Tyrrrz/LightBulb

Exclude taskbar of changes

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#451 opened on Jun 18, 2026

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Hi, please add a option to exclude taskbar (touch the taskbar with the mouse) of changes (events), I use multimedia buttons in taskbar and when i am in a app excluded in the whitelist and press a multimedia button all screen go to dark and only when focus the app again this return to the correct state, in resume the best behaviour is that touch the taskbar does not affect the actual state of LightBulb, thanks.

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Research direction
Investigate how LightBulb currently monitors mouse events and find a way to filter out interactions with the Windows taskbar. Look into Windows API functions like WindowFromPoint and GetClassName to detect if the mouse click is on the taskbar.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
C#
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75