Version 0.19.0

Changelog

Features

• The default behavior when launching csshw without arguments has been changed:

  • when launched from an existing console terminal - the help text will be printed
  • when launched from the FileExplorer or otherwise in a new console - interactive mode will be
    used

  In interactive mode CLI arguments can be entered in the new console window directly which will
  remain open until closed. (#69)

• Added a new [t]oggle enabled control-mode option that suspends input
  forwarding to all currently-enabled client windows, so keystrokes typed
  in the daemon console no longer reach them until toggled back on. (#168)

• Added a new e[n]able all control-mode option that resumes input
  forwarding to every currently-disabled client window, so keystrokes
  typed in the daemon console reach them again without needing to
  re-enable them individually. (#172)

• Disabled clients now repaint their console window with a muted color
  and revert to their original colors when re-enabled, giving an
  immediate visual confirmation that the daemon's [t]oggle enabled and
  e[n]able all control-mode bindings landed on the right window. The
  disabled-state color defaults to dark-grey on dark-grey and is
  customisable via the new client.disabled_console_color key in
  csshw-config.toml. (#181)

• Added [e]nable/disable input control-mode option that opens a
  submenu for managing input forwarding on a per-client basis. The
  currently selected client is highlighted with a configurable console
  color (client.highlighted_console_color in csshw-config.toml), and
  arrow keys or the vim motions h, j, k, l move the highlight
  across the client grid. The new daemon.submenu_edge_behavior key in
  csshw-config.toml selects what happens when a move would leave the
  grid: clamp (default, keeps the current selection) or wrap (wraps
  to the opposite edge of the same row or column). Pressing [e]nable,
  [d]isable, or [t]oggle applies the action to the highlighted
  client and briefly flashes the resulting state color on that window
  before restoring the highlight. (#12)(#195)

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed [c]reate window(s) in control mode to expand brace expressions
  and cluster tags in the entered hostnames, so input like {1..10}.local
  now spawns ten client windows instead of a single window literally named
  {1..10}.local. (#193)

• Fixed control-mode keys silently doing nothing when CapsLock, NumLock,
  or any other lock toggle was engaged. The dispatch now masks
  dwControlKeyState down to the actual modifier bits (Ctrl/Alt/Shift)
  before matching, so all control mode options (e.g. [c]reate window(s))
  work regardless of lock state. (#196)

• Fixed control mode leaking the Esc keystroke to all connected
  clients when used to exit control mode. The keystroke is now
  consumed by the daemon and no longer broadcast. (#197)

• Fixed the typo in the aspect_ratio_adjustement daemon config key.
  The correct spelling is now aspect_ratio_adjustment; existing TOML
  configs using the old key continue to work via a serde alias. (#210)

Pre-requisite

• Any SSH client (Windows 10 and Windows 11 already include a built-in SSH server and client - docs)

Download/Installation

csshW is a portable application and is not installed.
Just download the .zip archive, extract it and run csshw.exe

⚠️ v0.19.0 is broken ⚠️
The downloaded executable must be renamed to csshw.exe to function. This is fixed in v0.19.1+, where the executable name is irrelevant, please upgrade.

csshw.0.19.0.zip