOptionConverter}, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                                                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_DirectComboBox" />
+                                                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_IndirectComboBox" />
+                                                        </ComboBox>
                                                     </controls:SettingsCard>
-
                                                 </controls:SettingsExpander.Items>
                                             </controls:SettingsExpander>
                                         </DataTemplate>
@@ -130,11 +146,8 @@
                                                         </cpcontrols:ContentIcon.Content>
                                                     </cpcontrols:ContentIcon>
                                                 </controls:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
-
                                                 <!--  Content goes here  -->
                                                 <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind IsEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-
-
                                             </controls:SettingsCard>
                                         </DataTemplate>
                                     </ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate>
@@ -145,8 +158,13 @@
                                     Style="{StaticResource SettingsSectionHeaderTextBlockStyle}"
                                     Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSettings}" />
 
-                                <Frame x:Name="SettingsFrame" Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSettings}">
-
+                                <Frame
+                                    x:Name="SettingsFrame"
+                                    Background="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBackground}"
+                                    BorderBrush="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBorderBrush}"
+                                    BorderThickness="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBorderThickness}"
+                                    CornerRadius="{StaticResource ControlCornerRadius}"
+                                    Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSettings}">
                                     <controls:SwitchPresenter
                                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                                         TargetType="x:Boolean"
@@ -163,7 +181,6 @@
                                             <cmdpalUI:ContentPage ViewModel="{x:Bind ViewModel.SettingsPage, Mode=OneWay}" />
                                         </controls:Case>
                                     </controls:SwitchPresenter>
-
                                 </Frame>
 
                                 <TextBlock
@@ -197,8 +214,6 @@
                         Style="{StaticResource SettingsSectionHeaderTextBlockStyle}"
                         Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsFromExtension, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToInvertedVisibilityConverter}}" />
                     <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_ExtensionPage_Builtin_SettingsCard" Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsFromExtension, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToInvertedVisibilityConverter}}" />
-
-
                 </StackPanel>
             </Grid>
         </ScrollViewer>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionsPage.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionsPage.xaml
index 56ec56fe20..f798134c10 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionsPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionsPage.xaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
                     MaxWidth="1000"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                     Spacing="{StaticResource SettingsCardSpacing}">
-
                     <ItemsRepeater ItemsSource="{x:Bind viewModel.CommandProviders, Mode=OneWay}" Layout="{StaticResource VerticalStackLayout}">
                         <ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate x:DataType="viewModels:ProviderSettingsViewModel">
@@ -47,9 +46,7 @@
                                             </cpcontrols:ContentIcon.Content>
                                         </cpcontrols:ContentIcon>
                                     </controls:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
-
                                     <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind IsEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-
                                 </controls:SettingsCard>
                             </DataTemplate>
                         </ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/GeneralPage.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/GeneralPage.xaml
index 21cee5407c..121b478189 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/GeneralPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/GeneralPage.xaml
@@ -37,22 +37,20 @@
                     <!--  'Activation' section  -->
 
                     <TextBlock x:Uid="ActivationSettingsHeader" Style="{StaticResource SettingsSectionHeaderTextBlockStyle}" />
-
                     <controls:SettingsExpander
                         x:Uid="Settings_GeneralPage_ActivationKey_SettingsExpander"
                         HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}"
                         IsExpanded="True">
                         <ptControls:ShortcutControl HotkeySettings="{x:Bind viewModel.Hotkey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-
                         <controls:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_GeneralPage_LowLevelHook_SettingsCard">
-                                <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind viewModel.UseLowLevelGlobalHotkey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                            <controls:SettingsCard ContentAlignment="Left">
+                                <ptControls:CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl x:Uid="Settings_GeneralPage_LowLevelHook_SettingsCard" IsChecked="{x:Bind viewModel.UseLowLevelGlobalHotkey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                            </controls:SettingsCard>
+                            <controls:SettingsCard ContentAlignment="Left">
+                                <ptControls:CheckBoxWithDescriptionControl x:Uid="Settings_GeneralPage_IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen_SettingsCard" IsChecked="{x:Bind viewModel.IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                             </controls:SettingsCard>
                         </controls:SettingsExpander.Items>
                     </controls:SettingsExpander>
-                    <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_GeneralPage_IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen_SettingsCard" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE7FC;}">
-                        <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind viewModel.IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                    </controls:SettingsCard>
                     <controls:SettingsCard x:Uid="Settings_GeneralPage_GoHome_SettingsCard" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE80F;}">
                         <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind viewModel.HotkeyGoesHome, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </controls:SettingsCard>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
index 76734a5568..ec7ce8b68c 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>Disabled</value>
     <comment>Displayed when an extension is disabled</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="ExtensionEnableCard.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Enable this extension</value>
+  <data name="ExtensionEnable.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Enable</value>
     <comment>Displayed on a toggle controlling the extension's enabled / disabled state</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="ExtensionEnableCard.Description" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -312,7 +312,13 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>Alias</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_SettingsCard.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Typing this alias will navigate to this command. Direct aliases navigate as soon as you type the alias. Indirect aliases navigate after typing a trailing space.</value>
+    <value>A short keyword used to navigate to this command.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_AliasActivation_SettingsCard.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Alias activation</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_AliasActivation_SettingsCard.Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Choose when the alias runs. Direct runs as soon as you type the alias. Indirect runs after a trailing space.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_Builtin_SettingsCard.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Built-in</value>
@@ -429,12 +435,15 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>Close</value>
     <comment>Close as a verb, as in Close the application</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_ToggleSwitch.OnContent" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_DirectComboBox.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Direct</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_ToggleSwitch.OffContent" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_InDirectComboBox.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Indirect</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ExtensionPage_Alias_PlaceholderText.PlaceholderText" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Enter alias</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="StatusMessagesButton.[using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation]AutomationProperties.Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Show status messages</value>
   </data>
@@ -454,7 +463,7 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>Trigger reload of the extension externally with the x-cmdpal://reload command</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ForDevelopersSettingsHeader.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>For Developers</value>
+    <value>For developers</value>
   </data>
   <data name="UntitledPageTitle" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>an untitled</value>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml
index 0413bbe5cb..89c01814eb 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
     <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
         <XamlControlsResources xmlns="using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls" />
-        <!--  Other merged dictionaries here  -->
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls/Themes/Generic.xaml" />
     </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
 
     <x:Double x:Key="SettingsCardSpacing">4</x:Double>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Themes/Generic.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Themes/Generic.xaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6903d112e3..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Themes/Generic.xaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" />