add error handling for styles

Co-authored-by: Mr.k <mineshtine28546271@gmail.com>

Compile.ps1

@@ -110,20 +110,7 @@ Get-ChildItem "$workingdir\config" | Where-Object {$psitem.extension -eq ".json"
 
 $xaml = (Get-Content "$workingdir\xaml\inputXML.xaml").replace("'","''")
 
-# Dot-source the Get-TabXaml function
-. "$workingdir\functions\private\Get-TabXaml.ps1"
-
-Update-Progress "Building: Xaml " 75
-$appXamlContent = Get-TabXaml "applications" 5
-$tweaksXamlContent = Get-TabXaml "tweaks"
-$featuresXamlContent = Get-TabXaml "feature"
-
-
 Update-Progress "Adding: Xaml " 90
-# Replace the placeholder in $inputXML with the content of inputApp.xaml
-$xaml = $xaml -replace "{{InstallPanel_applications}}", $appXamlContent
-$xaml = $xaml -replace "{{InstallPanel_tweaks}}", $tweaksXamlContent
-$xaml = $xaml -replace "{{InstallPanel_features}}", $featuresXamlContent
 
 $script_content.Add($(Write-output "`$inputXML =  '$xaml'"))
 

config/themes.json

@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
                     "HeaderFontFamily": "Consolas, Monaco",
 
                     "CheckBoxBulletDecoratorFontSize": "14",
-                    "CheckBoxMargin": "15,0,0,2",
+                    "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,1",
 
+                    "TabContentMargin": "5",
                     "TabButtonFontSize":      "14",
                     "TabButtonWidth":         "100",
                     "TabButtonHeight":        "25",
@@ -86,8 +87,9 @@
                     "HeaderFontFamily": "Consolas, Monaco",
 
                     "CheckBoxBulletDecoratorFontSize": "14",
-                    "CheckBoxMargin": "15,0,0,2",
+                    "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,1",
 
+                    "TabContentMargin": "5",
                     "TabButtonFontSize":      "14",
                     "TabButtonWidth":         "100",
                     "TabButtonHeight":        "25",
@@ -158,8 +160,9 @@
                     "HeaderFontFamily": "Consolas, Monaco",
 
                     "CheckBoxBulletDecoratorFontSize": "14",
-                    "CheckBoxMargin": "15,0,0,2",
+                    "CheckBoxMargin": "5,0,0,1",
 
+                    "TabContentMargin": "5",
                     "TabButtonFontSize":      "14",
                     "TabButtonWidth":         "100",
                     "TabButtonHeight":        "25",

