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v1.5.0 — parked windows no longer take the screen

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@desteny-dev desteny-dev released this 03 Aug 13:39
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v1.5.0
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Parked windows no longer take the screen.

claim_window moves a window past the edge of every monitor: it stays fully operable by name, but it is not visible and the pointer cannot reach it. Operating one therefore changes nothing you can see. Until now it still held your keyboard while doing so.

invoke, set_text, toggle, expand, select and set_value on a claimed window now open no block — no pulse, no notification, no held input.

Still guarded: click, drag, send_keys, hold_key (they act wherever the hardware points, not on a window), and anything that changes what is visible.

Also in this release

  • README rewritten and halved (339 → 179 lines). New section: which tools use your screen and which do not — 30 of 34 never touch the mouse or keyboard.
  • macOS is stated as not available. docs/PORTING.md is a map, not an implementation.
  • pytest -q works. It previously aborted collection with exit code 0, which looked like "no tests exist".

Install

Claude Desktop: pc-screen-control.mcpb → Settings → Extensions → Advanced → Install extension. Remove the previous version first and quit Claude completely, including the tray icon.

ChatGPT desktop, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Cline, Zed: pc-screen-control-gpt.zip → extract → INSTALL-FOR-GPT.bat → restart.

Requires Windows and Python 3.9+ with "Add python.exe to PATH". Run self_test afterwards; it should report 1.5.0.

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