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# LiveView window navigation

Implemented locally: the third on-container button activates the source window.
Implemented in 1.7.8: the third on-container button activates the source window.
One system-wide shortcut, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W by default, does the same from Whiteboard
and returns to the existing Whiteboard window from anywhere else, resuming the feed.

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rejected capture-item creation with E_INVALIDARG, so this integration check is not part
of the default CI suite. Neither suite changes virtual desktops.

Confirmed interactively on Windows 11:

- Marco confirmed the two-way shortcut on 31 October 2026: the same keys go to the
source window from Whiteboard and return to Whiteboard from the source.
- Alberto confirmed the cross-desktop round trip before the shortcut became two-way,
going with the button and returning with the shortcut.

Interactive checks still required on Windows 11:

1. Capture a window with the Windows picker, jump with the shortcut, edit its contents,
and return with the same shortcut. Repeat with the button for the first jump.
2. Repeat with the source and Whiteboard on different virtual desktops. Confirm both
jumps follow the appropriate desktop and the edit appears in the feed.
3. Repeat with a minimized source, a frozen LiveView, and background capture pausing on.
4. Close the source during the visit. The shortcut must still return to Whiteboard.
5. Choose a display through the system picker. Freeze and Resume must still work;
1. Go to the source with the shortcut while the source and Whiteboard are on different
virtual desktops. Confirm the jump follows the source's desktop and an edit made
there appears in the feed after returning.
2. Repeat with a minimized source, a frozen LiveView, and background capture pausing on.
3. Close the source during the visit. The shortcut must still return to Whiteboard.
4. Choose a display through the system picker. Freeze and Resume must still work;
the jump button must stay disabled. Repeat with two windows whose titles and dimensions match.
6. Change the shortcut in Preferences with a LiveView connected. The new keys must work
5. Change the shortcut in Preferences with a LiveView connected. The new keys must work
at once, the old ones must reach other applications again, and the button tooltip
must name the new keys.
7. Disconnect every LiveView, then close Whiteboard, and confirm another instance or
6. Disconnect every LiveView, then close Whiteboard, and confirm another instance or
application can register the shortcut each time.

References: [foreground activation and virtual desktops](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20171002-00/?p=97116),
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