bootblock/windows-workspaces

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windows-workspaces's Issues

Dropping a file into the Applications list doesn't work as intended

Dragging and dropping a file into the Applications list within the Applications tab is putting the dropped file into SelectedApplication instead of creating a new Application; this functionality should only be performed if dropping a file onto the editor area for the Application (to the right with the edit controls).

Application icon doesn't update on manual Executable change

When manually changing an Application's Executable property, its Image property isn't refreshed to contain the new icon (if any). This was likely done for performance reasons as I'd rather not hit the disk on every keypress; possibly use the Pulse component to only fetch the icon after an interval has elapsed - maybe force the internal to elapse if the user then changes to another Application before it organically expires.

Open AppData Settings Directory link doesn't work

Clicking on the Open Application settings data directory link at the bottom of the Settings window results in an exception of System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: 'Access is denied.'.

This didn't happen in .NET 4.8.

Perform a tab index pass when the UI is more complete

Ensure that control tab orders are sensible/expected when the UI layout is more complete.

Allow user to assign/design custom icons to Applications/Workspaces

Expose the Iconography icon editor and allow the user to create their own icons for Applications/Workspaces. The biggest benefit for this is for the Actions Menu.

Add system-wide hotkeys

Add hotkeys for various actions.

• Display a pop-up window with various options (see #19)
• Set the active window to always-on-top.
• Remove the active window from always-on-top.
• ...

Rewrite system tray Workspace to support Groups

The Workspaces system tray populator was rewritten but didn't factor in Groups support correctly as Groups weren't fully implemented; rewrite it so it works as expected.

Allow pasting of files into Application Editor

Pressing Ctrl+V a file while in the Application editor should auto-populate the Executable field with the file in the clipboard, if any.

Will need to investigate how possible this is due to control focus reasons.

Add Show in Actions Menu to Applications/Workspaces

Allow the user to specifically determine whether an Application or Workspace appears within the Quick Menu rather than using the Enabled property as the Enabled property is used for auto-applying a layout when a specific application opens.

Prevent expansion/collapse of TreeNode upon double-click

When double-clicking on a Workspace's TreeNode to execute/layout a Workspace, supress the expansion/collapse.

Add hotkey to layout currently active window

Add the ability to perform a layout on the currently active window by pressing a hotkey.

Unsure whether this should be treated as an Application or (the child of) a Workspace.

Add an icon to the left of Workspace nodes

Within the Workspaces TreeView, add an icon to the left of each Workspace node.

Implement WorkspaceEditor

It just currently displays a message.

Add UI elements for all properties within Workspace.

Redesign main window

This is the third time that the main window has been redesigned, but there's an issue with .NET 5 that the existing interface is somewhat incompatible with and it's making UI manipulation a slow and arduous process.

This also provides the opportunity to go with a more modern UI design (that isn't like the first "Metro" style that didn't feel quite right) that can be skinned between a standard Windows-style interface and the new modern style (typically done via colour changes rather than different drawing code paths).

More informative error handling for running a Workspace with a non-existent file

When executing a Workspace that has an Application with a file that doesn't exist (and isn't ethereal such as a URL), display to the user that the underlying file wasn't found rather than quietly doing nothing.

RunApplication is also called and an exception is caught - avoid exceptions where possible.

Add Fading target window animation

Add the following window animation styles, which will fade the target window into position.

• FadeInOut: Window will fade out and then fade back in into position.
• FadeIn: Window will immediately disappear and then fade back into position.
• FadeOut: Window will fade out and then immediately appear into position.

A Workspace Application will auto-apply itself

When an application has been defined within the Workspaces area, if that application has been opened (via means other than its entry within Workspaces), it'll have its layout applied.

This may happen because its within the WaitingToBeLayouted list? If so, maybe flag the source (Applications, Workspaces) before determining whether to apply a layout.

Add pop-up menu for currently active application window

Add an option to display a pop-up menu for the currently-selected (eg. focused) window when pressing a hotkey.

The menu will show all the applicable layouts for that window, which can then be selected to quickly apply.

Add shortcut keys to activate the main window's tabs

Implement the following shortcuts to allow the activation of the specified main window's tabs via keyboard.

• F3 Applications
• F4 Workspaces
• F5 Monitor

Add more built-in icons for known file data types

There are already icons for http, https, and audio.

Add support for parameters

Allow parameters to be specified for an Application.

Remember window positions before/after monitor is power cycled

Since moving to an ultrawide monitor, power cycling the monitor (either manually or via Windows' display sleep), the positions of application windows changes when the monitor comes back on.

This is apparently due to a combination of using DisplayPort along with Windows getting the size of the "simulated" monitor incorrect. It's a whole thing of a monitor disappearing from Windows and Windows itself then has to add a transient (SIMULATED_/NOEDID_) monitor in the meantime.

The purpose of this task issue is to remember the positions before the monitor goes off, and then restore those positions when the monitor comes back on.

Implement Workspace Close options

While the Close button-dropdown gives options to Close and Restore Original Layout and Close for the selected Workspace/Application, they need to actually be implemented.

Allow pinning of windows so they follow the currently active virtual desktop

Allow an Application's window to be "pinned" so that it is always sitting on the currently-active virtual desktop, always in view.

