Add pinned launcher items

MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -84,15 +84,22 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
     private TreeViewItem CreateTreeItem(LauncherItem item)
     {
+        var pinMenuItem = new System.Windows.Controls.MenuItem
+        {
+            Header = item.IsFavorite ? "Unpin from Top" : "Pin to Top"
+        };
+        pinMenuItem.Click += ToggleFavorite_Click;
+
         var duplicateMenuItem = new System.Windows.Controls.MenuItem { Header = "Duplicate Item" };
         duplicateMenuItem.Click += DuplicateItem_Click;
 
         var treeItem = new TreeViewItem
         {
-            Header = $"{item.Title} ({item.Type})",
+            Header = $"{(item.IsFavorite ? "[Pinned] " : "")}{item.Title} ({item.Type})",
             Tag = item,
             ContextMenu = new System.Windows.Controls.ContextMenu()
         };
+        treeItem.ContextMenu.Items.Add(pinMenuItem);
         treeItem.ContextMenu.Items.Add(duplicateMenuItem);
         treeItem.PreviewMouseRightButtonDown += (_, e) =>
         {
@@ -803,6 +810,23 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         StatusText.Text = "Added submenu. Rename it, then Save.";
     }
 
+    private void ToggleFavorite_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (controller is null || selectedItem is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ApplyCurrentItem();
+        selectedItem.IsFavorite = !selectedItem.IsFavorite;
+        LauncherItem itemToSelect = selectedItem;
+        selectedPath = FindItemPath(itemToSelect);
+        RefreshView(itemToSelect);
+        StatusText.Text = itemToSelect.IsFavorite
+            ? $"Pinned {itemToSelect.Title}. Click Save to keep it."
+            : $"Unpinned {itemToSelect.Title}. Click Save to keep it.";
+    }
+
     private void DuplicateItem_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         if (controller is null || selectedItem is null)
@@ -865,6 +889,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             Target = item.Target,
             Arguments = item.Arguments,
             IconPath = item.IconPath,
+            IsFavorite = item.IsFavorite,
             DisplayMode = item.DisplayMode,
             Children = item.Children.Select(child => DuplicateItem(child, renameRoot: false)).ToList()
         };
@@ -1456,6 +1481,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             Target = TargetBox.Text.Trim(),
             Arguments = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ArgumentsBox.Text) ? null : ArgumentsBox.Text.Trim(),
             IconPath = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(IconPathBox.Text) ? null : IconPathBox.Text.Trim(),
+            IsFavorite = selectedItem.IsFavorite,
             DisplayMode = ItemDisplayModeBox.SelectedItem is LauncherDisplayMode mode
                 ? mode
                 : selectedItem.DisplayMode

Models/LauncherConfig.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public sealed class LauncherItem
 
     public string? IconPath { get; set; }
 
+    public bool IsFavorite { get; set; }
+
     public LauncherDisplayMode DisplayMode { get; set; } = LauncherDisplayMode.CompactList;
 
     public List<LauncherItem> Children { get; set; } = [];

README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Download the compiled Windows release from:
 - Nested menus, drag/drop ordering, and drag/drop item creation in Settings
 - Right-click launcher entries to edit them in Settings
 - Right-click item duplication in Settings
+- Right-click items in Settings to pin them to the top of their menu
 - Per-item icon and display mode
 - Automatic icon selection from app/folder targets
 - Portable `config.json`

Services/ConfigService.cs

@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ public static class ConfigService
         config.RecentItems.RemoveAll(item => item.Type == LauncherItemType.Menu || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.Target));
         foreach (LauncherItem item in config.RecentItems)
         {
+            item.IsFavorite = false;
             item.Children = [];
             NormalizeDisplayModes(item);
         }

Services/LauncherController.cs

@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ public sealed class LauncherController : IDisposable
             Target = item.Target,
             Arguments = item.Arguments,
             IconPath = item.IconPath,
+            IsFavorite = false,
             DisplayMode = item.DisplayMode,
             Children = []
         };

TaskbarLauncher.csproj

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     <Authors>Ray Berezowski</Authors>
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets\AppIcon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <Version>1.0.1</Version>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1.5</AssemblyVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1.6</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>1.0.1.5</FileVersion>
+    <FileVersion>1.0.1.6</FileVersion>
     <InformationalVersion>1.0.1</InformationalVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

Views/LauncherPopup.xaml.cs

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public partial class LauncherPopup : Window
         }
 
         bool expandMenusByDefault = config.Items.Count <= 2;
-        foreach (LauncherItem item in config.Items)
+        foreach (LauncherItem item in GetDisplayItems(config.Items))
         {
             ItemsPanel.Children.Add(CreateItemControl(item, 0, expandMenusByDefault));
         }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public partial class LauncherPopup : Window
             };
 
             StackPanel children = new();
-            foreach (LauncherItem child in item.Children)
+            foreach (LauncherItem child in GetDisplayItems(item.Children))
             {
                 children.Children.Add(CreateItemControl(child, depth + 1, expandMenusByDefault, allowEdit));
             }
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ public partial class LauncherPopup : Window
         return item.Type != LauncherItemType.Menu && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.Target);
     }
 
+    private static IEnumerable<LauncherItem> GetDisplayItems(IEnumerable<LauncherItem> items)
+    {
+        return items.OrderByDescending(item => item.IsFavorite);
+    }
+
     private void SearchBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
     {
         string query = SearchBox.Text.Trim();
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ public partial class LauncherPopup : Window
 
     private static void CollectMatches(IEnumerable<LauncherItem> items, string query, List<LauncherItem> matches)
     {
-        foreach (LauncherItem item in items)
+        foreach (LauncherItem item in GetDisplayItems(items))
         {
             bool isLaunchable = item.Type != LauncherItemType.Menu;
             if (isLaunchable && Matches(item, query))

config.example.json

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "Target": "",
       "Arguments": null,
       "IconPath": null,
+      "IsFavorite": false,
       "DisplayMode": "CompactList",
       "Children": [
         {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
           "Target": "%USERPROFILE%\\Documents",
           "Arguments": null,
           "IconPath": "%USERPROFILE%\\Documents",
+          "IsFavorite": false,
           "DisplayMode": "CompactList",
           "Children": []
         },
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
           "Target": "%USERPROFILE%\\Downloads",
           "Arguments": null,
           "IconPath": "%USERPROFILE%\\Downloads",
+          "IsFavorite": false,
           "DisplayMode": "CompactList",
           "Children": []
         }
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@
       "Target": "",
       "Arguments": null,
       "IconPath": null,
+      "IsFavorite": false,
       "DisplayMode": "CompactList",
       "Children": [
         {
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@
           "Target": "notepad.exe",
           "Arguments": null,
           "IconPath": "notepad.exe",
+          "IsFavorite": false,
           "DisplayMode": "CompactList",
           "Children": []
         }

docs/INSTALL.md

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ From Settings you can:
 - Drag/drop items to reorder
 - Drag/drop files, folders, shortcuts, or web links into the launcher item list
 - Right-click an item and choose **Duplicate Item** to copy it
+- Right-click an item and choose **Pin to Top** to show it first in its menu
 - Set per-item icon sizes
 - Back up and restore `config.json`
 - Enable Start with Windows