Changed button texts for clarity: 'BACKUP WITH ADB' to 'BACKUP GAMESAVE WITH ADB', 'BACKUP GAMESAVES' to 'BACKUP ALL GAMESAVES'. Updated dialog and message box titles to match. Added explanatory notes to the bulk backup summary, guiding users to use ADB backup for games requiring special permissions
Updated the sideloading status label and download button to provide clearer feedback when no device is connected or sideloading is disabled. The download button now shows "DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL" only when sideloading is enabled and a device is connected, otherwise it shows "DOWNLOAD". Meanwhile the sideloading status label now shows "Sideloading: No Device Connected" in orange while no device is connected. Also added missing </Setting> tag in Settings.settings
Centralized backup directory logic via SettingsManager.GetEffectiveBackupDir(), replacing repeated path construction throughout the codebase. Fixed backup and restore logic aborting on error, streamlined backup/restore workflows for both individual apps and bulk operations, improved UI text for clarity, improved error handling and improved progress feedback. Removed redundant code and ensured consistent backup directory usage in MainForm, Sideloader, and SettingsForm
Removed DragDropLbl label and its related logic, consolidating drag-and-drop tips into the notesRichTextBox with improved styling. Added UpdateReleaseNotes method to handle dynamic notes display and placeholer styling
Introduced ModernQueuePanel as a modern control for the download queue, supporting
drag-and-drop reordering, auto-scroll, and entry removal via close buttons (replaced
double-click) in a modernized look. Removed legacy ListBox event handlers and updated
MainForm to use the new panel, synchronizing it with the queue's binding list and
refactored UI logic for queue management and download cancellation
Added custom ModernListView class with modern dark theme appearance and refined behavior with smooth text scrolling support. Required a lot of finicking to get the details right. Reworked ListView columns and sorting for size and popularity, including parsing with reformatted GB/MB size and popularity ranking. Updated GalleryView to support new formats and implemented modern scrollbars. Also added logic to skip 0 MB entries when an MR-Fix version of same game exists
Removed the InstalledVersion column from the ListView and its designer references. Installed version information is now appended to the Version column text "Version (vs Installed)" when installed, improving clarity and reducing column clutter.
Introduces a 'Installed' column to the games ListView, displaying the installed version for each game. Updates sorting logic to handle the new column numerically and defines the corresponding index in RCLONE.cs.
- Removed separate DLS+ETA labels, unified into a clearer single label
- Repositioned and resized that label slightly to avoid top of label getting cut off
- Added guards to prevent brief progress bar flashes during multi-file downloads
- Added ETA for file extraction, APK installation, and OBB copy operations by tracking elapsed time and calculating a smoothed ETA based on the rate of progress
Introduce ModernProgressBar, a custom control with gradient fill, rounded corners, indeterminate animation, and optional status text. Integrated AdvancedSharpAdbClient to provide real-time progress updates for APK installs and OBB copies, updating the UI to reflect the current operation and its progress. Refactored ADB methods to support async progress reporting, updated MainForm to use the new progress bar features, improved user feedback with clearer confirmation messages during and after sideloading, added a new icon based on the VRP server icon and enabled it in the window title bar.
Reworked Wireless ADB options: Manual IP address field now prefills the first 3 octets by getting the local IPv4 of the system. Automatic no longer requires USB connection to establish a connection, instead now performs a network scan to find the device and connects to it. Included multi-device selection support (untested - I only have a single device.) Nonetheless Wireless ADB still requires a one-time USB setup for the ADB 'tcpip 5555' command (I wasn't able to ever establish a connection without that in Rookie, neither here nor in 2.34). Updated ADB button label to match new logic. Updated ADB messages to provide more guidance for the user. Synced sideloading button text to correctly match the sideloading status. Added rookie application status updates, device ID, mirror and sideloading status labels in bottom left corner. Fixed ProcessNewApps regression (no longer blocks UI thread). Replaced Program.form.changeTitle calls with local changeTitle for consistency. Fixed Game Gallery application install status not updating after installation.
Search box now resizes correctly with proper anchoring and appropriate minimum size constraints, preventing 'NEWER THAN LIST' getting crushed on resize.
Introduced a cleaner AdbCommandForm for running custom ADB commands and toggling OS updates. The DonorsListView and MainForm UIs are modernized with rounded, shadowed windows, updated color schemes, and improved button and label styling. Removed legacy data bindings and redundant controls.
Implemented a custom theme with a new color scheme and extensively refined UI logic and architecture for improved modernity and consistency. Relocated and reworked numerous options (mount device, select device, share app, uninstall app, pull-to-desktop, filters, etc.), and updated all message boxes to use the new themed styling with enhanced visual polish. All message boxes now use custom themed styling with enhanced visual polish. Corrected grammatical or logical flaws across text, tooltips, and title updates throughout the application. Added smooth animations to left-side navigation / container elements. Fine-tuned sizing, positioning, and colors across numerous UI components. Enhanced GalleryView with proper favorites support including context menu integration, favorite border styling and favorite badge, as well as some bug fixes. Implemented custom modern ToggleSwitch component (iOS-like) with animations. Completely overhauled quest option and rookie option menus to utilize new toggle switches in modernized layouts. Refined sorting and installation status logic to streamline UX; rookie now also functions as an efficient installed-quest-app browser with easily accessible view/uninstall controls. Added WebView2.dll validation to ensure runtime dependencies exist. Re-implemented trailer option. GalleryView is now shown on very first launch, but rookie remembers your preferred view thereafter, so list-view users won't be bothered, while everyone still gets to see the new gallery view at least once. Gallery performance has also been validated on very-low-spec hardware and confirmed to run fine and fast there, due to numerous optimizations. Given the extensive scope of changes across this commit series for beta-2.35-yt, I believe this update represents a significant milestone warranting v3.0 designation. In my opinion these changes represent one of the most significant set of logical and visual changes and enhancements the rookie application has seen in years. Changes have been summarized in changelog.txt for update.
Introduced a virtual gallery panel for displaying games in a high-performance, animated gallery view. Added a toggle button for toggling between list and gallery view, with synchronized data and selection between views. The new gallery view supports dynamic scaling, smooth scrolling, hover animations, status badges, search, filters, and is optimized for displaying large numbers of items with LRU image caching.
Overhauled UI (left side navigation bar, device information, search, background, text colors) for a cleaner and more modern-looking interface. Removed no longer used resources. Adjusted layout and visibility of certain panels and controls for a cleaner interface.
TODO:
- Finish the full UI overhaul.
- Fix MainForm Designer so it doesn't override the changes.
Improved the search functionality by adding a search index for faster lookups and updating the debounce timer for quicker response. Modified the search bar color and changed the "Search" text placeholder color.
Added a local blacklist button to DonorsListView, allowing users to permanently skip donation requests for locally blacklisted apps. These apps are stored in a local blacklist.json file and locally merged with the server blacklist, enabling users to stop donation prompts for selected apps without waiting for them to be blacklisted on the server side. Also performed some minor code cleanup.
Trailers are now initialized and shown next to thumbnails. Removed the 'Use Trailers instead of Thumbnails' setting and related UI/control logic. Cleaned up associated code, settings, and designer elements for a simpler, unified trailer experience. Also cleaned up list filtering logic with massively improved performance (from several seconds to now being instant on 'UP TO DATE' / 'UPDATE AVAILABLE' / 'NEWER THAN LIST' button clicks).