Double-clicking an Application within Workspace should always run it

Double-clicking an Application within the Workspaces area that isn't enabled doesn't run it; this needs the same change as the Applications area did to allow it to be run regardless of state.

Launching non-executable files no longer works

Due to the migration to .NET 5 (?), launching an Application that isn't a physical file (eg. a URL) doesn't work due to a FileNotFound error.

Expose Application and Workspace Group in the GUI

The Group property wasn't reinstated during the non-Metro UI rewrite.

Workspace entries in Systray menu invokation outdated

When selecting a Workspace via the Systray icon, an outdated way of executing a Workspace is called; extract out the code within tbrWorkspaces_List_Execute_LaunchAndLayout_Click and call that.

Allow dropping of files into Application ListView

Dragging and dropping a file into the Application's ListView should auto-create a new Application item and auto-populate it with the dropped file.

Display an indicator showing if an on-disk file doesn't exist

The relevant ListView/TreeView show an icon for files (either physical or ethereal (eg. a URL)); if a file is determined to be physical but doesn't exist, then maybe show an X as the icon to denote that it doesn't exist.

Apply layouts upon launching Windows Workspaces

When Windows Workspaces has been started, it should apply Application layouts to any matched windows that are open.

Use a common Applications context menu

Create a ContextMenuStrip that is used across both lvwApplications and tvwWorkspaces lists for Applications.

Allow the launching of urls, data files, etc

The user interface explicitly states Executable next to the textbox that contains the application that should be launched.

Instead, either change to something else more appropriate or somehow let the user know that they can put more than just an exe/cmd/bat/etc in there; for example, inserting a URL will launch the system's default browser with that address. Possibly port the Browsers class over from BiQubic.Framework to Hiroix.Framework to allow the browser to be manually selected on a per-Application basis.

Launching non-executables will require the dropping of UrlRef to support non-urls.

Allow the refreshing of the Applications image cache

Due to the heavy caching of Application.Image (in #10) to prevent hitting the disk for an executable image, there needs to be a Refresh Caches addition within Settings to allow the user to force a refresh.

Auto-populate window's main process executable

When dragging and dropping the target window dropper onto a window, the Executable field should be automatically filled-in; this requires finding the process for a window handle.

Add shortcuts to go to specific virtual desktops

Windows doesn't seem to have hotkeys to go to a specific, numbered virtual desktop and can only go left/right. Add configurable shortcuts that'll allow going directly to a specific virtual desktop.

Reimplement the Windows List window

The WindowsList form is designed with the Metro UI style but that style is being removed from Hiroix.Framework and so the Windows List needs to be recreated using the standard Windows UI elements.

RefreshImageCaches gives incorrect results after first run

Clicking on Settings - Interface - Refresh Image Cache calls RefreshImageCache and should refresh all cached Application executable icon images; the first click seems to work (haven't actually truly tested it yet due to requiring setting up for testing) but subsequent clicks cause a large majority of the icons to be the same.

Could be an issue with removing/adding images to the ImageList component - not sure yet; not really a priority right now.

Settings window disappearing

After invoking the Quick Menu, opening the Settings window causes it to disappear(?) and the main window can't be interacted with as, presumably, the Settings window is still considered open.

Implement Virtual Desktops support

Requires implementing via COM support and so I'm somewhat putting it off as it needs a lot implementing before the implemented code even be tested.

Setting an Application's Executable doesn't populate its image

When setting an Application's Executable, the Application's ListViewItem/TreeNode doesn't display an image that represents that file.

Display Executable's icon within UI elements

If an Application's Executable property references a valid executable, obtain the executable's icon and display it within any relevant UI elements.

Execute/Layout doesn't work for an Application (within Applications tab)

Performing a full run/layout of an Application via the Applications tab runs the executable but doesn't lay it out, saying the window wasn't found and then pending.

Add information to the UI on how the application works

There's space in certain areas (eg. WorkspaceEditor) to display information on the purpose of that section to help guide the user.

Auto-Watch should not indefinitely wait on pending apps

If ShellListen is set to Auto (and disabled due to no Applications being defined/enabled) and a Workspace is executed, watching will begin so that the newly-opened Applications can be laid out; once done, watching is disabled.

If it turns out that any Workspace Applications are never laid out (eg. their window didn't open), then watching will be enabled indefinitely until WW is restarted or the user disables it themselves.

Add, say, a time-out so that pending Applications are removed from the watch list.

Add support for minimise/maximise states

A maximised window and a minimised (iconified) window cannot just be positioned/sized, unlike what a lot of applications do (eg. Steam); their actual min/max states need to be stored and override any positional and dimensional values.

Rename HotKeyMenu to Quick Menu

Couldn't originally think of a name for the hotkey-invoked menu, but now Actions Quick Menu seems like a reasonable choice.

Rewrite the WaitingToBeLayouted implementation

It would probably be best to rewrite how pending layouts should be processed to instead use a single collection and also include metadata on the layout, somewhat alluded to in this comment.

It won't be quite as quick but it'll be aggressively inlined and increase code reuse.

Allow dropping of files onto Application Editor

Dropping a file onto the Application editor should auto-populate the Executable field with that file.

Ensure each control has a unique mnemonic

For each control within a container, ensure it has a unique mnemonic (or accelerator key) within that container.