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[feature request] please update the manifest (no actual code change needed) #39

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ghost opened this issue Apr 29, 2022 · 0 comments
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ghost commented Apr 29, 2022

awesome program.

please update the embedded manifest (resource 24) to make it look nice and clear on big screens (top: normal, bottom: w/ dpi awareness).


I could not have overwrite the embedded manifest like I would normally do,
(using https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest - drag/drop exe and dll files over _embed__use_generic_manifest__loop.cmd)
since it is signed and placed in "trusted location" (program files),
..and I'm too afraid to mess with it :|

so I've worked around it by favoring external manifest over embedded one:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;requires reboot

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide]
"PreferExternalManifest"=dword:00000001

and copied the generic manifest I normally use, using the format program.ext.manifest.
(used _side_by_side__use_generic_manifest__loop.cmd for that)


here is the manifest I'm using:
https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest/blob/master/example_manifests/generic.manifest

the UI seems to scale well, without the need to include the 'GDI scale fix'.


the manifest also includes optional stuff such as compatibility for Windows 10/11 that was missing,
new segmented heap and long path support that allows Windows file api from very long path
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=cmd#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later

thanks for a great program.

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