Changed the build versioning to use an incrementing build version per build (and revision version per release build) as per https://stackoverflow.com/questions/826777/how-to-have-an-auto-incrementing-version-number-visual-studio. This uses an AssemblyInfo.tt T4 template to customise the versioning so that the application version can be set using the AssemblyVersion variable within the Visual Studio application properties. This makes it dead easy to change!
The Wix Program.wxs was also changed to use that new 4 digit version number as the versioning, which should help immensely with beta testing updates. No more asking people to uninstall the previous version as the new build will automatically upgrade the earlier version!
Removed LogReporter as DisplayMagician now contains most of the required logging that I need to actually fix things.
Updated the ShellExtension as it was looking for the old v1 JSON file. This now works correctly with the new v2 JSON file
Also updated the DisplayMagicianSetup to remove unneeded files to make the overall package smaller. It's now slimmed down to 12MB now, and it was 14MB. So that's a good bit of space saving!
DisplayMagician wasn't working when
installed due to missing files in the setup
build file list. This has been corrected and
an installation works fine now.
Also changed the Audio exceptions during
RunShortcut to Error level rather than Warn.
First attempt at using a customer User
Control to make it easier to create dynamic
list of start programs to kick off before the
main program is started.
I already have the ability within the data model
to store and track multiple start programs... the
difficulty is in making the WninForms UI handle
a dynamic number of start programs. This is the
basic construction of it, but it needs a LOT of UI
work.
Have customised the WiX installer so that
it has some nice backgrounds, and so that
the title and description text is white on
black rather than black on grey. It works
well.
This project will encapsulate the .Net web installer
and the DisplayMagician installer so that it installs
the .net 4.8 if it isn't already installed. Still not sure if
I will keep it. It is a partial work in progress.
Installer works, but there are a few issues with it.
- It doesn't register the DesktopBackground COM server
- It doesn't create a start menu shortcut with the AUMID
- It doesn't check for .Net Framework 4.8 or later
- It doesn't try to install .Net Framework 4.8 or later if not there
- It doesn't have any customised backgrounds...
- It doesn't ask to run DisplayMagician when install is finished
