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* created a folder for settings and added an overview, hotkey information * basic structure for communication between settings and runner * Added information about the IPC communication between settings and runner * Added information about the communication between the settings process and modules * Added details on backward compatibility * brief overview on settings utils * added an overview of the viewmodels and anomalies * minor modifications * Settings v2 dev docs (#7334) * Added settings architecture and tech stack dev docs * Added telemetry and updated architecture docs for settings v2 * Fix image link in ui_architecture markdown * Added table of contents for settings v2 * Correct file path for ui architecture image * nit fix in table of contents heading * Add doc for xaml island tweaks Co-authored-by: Divyansh Srivastava <somm14divi@gmail.com>
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# Custom HotKey Control
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The Settings project provides a custom hotkey control which consumes key presses. This control can be used to set the hotkey of any PowerToy.
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## HotKey Control in FancyZones
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## Hotkey related files
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#### [`HotkeySettingsControlHook.cs`](/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/HotkeySettingsControlHook.cs)
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- This function initializes and starts the [`keyboardHook`](src/common/interop/KeyboardHook.cpp) for the hotkey control.
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```csharp
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public HotkeySettingsControlHook(KeyEvent keyDown, KeyEvent keyUp, IsActive isActive, FilterAccessibleKeyboardEvents filterAccessibleKeyboardEvents)
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{
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_keyDown = keyDown;
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_keyUp = keyUp;
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_isActive = isActive;
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_filterKeyboardEvent = filterAccessibleKeyboardEvents;
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_hook = new KeyboardHook(HotkeySettingsHookCallback, IsActive, FilterKeyboardEvents);
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_hook.Start();
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}
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```
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#### [`HotkeySettingsControl.xaml.cs`](/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/HotkeySettingsControl.xaml.cs)
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- The function of this class is to update the state of the keys being pressed within the custom control. This information is stored in `internalSettings`.
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- It provides the following callbacks to the `HotKeySettingsControlHook`:
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- `KeyUp`: Resets the key state in `internalSettings` when a key is released.
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- `KeyDown`: Updates the user facing text of the hotkey control as soon as a key is pressed.
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- `isActive`: Sets the current status of the keyboard hook.
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- `FilterAccessibleKeyboardEvents`: This function is used to ignore the `Tab` and `Shift+Tab` key presses to meet the accessibility requirements.
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#### [`HotkeySettings.cs`](/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/HotkeySettings.cs)
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- Contains the structure of a HotKey where it is represented as a combination of one of the modifier keys (`Alt`, `Shift`, `Win` and `Ctrl`) and a non-modifier key.
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#### Note
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- The control displays all key presses to the user (except Tab and Shift+Tab which move focus out of the control). However, when the focus is being lost from the control, the `lastValidHotkeySettings` is set as the user facing text.
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