functions/private/Get-TabXaml.ps1

@@ -1,221 +0,0 @@
-function Get-TabXaml {
-    <#
-        .SYNOPSIS
-            Generates XAML for a tab in the WinUtil GUI
-            This function is used to generate the XAML for the applications tab in the WinUtil GUI
-            It takes the tabname and the number of columns to display the applications in as input and returns the XAML for the tab as output
-
-        .PARAMETER tabname
-            The name of the tab to generate XAML for
-            Note: the 'tabname' parameter must equal one of the json files found in $sync.configs variable
-                  Otherwise, it'll throw an exception
-
-        .PARAMETER columncount
-            The number of columns to display the applications in, default is 0
-
-        .OUTPUTS
-            The XAML for the tab
-
-        .EXAMPLE
-            Get-TabXaml "applications" 3
-    #>
-
-
-    param(
-        [Parameter(Mandatory, position=0)]
-        [string]$tabname,
-
-        [Parameter(position=1)]
-        [ValidateRange(0,10)] # 10 panels as max number is more then enough
-        [int]$columncount = 0
-    )
-
-    # Validate tabname
-    if ($sync.configs.$tabname -eq $null) {
-        throw "Invalid parameter passed, can't find '$tabname' in '`$sync.configs' variable, please double check any calls to 'Get-TabXaml' function."
-    }
-
-    $organizedData = @{}
-    # Iterate through JSON data and organize by panel and category
-    foreach ($appName in $sync.configs.$tabname.PSObject.Properties.Name) {
-        $appInfo = $sync.configs.$tabname.$appName
-
-        # Create an object for the application
-        $appObject = [PSCustomObject]@{
-            Name = $appName
-            Category = $appInfo.Category
-            Content = $appInfo.Content
-            Choco = $appInfo.choco
-            Winget = $appInfo.winget
-            Panel = if ($columncount -gt 0 ) { "0" } else {$appInfo.panel}
-            Link = $appInfo.link
-            Description = $appInfo.description
-            # Type is (Checkbox,Toggle,Button,Combobox ) (Default is Checkbox)
-            Type = $appInfo.type
-            ComboItems = $appInfo.ComboItems
-            # Checked is the property to set startup checked status of checkbox (Default is false)
-            Checked = $appInfo.Checked
-            ButtonWidth = $appInfo.ButtonWidth
-        }
-
-        if (-not $organizedData.ContainsKey($appObject.panel)) {
-            $organizedData[$appObject.panel] = @{}
-        }
-
-        if (-not $organizedData[$appObject.panel].ContainsKey($appObject.Category)) {
-            $organizedData[$appObject.panel][$appObject.Category] = @{}
-        }
-
-        # Store application data in a sub-array under the category
-        # Add Order property to keep the original order of tweaks and features
-        $organizedData[$appObject.panel][$appInfo.Category]["$($appInfo.order)$appName"] = $appObject
-    }
-
-    # Same tab amount in last line of 'inputXML.xaml' file
-    # TODO: Get the base repeat (amount) of tabs from last line (or even lines)
-    #       so it can dynamicly react to whatever is before this generated XML string.
-    #       .. may be solve this even before calling this function, and pass the result as a parameter?
-    $tab_repeat = 7
-    $spaces_per_tab = 4 # The convenction used across the code base
-    $tab_as_spaces = $(" " * $spaces_per_tab)
-    $precal_indent = $($tab_as_spaces * $tab_repeat)
-    $precal_indent_p1 = $($tab_as_spaces * ($tab_repeat + 1))
-    $precal_indent_p2 = $($tab_as_spaces * ($tab_repeat + 2))
-    $precal_indent_m1 = $($tab_as_spaces * ($tab_repeat - 1))
-    $precal_indent_m2 = $($tab_as_spaces * ($tab_repeat - 2))
-
-    # Calculate the needed number of panels
-    $panelcount = 0
-    $paneltotal = $organizedData.Keys.Count
-    if ($columncount -gt 0) {
-        $appcount = $sync.configs.$tabname.PSObject.Properties.Name.count + $organizedData["0"].Keys.count
-        $maxcount = [Math]::Round( $appcount / $columncount + 0.5)
-        $paneltotal = $columncount
-    }
-    # add ColumnDefinitions to evenly draw colums
-    $blockXml = "<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>"
-    $blockXml += $("`r`n" + " " * ($spaces_per_tab * $tab_repeat) +
-                 "<ColumnDefinition Width=""*""/>") * $paneltotal
-    $blockXml += $("`r`n" + " " * ($spaces_per_tab * ($tab_repeat - 1))) +
-                 "</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>" + "`r`n"
-
-    # Iterate through 'organizedData' by panel, category, and application
-    $count = 0
-    foreach ($panel in ($organizedData.Keys | Sort-Object)) {
-        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m1 + "<Border Grid.Row=""1"" Grid.Column=""$panelcount"">" + "`r`n"
-        $blockXml += $precal_indent + "<StackPanel Background=""{MainBackgroundColor}"" SnapsToDevicePixels=""True"">" + "`r`n"
-        $panelcount++
-        foreach ($category in ($organizedData[$panel].Keys | Sort-Object)) {
-            $count++
-            if ($columncount -gt 0) {
-                $panelcount2 = [Int](($count)/$maxcount-0.5)
-                if ($panelcount -eq $panelcount2 ) {
-                    $blockXml += $precal_indent_p2 + "</StackPanel>" + "`r`n"
-                    $blockXml += $precal_indent_p1 + "</Border>" + "`r`n"
-                    $blockXml += $precal_indent_p1 + "<Border Grid.Row=""1"" Grid.Column=""$panelcount"">" + "`r`n"
-                    $blockXml += $precal_indent_p2 + "<StackPanel Background=""{MainBackgroundColor}"" SnapsToDevicePixels=""True"">" + "`r`n"
-                    $panelcount++
-                }
-            }
-
-            # Dot-source the Get-WPFObjectName function
-            . "$($sync.PSScriptRoot)\functions\private\Get-WPFObjectName.ps1"
-
-            $categorycontent = $($category -replace '^.__', '')
-            $categoryname = Get-WPFObjectName -type "Label" -name $categorycontent
