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Mike Hall d64f06906c Enable switching to and from MousePointerCrosshairs and Gliding Cursor (#42105)
## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR enables a user to switch between Mouse Pointer Crosshairs and
Gliding Cursor (or the other way round!). The primary change is to the
underlying state machine that's shared between Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
and Gliding Cursor, both are implemented in the same Mouse Module.

## PR Checklist

- [ ] Closes: #xxx
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [ ] **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
See above - this is primarily a change to the shared state machine
between Mouse Pointer Crosshairs and Gliding Cursor - this change
enables transition between Mouse Pointer Crosshairs and Gliding Cursor,
the underlying state is reset when a user transitions from Gliding to
Mouse Pointer and back again.

## Validation Steps Performed
Validation on a Windows Surface Laptop 7 Pro for the following states.
- Mouse Pointer Crosshairs and Gliding Cursor NOT active -
enable/disable Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
- Mouse Pointer Crosshairs and Gliding Cursor NOT active - enable/step
states for Gliding Cursor
- Activate and disable Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
- Activate and step through Gliding Cursor
- Mouse Pointer Crosshairs Active - Switch to Gliding Cursor
- Gliding Cursor Active - Switch to Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
2025-10-23 18:21:01 +08:00
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PowerToys Source Code

Code organization

The PowerToys are split into DLLs for each PowerToy module (modules folder), and an executable (runner folder) that loads and manages those DLLs.

The settings window is a separate executable, contained in settings-ui folder. It utilizes a WebView to display an HTML-based settings window.

The common contains code for a static library with helper functions, used by both the runner and the PowerToys modules.