Merge pull request #15 from shanselman/copilot/add-toolbar-hide-option

Add option to hide controls toolbar via tray menu

Author: shanselman

README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ A lightweight WPF application that adds a customizable glowing edge light effect
 - **Customizable Brightness**: Adjust opacity with easy-to-use controls
  - **Adjustable Color Temperature**: Shift the edge light from cooler (blue-ish) to warmer (amber) tones
 - **Toggle On/Off**: Quickly enable or disable the edge light effect
+- **Hideable Controls**: Hide the control toolbar for a cleaner look, restore via tray menu
 - **Always On Top**: Stays visible above all other windows
 - **Keyboard Shortcuts**: 
   - `Ctrl+Shift+L` - Toggle light on/off
@@ -77,13 +78,15 @@ The executable will be in `bin\Release\net10.0-windows\win-x64\publish\WindowsEd
 
 1. Launch `WindowsEdgeLight.exe`
 2. The edge light will appear around your primary monitor
-3. Hover over the top-right corner to reveal controls:
+3. Control toolbar appears at the bottom center with these buttons:
    - 🔅 **Decrease Brightness** - Reduces opacity
    - 🔆 **Increase Brightness** - Increases opacity
    - 🌡️ **Cooler Color** - Shifts the glow towards a cooler, blue-ish white
-   - � **Warmer Color** - Shifts the glow towards a warmer, amber tone
-   - �💡 **Toggle Light** - Turn the effect on/off
+   - 🔥 **Warmer Color** - Shifts the glow towards a warmer, amber tone
+   - 💡 **Toggle Light** - Turn the effect on/off
+   - 🖥️ **Switch Monitor** - Move to next monitor (if multiple monitors)
    - ✖ **Exit** - Close the application
+4. Hide the control toolbar for a cleaner look using the tray menu (right-click tray icon → "Hide Controls")
 
 ### Keyboard Shortcuts
 

WindowsEdgeLight/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
     private NotifyIcon? notifyIcon;
     private ControlWindow? controlWindow;
+    // Tracks whether the control window should be visible (controls initial visibility and toggle state)
+    private bool isControlWindowVisible = true;
+    private ToolStripMenuItem? toggleControlsMenuItem;
 
     private class MonitorWindowContext
     {
@@ -172,11 +175,20 @@ private void SetupNotifyIcon()
     contextMenu.Items.Add(new ToolStripSeparator());
     contextMenu.Items.Add("🖥️ Switch Monitor", null, (s, e) => MoveToNextMonitor());
     contextMenu.Items.Add("🖥️🖥️ Toggle All Monitors", null, (s, e) => ToggleAllMonitors());
+    contextMenu.Items.Add(new ToolStripSeparator());
+    
+    // Add toggle controls menu item - text will be set by UpdateTrayMenuToggleControlsText
+    toggleControlsMenuItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("🎛️ Hide Controls", null, (s, e) => ToggleControlsVisibility());
+    contextMenu.Items.Add(toggleControlsMenuItem);
+    
     contextMenu.Items.Add(new ToolStripSeparator());
     contextMenu.Items.Add("✖ Exit", null, (s, e) => System.Windows.Application.Current.Shutdown());
 
         notifyIcon.ContextMenuStrip = contextMenu;
         notifyIcon.DoubleClick += (s, e) => ShowHelp();
+        
+        // Set initial menu text based on current state
+        UpdateTrayMenuToggleControlsText();
     }
 
     private void ShowHelp()
@@ -467,7 +479,12 @@ private void CreateControlWindow()
     {
         controlWindow = new ControlWindow(this);
         RepositionControlWindow();
-        controlWindow.Show();
+        
+        // Only show if controls are supposed to be visible
+        if (isControlWindowVisible)
+        {
+            controlWindow.Show();
+        }
     }
 
     private void CreateFrameGeometry()
@@ -637,6 +654,36 @@ public void HandleToggle()
         ToggleLight();
     }
 
+    public void ToggleControlsVisibility()
+    {
+        isControlWindowVisible = !isControlWindowVisible;
+        
+        // Apply visibility change if control window exists
+        if (controlWindow != null)
+        {
+            if (isControlWindowVisible)
+            {
+                controlWindow.Show();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                controlWindow.Hide();
+            }
+        }
+        // Note: If controlWindow doesn't exist yet, isControlWindowVisible state
+        // is preserved and will be applied when CreateControlWindow() is called
+        
+        UpdateTrayMenuToggleControlsText();
+    }
+
+    private void UpdateTrayMenuToggleControlsText()
+    {
+        if (toggleControlsMenuItem != null)
+        {
+            toggleControlsMenuItem.Text = isControlWindowVisible ? "🎛️ Hide Controls" : "🎛️ Show Controls";
+        }
+    }
+
     public void IncreaseBrightness()
     {
         currentOpacity = Math.Min(MaxOpacity, currentOpacity + OpacityStep);