From 3fe56176f37218e79ab6b41bf06233e68f4a9dce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaime Bernardo Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:06:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 0.75 changelogs (#29402) Co-authored-by: Jay <65828559+Jay-o-Way@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Aaron Junker Co-authored-by: Heiko <61519853+htcfreek@users.noreply.github.com> --- .github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt | 1 + README.md | 174 ++++++++++++------------- 2 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt index 14d58e86b9..99964c5233 100644 --- a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt +++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt @@ -1945,6 +1945,7 @@ tlbimp TMPVAR TNP toggleswitch +tonos toolkitcontrols toolkitconverters Toolset diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 84ad899111..b871c87964 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline Go to the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link] and click on `Assets` at the bottom to show the files available in the release. Please use the appropriate PowerToys installer that matches your machine's architecture and install scope. For most, it is `x64` and per-user. -[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F48 -[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F47 -[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.1-x64.exe -[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.1-arm64.exe -[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.1/PowerToysSetup-0.74.1-x64.exe -[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.1/PowerToysSetup-0.74.1-arm64.exe +[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F49 +[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F48 +[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.75.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.75.0-x64.exe +[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.75.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.75.0-arm64.exe +[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.75.0/PowerToysSetup-0.75.0-x64.exe +[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.75.0/PowerToysSetup-0.75.0-arm64.exe | Description | Filename | sha256 hash | |----------------|----------|-------------| -| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | 748BF7BA33913237D36D6F48E3839D0C8035967305137A17DEFF39D775735C81 | -| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | F5DAA89A9CF3A2805E121085AFD056A890F241A170FAB5007AA58E2755C88C54 | -| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.74.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 298C6F4E4391BDC06E128BED86A303C3300A68EAF754B4630AF7542C78C0944A | -| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.74.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | A65F3C300A48F9F81312B7FC7B306382CB87F591612D0CEC7E5C0E47E868904B | +| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.75.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | 26C746D5690472082460FED3866627B80A2B50961D77DF683C5E271054C9C97B | +| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.75.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | 8919FF49F3F0C4716D6F58871C9AABEB321292FDAFFB4DCCC9A8FA326D3646D2 | +| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.75.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | C9C7DAB9E002CE7920107132BC98A1A89BFBA8898FC35186A6559587A8ED3C38 | +| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.75.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 28D9D9E9B69821155F870AF895DEE22866060C1CED08E2117CCBD1853C051698 | This is our preferred method. @@ -97,147 +97,139 @@ For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](/doc/ Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on. -### 0.74 - September 2023 Update +### 0.75 - October 2023 Update -In this release, we focused on stability and improvements. +In this release, we focused on new features, stability and improvements. **Highlights** - - Upgraded to Windows App SDK 1.4.1, increasing stability of WinUI3 utilities. Thanks [@dongle-the-gadget](https://github.com/dongle-the-gadget) for starting the upgrade! - - Text Extractor was upgraded to its version 2.0, with a new overlay, table mode and more Quality of Life improvements. Thanks [@TheJoeFin](https://github.com/TheJoeFin)! - - Improved FancyZones stability, fixing some layout resets and improving handling of newly created windows on Windows 11. - - Fixed many silent crashes that were reported to Watson and the user's event viewer. + - New utility: An environment variables editor with the functionality to configure profiles that can be enabled/disabled. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001) for the design and UI work that made this possible! + - Settings has a new Dashboard home page, with quick access for enabling modules, short descriptions and activation methods. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001) for the design and UI work that made this possible! + - Added a previewer to Peek that hosts File Explorer previewers to support every file type that a machine is currently able to preview. For example, this means that if Microsoft Office handlers are installed, Peek can preview Office files. Thanks [@dillydylann](https://github.com/dillydylann)! ### General - - Turning animations off in Windows Settings will now also turn them off in PowerToys. - - Upgraded the Windows App SDK dependency to 1.4.1. Thanks [@dongle-the-gadget](https://github.com/dongle-the-gadget) for the original 1.4.0 upgrade! - - Show in the thumbnail label and application titles when running as administrator. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Upgraded the Win UI Community Toolkit dependency to 8.0. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001)! - -### Awake - - - Added down-sampled variants to the application's icon. Thanks [@morriscurtis](https://github.com/morriscurtis)! + - Many typo fixes through the projects and documentation. Thanks [@brianteeman](https://github.com/brianteeman)! + - Refactored and improved the logic across utilities for bringing a window to the foreground after activation. ### Color Picker - - After adding a new color in the editor, the history will scroll the new color into view. Thanks [@peerpalo](https://github.com/peerpalo)! + - After activating Color Picker, it's now possible to cancel the session by clicking the right mouse button. Thanks [@fredso90](https://github.com/fredso90)! -### Crop and Lock - - Fixed a Crop and Lock crash that would occur when trying to reparent a window crashes the target application. An error message is shown instead. +### Environment Variables + - Added a new utility: An environment variables editor that has the functionality to configure profiles that can be enabled/disabled. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001) for the design and UI work that made this possible! + - Shows in the title bar if it's running as an administrator. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! ### FancyZones - - Set the process and main thread priority to normal. - - Fixed handling newly created windows on Windows 11. - - Fixed scenarios where opening the FancyZones Editor would reset the layouts. + - Fixed an issue causing context menu pop-ups from some apps to automatically snap to a zone. (This was a hotfix for 0.74) + - Applied the fix for the context menu pop-ups to the logic that decides which windows can be snapped. + - Reworked the "Keep windows in their zones" option to include the work area and turn it on by default, fixing an incompatibility with the Copilot flyout. + - Fixed an issue causing windows to be snapped while moving to a different virtual desktop. ### File Explorer add-ons - - Optimized CPU usage for generating SVG thumbnails. - - Improved handling of Gcode Thumbnails, including JPG and QOI formats. Thanks [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas)! - - Better handled errors when sending telemetry, which were causing reported crashes. - - Fixed some thumbnails not being shown centered like before the optimization. + - Fixed an issue blocking some SVG files from being previewed correctly. (This was a hotfix for 0.74) + - Fixed crashes on invalid files in the STL Thumbnail generator. -### File Locksmith +### GPO - - Shows files opened by processes with PID greater than 65535. Thanks [@poke30744](https://github.com/poke30744)! - - Fixed a GDI object leak in the context menu which would crash Explorer. - -### Find My Mouse + - Added a global GPO rule that applies for all utilities unless it's overridden. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! + - Added GPO rules to control which PowerToys Run plugins should be enabled/disabled by policy. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! + * All plugins have to provide its plugin ID as static property in its Main method. - - Added new activation methods, including by hotkey. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! +### Image Resizer -### Hosts File Editor - - - Ignore the default ACME sample entries in the hosts file. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Improved save error handling and added better error messages. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Corrected a check for an error when signaling the application to start as administrator. - - Refactored the context menu. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Fixed dialogs overlapping the title bar after the upgrade to Windows App SDK 1.4. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Fixed wrong .bmp file association in the registry. Thanks [@meitinger](https://github.com/meitinger)! ### Keyboard Manager - - Distinguish between the regular minus key and the numpad minus key. + - Visually distinguish between the Numpad and regular period characters in the UI. + - This utility is now disabled by default on new installations, since it requires user configuration to affect keyboard behavior. + - Fixed a typo in the Numpad Subtract key in the editor. -### Mouse Without Borders +### Mouse Highlighter - - Fixed a crash when trying to restart the application. + - Removed the lower limit of fade delay and duration, to allow better signaling of doing a double click. Thanks [@fredso90](https://github.com/fredso90)! + +### Mouse Jump + + - The process now runs in the background, for a faster activation time. Thanks [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton)! ### Peek - - Using Peek on HTML files will show a white background by default, similar to a browser's default behavior. - - Fix a white flash on Dark theme when switching file and improved the development file preview detection and adjustments. + - Reported file sizes will now more closely match what's reported by File Explorer. Thanks [@Deepak-Sangle](https://github.com/Deepak-Sangle)! + - Added a previewer that hosts File Explorer previewers to support every file type that a machine is currently able to preview. Thanks [@dillydylann](https://github.com/dillydylann)! + - Fixed an issue causing the preview of the first file to be stuck loading. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Fixed showing the previously previewed video file when invoking Peek with a new file. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Added the wrap and file formatting options to the Monaco previewer. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! ### PowerRename - - Fixed a crash caused by big counter values on the new enumeration method. + - Save data from the last run in a different file to avoid conflicting with changing settings in the Settings application. ### PowerToys Run - - It's now possible to select which shell is used by the Shell plugin. - - A combobox option type was added to the plugin options. - - Fixed a bug in the Calculator plugin that was causing decimal numbers to be misinterpreted on locales where the dot (`.`) character isn't used as a decimal or digit separator. - - Improved the Program plugin stability when it fails to load a program's thumbnail at startup. - - The use of Pinyin for querying some plugins can now be turned on in Settings. Thanks [@ChaseKnowlden](https://github.com/ChaseKnowlden)! - - Refactored option types for plugin and added number, string and composite types to be used in the future. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! - - Fixed the entry for searching for Windows updates in the Settings plugin. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! + - Fixed a case where the query wasn't being cleared after invoking a result action through the keyboard. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Improved the shell selection option for Windows Terminal in the Shell plugin and improved the backend code for adding combo box options to plugins. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! + * The implementation of the combo box items has changed amd isn't backward compatible. (Old plugins won't crash, but the combo box setting isn't shown in settings ui anymore.) + - Added Unix time in milliseconds, fixed negative unix time input and improved error messages in the TimeDate plugin. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! + - The PowerToys plugin allows calling the new Environment Variables utility. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Refactored and added support to VSCodium Stable, VSCodium Insider and Remote Tunnels workspaces. Thanks [@eternalphane](https://github.com/eternalphane)! ### Quick Accent - - The "All languages" character set is now calculated by programmatically querying the characters for every available language. Thanks [@dannysummerlin](https://github.com/dannysummerlin)! - - Added é to the Norwegian and Swedish languages. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)! - - Added a runtime cache to the "All languages" character set, to only calculate accents once per key. + - Fixed characters that were removed from "All languages" because they were not in any single language. (This was a hotfix for 0.74) + - Added Asturian characters to the Spanish character set. Thanks [@blakestack](https://github.com/blakestack)! + - Added Greek characters with tonos. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)! ### Registry Preview - - Fixed focusing issues at startup. - - Improved the data visualization to show data in a similar way to the Windows Registry Editor. Thanks [@dillydylann](https://github.com/dillydylann)! + - Fixed a parsing error that crashed the Application. (This was a hotfix for 0.74) + - Fixed opening file names with non-ASCII characters. Thanks [@randyrants](https://github.com/randyrants)! + - Fixed wrong parsing when the file contained an assignment with spaces around the equals sign. Thanks [@randyrants](https://github.com/randyrants)! + - Fixed key transversal issues when a key was a substring of a parent key. Thanks [@randyrants](https://github.com/randyrants)! ### Runner - - Fixed hanging when a bug report was generated from the flyout. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Fixed the update notification toast to show an Unicode arrow. Thanks [@TheJoeFin](https://github.com/TheJoeFin)! ### Settings - - Improved the way the OOBE window reacts to Windows theme change. - - Fixed an issue that made it impossible to change the "Switch between windows in the current zone" "Next window" shortcut for FancyZones. - - Fixed a crash when entering a duplicate name for a color in the Color Picker page and improved clean up when cancelling a color edit. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Added a new Dashboard home page, with quick access for enabling modules, short descriptions and activation methods. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001) for the design and UI work that made this possible! + - Fixed a typo in the Hosts File Editor page. Thanks [@Deepak-Sangle](https://github.com/Deepak-Sangle)! + - Added a lock icon to the flyout listing of all modules when its enabled state is controlled by policy. + - The "All apps" list in the flyout will now list all apps even if their enabled state is controlled by policy. -### Text Extractor +### Video Conference Mute - - Text Extractor 2.0, with a new overlay, table mode and more Quality of Life improvements. Thanks [@TheJoeFin](https://github.com/TheJoeFin)! + - Added an option to allow for the toolbar to hide after some time passed. Thanks [@quyenvsp](https://github.com/quyenvsp)! + - Added an option to select to mute or unmute at startup. Thanks [@quyenvsp](https://github.com/quyenvsp)! + - Fixed an issue causing a cascade of mute/unmute triggers. ### Documentation - - SECURITY.md was updated from 0.0.2 to 0.0.9. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)! - - Improved the README and main development document for clarity and completeness. Thanks [@codeofdusk](https://github.com/codeofdusk) and [@aprilbbrockhoeft](https://github.com/aprilbbrockhoeft)! + - Updated the Group Policy documentation on learn.microsoft.com, removed the Group Policy documentation from the repository and linked to the published documentation on learn.microsoft.com instead. ### Development - - Fixed PowerToys Run DateTime plugin tests that were failing depending on locale, so that they can be run correctly on all dev machines. - - Fixed PowerToys Run System plugin tests that were failing for certain network interfaces, so that they can be run correctly on all dev machines. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)! - - Fixed a markdown bug on the GitHub /helped command. - - Switched build pipelines to a new agent pool. Thanks [@DHowett](https://github.com/DHowett)! - - New .cs files created in Visual Studio get the header added automatically. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Added project dependencies to the version project and headers to avoid building errors. Thanks [@johnterickson](https://github.com/johnterickson)! + - Enabled Control Flow Guard in the C++ projects. Thanks [@DHowett](https://github.com/DHowett)! + - Switched the release pipeline to the 1ES governed template. Thanks [@DHowett](https://github.com/DHowett)! + - Styled XAML files and added a XAML Style checker to the solution, with a CI action to check if code being contributed is compliant. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Suppressed redundant midl file warnings in PowerRename. + - Add unit tests to FancyZones Editor. Thanks [@garv5014](https://github.com/garv5014), [@andrewbengordon](https://github.com/andrewbengordon) and [@Cwighty](https://github.com/Cwighty)! + - Improved the Default Layouts internal structure in FancyZones Editor. Thanks [@garv5014](https://github.com/garv5014)! + - Fixed code issues to allow building in Visual Studio 17.8 Preview 4. -#### What is being planned for version 0.75 +#### What is being planned for version 0.76 -For [v0.75][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below: +For [v0.76][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below: - Language selection - .NET 8 upgrade - - Policy support for managing PowerToys Run plugins. -*Attention*: A breaking change is planned (for 0.75), in which each plugin has to declare its identifier programmatically so that it can be controlled through GPO. For third-party plugin developers, please check https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/27468 for more details. - - - New utility: Environment Variables Editor. Here's a Work in Progress preview: - -![Environment Variables Editor WIP](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/assets/26118718/f99532a8-5aae-481b-a662-19a95f4aa03d) - - - New Settings homepage. Here's a Work in Progress preview: - -![PowerToys Settings Dashboard WIP](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/assets/26118718/938a5715-0a9b-4fe9-9e15-adfec92da694) - + - Allowing Keyboard Manager to output arbitrary Unicode sequences + - Automated UI testing through WinAppDriver - Modernize and refresh the UX of PowerToys based on WPF. Here's Work in Progress previews for the modules "PowerToys Run" and "Color Picker": ![PowerToys Run UI refresh WIP](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/assets/9866362/16903bcb-c18e-49fb-93ca-738b81957055)