-            $blockXml += $("`r`n" + " " * ($spaces_per_tab * $tab_repeat)) +
-                            "<Label Name=""$categoryname"" Content=""$categorycontent""" + " " +
-                            "FontSize=""{FontSizeHeading}"" FontFamily=""{HeaderFontFamily}""/>" + "`r`n" + "`r`n"
-            $sortedApps = $organizedData[$panel][$category].Keys | Sort-Object
-            foreach ($appName in $sortedApps) {
-                $count++
-
-                if ($columncount -gt 0) {
-                    $panelcount2 = [Int](($count)/$maxcount-0.5)
-                    # Verify the indentation actually works...
-                    if ($panelcount -eq $panelcount2 ) {
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m1 +
-                                        "</StackPanel>" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m2 +
-                                        "</Border>" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m2 +
-                                        "<Border Grid.Row=""1"" Grid.Column=""$panelcount"">" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m1 +
-                                        "<StackPanel Background=""{MainBackgroundColor}"" SnapsToDevicePixels=""True"">" + "`r`n"
-                        $panelcount++
-                    }
-                }
-
-                $appInfo = $organizedData[$panel][$category][$appName]
-                switch ($appInfo.Type) {
-                    "Toggle" {
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m1 +
-                                        "<DockPanel LastChildFill=""True"">" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent +
-                                        "<CheckBox Name=""$($appInfo.Name)"" Style=""{StaticResource ColorfulToggleSwitchStyle}"" Margin=""4,0""" + " " +
-                                        "HorizontalAlignment=""Right"" FontSize=""{FontSize}""/>" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent +
-                                        "<Label Content=""$($appInfo.Content)"" ToolTip=""$($appInfo.Description)""" + " " +
-                                        "HorizontalAlignment=""Left"" FontSize=""{FontSize}""/>" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m1 +
-                                        "</DockPanel>" + "`r`n"
-                    }
-
-                    "Combobox" {
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_m1 +
-                                        "<StackPanel Orientation=""Horizontal"" Margin=""0,5,0,0"">" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent + "<Label Content=""$($appInfo.Content)"" HorizontalAlignment=""Left""" + " " +
-                                        "VerticalAlignment=""Center"" FontSize=""{FontSize}""/>" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent +
-                                        "<ComboBox Name=""$($appInfo.Name)""  Height=""32"" Width=""186"" HorizontalAlignment=""Left""" + " " +
-                                        "VerticalAlignment=""Center"" Margin=""5,5"" FontSize=""{FontSize}"">" + "`r`n"
-
-                        $addfirst="IsSelected=""True"""
-                        foreach ($comboitem in ($appInfo.ComboItems -split " ")) {
-                            $blockXml += $precal_indent_p1 +
-                                            "<ComboBoxItem $addfirst Content=""$comboitem"" FontSize=""{FontSize}""/>" + "`r`n"
-                            $addfirst=""
-                        }
-
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent_p1 + "</ComboBox>" + "`r`n"
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent + "</StackPanel>" + "`r`n"
-                    }
-
-                    "Button" {
-                        if ($appInfo.ButtonWidth -ne $null) {
-                            $ButtonWidthStr = "Width=""$($appInfo.ButtonWidth)"""
-                        }
-                        $blockXml += $precal_indent +
-                                        "<Button Name=""$($appInfo.Name)"" Content=""$($appInfo.Content)""" + " " +
-                                        "HorizontalAlignment=""Left"" Margin=""5"" Padding=""20,5"" $($ButtonWidthStr)/>" + "`r`n"
-                    }
-
-                    # else it is a checkbox
-                    default {
-                        $checkedStatus = If ($appInfo.Checked -eq $null) {""} else {" IsChecked=""$($appInfo.Checked)"""}
-                        if ($appInfo.Link -eq $null) {
-                            $blockXml += $precal_indent +
-                                            "<CheckBox Name=""$($appInfo.Name)"" Content=""$($appInfo.Content)""$($checkedStatus) Margin=""5,0""" + " " +
-                                            "ToolTip=""$($appInfo.Description)""/>" + "`r`n"
-                        } else {
-                            $blockXml += $precal_indent +
-                                            "<StackPanel Orientation=""Horizontal"">" + "`r`n"
-                            $blockXml += $precal_indent_p1 +
-                                            "<CheckBox Name=""$($appInfo.Name)"" Content=""$($appInfo.Content)""$($checkedStatus)" + " " +
-                                            "ToolTip=""$($appInfo.Description)"" Margin=""0,0,2,0""/>" + "`r`n"
-                            $blockXml += $precal_indent_p1 +
-                                            "<TextBlock Name=""$($appInfo.Name)Link"" Style=""{StaticResource HoverTextBlockStyle}"" Text=""(?)""" + " " +
-                                            "ToolTip=""$($appInfo.Link)""/>" + "`r`n"
-                            $blockXml += $precal_indent +
-                                            "</StackPanel>" + "`r`n"
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        $blockXml += $precal_indent_p1 + "</StackPanel>" + "`r`n"
-        $blockXml += $precal_indent + "</Border>" + "`r`n"
-    }
-    return ($blockXml)
-}

