Check for updates when tray menu opens

- Checks for updates in background when user clicks tray icon
- Shows clickable blue banner when update available
- Rate limited to once per hour to avoid spam
- Version 1.1.5

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

DellMonitorControl/DellMonitorControl.csproj

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<Version>1.1.2</Version>
-		<AssemblyVersion>1.1.2.0</AssemblyVersion>
-		<FileVersion>1.1.2.0</FileVersion>
+		<Version>1.1.5</Version>
+		<AssemblyVersion>1.1.5.0</AssemblyVersion>
+		<FileVersion>1.1.5.0</FileVersion>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>

DellMonitorControl/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -187,9 +187,26 @@
             <!-- Header -->
             <Border Grid.Row="0" Background="#444" CornerRadius="8,8,0,0" Padding="12,10">
                 <Grid>
-                    <TextBlock Text="Monitor Control" Foreground="White" FontSize="14" FontWeight="SemiBold" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                    <Button Content="Exit" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Click="ExitButton_Click"
-                            Style="{StaticResource DarkButton}" FontSize="11"/>
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                    <Grid Grid.Row="0">
+                        <TextBlock Text="Monitor Control" Foreground="White" FontSize="14" FontWeight="SemiBold" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
+                            <Button Content="About" Margin="0,0,6,0" Click="AboutButton_Click"
+                                    Style="{StaticResource DarkButton}" FontSize="11"/>
+                            <Button Content="Exit" Click="ExitButton_Click"
+                                    Style="{StaticResource DarkButton}" FontSize="11"/>
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </Grid>
+                    <!-- Update Banner -->
+                    <Border Name="updateBanner" Grid.Row="1" Background="#0078D4" CornerRadius="3"
+                            Padding="8,4" Margin="0,8,0,0" Visibility="Collapsed" Cursor="Hand"
+                            MouseLeftButtonUp="UpdateBanner_Click">
+                        <TextBlock Name="updateText" Text="Update available!" Foreground="White"
+                                   FontSize="11" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
+                    </Border>
                 </Grid>
             </Border>
 

DellMonitorControl/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     private List<(XMonitor Monitor, List<InputSourceOption> Options)> _loadedMonitors = new();
     private Storyboard? _spinnerStoryboard;
     private DispatcherTimer? _showLogButtonTimer;
+    private UpdateInfo? _pendingUpdate;
+    private DateTime _lastUpdateCheck = DateTime.MinValue;
 
     public MainWindow()
     {
@@ -53,12 +55,50 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         };
         _showLogButtonTimer.Start();
 
+        // Check for updates in background (max once per hour)
+        if ((DateTime.Now - _lastUpdateCheck).TotalMinutes > 60)
+        {
+            _lastUpdateCheck = DateTime.Now;
+            _ = CheckForUpdatesAsync();
+        }
+
         Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(new Action(() =>
         {
             Top = workArea.Bottom - ActualHeight - 10;
         }), DispatcherPriority.Loaded);
     }
 
+    private async Task CheckForUpdatesAsync()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var update = await UpdateChecker.CheckForUpdateAsync();
+            if (update != null)
+            {
+                _pendingUpdate = update;
+                await Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => ShowUpdateBanner(update));
+            }
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Silently ignore update check failures
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void ShowUpdateBanner(UpdateInfo update)
+    {
+        updateBanner.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+        updateText.Text = $"v{update.LatestVersion} available - Click to update";
+    }
+
+    private void UpdateBanner_Click(object sender, System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (_pendingUpdate != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_pendingUpdate.DownloadUrl))
+        {
+            UpdateChecker.OpenDownloadPage(_pendingUpdate.DownloadUrl);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void Window_Deactivated(object sender, EventArgs e)
     {
         Hide();
@@ -70,6 +110,85 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         Application.Current.Shutdown();
     }
 
