From 6711a6bc7eda525289f9d2e33f450cbf1e17e4d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clint Rutkas Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:34:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] 0.23 readme update (#6910) * Update README.md * Update README.md * Update README.md * Update README.md * Update README.md * Update README.md * Update README.md --- README.md | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 64c79e9f4f..a5832bf894 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Preview Pane is an existing feature in the File Explorer. To enable it, you jus ### Via GitHub with EXE [Recommended] -Install from the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link]. Click on `Assets` to show the files available in the release and then click on `PowerToysSetup-0.21.1-x64.exe` to download the PowerToys installer. +Install from the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link]. Click on `Assets` to show the files available in the release and then click on `PowerToysSetup-0.23.0-x64.exe` to download the PowerToys installer. This is our preferred method. @@ -126,74 +126,79 @@ We currently support the matrix below. ## What's Happening -### August 2020 Update +### September 2020 Update -Our goals for 0.21 release cycle was to focus on stability, localization and quality of life improvements for both the development team and our end users. +Our goals for 0.23 release cycle was to focus on stability, accessibility, localization and quality of life improvements for both the development team and our end users. We have a full accessibility pass being done starting end of September to audit all of PowerToys. Our localization efforts now had data flowing both directions as well. -One of the longer term goal items we have made progress on is the Out of Box experience / initial onboarding experience (OOBE) improvements.[@Niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001/) created a [wicked awesome proof of concept of what the OOBE experience could be](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1285#issuecomment-679268558). We are pretty stoked about this since it handles one an important item, critical shortcut default adjustments. +Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilites that the core team is focusing on. -#### Highlights from August +#### Highlights from September -- We shipped [v0.21][github-release-link]! -- [Video conference muting first public release][vidConfOverview] +- We shipped [v0.23][github-release-link]! (0.24 Experimental build coming shortly) -**PT Run:** -- Removed need for space in action keywords. This means you now can type `>ipconfig` -- Icon caches fixed and now has colored icons -- Improved font rendering via ClearType (Shout out to [@AnuthaDev](https://github.com/AnuthaDev) doing the heavy lifting here) -- Result speed improvements -- URLs are supported -- Fixed bugs including calculating bugs +**General** -**FancyZone:** -- Win+Arrow key is directional based on zone rect -- Fixed bugs +- Localization pipeline is flowing from our Github to the loc system and back. 0.25 should be localized now. +- The EXE installer should be at parity now with the MSI. Please go to the wiki for [installer args](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/wiki/Installer-arguments-for-exe) -**Runner:** -- Fixed toast notifications running elevated from non-admin account +**FancyZones** -**Shortcut Guide:** -- Improved vkey catching which will fix some use cases of it not showing up +- Fixed bug on not seeing a newly attached screen +- Fixed spanning across monitors bug +- Added in default layout for new users, a Priority Grid +- Added keyboard support to grow / shrink to multiple zones +- General bug fixes -**SVG in File Explorer:** -- Embedded image tags will now render in Explorer +**PT Run** -**Color Picker:** -- Fixed bug where it would launch via false positive keystrokes +- Multiple crash bugs fixed. Prioritized any users reported along with top hits from Watson reporting +- Stopped PT Run from interfering with an install +- Fixed folder bug if it had a # in it (Thanks @jjw24 for the PR!) +- Fixed a screen flicker for +- General bug fixes -**Accessibility:** -- Settings, PT Run and KBM undergoing improvements +**Keyboard manager** -**Localization:** -- Pipeline is now setup and will be doing a full E2E pass on all utilities shortly. +- Multiple crash bugs fixed. Prioritized any users reported along with top hits from Watson reporting +- Fixed multiple accessibility issues. +- General bug fixes -**Dev quality of life improvements:** -- Continued warning count reduction. This release ~80 removed -- StyleCop enabled E2E -- FxCop starting to be added in E2E +**Preview Pane** -#### New experiential PowerToys utility - Video conference muting: +- Added in Frontmatter and better (but still basic) latex support. -**Note:** This is only included in the [pre-release version of PowerToys installer][github-prerelease-link]. This PowerToy requires Windows 10 1903 (build 18362) or later. +**Settings** -Back in the June timeframe, we started prototyping an idea. With COVID-19, we're all multi-tasking and trying to make the best of everything and being able to quickly mute while on a conference call is critical regardless of where you are on your computer and what application has focus. +- Fixed scaling issue for responsive design on Image Resizer +- Fixed crash on empty color value. +- Fixed crash for toggling FancyZones on/off +- Fixed 0x00 NFTS crash for settings +- Fixed multiple accessibility issues. +- Layout adjustments (Thanks @niels9001) +- General bug fixes -The utility will mute not just your audio but your video as well with a single keystroke. You can do audio, video both. We knew this would impact our roadmap and goals but felt extremely strong that this is the right decision. We're all multi-tasking and trying to make the best of everything and being able to quickly mute while on a conference call is critical regardless of where you are on your computer. +**Dev related** -We know we have some issues and we have a [master tracking issue - #6246](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/6246). We know a certain laptops currently the video forwarding does not work and are proactively working on fixing this. +- FxCop is being rolled out across all PowerToys. This should catch a lot of possible leaks. +- Unified PT Run's log system +- PT Run's calc plugin now has unit tests (Thanks @P-Storm) +- Dev setup install script now supports VS preview (Thanks @TobiasSekan) +- @CaelestisZ, @kameshkotwani, @adriancampos, @RahulDas782 for doc tweaks +- Thanks @Aaron-Junker, @jay-o-way and @htcfreek for helping triage! +- Thanks for everyone that filled an issue. It really does help us prioritize -To use: +#### Experiential PowerToys utility - Video conference muting: -- Set your camera to the PowerToys Video driver in the target application -- Win+N to toggle both Audio and Video at the same time -- Win+Shift+O to toggle video -- Win+Shift+A to toggle microphone +We'll ship the 0.24 experiential build shortly which will include all improvements from 0.23 in addition to the Video conference utility. +#### Video / GIF capture functional spec for public review -For a more information, head over to the [Video conference mute overview][vidConfOverview] +Deondre Davis created our [functional spec for creating a light weight, video / GIF recording tool](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/6900). We encourage everyone to review it and please leave comments in the pull request so we can adjust as needed. We'll be closing it for feedback on October 12th, 2020. -### What is being planned for 0.23 +This is for work [post-stabilization of current roadmap work](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/wiki/Roadmap#post-stabilization) and is only the spec for what we are thinking about support. Just want to set expectations here. -For [0.23](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F12), we are proactively working on: +### What is being planned for 0.25 + +For [0.25](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F13), we are proactively working on: - Stability - Localization @@ -202,7 +207,7 @@ For [0.23](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+ ### PowerToys roadmap -Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilites that the core team is focusing on.. +Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilites that the core team is focusing on. ## Developer Guidance