- Allow users to select a transparent color for logo images (watermarks) via UI (checkbox, color picker, preview).
- Apply color-key transparency in both System.Drawing and ImageSharp backends: specified color in logo is made fully transparent.
- Persist transparency settings in PicSettings and SettingsDto; bind to DataModel and UI controls.
- Update logo preview to reflect transparency in real time.
- Add option to select image processing library (System.Drawing or ImageSharp) in UI and settings.
- Fix bug in SettingsService parameter loading for int/double/DateTime.
- Fully integrate color-key transparency into image processing and settings serialization.
Introduce UI option to choose between System.Graphics and ImageSharp for image processing. Update DataModel and MainForm for robust binding and synchronization. Rewrite ImageCreatorAlternate to use ImageSharp for core operations and GDI+ for overlays. Remove test buttons, add radio group for library selection. Update project dependencies to support new features and modernize image handling.
- Switch to explicit "3.2.0" next-version in GitVersion.yml
- Update NuGet packages and set assembly name to "ImageCatalog"
- Add MSBuild target to rename published exe with year and version
- Add AppVersion property to DataModel, set via IVersionProvider
- Replace static version label with data-bound versionLabel in UI
- Remove manual version label logic from MainForm
- Update DI to inject IVersionProvider into DataModel
- Ensures UI always shows correct version and builds are versioned
- Added GitVersion for semantic versioning and build metadata
- Introduced IVersionProvider and VersionProvider for UI-friendly version display
- MainForm now uses IVersionProvider for version label
- Registered VersionProvider in DI container
- Improved logging: filtered out AutoMapper license logs
- General code cleanup in Program.cs
Dialogs now remember last-used folders for source, destination, logo, and settings files by storing these paths in a user preferences file under LocalApplicationData. Preferences are saved on form close, reducing unnecessary writes. SettingsService now uses a temporary ParametriSetup for settings files to avoid polluting user preferences. Error handling ensures preference save failures do not disrupt the user. This separation improves user experience and keeps user preferences distinct from project settings.
- Added MaddoShared.Benchmarks project with BenchmarkDotNet for comprehensive image processing performance tests (parallel, chunk, size, stress).
- Included helper for generating test images and custom configs to ensure InProcess toolchain for .NET Windows compatibility.
- Added cross-platform scripts to run benchmarks easily.
- Updated .gitignore for benchmark artifacts and temp files.
- Exposed GetFilesToProcessPublic in ImageCreationStuff for testability.
- Added file name sanitization in ImageCreatorSharp to prevent IO errors.
- Enhanced WinForms UI: added "Open" buttons for source/destination folders, handled folder opening in Explorer, and improved user messaging and layout.
- Updated solution file to include new benchmark project.
