A simple-to-use tool to toggle QuickLock functionality on Windows with a custom hotkey.
- Support for user defined hotkey, including modifiers.
- Ability to quickly change the ClickLock activation time to your liking.
- Audio notifications to alert the user when ClickLock has been successfully enabled/disabled.
- Hides in the system tray during normal use to avoid cluttering the taskbar.
Download the most recent release: https://github.com/merrickclay/QuickClickLock/releases/tag/v1.0.0
- Run the .exe file provided in the most recent release.
- Left click on the green or red mouse icon in your system tray.
- To set a custom hotkey, left click in the Hotkey input box and enter your hotkey. (Default: Ctrl + Shift + L)
- To change activation time, click in the Activation Time input box and use the up and down arrow keys to set.
- To minimize settings window to the system tray, click the 'X' in the top right corner of the window. (Hotkey still works when window is minimized)
- To close program, right click the green or red mouse icon in the system tray and select 'Exit'.
- Right click the .exe file you downloaded.
- Click "Create shortcut".
- Press the Windows logo key + R.
- Type "shell:startup". The startup folder should open.
- Copy/paste the shortcut you created into this startup folder.
While playing Foxhole (video game) I found the Windows ClickLock very useful when building or digging trenches. However, not being able to quickly turn off ClickLock before engaging with the enemy in a sudden firefight often proved detrimental to my team. On a few occasions, ClickLock engaging while I was in combat lead to some friendly fire. I thought it would be nice to be able to quickly toggle QuickLock on and off with a custom hotkey, and the idea for Quick ClickLock was born. I had never developed a Windows Desktop App with the Win32 API before, so the opportunity to learn and gain experience from this project was also a key motivating factor.
The current build is a beta build. All core functionality has been implemented, but I would like to improve some of the UX before future releases.
Written in C++, using the Win32 API. Developed in Visual Studio 2019.
At this time I am not looking for any contributors to the project.
Many thanks to the wonderful documentation being maintained at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2022 Merrick Clay
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