From 77063e0767a0619abfc339db3a2a564d27310b6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaime Bernardo Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:36:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] 0.74 changelogs (#28775) Co-authored-by: Aaron Junker Co-authored-by: Jay <65828559+Jay-o-Way@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Davide Giacometti Co-authored-by: Heiko <61519853+htcfreek@users.noreply.github.com> --- .github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt | 4 +- README.md | 194 +++++++++++++------------ 2 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt index c5b83b656d..4186914fdd 100644 --- a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt +++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ AUTHN AUTHZ AUTOHIDE AUTOMATIONPROPERTIES -autorun +Autorun AUTOUPDATE AValid awakeness @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Blockquotes blogs Blt BLUEGRAY -bluetooth +Bluetooth BLURBEHIND BLURREGION bmi diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e15feb37de..877fa48013 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%2F47 -[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F46 -[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe -[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe -[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe -[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.73.0/PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe +[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/v0.74.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe +[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe +[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.0/PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe +[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.74.0/PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe | Description | Filename | sha256 hash | |----------------|----------|-------------| -| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | BA55D245BDD734FD6F19803DD706A3AB8E0ABC491591195534997CF2122D3B7E | -| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | FBFA40EA5FFA05236A7CCDD05E5142EE0C93D7485B965784196ED9B086BFEBF4 | -| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 7FDA06292C7C2E6DA5AEF88D8E9D3DE89D331E9E356A232289F9B37CE4503894 | -| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.73.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 4260AA30A1F52F194EE07E9E7ECD9E9F4CF35289267F213BC933F7A5191AC17C | +| Per user - x64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] | 1C4ECE9F11488BAFFAE6B76D2B0504FA18BFFEA11EBC38BCC87F5D86AEA87C7C | +| Per user - ARM64 | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] | 4F3842FAB0839A361A15A06B7720BA8A0FE7F9AF98EA94245C08DEF37678CA4A | +| Machine wide - x64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] | 648992E8CEA08F3C63C7CCBD554ADDF500ECBC4560187310BC12E6CB9C2F38E3 | +| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.74.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] | 2B6D92F1A0EA688C7EE882050AC9B030C8B3A18765163FB6D67E5E694A4D4FE3 | This is our preferred method. @@ -97,138 +97,154 @@ 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. -### 0.73 - August 2023 Update +### 0.74 - September 2023 Update -In this release, we focused on releasing new features, stability and improvements. +In this release, we focused on stability and improvements. **Highlights** - - Keyboard manager now allows Numpad keys to be bound separately from the main keyboard. If using a previous configuration, only the main keyboard (not numpad) keys will be mapped. To restore the previous behavior, manually add separate bindings for numpad keys. - - New utility: Crop And Lock allows you to crop a current application into a smaller window or just create a thumbnail. Focus the target window and press the shortcut to start cropping. - - FancyZones code improvements and refactor. - - Modernized ImageResizer UX. - - PowerRename advanced counter functionality. + - 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. ### General - - Added missing CoUninitialize call in elevation logic. Thanks [@sredna](https://github.com/sredna)! - - New utility: Crop And Lock. Thanks [@robmikh](https://github.com/robmikh)! and [@kevinguo305](https://github.com/kevinguo305)! - - Added new /helped fabric bot command to GitHub repo. Thanks [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker)! - - Fixed crashes caused by invalid settings. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - 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)! -### Always On Top +### Awake - - Added border transparency. + - Added down-sampled variants to the application's icon. Thanks [@morriscurtis](https://github.com/morriscurtis)! + +### 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)! + +### 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. ### FancyZones - - Fixed issue causing canvas zones being drawn only when dragging in the zone area. - - Fixed user-defined default layout highlighting issue. - - Refactored and improved code quality. - - Fixed issue causing the wrong layout to be applied when duplicating a non-selected layout. + - 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. + +### 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. ### File Locksmith - - Icon update. Thanks [@jmaraujouy](https://github.com/jmaraujouy)! + - 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. -### File Explorer add-ons +### Find My Mouse - - Fixed issue causing thumbnail previewers to lock files. - - Open URIs from developer files in default browser. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Added new activation methods, including by hotkey. