From fad5a3ac69e1632da1e533618740be7eb4621502 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:59:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Adding NEW tag to KBM and Dock (#46048)

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<img width="325" height="206" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aab57a42-747d-4437-9326-2b9cfcdc8b80"
/>


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 .../Settings/SettingsWindow.xaml              |  6 +++++-
 .../Strings/en-us/Resources.resw              |  4 ++++
 .../Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml  | 21 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml         | 11 +++++++---
 4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/SettingsWindow.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/SettingsWindow.xaml
index c7c8af6ab1..16abbc68a2 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/SettingsWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/SettingsWindow.xaml
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@
                     x:Name="DockSettingsPageNavItem"
                     x:Uid="Settings_GeneralPage_NavigationViewItem_Dock"
                     Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xF596;}"
-                    Tag="Dock" />
+                    Tag="Dock">
+                    <NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
+                        <InfoBadge Style="{StaticResource NewInfoBadge}" />
+                    </NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
+                </NavigationViewItem>
                 <!--  "Internal Tools" page item is added dynamically from code  -->
             </NavigationView.MenuItems>
             <Grid>
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 ea73381b1a..70c9d64e08 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
@@ -973,4 +973,8 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
   <data name="CmdPalDock_LearnMore.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Learn more about Command Palette Dock</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="SettingsPage_NewInfoBadge.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>NEW</value>
+	<comment>Must be all caps</comment>  
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml
index 89c01814eb..0d6189dcb5 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Styles/Settings.xaml
@@ -22,4 +22,25 @@
         Orientation="Vertical"
         Spacing="{StaticResource SettingsCardSpacing}" />
 
+    <Style x:Key="NewInfoBadge" TargetType="InfoBadge">
+        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="5,1,5,2" />
+        <Setter Property="Template">
+            <Setter.Value>
+                <ControlTemplate TargetType="InfoBadge">
+                    <Border
+                        x:Name="RootGrid"
+                        Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
+                        Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
+                        CornerRadius="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=TemplateSettings.InfoBadgeCornerRadius}">
+                        <TextBlock
+                            x:Uid="SettingsPage_NewInfoBadge"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            FontSize="10" />
+                    </Border>
+                </ControlTemplate>
+            </Setter.Value>
+        </Setter>
+    </Style>
+
 </ResourceDictionary>
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
index 81fb31ca48..0cfb826fcf 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
@@ -296,15 +296,20 @@
                     AutomationProperties.AutomationId="InputOutputNavItem"
                     Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/InputOutput.png}"
                     SelectsOnInvoked="False">
+                    <NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
+                        <InfoBadge Style="{StaticResource NewInfoBadge}" />
+                    </NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
                     <NavigationViewItem.MenuItems>
                         <NavigationViewItem
                             x:Name="KeyboardManagerNavigationItem"
                             x:Uid="Shell_KeyboardManager"
                             helpers:NavHelper.NavigateTo="views:KeyboardManagerPage"
                             AutomationProperties.AutomationId="KeyboardManagerNavItem"
-                            Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/KeyboardManager.png}" />
-                        <!--  Find my mouse  -->
-                        <!--  Mouse Highlighter  -->
+                            Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/KeyboardManager.png}">
+                            <NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
+                                <InfoBadge Style="{StaticResource NewInfoBadge}" />
+                            </NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
+                        </NavigationViewItem>
                         <NavigationViewItem
                             x:Name="MouseUtilitiesNavigationItem"
                             x:Uid="Shell_MouseUtilities"