Fixes race conditions with PointerEnter/Exit events conflicting with Selection and unselection. This change provides better encapsulation of the logic to enable a selected item for accelerator (hotkey) events, and allow mouse input on results where the pointer is over.

src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.UI/ResultList.xaml

@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@
     xmlns:ToolkitBehaviors="using:Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations.Behaviors"
     xmlns:Core="using:Microsoft.Xaml.Interactions.Core"
     xmlns:Interactivity="using:Microsoft.Xaml.Interactivity"
+    xmlns:converters="using:Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Converters"
     d:DesignHeight="300"
     d:DesignWidth="720">
+    <UserControl.Resources>
+        <converters:BoolToObjectConverter x:Key="BoolToVisibilityConverter" TrueValue="Visible" FalseValue="Collapsed"/>
+    </UserControl.Resources>
     <Grid 
-        x:Name="PowerBar" 
+        x:Name="PowerBar"
         Background="{ThemeResource BackdropAcrylicBrush}"        
+        Translation="0,0,16" 
         VerticalAlignment="Top">
         <ListView 
             x:Name="SuggestionsList"
@@ -21,28 +26,22 @@
             MinHeight="{Binding Results.MaxHeight}"
             AllowFocusOnInteraction="False"
             IsItemClickEnabled="True"
-            Margin="0"
+            Margin="{ThemeResource AutoSuggestListMargin}"
             Padding="{ThemeResource AutoSuggestListPadding}"
             ItemsSource="{Binding Results.Results, Mode=OneWay}"
             SelectionMode="Single"
             SelectedIndex="{Binding Results.SelectedIndex, Mode=TwoWay}"
-            Style="{StaticResource ListViewNoAnimations}">
+            Style="{StaticResource ListViewNoAnimations}"
+            >
             <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                 <DataTemplate >
                     <Grid Height="72" Width="690" Background="Transparent" RowSpacing="0">
                         <Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
-                            <Core:DataTriggerBehavior Binding="{Binding IsSelected}" ComparisonCondition="Equal" Value="true" >
-                                <Core:CallMethodAction TargetObject="{Binding ElementName=ShowActionButtons}" MethodName="StartAnimation"/>
-                            </Core:DataTriggerBehavior>
-                            <Core:DataTriggerBehavior Binding="{Binding IsSelected}" ComparisonCondition="Equal" Value="false">
-                                <Core:CallMethodAction TargetObject="{Binding ElementName=HideActionsButtons}" MethodName="StartAnimation"/>
-                            </Core:DataTriggerBehavior>
                             <Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="PointerEntered">
-                                <Core:CallMethodAction TargetObject="{Binding ElementName=ShowActionButtons}" MethodName="StartAnimation"/>
-                                <Core:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding LoadContextMenuCommand}"/>
+                                <Core:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding ActivateContextButtonsHoverCommand}"/>
                             </Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
                             <Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="PointerExited">
-                                <Core:CallMethodAction TargetObject="{Binding ElementName=HideActionsButtons}" MethodName="StartAnimation"/>
+                                <Core:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding DeactivateContextButtonsHoverCommand}"/>
                             </Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
                         </Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
                         <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -64,16 +63,12 @@
                                    Grid.Column="1"
                                    Margin="0,0,42,0"
                                    Height="46"
+                                   Visibility="{Binding AreContextButtonsActive, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"
                                    ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
                                    ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"                       
                                    ItemsSource="{Binding ContextMenuItems}" 
                                    SelectionMode="Single"
                                    SelectedIndex="{Binding ContextMenuSelectedIndex}">
-
-                            <Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
-                                <ToolkitBehaviors:Fade x:Name="ShowActionButtons" Duration="250" Delay="0" AutomaticallyStart="False" Value="1" />
-                                <ToolkitBehaviors:Fade x:Name="HideActionsButtons" Duration="250" Delay="0" AutomaticallyStart="False" Value="0" />
-                            </Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
                             <GridView.ItemTemplate>
                                 <DataTemplate>
                                     <Button Command="{Binding Command}" VerticalAlignment="Center" CornerRadius="4" Height="42" Width="42" BorderThickness="1" Style="{ThemeResource ButtonRevealStyle}">
@@ -87,7 +82,7 @@
                                             <KeyboardAccelerator
                                                 Key="{Binding AcceleratorKey}"
                                                 Modifiers="{Binding AcceleratorModifiers}"
-                                                IsEnabled="{Binding IsEnabled}"
+                                                IsEnabled="{Binding IsAcceleratorKeyEnabled}"
                                             />
                                         </Button.KeyboardAccelerators>
                                     </Button>

src/modules/launcher/Wox/ViewModel/ContextMenuItemViewModel.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ namespace Wox.ViewModel
         public ICommand Command { get; set; }
         public string AcceleratorKey { get; set; }
         public string AcceleratorModifiers { get; set; }
-        public bool IsEnabled { get; set; }
+        public bool IsAcceleratorKeyEnabled { get; set; }
     }
 }

src/modules/launcher/Wox/ViewModel/ResultViewModel.cs

@@ -17,12 +17,24 @@ namespace Wox.ViewModel
 {
     public class ResultViewModel : BaseModel
     {
+        public enum ActivationType
+        {
+            Selection,
+            Hover
+        };
+
         public List<ContextMenuItemViewModel> ContextMenuItems { get; set; }
 
