## Summary of the Pull Request
Added '[Gliding
Cursor](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/37097)'
functionality to Mouse Pointer Crosshairs, this enables a single
hotkey/Microsoft Adaptive Hub + button to control cursor movement and
clicking. This is implemented as an extension to the existing Mouse
Pointer Crosshairs module.
Testing has been manual, ensuring that the existing Mouse Pointer
Crosshairs functionality is unchanged, and that the new Gliding Cursor
functionality works alongside Mouse Pointer Crosshairs.
<img width="857" height="438" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b9e7ee72-dfeb-4d20-93a5-a34e8b10d703"
/>
To test this functionality:
- Open Mouse Crosshair settings and make sure the feature is enabled.
- Press the shortcut to start the gliding cursor — a vertical line
appears.
- Press the shortcut again to slow the vertical line.
- Press once more to fix the vertical line; a horizontal line begins
moving.
- Press again to slow the horizontal line.
- When the lines meet at your target, press the shortcut to perform the
click.
## PR Checklist
- [x] Closes: #37097
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [x] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
for new binaries
- [ ] [WXS for
installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
- [ ] [YML for CI
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
for new test projects
- [ ] [YML for signed
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/release.yml)
- [ ] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
repo](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-uwp/tree/docs/hub/powertoys)
and link it here: #xxx
## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
The PR includes these changes:
* Updated Mouse Pointer Crosshairs XAML to include a new hotkey to start
the gliding cursor experience
* Added two sliders for fast/slow cursor movement
* mapped the new hotkey/XAML sliders through to the existing
MousePointerHotkeys project, dllmain.cpp
* Added a 10ms tick for Gliding cursor for crosshairs/cursor movement
* Added state for gliding functionality - horiz fast, horiz slow, vert
fast, vert slow, click
* added gates around the existing mouse movement hook to prevent mouse
movement when gliding
## Validation Steps Performed
Manual testing has been completed on several PCs to confirm the
following:
* Existing Mouse Pointer Crosshairs functionality is unchanged
* Gliding cursor settings are persisted/used by the gliding cursor code
* Gliding cursor restores Mouse Pointer Crosshairs state after the final
click has completed.
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Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
* spell checker
* Adding OOBE Projects page
* changed the default hotkey
* module interface
* rename projects editor
* bug report tool
* installer
* gpo
* exit event constant
* extend search for projects by search over the containing apps' names
* [Projects] fix grammatical issue #43 (1 app - many apps)
* [Projects] Editor: Main page: fix layout if there are many apps, launch button not disappearing on the right side
* dsc
* github
* pipeline
* guid prefix
* [Projects] fixing general settings gpo handling in runner + minor changes
* arm build fix
* Do not allow saving project if name or applist is empty. Also minor UI changes
* version
* editor version
* spellcheck
* editor dll signing
* update projects names to filter them out
* shortcut saving fix
* [Projects] Editor: brining the highlighted app's icon into the foreground. + minor UI fixes
* spell checker
* spellcheck
* [Projects] re-implementing icon size calculation to have similar sized icons for every app.
* [projects] Adding info message for cases: there are no projects or no results for the search
* [Projects] Adding Edit button to the popup. + minor changes
* [Projects] Making popup having rounded corners
* changed "no projects" text color and position
* remove opening the first proj
* fix placing windows of the same app in the project
* [Projects] bringing back the breadcrumb on the editor page. Make it clickable.
* [Projects] optimizing click handlers
* [Projects] Removing not selected apps on save
* moved on thread executor to common
* moved display utils
* added convert rect
* unsigned monitor number
* set awareness
* app placement
* [Projects] Re-implementing preview drawing - one common image
* [Projects] fix boundary calculation, use DPI aware values
* fix launching with command line args
* Fix ARM64 CI build
* launch packaged apps using names when possible
* spell-check
* update packaged apps path
* projects editor single instance
* [Projects] Add Select all checkbox, Delete selected button
* Add Checkbox for per monitor selection
* modifying highlight in preview
* spell checker
* logs
* exclude help windows
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/49
* Add intermediate step to project creation
* minor bugfix
* mutex fix
* modifying highlight for minimized apps
* Fixing bug: re-draw the preview on app deletion in the editor
* Adding helper class for getting the right bounds for screens
* spell checker
* spell checker
* Minor fixes in the capture dialog
* get dpi unaware screen bounds
* refactoring: added utils
* changed window filter
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/2
* clean up
* refactoring
* projects common lib
* localizable default project prefix
* launcher resources
* clean up
* change snapshot project saving
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/14
* changed project data
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/14
* changed project creation save-cancel handles
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/14
* spell-check
* Remove checkboxes, delete feature
* remove unused from the project
* get command line args in the snapshot
* minimized settings snap fix
* set window property after launching
* FZ: ignore projects launched windows
* Implementing major new features: remove button, position manipulation, arguments, admin, minimized, maximized
* modifying colors
* launcher project filters
* clean up
* Hide Admin checkbox
* hide WIP
* spell-check
* Revert "Hide Admin checkbox"
This reverts commit 3036df9d7f.
