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Matrix App/Matrix App.csproj

@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Remove="SplashScreen.resx" />
     <None Remove="Resources\pfüsikuh.png" />
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\pfüsikuh.png" />
+    <None Remove="Utils.cs~" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

Matrix App/MatrixDesigner.cs

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App
             // apply light-mode by default
             new LightMode().ApplyTheme(this);
         }
-        
+
         private void Init()
         {
             // Create port name update timer
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App
             if (((int) DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek) != 3) 
                 return;
             
-            if (new Random().Next(0, 9) <= 1)
+            if (new Random().Next(0, 9) >= 1)
                 return;
             
             using (Bitmap wednesdayFrog = new Bitmap(Properties.Resources.Frosch))
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App
         {
             if (Timeline.InvokeRequired)
             {
-                // invoke on the comboboxes thread
+                // invoke on the combo-boxes thread
                 Timeline.Invoke(new Action(() =>
                 {
                     if (Timeline.Value < Timeline.Maximum)

Matrix App/MatrixGifGenerator.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Matrix_App.PregeneratedMods;
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ namespace Matrix_App
                 };
                 button.Click += (sender, e) => OpenGeneratorUi(generator, matrix);
                 button.Image = CreateSnapshot(generator);
-                button.TextImageRelation = TextImageRelation.ImageAboveText;
+                button.TextImageRelation = TextImageRelation.ImageBeforeText;
-                button.Height = FilterPreviewHeight * 2;
+                button.Height = FilterPreviewHeight * 3 / 2;
 
                 anchor.Controls.Add(button);
             }
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App
             PlaybackTimer.Interval = _form.GetDelayTime();
             PlaybackTimer.Enabled = true;
 
-            CreateDivider(controlPanel);
+            CreateDivider(controlPanel, 2);
             foreach (var field in fields)
             {
                 if (field.IsStatic || !field.IsPublic) 
@@ -187,23 +188,11 @@ namespace Matrix_App
                 
                 var fieldValue = field.GetValue(_generator);
 
-                controlPanel.Controls.Add(GetFieldUi(field, fieldValue, _generator));
+                controlPanel.Controls.AddRange(GetFieldUi(field, _generator.GetType(), fieldValue, _generator));
-            }
+                CreateDivider(controlPanel, 1);
-            
-            if (controlPanel.Controls.Count > 1)
-            {
-                CreateDivider(controlPanel);
- 
-                var label = new Label() { Text = "Settings" };
-                label.Font = new Font(label.Font, FontStyle.Bold);
-                controlPanel.Controls.Add(label);
             }
 
             controlPanel.Controls.Add(_preview);
-            CreateDivider(controlPanel);
-            var playLabel = new Label() { Text = "Playback preview" };
-            playLabel.Font = new Font(playLabel.Font, FontStyle.Bold);
-            controlPanel.Controls.Add(playLabel);
 
             FlowLayoutPanel southPane = new FlowLayoutPanel
             {
@@ -229,7 +218,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App
             return success;
         }
 
-        private static Control GetFieldUi(FieldInfo field, object? fieldValue, MatrixGifGenerator generator)
+        private static Control[] GetFieldUi(FieldInfo field, Type clazz, object? fieldValue, MatrixGifGenerator generator)
         {
             var panel = new FlowLayoutPanel
             {
@@ -237,11 +226,24 @@ namespace Matrix_App
                 Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Left,
                 AutoSize = true
             };
+            
+            var title = GetBetterFieldName(field.Name);
 
+            var description = new Label();
+            
+            if (Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(field, typeof(UiDescriptionAttribute)) is UiDescriptionAttribute desc)
+            {
+                title = desc.title;
+                description.Text = desc.description;
+                description.ForeColor = Color.Gray;
+                description.Height += 10;
+                description.AutoSize = true;
+            }  
+            
             panel.Controls.Add(new Label
             {
-                TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft,
+                TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft,
-                Text = GetBetterFieldName(field.Name),
+                Text = title,
                 Dock = DockStyle.Left,
                 Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Left,
                 Width = 100
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App
                 }
             }
 
-            return panel;
+            return new Control[] {description, panel};
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -354,13 +356,13 @@ namespace Matrix_App
         /// Adds a separating line to the controls
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="controlPanel"></param>
-        private static void CreateDivider(Control controlPanel)
+        private static void CreateDivider(Control controlPanel, int height)
         {
             var divider = new Label
             {
                 BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D, 
                 AutoSize = false, 
-                Height = 2, 
+                Height = height, 
                 Width = 500
             };
 