+    private void AboutButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        var version = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version;
+        var versionStr = $"{version?.Major}.{version?.Minor}.{version?.Build}";
+
+        var aboutWindow = new Window
+        {
+            Title = "About Monitor Control",
+            Width = 300,
+            Height = 180,
+            WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterScreen,
+            ResizeMode = ResizeMode.NoResize,
+            WindowStyle = WindowStyle.None,
+            AllowsTransparency = true,
+            Background = Brushes.Transparent
+        };
+
+        var border = new Border
+        {
+            Background = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(0xF0, 0x33, 0x33, 0x33)),
+            CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(8),
+            BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(0x55, 0x55, 0x55)),
+            BorderThickness = new Thickness(1),
+            Padding = new Thickness(20)
+        };
+
+        var stack = new StackPanel { VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };
+
+        stack.Children.Add(new TextBlock
+        {
+            Text = "Monitor Control",
+            Foreground = Brushes.White,
+            FontSize = 18,
+            FontWeight = FontWeights.SemiBold,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 0, 5)
+        });
+
+        stack.Children.Add(new TextBlock
+        {
+            Text = $"Version {versionStr}",
+            Foreground = Brushes.LightGray,
+            FontSize = 12,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 0, 10)
+        });
+
+        stack.Children.Add(new TextBlock
+        {
+            Text = "by David H. Friedel Jr",
+            Foreground = Brushes.Gray,
+            FontSize = 11,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
+        });
+
+        stack.Children.Add(new TextBlock
+        {
+            Text = "MarketAlly",
+            Foreground = Brushes.Gray,
+            FontSize = 11,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 0, 15)
+        });
+
+        var closeBtn = new Button
+        {
+            Content = "OK",
+            Width = 80,
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            Style = (Style)FindResource("DarkButton")
+        };
+        closeBtn.Click += (s, args) => aboutWindow.Close();
+        stack.Children.Add(closeBtn);
+
+        border.Child = stack;
+        aboutWindow.Content = border;
+        aboutWindow.ShowDialog();
+    }
+
     private void ShowLogButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         var logWindow = new Window

DellMonitorControl/MonitorControl.iss

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define MyAppName "Monitor Control"
-#define MyAppVersion "1.1.2"
+#define MyAppVersion "1.1.5"
 #define MyAppPublisher "MarketAlly"
 #define MyAppExeName "DellMonitorControl.exe"
 #define MyAppIcon "MonitorIcon.ico"

Library/Library.csproj

@@ -25,13 +25,10 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-	  <None Remove="Resource\ControlMyMonitor.exe" />
-	</ItemGroup>
-
-	<ItemGroup>
-	  <EmbeddedResource Include="Resource\ControlMyMonitor.exe">
-	    <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-	  </EmbeddedResource>
+	  <Content Include="Resource\ControlMyMonitor.exe">
+	    <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+	    <Link>ControlMyMonitor.exe</Link>
+	  </Content>
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>

Library/Method/CMMCommand.cs

@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ namespace CMM.Library.Method;
 /// </summary>
 public static class CMMCommand
 {
-    static readonly string CMMTmpFolder = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"CMM");
-    static readonly string CMMexe       = Path.Combine(CMMTmpFolder, "ControlMyMonitor.exe");
+    static readonly string CMMTmpFolder = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "CMM");
+    static readonly string CMMexe       = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "ControlMyMonitor.exe");
     static readonly string CMMsMonitors = Path.Combine(CMMTmpFolder, "smonitors.tmp");
 
     public static async Task ScanMonitor()
     {
-        await BytesToFileAsync(new(CMMexe));
+        // Ensure temp folder exists for output files
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(CMMTmpFolder);
         await ConsoleHelper.ExecuteExeAsync(CMMexe, $"/smonitors {CMMsMonitors}");
     }
 
@@ -279,22 +280,4 @@ public static class CMMCommand
         return monitors;
     }
 
-    static void BytesToFile(FileInfo fi)
-    {
-        fi.Refresh();
-        if (fi.Exists) return;
-        if (!fi.Directory.Exists) fi.Directory.Create();
-
-        File.WriteAllBytes(fi.FullName, fi.Name.ResourceToByteArray());
-    }
-
-    static async Task BytesToFileAsync(FileInfo fi)
-    {
-        fi.Refresh();
-        if (fi.Exists) return;
-        if (!fi.Directory.Exists) fi.Directory.Create();
-
-        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(fi.FullName, fi.Name.ResourceToByteArray());
-    }
-
 }