* get app elevated property
* Implementing Launch and Edit feature
* fixing: update of listed projects on the main page after hitting save in editor
* Fix for packaged app's icons
* fixing scroll speed issue
* change scroll speed to 15
* launch elevated apps
* minor fixes
* minor fix
* enhancing shortcut handling
* can-launch-elevated check
* projects module interface telemetry
* Implementing store of setting "order by".
* minor string correction
* moved projects data parsing
* telemetry
* add move apps checkbox
* notification about elevated apps
* restart unelevated
* move existing windows
* keep opened windows at the same positions
* handle powertoys settings
* use common theme
* fix corrupted data: project id and monitor id
* project launch on "launch and edit"
* clean up
* show screen numbers instead of monitor names
* launcher error messages
* fix default shortcut
* Adding launch button to projects settings, dashboard and flyout
* Adding new app which is launched when launching a project. It shows the status of the launch process
* spell checker
* Renaming Projects to App Layouts. Replacing only string values, not the variable names
* Re-ordering modules after Renaming Projects + spell checker
* setting window size according to the screen (making it bigger)
* commenting out feature "move apps if exist"
* spell checker
* Add ProjectsLauncherUI to signing
* opening apps in minimized state which are placed on a monitor, which is not found at the moment of launching
* consistent file name
* removed unused sln
* telemetry: create event
* WindowPosition comparison
* telemetry: edit event
* fix muted Launch as admin checkbox
* telemetry: delete event
* updated Edit telemetry event
* added invoke point to launcher args
* added utils
* parse invoke point
* replaced tuple with struct
* telemetry: launch event
* MonitorRect comparison
* resources
* rename: folders
* remove outdated
* rename: window property
* rename: files and folders
* rename: common data structures
* rename: telemetry namespace
* rename: workspaces data
* rename ProjectsLib -> WorkspacesLib
* rename: gpo
* rename: settings
* rename: launcher UI
* rename: other
* rename: pt run
* rename: fz
* rename: module interface
* rename: icon
* rename: snapshot tool
* rename: editor
* rename: common files
* rename: launcher
* rename: editor resources
* fix empty file crash
* rename: json
* rename: module interface
* fix custom actions build
* added launch editor event constant
* xaml formatting
* Add missing method defition to interop::Constants idl
Remove Any CPU config
* more .sln cleanup
* [Run][PowerToys] Fix Workspaces utility (#34336)
polished workspaces utility
* build fix - align CppWinRT version
* address PR comment: fix isdigit
* indentation
* address PR comment: rename function
* address PR comment: changed version for workspaces and revision
* added supported version definition
* addressPR comment: use BringToForeground
* address PR comments: updated projects
* address PR comment: uncomment gpo in settings
* address PR comment: rename oobe view
* update OOBE image with current module name
* moved AppUtils
* launching with AppUserModel.ID
* fixed module order in settings
* fix xaml formatting
* [Workspaces] Close launcher if there are failed launches. Plus adding new spinner gif
* fix topmost LauncherUI
* clean up
* UI closing
* BugReportTool - omit cmd arg data
* Delete icon on workspace removal
* Adding cancellation to launcher UI.
