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@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ In this release, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvement
- PowerToys settings debuts a modern, card-based dashboard with clearer descriptions and faster navigation for a streamlined user experience.
- Command Palette is in full Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation mode, reducing installation size by 55%, startup memory usage by 16%, and load time by 40%.
- Command Palette now offers improved reliability and accessibility, with fixes for window appearance, navigation shortcuts, and enhanced screen reader support. [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek), [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi), [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti), and [@MaoShengelia](https://github.com/MaoShengelia)!
- Peek now supports instant previews and embedded thumbnails for Binary G-code (.bgcode) 3D printing files, making it easy to inspect models at a glance. Thanks [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas)!
- Mouse Utilities introduces a new spotlight highlighting mode that dims the screen and draws attention to your cursor, perfect for presentations.
- Test coverage improvements for multiple PowerToys modules including Command Palette, Advanced Paste, Peek, Text Extractor, and PowerRename — ensuring better reliability and quality, with over 600 new unit tests (mostly for Command Palette) and doubled UI automation coverage.
### Command Palette
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ In this release, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvement
- Added mouse back button support for easier navigation. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Fixed Alt+Left Arrow navigation not working when search box contains text. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Updated back button tooltip to show keyboard shortcut information. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Added settings to each provider to control which fallback commands are enabled
- Added settings to each provider to control which fallback commands are enabled.
- Fixed Command Palette window staying hidden from taskbar after Windows Explorer restarts. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Ensured screen readers are notified when the selected item in the list changes for better accessibility.
- Fixed command title changes not being properly notified to screen readers. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ In this release, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvement
- Fixed loading of top-level commands to prevent thread-safety issues. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Added thread safety to recent commands to prevent crashes. Thanks [@MaoShengelia](https://github.com/MaoShengelia)!
- Fixed Command Palette window to always appear on top when shown and move to bottom when hidden. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Fixed keyboard shortcuts to work better in text boxes and context menus
- Fixed keyboard shortcuts to work better in text boxes and context menus.
### Command Palette extensions
- Added sample code showing how Command Palette extensions can track when their pages are loaded or unloaded. [Check out here](./src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/OnLoadPage.cs).
- Fixed *Calculator* to accept regular spaces in numbers that use space separators. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
- Added a new setting to *Calculator* to make "Copy" the primary button (replacing “Save”) and enable "Close on Enter", streamlining the workflow. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
- Improved *Apps* indexing error handling and removed obsolete code. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ In this release, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvement
- Added ability to pin/unpin *Apps* using Ctrl+P shortcut.
- Added keyboard shortcuts to *Apps* context menu items for faster access.
- Added all file context menu options to the *Apps* items context menu, making all file actions available there for better functionality.
- Re-enabled *clipboard history* feature with proper window handling
- Added command history to the *Run* page for easier access to previous commands
- Fixed directory path handling in *Run* fallback for better file navigation
- Re-enabled *clipboard history* feature with proper window handling.
- Added command history to the *Run* page for easier access to previous commands.
- Fixed directory path handling in *Run* fallback for better file navigation.
- Fixed URL fallback item hiding properly in *Web Search* extension when search query becomes invalid. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Added proper empty state message for *Web Search* extension when no results found. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- Added fallback command to *Windows Settings* extension for better search results.
- Updated terminology from "Kill process" to "End task" in *Window Walker* for consistency with Windows.
- Improved *Add Bookmark* extension to automatically detect file, folder, or URL types without manual input
- Improved *Add Bookmark* extension to automatically detect file, folder, or URL types without manual input.
### Mouse Utilities
- Added a new spotlight highlighting mode that creates a large transparent circle around your cursor with a backdrop effect, providing an alternative to the traditional circle highlight. Perfect for presentations where you want to focus attention on a specific area while dimming the rest of the screen.
@@ -163,21 +163,30 @@ In this release, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvement
- Added Vietnamese language support to Quick Accent, mappings for Vietnamese vowels (a, e, i, o, u, y) and the letter d. Thanks [@octastylos-pseudodipteros](https://github.com/octastylos-pseudodipteros)!
### Settings
- Completely redesigned the Settings dashboard with a modern card-based layout featuring organized sections for quick actions and shortcuts overview, replacing the old module list
- Rewrote setting descriptions to be more concise and follow Windows writing style guidelines, making them easier to understand
- Improved formatting and readability of release notes in the "What's New" section with better typography and spacing
- Added missing deep link support for various settings pages (Peek, PowerAccent, PowerLauncher, etc.) so you can jump directly to specific settings
- Resolved an issue where the settings page header would drift away from its position when resizing the settings window
- Completely redesigned the Settings dashboard with a modern card-based layout featuring organized sections for quick actions and shortcuts overview, replacing the old module list.
- Rewrote setting descriptions to be more concise and follow Windows writing style guidelines, making them easier to understand.
- Improved formatting and readability of release notes in the "What's New" section with better typography and spacing.
- Added missing deep link support for various settings pages (Peek, PowerAccent, PowerLauncher, etc.) so you can jump directly to specific settings.
- Resolved an issue where the settings page header would drift away from its position when resizing the settings window.
- Resolved a settings crash related to incompatible property names in ZoomIt configuration.
### Documentation
- Added detailed step-by-step instructions for first-time developers building the Command Palette module, including prerequisites and Visual Studio setup guidance. Thanks [@chatasweetie](https://github.com/chatasweetie)!
- **Fixed Broken SDK Link**: Corrected a broken markdown link in the Command Palette SDK README that was pointing to an incorrect directory path. Thanks [@ChrisGuzak](https://github.com/ChrisGuzak)!
- Added documentation for the "Open With Cursor" plugin that enables opening Visual Studio and VS Code recent files using Cursor AI. Thanks [@VictorNoxx](https://github.com/VictorNoxx)!
- Added documentation for two new community plugins - Hotkeys plugin for creating custom keyboard shortcuts, and RandomGen plugin for generating random data like passwords, colors, and placeholder text. Thanks [@ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap)!
### Development
- Replaced NuGet feed with Azure Artifacts for better package management
### General
- Updated .NET libraries to 9.0.7 for performance and security. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
- Updated the spell check system to version 0.0.25 with better GitHub integration and SARIF reporting, plus fixed numerous spelling errors throughout the codebase including property names and documentation. Thanks [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref)!
- Cleaned up spelling check configuration to eliminate false positives and excessive noise that was appearing in every pull request, making the development process smoother.
- Replaced NuGet feed with Azure Artifacts for better package management.
- Implemented configurable UI test pipeline that can use pre-built official releases instead of building everything from scratch, reducing test execution time from 2+ hours.
- Replaced brittle pixel-by-pixel image comparison with perceptual hash (pHash) technology that's more robust to minor rendering differences - no more test failures due to anti-aliasing or compression artifacts.
- Reduced CI/fuzzing/UI test timeouts from 4 hours to 90 minutes, dramatically improving developer feedback loops and preventing long waits when builds get stuck.
- Standardized test project naming across the entire codebase and improved pipeline result identification by adding platform/install mode context to test run titles. Thanks [@khmyznikov](https://github.com/khmyznikov)!
- Added comprehensive UI test suites for multiple PowerToys modules including Command Palette, Advanced Paste, Peek, Text Extractor, and PowerRename - ensuring better reliability and quality.
- Enhanced UI test automation with command-line argument support, better session management, and improved element location methods using pattern matching to avoid failures from minor differences in exact matches.
### What is being planned for version 0.94