Matrix App/PregeneratedMods/Boxblur.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
 using static Matrix_App.GifGeneratorUtils;
 
 namespace Matrix_App.PregeneratedMods
 {
-    public class Boxblur : MatrixGifGenerator
+    public sealed class Boxblur : MatrixGifGenerator
     {
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Blur size", description: "The side length of the bounding square used to blur in pixels")]
         public int blurSize = 2;
 
         protected override void ColorFragment(in int x, in int y, in float u, in float v, in int frame, out float r, out float g, out float b)

Matrix App/PregeneratedMods/ColorAdjust.cs

@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ namespace Matrix_App.PregeneratedMods
 {
     public sealed class ColorAdjust : MatrixGifGenerator
     {
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Tone offset", description: "Sets an additional offset to the pixels hue")]
         public float hueOffset       = 0.0f;
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Saturation boost", description: "Decreases or increases saturation")]
         public float saturationBoost = 0.5f;
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Brightness boost", description: "Decreases or increases brightness")]
         public float valueBoost      = 0.5f;
 
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Red boost", description: "Decreases or increases Red")]
         public float redBoost   = 0.5f;
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Green boost", description: "Decreases or increases Green")]
         public float greenBoost = 0.5f;
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Blue boost", description: "Decreases or increases Blue")]
         public float blueBoost  = 0.5f;
 
         private float boost(float x, float y)

Matrix App/PregeneratedMods/Grayscale.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App.PregeneratedMods
 {
     public sealed class Grayscale : MatrixGifGenerator
     {
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "use Luminance", description: "Use luminance as defined by ITU-R BT.709 as grayscale output")]
         public bool byLuminance = false;
 
         protected override void ColorFragment(in int x, in int y, in float u, in float v, in int frame, out float r, out float g, out float b)

Matrix App/PregeneratedMods/RandomPixels.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Matrix_App.PregeneratedMods
 {
     public class RandomPixels : MatrixGifGenerator
     {
+        [UiDescriptionAttribute(title: "Seed", description: "Just a seed for a bad deterministic random function")]
         public int seed = 0;
 
         protected override void ColorFragment(in int x, in int y, in float u, in float v, in int frame, out float r, out float g, out float b)

Matrix App/PregeneratedMods/SimpleRainbow.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-
 using static Matrix_App.GifGeneratorUtils;
 
-namespace Matrix_App
+namespace Matrix_App.PregeneratedMods
 {
     public class SimpleRainbow : MatrixGifGenerator
     {
+        [UiDescription(title: "Radial", description: "Uses the angle to alter hues")]
         public bool radial = false;
 
+        [UiDescription(title: "Saturation", description: "Overall saturation")]
         public float saturation = 1.0f;
+        [UiDescription(title: "Brightness", description: "Overall brightness")]
         public float value      = 1.0f;
+        [UiDescription(title: "Hue rotation", description: "Offset for hue calculation")]
         public float rotation   = 0.0f;
 
         protected override void ColorFragment(in int x, in int y, 

Matrix App/PregeneratedMods/UIDescriptionAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Matrix_App.PregeneratedMods
+{
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field)] 
+    public class UiDescriptionAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        public string title;
+        public string description;
+
+        public UiDescriptionAttribute(string title, string description)
+        {
+            this.title = title;
+            this.description = description;
+        }
+    }
+}

Matrix App/Program.cs

@@ -10,17 +10,22 @@ namespace Matrix_App
         /// </summary>
         [STAThread]
         private static void Main()
-        {
+        { 
-            SplashScreen.ShowSplashScreen();
-            
             Application.SetHighDpiMode(HighDpiMode.SystemAware);
             Application.EnableVisualStyles();
             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
 
+            SplashScreen.ShowSplashScreen();
+            
             var designer = new MatrixDesignerMain();
             
             SplashScreen.CloseForm();
             
+            designer.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
+            designer.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
+            designer.Show();
+            designer.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
+            
             Application.Run(designer);
         }
     }

Matrix App/SplashScreen.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Threading;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace Matrix_App
@@ -17,8 +18,12 @@ namespace Matrix_App
             
             Controls.Add(new Label()
             {
-                Image = Properties.Resources.Pfüsikuh
+                Image = Properties.Resources.Pfüsikuh,
+                Size = new Size(Properties.Resources.Pfüsikuh.Width, Properties.Resources.Pfüsikuh.Height)
             });
+
+            Size = new Size(Properties.Resources.Pfüsikuh.Width, Properties.Resources.Pfüsikuh.Height);
+            StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
         }
 
         public static void ShowSplashScreen()

Matrix App/obj/Debug/netcoreapp3.1/Matrix App.csproj.CoreCompileInputs.cache

@@ -1 +1 @@
-ee8b86baf58d13435f960406ec4b0be78d0cc26c
+0e5f843b45897d8b4a3e6250399d748fbf87d606