* reordered launching
* fix terminating UI
* Removing old shortcut on workspace renaming
* Sentence case labels
* get process path without waiting
* comment out unused
* remove unused argument
* logs
* New icon
* fix launch and edit for the new project
* fix launch and edit: save new project
* Update exe icons
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Co-authored-by: donlaci <laszlo@janeasystems.com>
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
Co-authored-by: Stefan Markovic <stefan@janeasystems.com>
Co-authored-by: Davide Giacometti <davide.giacometti@outlook.it>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
* Init EnvironmentVariables UI project
* Models
TitleBar
MainPage init
Icon
* User and system variables
* Profiles init
* XAML cleanup
* Missing ItemTemplate
* EditDialog
* ModuleInterface
* Signing and processes lists
* Installer
* spellcheck
* Fix ARM64 build and consolidate packages
* spellcheck2
* Fix installer
* Single instance. C# telemetry. Wait on PT pid
* ElevationHelper
* Add profile wip
* Init EnvironmentVariables UI project
* Models
TitleBar
MainPage init
Icon
* User and system variables
* Profiles init
* XAML cleanup
* Missing ItemTemplate
* EditDialog
* ModuleInterface
* Signing and processes lists
* Installer
* spellcheck
* Fix ARM64 build and consolidate packages
* spellcheck2
* Fix installer
* Single instance. C# telemetry. Wait on PT pid
* ElevationHelper
* Add profile wip
* show run as administrator in title (#28516)
* Environment Variables added to Run plugin (#28466)
* UI tweaks
* Remove style
* Add profile - init working
* Applied variables
* Read/Write profiles
* Fixes
* Add separator and fix loading profiles
* Only allow to edit System vars if running elevated
* Add tmp progress ring to show applying changes progress
Ignore not needed json fields
* Remove variable and profile logic
* Do not read data async
Update System and User variables on change
* Add isCorrectlyApplied()
* Sort variables in Applied variables
* WIP WndProc
* spellcheck
* Revert "WIP WndProc"
This reverts commit 0c0b6c67de.
* WHY CRASH???
* UI tweaks
* WIP modified state warning
* Add cancel button in dialogs
* Add buttons validations
* Set variables - fire and forget notify
* Revert "Revert "WIP WndProc""
This reverts commit 1b2306eeb7.
* Listen to WM_SETTINGSCHANGED
Add Infobar reload button
* spellcheck
* spellcheck again
* Fix build
* InfoBar runAsAdmin visibility
* Fix comment
* Confirm dialog when deleting variable
Fix add variable button when creating profile
* Edit profile
* Sort variables on Load
* Select existing variables on edit
* Add default variable
* Fix adding existing vars to profile
* update notice.md
* Handle PATH properly
* Add tooltips and fix dialogs text wrapping
* Fix applied values for duplicates
Fix add/eddit variable txt box validation
* Add horizontal scroll bar for applied values
* Fix duplicate variables handling
Fix user variable handling and preview
* spellcheck
* Try fix spellcheck
* Revert "spellcheck"
This reverts commit ee76231974.
* Revert "Try fix spellcheck"
This reverts commit dc8f04afb9.
* Fix path and duplicates conflict
* Fix PATH handling
Fix unapply on delete active variable
Fix ordering in applied variables
* Show variables as lists and add drag-to-reorder feature
* Only show specific variables as list
Update list in edit dialog on editing the value
* spellcheck
* Update GPO policy
* Add Edit and Remove variable buttons
Remove context menu
* Remove drag&drop when editing list variable and add buttons to move up/down
* Fix Edit profile dialog title
* Fix backup and restore variables when editing variable from applied profile
* Apply var to system WIP
* Tweaks
* Simplify edit variable logic
* Minor fixes
* Spellcheck
* Update src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/app.manifest
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
* spellcheck 2
* Remove unneeded string
* Add more telemetry
* Do not allow adding existing variables with the same name into the profile
* Adding icon
* Fix the crash when opening existing variables dialog
* Update Settings and OOBE screenshots
* Fix crash when malformed profiles.json and jsonignore not needed properties
* Fix selecting duplicates in existing variables dialog
* Add user variable name limit (<255 chars)
Check if profile is applicable on apply
Show message if profile is not applicable
* XamlStyling
* Better Flyout positioning
Add Cancel button to the flyout
* Fix UI glitches by using ItemsControl (no virtualization)
* Fix spellcheck
* Fix XAML style
* Add horizontal scrollbar to applied variables
* Revert to ItemsRepeater
* Fix UI glitches by adding a decent minimum cache
* Fixing UI bugs
* Fix spellcheck
* Fix crash while trying to edit a User variable when there's no Parent
profile
* Fix issue overwriting backup var when you edit var on applied profile
* Fix nuking of variables when adding to applied profile
* Fix profile not being saved when deleting a variable
* Fix ValuesList empty crash, issues and no serialization
* fix spellcheck
* Allow in-line edit of list variables
* Fix xaml style
* Fix add profile variable cancel button logic
* Fix add profile variable cancel button logic - clean the list
* Bump VerticalCacheLength to 10
as in some cases UI glitch on expanding System variables was still present
* Fix profile Add variable button enable/disable logic
* Remove unneeded using
* Add to Dashboard
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Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Davide Giacometti <davide.giacometti@outlook.it>
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
* Scrubbing name conventions
* Fix naming for projects
* Fix folder naming
* More folder cleanup
* More left-over file changes
* Reverting LCL files, because these will be handled by the loc team
* Remove legacy file that is no longer used.
