MahApps.Metro v2.4.11 has just been released ❤️🎉🤘

👉 https://github.com/MahApps/MahApps.Metro/releases
👉 https://www.nuget.org/packages/MahApps.Metro/2.4.11
👉 https://www.nuget.org/profiles/punker76

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Our NuGet total downloads reached 2M!

We have finally reached 2 million downloads across all our NuGet packages, which consist of both the current and the past libraries that have been downloaded over the lifetime of our NuGet feed existence that started on August 2019. Thanks to everyone who have tried out our packages and used them in their applications!

This is a minor milestone, but we are aiming for major ones, such as 5 million downloads across all packages. To celebrate this milestone, we’re introducing brand new versions of libraries. This is to add new features and to improve existing ones.

Nitrocid 0.1.3 is going to have a major arrangement overhaul when it comes to the API, so we’re going to mark this by increasing the API version to v4.0 from v3.1 as it’s a huge breaking change. This will make sure that the Nitrocid application acts like a “launcher” for the core Nitrocid kernel, which, in turn, depends on the base kernel library. This is vaguely similar to how v0.0.20 was developed.

Textify will be updated to improve the RTL reverse performance by getting rid of the libicu library in favor of the more efficient method after this experiment proves successful. As always, we are aiming to change how we make experiments to make sure that they don’t hinder the final production code, but, sometimes, we’d release a version that includes such experiments to gather feedback.

We are going to try reducing the distribution size of Terminaux starting from v7.0, and Beta 3 will include this improvement to ensure that we reduce the download size, especially for future Nitrocid versions. We have already updated Terminaux 6.1.x to include this improvement, and docs have been already updated to reflect this change.

Finally, we are going to introduce some subtle changes to the CI system across all projects, as well as some more build system improvements that we’ve promised, to improve build times and to increase reliability. This applies to developers only.

Enjoy!

Nitrocid 0.1.2 – Ink-redible Hotness

We’ve addressed all issues related to NuGet packaging in 0.1.2.1. This version should appear in the NuGet feeds after at most 1 hour.

Built on top of Nitrocid 0.1.0 and 0.1.1, we are very excited to announce that the public release of Nitrocid 0.1.2 has come! We gave the whole kernel a fresh coat of paint, while adding new features and general improvements that make your experience more intuitive than before. Seven months after the 0.1.1 release, we are early celebrating the first birthday of the 0.1.0 release on March 11th, 2024.

Our hard work in this version of Nitrocid resulted in new features and internal improvements. Such changes were necessary to improve the Nitrocid kernel even more. Using Terminaux 6.1 to empower terminal rendering, we’ve managed to modernize the kernel to fit with today’s design trends, which made Nitrocid 0.1.2 earn the codename of “Ink-redible Hotness“. As a result, the following striking changes were made:

Modern design

Nitrocid KS 0.1.2 uses Terminaux 6.1 to provide you with a modern design that aligns with today’s standards. Instead of using non-curved rectangles in borders, we’ve used the curved borders in rectangles to make every single interactive TUI, be it The Nitrocid Homepage or the interactive settings TUI, more attractive than before. This uses the appropriate Unicode character set to render those curved corners.

As for the ambience, we’ve added ambient sounds to add some audible events, such as the startup sound, the shutdown sound, and even the screensaver ambient sounds that play with the screensaver simultaneously to make your experience more relaxing. Such themes are free to download from our SoundCloud:

• The Mirage
• Great Moments
• The Night
• Big Loss
• 00’s Nights

This improvement is available in the third service pack of 0.1.1 and 0.1.0.

The existing configuration will not be affected, so you may still see the old design if you came from older versions of Nitrocid that don’t use the newer corners, due to how the settings storage works since 0.1.0. You can, however, quickly restore the settings entry to its default value using the SHIFT + R key on a configuration entry.

More TUIs

We have added more interactive TUIs that allow you to use your favorite things more easily, such as the following interactives:

• FTP
• SFTP
• Mail manager
• Mod manager

In addition to that, we’ve made improvements to the existing TUIs, such as the live timezones that refresh every second in the left selection pane. TUIs will continue to be improved in future Nitrocid and Terminaux releases as they closely interface with each other.

This improvement only exists in 0.1.2 and higher.

