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Tiny Hot Corners for Windows 10
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Tiny Hot Corners for Windows 10
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/taviso/hotcorner
- Owner: taviso
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2016-12-21T05:49:12.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-08-09T10:17:55.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-11-07T18:19:20.856Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: windows
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 34.2 KB
- Stars: 359
- Watchers: 22
- Forks: 65
- Open Issues: 14
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Tiny Hot Corners for Windows 10
In GNOME 3 whenever you move the mouse to the top left corner, GNOME switches to the activities view, it looks like this:
Whenever I'm using Windows 10, I always forget that this doesn't work. Bleh.
I searched around for existing solutions, and wasn't happy with anything I could find.
The options seem to be
* Some ridiculous AutoHotKey monstrosity (?!?).
* Massive Delphi application with 100MB of resources.
* Some naive program that polls GetCursorPos() in a busy loop.
None of these are what I want, I just want that GNOME 3 thing with absolute minimal overhead.
This is a **very** minimal hotcorner app, written in C. You can adjust parameters, delays, bindings easily and recompile.
Zero state is stored anywhere, no registry keys or configuration files.
- If you want to configure something, edit the code and recompile.
- If you want to uninstall it, just delete it.
## Instructions
Change any of the parameters, compile, then install.
A binary is available [here](https://github.com/taviso/hotcorner/releases) if you prefer.
### Building
` > nmake`
### Installing
`> copy hotcorner.exe "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"`
(or `nmake install`)
### Uninstalling
`> del "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\hotcorner.exe"`
(or `nmake uninstall`)
If you don't have cl or nmake, they come with Visual Studio (or the Windows SDK, I think).
Additionally, it is possible to build hotcorner on Linux using MinGW.
`$ x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres version.rc -O coff -o version.res`
`$ x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -O2 hotcorner.c version.res -o hotcorner.exe -Wl,-subsystem,windows`
### Configuration
All configuration requires modifying the parameters in `hotcorner.c` and recompiling.
* `RECT kHotcorner` - The coordinates of the hot zone.
* `INPUT kCornerInput[]` - Input sent on activation.
* `DWORD kHotKeyModifiers` - Modifier Keys (shift, alt, ctrl, etc) you want to enable the hotkey function.
* `DWORD kHotDelay` - How long the pointer must wait in the corner before being activated.
## License
GPL3
## Authors
* Tavis Ormandy [@taviso](https://github.com/taviso/) - Original Author
* Ahmed Samy [@asamy](https://github.com/asamy) - HotKey support
## Variations
I've made a deliberate decision to keep hotcorner as simple as possible, here are some variations that
other users have made that suit their needs better.
* [Trigger the start menu with mouse in the lower left corner](https://github.com/misterchaos/hotcorner/), by @misterchaos
* [Multi-monitor support](https://github.com/Ortega-Dan/hotcorner/), by @Ortega-Dan and @mrowqa
## FAQ
* Q: I don't want to compile it, can't you just give me an exe? :(
* A: Checkout the releases, [here](https://github.com/taviso/hotcorner/releases).
* Q: Can you change a setting, and then compile it for me?
* A: No.
* Q: This doesn't work with my Application/Configuration/Whatever!
* A: File an issue, if it's feasible to workaround I'll try.
* Q: How do I turn it off without rebooting?
* A: You can use CTRL+ALT+C to completely shut down the application.
* Q: Why doesn't it work if my current program is running as an Administrator?
* A: [UIPI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Interface_Privilege_Isolation). I suppose you could "Run As Administrator" if it bothers you.