* Update latest
* Update README.md
* Espresso (#11245)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Update Product.wxs
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Update with more logging (#11332)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Fix minor issue in the module branch (#11340)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Fix log location coming from the runner
* More chatty logging for console allocation
* Installer config to add the missing assets
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Update Product.wxs
* Update Program.cs
* fixing typo
* removing a unneeded removal
* [Espresso] More minor tweaks to logging (#11341)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Fix log location coming from the runner
* More chatty logging for console allocation
* Installer config to add the missing assets
* Remove unused handle codes
* Update log file name for the Espresso C++ code.
* Update the project configuration to fix build issue
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Update patterns.txt
* Fix binding issues (#11368)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Fix log location coming from the runner
* More chatty logging for console allocation
* Installer config to add the missing assets
* Remove unused handle codes
* Update log file name for the Espresso C++ code.
* Update the project configuration to fix build issue
* Fix binding issue with the time settings
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Introduce the off mode and fix binding issues (#11385)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Fix log location coming from the runner
* More chatty logging for console allocation
* Installer config to add the missing assets
* Remove unused handle codes
* Update log file name for the Espresso C++ code.
* Update the project configuration to fix build issue
* Fix binding issue with the time settings
* Proper Espresso behavior for binding
* Fix settings UI
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Update with missing strings. (#11386)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Fix log location coming from the runner
* More chatty logging for console allocation
* Installer config to add the missing assets
* Remove unused handle codes
* Update log file name for the Espresso C++ code.
* Update the project configuration to fix build issue
* Fix binding issue with the time settings
* Proper Espresso behavior for binding
* Fix settings UI
* Re-add missing strings
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Fix whitespace issue (#11387)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Fix log location coming from the runner
* More chatty logging for console allocation
* Installer config to add the missing assets
* Remove unused handle codes
* Update log file name for the Espresso C++ code.
* Update the project configuration to fix build issue
* Fix binding issue with the time settings
* Proper Espresso behavior for binding
* Fix settings UI
* Re-add missing strings
* Fix whitespace issue
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Fix default (#11388)
* Revert "Merge branch 'microsoft:master' into master"
This reverts commit b080908712, reversing
changes made to 8463c95a43.
* Fix conversion of settings in the UX
* Update terminology
* Updating logging configuration
* Set up how tray and setting configuration works
* Adding hero images
* Fix how binding works
* Update OOBE string
* Fix spelling error
* fixing dep to include espresso, adding in yml
* Update API components and fix display keep-awake bug
* Adding words that the spell check is yelling about
* tweak wsx
* Change default setting for Espresso
* Adding some extra logging
* Update Shortcut.cpp
* Fix log location coming from the runner
* More chatty logging for console allocation
* Installer config to add the missing assets
* Remove unused handle codes
* Update log file name for the Espresso C++ code.
* Update the project configuration to fix build issue
* Fix binding issue with the time settings
* Proper Espresso behavior for binding
* Fix settings UI
* Re-add missing strings
* Fix whitespace issue
* Fix the default mode of operation
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
* Update Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.csproj
* Localization improvements
* Replaced a computer with your pc
* Updated Espresso imagery
* Fixed inconsistent string
* Margin fix and updated images
* Removed unused code
Co-authored-by: Den Delimarsky <1389609+dend@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels9001@hotmail.com>
Co-authored-by: crutkas <crutkas@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Enrico Giordani <enrico.giordani@gmail.com>
