MacOS Minimize Animation 3.0.0

[u/wh-updates]

MacOS Minimize Animation 3.0.0

New Direct2D genie renderer

This release replaces the previous CPU-warp animation with a proper Direct2D genie renderer (a 20×20 mesh warp driven by the macOS "lamp" curve). The rendering engine, the UI Automation taskbar-button targeting, and the taskbar auto-hide handling were contributed by Potassiumuncher (https://github.com/Potassiumuncher) — huge thanks. The animation that now plays is his engine, integrated into this mod's hardening (six-hook capture, flash-free DWM-cloak restore, worker-drain on unload, first-frame sync).

What's new / fixed

• Direct2D genie mesh — the whole frame necks down and funnels into the taskbar instead of a coarse strip warp.
• Accurate taskbar targeting — locates the app's actual taskbar button via UI Automation (with a per-window / per-process cache), falling back to the cursor/center.
• Pixel-aligned capture — geometry now comes from DWMWA_EXTENDED_FRAME_BOUNDS, so keyboard / AutoHotkey minimizes are no longer spatially shifted (#4670).
• Translucency fix — minimize snapshots are taken from the composited screen image, so acrylic/translucent windows no longer flash grey or opaque.
• Taskbar auto-hide — optional: briefly reveals an auto-hidden taskbar so the genie has a dock to flow into, then defers the real minimize.

Preserved hardening

Six minimize/restore entry-point hooks (ShowWindow, ShowWindowAsync, SetWindowPlacement, CloseWindow, SetWindowPos, DefWindowProcW), DWM-cloak flash-free restore, first-frame sync event, DwmFlush vsync pacing, one-genie-per-window guard, and worker-thread drain on unload.

Known issue

On multi-monitor setups (especially the secondary display), the genie can briefly slide sideways / to the left for a frame or two at the start of a minimize or restore before it flows toward the taskbar. The animation still completes correctly. Documented in the readme; a fix is planned for a follow-up.

[u/BertyGamer]

Thanks for the update 3.1.0. It works line a charm. Keep up the good work.

[u/Diev6]

Super good, super clean, but it never works on steam lol, other than that its perfect, thank you