add error handling for styles

config/themes.json

@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
                     "HeaderFontFamily": "Consolas, Monaco",
 
                     "CheckBoxBulletDecoratorFontSize": "14",
-                    "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,2",
+                    "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,1",
 
+                    "TabContentMargin": "5",
                     "TabButtonFontSize":      "14",
                     "TabButtonWidth":         "100",
                     "TabButtonHeight":        "25",
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
                     "CheckBoxBulletDecoratorFontSize": "14",
                     "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,1",
 
+                    "TabContentMargin": "5",
                     "TabButtonFontSize":      "14",
                     "TabButtonWidth":         "100",
                     "TabButtonHeight":        "25",
@@ -158,8 +160,9 @@
                     "HeaderFontFamily": "Consolas, Monaco",
 
                     "CheckBoxBulletDecoratorFontSize": "14",
-                    "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,0.8",
+                    "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,1",
 
+                    "TabContentMargin": "5",
                     "TabButtonFontSize":      "14",
                     "TabButtonWidth":         "100",
                     "TabButtonHeight":        "25",

functions/public/Invoke-WPFUIElements.ps1

@@ -25,7 +25,29 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
         [int]$columncount
     )
 
+    $window = $sync["Form"]
+
     $theme = $sync.configs.themes.$ctttheme
+    $borderstyle = $window.FindResource("BorderStyle")
+    $HoverTextBlockStyle = $window.FindResource("HoverTextBlockStyle")
+    $ColorfulToggleSwitchStyle = $window.FindResource("ColorfulToggleSwitchStyle")
+    
+    if (!$borderstyle -or !$HoverTextBlockStyle -or !$ColorfulToggleSwitchStyle) {
+        throw "Failed to retrieve Styles using 'FindResource' from main window element."
+    }
+
+    $targetGrid = $window.FindName($targetGridName)
+
+    # Clear existing ColumnDefinitions and Children
+    $targetGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Clear() | Out-Null
+    $targetGrid.Children.Clear() | Out-Null
+
+    # Add ColumnDefinitions to the target Grid
+    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $columncount; $i++) {
+        $colDef = New-Object Windows.Controls.ColumnDefinition
+        $colDef.Width = New-Object Windows.GridLength(1, [Windows.GridUnitType]::Star)
+        $targetGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add($colDef) | Out-Null
+    }
 
     # Convert PSCustomObject to Hashtable
     $configHashtable = @{}
@@ -65,28 +87,13 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
 
         # Store application data in an array under the category
         $organizedData[$entryObject.Panel][$entryObject.Category] += $entryObject
-    }
 
-    # Retrieve the main window and the target Grid by name
-    $window = $sync["Form"]
-    $targetGrid = $window.FindName($targetGridName)
-
-    # Clear existing ColumnDefinitions and Children
-    $targetGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Clear() | Out-Null
-    $targetGrid.Children.Clear() | Out-Null
-
-    # Add ColumnDefinitions to the target Grid
-    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $columncount; $i++) {
-        $colDef = New-Object Windows.Controls.ColumnDefinition
-        $colDef.Width = New-Object Windows.GridLength(1, [Windows.GridUnitType]::Star)
-        $targetGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add($colDef) | Out-Null
-    }
-
-    # Only apply the logic for distributing entries across columns if the targetGridName is "appspanel"
-    if ($targetGridName -eq "appspanel") {
-        $panelcount = 0
-        $entrycount = $configHashtable.Keys.Count + $organizedData["0"].Keys.Count
-        $maxcount = [Math]::Round($entrycount / $columncount + 0.5)
+        # Only apply the logic for distributing entries across columns if the targetGridName is "appspanel"
+        if ($targetGridName -eq "appspanel") {
+            $panelcount = 0
+            $entrycount = $configHashtable.Keys.Count + $organizedData["0"].Keys.Count
+            $maxcount = [Math]::Round($entrycount / $columncount + 0.5)
+        }
     }
 
     # Iterate through 'organizedData' by panel, category, and application
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
         $border = New-Object Windows.Controls.Border
         $border.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the border stretches vertically
         [System.Windows.Controls.Grid]::SetColumn($border, $panelcount)
-        $border.style = $window.FindResource("BorderStyle")
+        $border.style = $borderstyle
         $targetGrid.Children.Add($border) | Out-Null
 
         # Create a StackPanel inside the Border
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
                     $border = New-Object Windows.Controls.Border
                     $border.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the border stretches vertically
                     [System.Windows.Controls.Grid]::SetColumn($border, $panelcount)
-                    $border.style = $window.FindResource("BorderStyle")
+                    $border.style = $borderstyle
                     $targetGrid.Children.Add($border) | Out-Null
 