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! -### Installer +### Hosts File Editor - - Fixed PowerToys autorun after installing as SYSTEM user. - - Removed CreateScheduledTask custom action to handle task creation only from runner code. - -### Image Resizer - - - Moved from ModernWPF to WpfUI to refresh and modernize UI/UX. Thanks [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001)! + - 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)! ### Keyboard Manager - - Rephrased labels to enhance clarity. Thanks [@Jay-o-Way](https://github.com/Jay-o-Way)! - - Keyboard manager now allows Numpad keys to be bound separately from the main keyboard. If using a previous configuration, only the main keyboard (not numpad) keys will be mapped. To restore the previous behavior, manually add separate bindings for numpad keys. + - Distinguish between the regular minus key and the numpad minus key. -### Mouse Highlighter +### Mouse Without Borders - - The highlighter is now visible in "Always on Top" windows. - - Added settings for automatic activation on startup. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - -### Mouse Pointer Crosshairs - - - Added settings for automatic activation on startup. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - Fixed a crash when trying to restart the application. ### Peek - - Show correct file type for shortcuts. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Fixed issue causing the wrong file size to be displayed. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Show 1 byte instead of 1 bytes file size. Thanks [@Deepak-Sangle](https://github.com/Deepak-Sangle)! - - Open URIs from developer files in the default browser. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Show a thumbnail and fallback to an icon for unsupported files. Thanks [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas)! + - 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. ### PowerRename - - Updated the OOBE gif. Thanks [@ChaseKnowlden](https://github.com/ChaseKnowlden)! - - Localized the renamed parts combo box. - - Introduced advanced counter functionality. - - Added remember last window size logic and optimized sorting of items. - - Enable "Enumerate items" option by default. + - Fixed a crash caused by big counter values on the new enumeration method. ### PowerToys Run - - Fixed an issue causing original search to be abandoned when cycling through results. - - Updated device and bluetooth results for Settings plugin. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! - - Fixed InvalidOperationException exception thrown. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Add Base64 Decoding function to the Value Generator plugin. Thanks [@LeagueOfPoro](https://github.com/LeagueOfPoro)! - - Added a Keep shell open option for Shell plugin. - - Added Crop And Lock to PowerToys plugin. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! + - 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)! + +### 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. ### Registry Preview - - Updated AppBarButtons to use an explicit AppBarButton.Icon. Thanks [@randyrants](https://github.com/randyrants)! - - Fixed crash on clicking Save As button. + - 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)! ### Runner - - Removed unneeded RegisterWindowMessage from tray icon logic. Thanks [@sredna](https://github.com/sredna)! - - Fixed startup looping issue. - - Improved old logs and installers cleanup logic. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - -### Screen Ruler - - - Use proper resources file. + - Fixed hanging when a bug report was generated from the flyout. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! ### Settings - - Fixed issue causing problems with modifier keys and ShortcutControl. Thanks [@sh0ckj0ckey](https://github.com/sh0ckj0ckey)! - - Fixed crash when clicking "Windows color settings" link. - - Added support for launching Settings app directly. - - Fixed issue causing DisplayDescription not showing for PowerToys Run PluginAdditionalOption. - - Fixed issue causing FileLocksmith 'Show File Locksmith in' setting not showing correct value. - - Fixed issue causing Awake on/off toggle in Settings flyout not to work when Settings Awake page is opened. + - 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)! + +### Text Extractor + + - Text Extractor 2.0, with a new overlay, table mode and more Quality of Life improvements. Thanks [@TheJoeFin](https://github.com/TheJoeFin)! ### Documentation - - Added documentation for PowerToys Run third-party plugins. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Fixed broken links in keyboardmanagerui.md. Thanks [@shubhsardana29](https://github.com/shubhsardana29)! - - Updated core team in COMMUNITY.md. - - Fixed broken links in ui-architecture.md. Thanks [@SamB](https://github.com/SamB)! - - Updated community.valuegenerator.md with Base64DecodeRequest description. + - 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)! ### Development - - Updated test packages and StyleCop. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)! - - Condense NuGet Restore into MSBuild Tasks. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)! + - 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)! -#### What is being planned for version 0.74 +#### What is being planned for version 0.75 -For [v0.74][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below: +For [v0.75][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below: - Language selection - - Modernize and refresh the UX of PowerToys based on WPF + - .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) + + - 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) + +![ColorPicker UI refresh WIP](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/assets/9866362/ceebe54b-de63-4ce7-afcb-2cd4280bf4d1) + - Stability / bug fixes - - Peek: UI improvements ## PowerToys Community