Packaging improvements

Nitrocid KS has earned a new PPA repository on Launchpad that solves all problems that the older PPA faced, and we’ve made several changes to the build scripts to be more agnostic to other distribution’s package formats. We’ve recently introduced canary builds for Arch Linux’s AUR package. In addition to that, you can now install all supported Nitrocid series side-by-side on both Ubuntu and Arch Linux.

Not only that, but we’re introducing the Windows Installer for the first time, powered by the WiX 5.x toolset! As we are fulfilling our promise to make experiences more intuitive, we’ve started to work on extending our package support for Nitrocid KS to more Linux-based operating systems.

This improvement is available in the third service pack of 0.1.1 and 0.1.0.

More screensavers and themes

More screensavers and themes have been added to Nitrocid KS! While the screensavers were added to add more mesmerizing console animations, we’ve introduced a brand new theme section: Linux! This section provides you with themes inspired from all the major Linux distributions and their popular flavors. We’re working to make sure that all the colors pop on your Nitrocid KS with the continued improvements to the Terminaux library.

More screensavers are available in the third service pack of 0.1.1 and 0.1.0.

Get it!

Get your copy here to make your kernel more attractive!

https://audiomack.com/aptivi/song/nitrocid-012-announcement

#GongSolutions #WPF #DragDrop v4.0.0 is out now. ❤️🎉🤘

👉 https://github.com/punker76/gong-wpf-dragdrop/releases
👉 https://www.nuget.org/profiles/punker76

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#IconPacks #Avalonia v1.0.0 is out now. ❤️🎉🤘

Take it, use it, love it and give a ⭐ to all the used #Icon libs!

👉 https://github.com/MahApps/IconPacks.Avalonia/releases
👉 https://www.nuget.org/profiles/punker76

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The #IconPacks lib v5.1.0 has just been released. ❤️🎉🤘

Take it, use it, love it and give a ⭐ to all the used #Icon libs!

👉 https://github.com/MahApps/MahApps.Metro.IconPacks/releases
👉 https://www.nuget.org/profiles/punker76

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The #Hardcodet #NotifyIcon for #WPF v2.0.1 has just been released. ❤️🎉🤘

👉 https://github.com/hardcodet/wpf-notifyicon/releases
👉 https://www.nuget.org/profiles/punker76

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The #IconPacks v5.0.1 has just been released. ❤️🎉🤘

Take it, use it, love it and give a ⭐ to all the used #Icon libs!

👉 https://github.com/MahApps/MahApps.Metro.IconPacks/releases
👉 https://www.nuget.org/profiles/punker76

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BassBoom! Beta 2 is out!

The second beta of BassBoom! is out after the May 31st release of the first ever beta! We are thrilled to announce to you that this is an actual second beta release instead of a minor version of the first beta. We are continuing to develop BassBoom as time passes, and we’ll make sure that further beta versions will excite you so much.

Here’s what we’ve added to this beta version of the software:

• We’ve added the volume booster! This feature allows you to adjust the volume higher than 100%, but we’ve limited it up to 300% to avoid sound artifacts and potential damage to the speakers. But, it’s still sound madness, so you can go crazy by playing a trance music at volumes higher than 100%! You can unlock this by pressing the V key and raising the volume using the up arrow key!
• We’ve added the M3U playlist parser! Starting from this beta, we’ve added a functionality that allows you to parse all M3U and M3U8 playlists, as long as they provide only MPEG streams that are supported by MPG123. Playlists are crucial for all music players that provide queuing support, so we’ve added this feature, together with an ability to save them to an M3U file. Just press F1 once you populate your queue with your favorite jams!
• We’ve added more APIs to the Basolia library! As we’re aiming for more flexibility in the library, we’ve added some of the most useful APIs, especially the output APIs that control the opening of output devices and starting them at your desired bit rate and encoding.
• We’ve improved the look of the player! The player looks cooler than before, with the entire thing being re-designed to fit in within Terminaux 5.0’s design language. We’ve also expanded the Disco mode so that you can finally light the whole borders up with rainbow colors that greatly accelerate the euphoria of the music!

In addition to these changes, we’ve added more general improvements and bug fixes so that we can make your BassBoom experience more sophisticated and enhanced than before. In addition to that, we’ll be silently releasing the tenth year anniversary of the News series tomorrow at 11 PM at Los Angeles time to finally end it peacefully. In addition, we’ve brought you a surprise! Press F2 when idle at the music player, and sit back.

Why not get this second beta? Get it here!