                     # Create a new StackPanel inside the Border
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
                         $border = New-Object Windows.Controls.Border
                         $border.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the border stretches vertically
                         [System.Windows.Controls.Grid]::SetColumn($border, $panelcount)
-                        $border.style = $window.FindResource("BorderStyle")
+                        $border.style = $borderstyle
                         $targetGrid.Children.Add($border) | Out-Null
 
                         # Create a new StackPanel inside the Border
@@ -168,7 +175,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
                         $checkBox.Name = $entryInfo.Name
                         $checkBox.HorizontalAlignment = "Right"
                         $dockPanel.Children.Add($checkBox) | Out-Null
-                        $checkBox.Style = $window.FindResource("ColorfulToggleSwitchStyle")
+                        $checkBox.Style = $ColorfulToggleSwitchStyle
 
                         $label = New-Object Windows.Controls.Label
                         $label.Content = $entryInfo.Content
@@ -238,7 +245,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
                         $comboBox.Width = $theme.ButtonWidth
                         $comboBox.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
                         $comboBox.VerticalAlignment = "Center"
-                        $comboBox.Margin = "5,5"
+                        $comboBox.Margin = $theme.ButtonMargin
 
                         foreach ($comboitem in ($entryInfo.ComboItems -split " ")) {
                             $comboBoxItem = New-Object Windows.Controls.ComboBoxItem
@@ -260,8 +267,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
                         $button.Name = $entryInfo.Name
                         $button.Content = $entryInfo.Content
                         $button.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
-                        $button.Margin = "5"
-                        $button.Padding = "20,5"
+                        $button.Margin = $theme.ButtonMargin
                         $button.FontSize = $theme.ButtonFontSize
                         if ($entryInfo.ButtonWidth) {
                             $button.Width = $entryInfo.ButtonWidth
@@ -291,7 +297,7 @@ function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
                             $textBlock.Name = $checkBox.Name + "Link"
                             $textBlock.Text = "(?)"
                             $textBlock.ToolTip = $entryInfo.Link
-                            $textBlock.Style = $window.FindResource("HoverTextBlockStyle")
+                            $textBlock.Style = $HoverTextBlockStyle
 
                             # Add event handler for click to open link
                             $handler = [System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventHandler]{

scripts/main.ps1

@@ -84,10 +84,15 @@ try {
 
 # Load the configuration files
 #Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.nav -targetGridName "WPFMainGrid"
-Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.applications -targetGridName "appspanel" -columncount 5
-Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.tweaks -targetGridName "tweakspanel" -columncount 2
-Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.feature -targetGridName "featurespanel" -columncount 2
-
+$sync.form.Dispatcher.Invoke([action] {
+    Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.applications -targetGridName "appspanel" -columncount 5
+})
+$sync.form.Dispatcher.Invoke([action] {
+    Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.tweaks -targetGridName "tweakspanel" -columncount 2
+})
+$sync.form.Dispatcher.Invoke([action] {
+    Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.feature -targetGridName "featurespanel" -columncount 2
+})
 
 #===========================================================================
 # Store Form Objects In PowerShell

xaml/inputXML.xaml

@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@
                         <RowDefinition Height="45px"/>
                         <RowDefinition Height="0.95*"/>
                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                    <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Margin="5">
+                    <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Margin="{TabContentMargin}">
                         <Button Name="WPFinstall" Content=" Install/Upgrade Selected" Margin="2" />
                         <Button Name="WPFInstallUpgrade" Content=" Upgrade All" Margin="2"/>
                         <Button Name="WPFuninstall" Content=" Uninstall Selected" Margin="2"/>
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
                         <Button Name="WPFclearWinget" Content=" Clear Selection" Margin="2"/>
                     </StackPanel>
 
-                    <ScrollViewer x:Name="scrollViewer" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Padding="-1" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
+                    <ScrollViewer x:Name="scrollViewer" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Margin="{TabContentMargin}" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                                 BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                         <Grid Name="appspanel" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                         </Grid>
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
                         <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
-                    <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Grid.Row="0">
+                    <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Grid.Row="0" Margin="{TabContentMargin}">
                         <Grid Background="Transparent">
                             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                 <RowDefinition Height="45px"/>
@@ -846,13 +846,13 @@
                 </Grid>
             </TabItem>
             <TabItem Header="Config" Visibility="Collapsed" Name="WPFTab3">
-                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Margin="{TabContentMargin}">
                     <Grid Name="featurespanel" Grid.Row="1" Background="Transparent">
                     </Grid>
                 </ScrollViewer>
             </TabItem>
             <TabItem Header="Updates" Visibility="Collapsed" Name="WPFTab4">
-                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Margin="{TabContentMargin}">
                 <Grid Background="Transparent">
                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@
                 </ScrollViewer>
             </TabItem>
             <TabItem Header="MicroWin" Visibility="Collapsed" Name="WPFTab5">
-                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Margin="{TabContentMargin}">
                 <Grid Width="Auto" Height="Auto">
                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>