Windows Beta.2

This recommended release fixes some important usability and stability bugs.

Note for multi-language/layout users: before starting Mouseless, make sure your system input language/layout is set to the one you want to use in the overlay/keymap. Setting the layout within the app will be implemented soon.

Fixes

• Fixed certain non-English characters causing the app to crash (#252)
• Mouseless now automatically handles Windows setting for swapping left/right mouse buttons (#270)
• Fixed tap commands being invoked beyond the tap threshold (#264)
• Fixed custom monitor assignments (of grid configs)
• Fixed issue with show overlay / enter free mode being erroneously triggered when a modifier is held and another key is tapped more than once (e.g. Alt+tab tab triggering Alt tap-assigned command) (#269, #271)
• When multiple grid configs present, fixed some issues with overlay initialization on app startup
• Fixed move up/down/left/right not triggering if hold for speed increase/decrease is held first

Enhancements

• Added 'Show welcome tutorial` item to the system tray menu
• Added logging of network connection errors

See the prior release notes for features introduced in this Beta, that are not yet in the official documentation (which will be updated very soon).

Known issues

Stability / Usability

• Mouseless may crash after sleep or hibernate
• Some users are unable to use the app due to a few different issues
  • Issues:
    • Blank window when starting up
    • Buttons in UI do not respond to clicks
    • Network connection error when starting a trial
  • Improving diagnostics for these issues is a top priority for the next release (thank you for your patience!)

Overlay

• Overlay may not show above system elements (e.g. start menu, task bar) or admin-elevated windows (solution forthcoming in near future)
• Windows with content behind the task bar, may appear above the task bar when the overlay is shown

Input responsiveness

• May not work in VMs, remote desktop sessions, or admin-elevated windows
• Invoking overlay on admin-elevated windows (even system tray menus for elevated programs) may cause hotkeys to stop responding
• Numpad keys, Arrow keys, and other special keys may not register properly

Mouse output

• Modifier+clicks not yet working (e.g. holding shift while clicking to multi-select files in file explorer)
• Sometimes 3 clicks are required for a double click to register; 5 for a triple click
• Free mode
  • Modifier keys in the left/right/middle mouse button commands seem to not have an effect -- i.e. if you set one to ctrl+Space it gets triggered just by pressing Space
  • Easing is affected by screen refresh rate (lower rate -> more easing)
  • If the move up/down/left/right commands are held at the edge of a screen, and the opposite direction is then pressed without a break (>= 0.5 seconds) in movement, you may notice a delay before the cursor moves away from edge of screen

Misc

• When CapsLock is used in a keybinding, CapsLock state switching may not be blocked as desired

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Feedback is always welcome! Enjoy! 🚀