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limbo666/KeyzPal

40.9

Weak · 20 September 2026

2k

lines of production code

VB.NET

primary language

4

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What this system is

KeyzPal is a Windows desktop utility that monitors keyboard lock states and displays them via system tray icons. It provides tools to identify the currently focused application window and offers an editor for managing conditional text formatting rules stored in local configuration files.

Features

Initial release of KeyzPal keyboard indicator and editor tools

This commit introduces the initial version of the KeyzPal application, adding the main form (FrmMain) which utilizes a keyboard hook to monitor Caps, Num, and Scroll lock states and display them via system tray icons. It also includes a new window (FrmDisplayFocusedWindow) that shows the title of the currently focused application and copies it to the clipboard on hover, as well as an editor form (FrmEditor) for managing conditional CAPS/Lowercase program lists in a local INI file.

(repo-wide) · high confidence

Behavioural changes

8 commits (0 fixes) modifying Resources

A change to existing behaviour in Resources — 8 commits, 51 files.

Resources · medium confidence · unverified

Application renamed to KeyzPal with updated resources and versioning

The application has been renamed from KeysPal to KeyzPal, reflected in the assembly metadata, the main form entry point, and the resource namespace. The resource set has been significantly expanded and reorganized: generic bitmap names (such as '1', 'A', 'dash', 'paypal') have been replaced with descriptive keys (like 'capsOff1', 'paypalLogo2', 'CreditsImageHandWaterPump'), and several new sound effects (DeepBeep, HappyHarmonyBeep, HarmonyBeep, RobotBeep) and additional UI images have been added. The assembly version has been updated to 1.0.8.19, the copyright year extended to 2025, and the project now includes a manifest file configuring standard user privileges.

My Project · high confidence

Dependencies

Updated .NET Framework target to 4.8

The KeyzPal project has been updated to target the .NET Framework 4.8, replacing the previous 4.5.2 target. This ensures the application builds against the latest supported version of the framework, which may provide improved stability and compatibility with modern Windows environments.

(dependencies) · high confidence

Written by watchdog.canine.dev from the codebase's own history, inside the signed delivery this page is composed from.

How this codebase got here

Score

  • CAI 40 → 41 (+0.6)
  • Rubric changed (rubric-2026.08.17 → rubric-2026.09.15) — scores are not directly comparable.

Lenses

  • Code Health 52 → 52 (-0.1)
  • Architecture 82 → 91 (+8.9)
  • Maturity 42 → 42 (-0.2)
  • Readiness 23 → 23 (+0.0)
  • Security 100 → 100 (+0.0)

Resolved (8)

  • Build did not complete in the analyzer
  • Change coupling: FrmMain.vb ↔ ModuleVariables.vb (FrmMain.vb)
  • Change coupling: FrmSettings.vb ↔ ModuleVariables.vb (FrmSettings.vb)
  • Duplicated block (8–10 lines × 4) (FrmEditor.vb)
  • Duplicated block (9–11 lines × 2) (FrmSettings.vb)
  • No exposed public API
  • XML-doc coverage: KeyzPal (KeyzPal.vbproj)
  • dormant codebase — no living knowledge left to concentrate

New (10)

  • Documentation: no architecture or design documentation (README.md)
  • Documentation: no installation or build instructions (README.md)
  • Documentation: no usage examples (README.md)
  • Duplicated block (10 lines × 3) (FrmAbout.vb)
  • Duplicated block (13 lines × 2) (FrmEditor.vb)
  • Duplicated block (8–10 lines × 4) (FrmAbout.vb)
  • Hotspot: FrmMain.vb (FrmMain.vb)
  • Members sharing a duplicated core (5 members, 50+ identical tokens) (FrmAbout.vb)
  • MethodTooLong: FrmMain.Timer1_Tick (FrmMain.vb)
  • No ADRs found

Written by watchdog.canine.dev from the codebase's own history, inside the signed delivery this page is composed from.

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About this page

  • The score is its most recent published measurement, taken on 20 September 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
  • Measured at commit 52993cfcd2135772b084b72d06384ec64ad40ad8 — the exact code this score is about.
  • Scored under rubric-2026.09.15 — the same rubric and the same method as every other entry in this index.
  • Measured by watchdog.canine.dev using codehealth-analyzer preprod-28e75b8e3254.