- Compute once, when loading the list of topics with their associated commands, their special arguments or starting paths. The computed values can then be used each time a topic command is invoked.
- Distinguish between runnable commands (aka. external executables or files to be started), and internal actions like <msg> and <exit>.
- I have recently discovered that Windows' welcome.exe could also use a custom (OEM) "welcome.ini" file, much like what we already supported: see http://i.imgur.com/Se3IoQN.png .
To make ours backwards-compatible with Windows' one, rename the "Button" keyword into "MenuText", and introduce two new keywords "ConfigCommand" and "ConfigArgs" that specify respectively the command to be started
and its associated arguments. We continue to support our "Action" keyword for specifying internal actions.
- Improve the loading of the localized resources from the INI files.
- Correctly print the ReactOS version text, at a correct position depending on whether the checked box is display or not.
- Simplify some StringCchCopy + StringCchCat calls into StringCchPrintf.
- Simplify the code that creates the different fonts to be used within the program.
- Use more readable resource ID names.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=75322
- Allow only one running instance of the Welcome application at a time.
- Implement translating \xhhhh hexadecimal character specifications in topic text descriptions.
- Allow using the keyboard for navigating amongst the topics, and ENTER key presses to run the selected topic command.
<rant> *OF COURSE*, because we are ReactOS *SO* we are *buggy* (well, user32/win32k), keyboard navigation via arrow keys *DOES NOT WORK*!! (only navigation via TAB key do work) 8^(((( </rant>
This however works OK on Windows.
- Improve topic buttons activation when mouse hovers around above the window, as well as when window activation is lost or regained.
- Change the default text font to Tahoma.
- Don't hardcode white brush, but instead use stock object WHITE_BRUSH. Similarly, don't hardcode text black colour, but instead use the ambient text colour of the system.
- Add keyboard shortcuts to the default topic items.
- Shift the window ID of both the checkbox and the Exit buttons to be below a fixed topic-button base ID.
- In GetLocaleName(), use more explicit returned-variable names (cchRet, because it's a returned string length in character numbers).
svn path=/trunk/; revision=75282
- Start implementing the possibility of customizing the Welcome.exe utility using configuration INI files (e.g. what we would do for FOSDEM, CLT, etc...)
- Resources cleanup.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=73590