-        public ICommand LoadContextMenuCommand { get; set; }
+        public ICommand ActivateContextButtonsHoverCommand { get; set; }
+        public ICommand ActivateContextButtonsSelectionCommand { get; set; }
+        public ICommand DeactivateContextButtonsHoverCommand { get; set; }
+
+        public ICommand DeactivateContextButtonsSelectionCommand { get; set; }
 
         public bool IsSelected { get; set; }
 
+        public bool AreContextButtonsActive { get; set; }
+
         public int ContextMenuSelectedIndex { get; set; }
 
         const int NoSelectionIndex = -1;
@@ -34,9 +46,62 @@ namespace Wox.ViewModel
                 Result = result;
             }
             ContextMenuSelectedIndex = NoSelectionIndex;
-            LoadContextMenuCommand = new RelayCommand(LoadContextMenu);
+            ActivateContextButtonsHoverCommand = new RelayCommand(ActivateContextButtonsHoverAction);
+            ActivateContextButtonsSelectionCommand = new RelayCommand(ActivateContextButtonsSelectionAction);
+            DeactivateContextButtonsHoverCommand = new RelayCommand(DeactivateContextButtonsHoverAction);
+            DeactivateContextButtonsSelectionCommand = new RelayCommand(DeactivateContextButtonsSelectionAction);
         }
-        public void LoadContextMenu(object sender=null)
+
+        private void ActivateContextButtonsHoverAction(object sender)
+        {
+            ActivateContextButtons(ActivationType.Hover);
+        }
+
+        private void ActivateContextButtonsSelectionAction(object sender)
+        {
+            ActivateContextButtons(ActivationType.Selection);
+        }
+        public void ActivateContextButtons(ActivationType activationType)
+        {
+            
+            if (ContextMenuItems == null)
+            {
+                LoadContextMenu();
+            }
+
+            AreContextButtonsActive = true;
+
+            if (activationType == ActivationType.Selection)
+            {
+                IsSelected = true;
+                EnableContextMenuAcceleratorKeys();
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        private void DeactivateContextButtonsHoverAction(object sender)
+        {
+            DeactivateContextButtons(ActivationType.Hover);
+        }
+
+        private void DeactivateContextButtonsSelectionAction(object sender)
+        {
+            DeactivateContextButtons(ActivationType.Selection);
+        }
+
+        public void DeactivateContextButtons(ActivationType activationType)
+        {
+            AreContextButtonsActive = false;
+
+            if (activationType == ActivationType.Selection)
+            {
+                IsSelected = false;
+                DisableContextMenuAcceleratorkeys();
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        public void LoadContextMenu()
         {
             var results = PluginManager.GetContextMenusForPlugin(Result);
             var newItems = new List<ContextMenuItemViewModel>();
@@ -68,19 +133,19 @@ namespace Wox.ViewModel
             ContextMenuItems = newItems;
         }
 
-        internal void EnableContextMenu()
+        private void EnableContextMenuAcceleratorKeys()
         {
             foreach(var i in ContextMenuItems)
             {
-                i.IsEnabled = true;
+                i.IsAcceleratorKeyEnabled = true;
             }
         }
 
-        internal void DisableContextMenu()
+        private void DisableContextMenuAcceleratorkeys()
         {
             foreach (var i in ContextMenuItems)
             {
-                i.IsEnabled = false;
+                i.IsAcceleratorKeyEnabled = false;
             }
         }
 

src/modules/launcher/Wox/ViewModel/ResultsViewModel.cs

@@ -59,14 +59,11 @@ namespace Wox.ViewModel
                 {
                     if (_selectedItem != null)
                     {
-                        _selectedItem.IsSelected = false;
-                        _selectedItem.DisableContextMenu();
+                        _selectedItem.DeactivateContextButtons(ResultViewModel.ActivationType.Selection);
                     }
 
                     _selectedItem = value;
-                    _selectedItem.LoadContextMenu();
-                    _selectedItem.EnableContextMenu();
-                    _selectedItem.IsSelected = true;
+                    _selectedItem.ActivateContextButtons(ResultViewModel.ActivationType.Selection);
                 }
             }
         }