functions/public/Invoke-WPFUIElements.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+function Invoke-WPFUIElements {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Adds UI elements to a specified Grid in the WinUtil GUI based on a JSON configuration.
+    .PARAMETER configVariable
+        The variable/link containing the JSON configuration.
+    .PARAMETER targetGridName
+        The name of the grid to which the UI elements should be added.
+    .PARAMETER columncount
+        The number of columns to be used in the Grid. If not provided, a default value is used based on the panel.
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.applications -targetGridName "install" -columncount 5
+    .NOTES
+        Future me/contributer: If possible please wrap this into a runspace to make it load all panels at the same time.
+    #>
+
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [PSCustomObject]$configVariable,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$targetGridName,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [int]$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 = @{}
+    $configVariable.PSObject.Properties.Name | ForEach-Object {
+        $configHashtable[$_] = $configVariable.$_
+    }
+
+    $organizedData = @{}
+    # Iterate through JSON data and organize by panel and category
+    foreach ($entry in $configHashtable.Keys) {
+        $entryInfo = $configHashtable[$entry]
+
+        # Create an object for the application
+        $entryObject = [PSCustomObject]@{
+            Name = $entry
+            Order = $entryInfo.order
+            Category = $entryInfo.Category
+            Content = $entryInfo.Content
+            Choco = $entryInfo.choco
+            Winget = $entryInfo.winget
+            Panel = if ($entryInfo.Panel) { $entryInfo.Panel } else { "0" }
+            Link = $entryInfo.link
+            Description = $entryInfo.description
+            Type = $entryInfo.type
+            ComboItems = $entryInfo.ComboItems
+            Checked = $entryInfo.Checked
+            ButtonWidth = $entryInfo.ButtonWidth
+        }
+
+        if (-not $organizedData.ContainsKey($entryObject.Panel)) {
+            $organizedData[$entryObject.Panel] = @{}
+        }
+
+        if (-not $organizedData[$entryObject.Panel].ContainsKey($entryObject.Category)) {
+            $organizedData[$entryObject.Panel][$entryObject.Category] = @()
+        }
+
+        # Store application data in an array under the category
+        $organizedData[$entryObject.Panel][$entryObject.Category] += $entryObject
+
+        # Only apply the logic for distributing entries across columns if the targetGridName is "appspanel"
+        if ($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
+    $count = 0
+    foreach ($panelKey in ($organizedData.Keys | Sort-Object)) {
+        # Create a Border for each column
+        $border = New-Object Windows.Controls.Border
+        $border.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the border stretches vertically
+        [System.Windows.Controls.Grid]::SetColumn($border, $panelcount)
+        $border.style = $borderstyle
+        $targetGrid.Children.Add($border) | Out-Null
+
+        # Create a StackPanel inside the Border
+        $stackPanel = New-Object Windows.Controls.StackPanel
+        $stackPanel.Background = [Windows.Media.Brushes]::Transparent
+        $stackPanel.SnapsToDevicePixels = $true
+        $stackPanel.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the stack panel stretches vertically
+        $border.Child = $stackPanel
+        $panelcount++
+
+        foreach ($category in ($organizedData[$panelKey].Keys | Sort-Object)) {
+            $count++
+            if ($targetGridName -eq "appspanel" -and $columncount -gt 0) {
+                $panelcount2 = [Int](($count) / $maxcount - 0.5)
+                if ($panelcount -eq $panelcount2) {
+                    # Create a new Border for the new column
+                    $border = New-Object Windows.Controls.Border
+                    $border.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the border stretches vertically
+                    [System.Windows.Controls.Grid]::SetColumn($border, $panelcount)
+                    $border.style = $borderstyle
+                    $targetGrid.Children.Add($border) | Out-Null
+
+                    # Create a new StackPanel inside the Border
+                    $stackPanel = New-Object Windows.Controls.StackPanel
+                    $stackPanel.Background = [Windows.Media.Brushes]::Transparent
+                    $stackPanel.SnapsToDevicePixels = $true
+                    $stackPanel.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the stack panel stretches vertically
+                    $border.Child = $stackPanel
+                    $panelcount++
+                }
+            }
+
+            $label = New-Object Windows.Controls.Label
+            $label.Content = $category -replace ".*__", ""
+            $label.FontSize = $theme.FontSizeHeading
+            $label.FontFamily = $theme.HeaderFontFamily
+            $stackPanel.Children.Add($label) | Out-Null
+
+            $sync[$category] = $label
+
+            # Sort entries by Order and then by Name, but only display Name
+            $entries = $organizedData[$panelKey][$category] | Sort-Object Order, Name
+            foreach ($entryInfo in $entries) {
+                $count++
+                if ($targetGridName -eq "appspanel" -and $columncount -gt 0) {
+                    $panelcount2 = [Int](($count) / $maxcount - 0.5)
+                    if ($panelcount -eq $panelcount2) {
+                        # Create a new Border for the new column
+                        $border = New-Object Windows.Controls.Border
+                        $border.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the border stretches vertically
+                        [System.Windows.Controls.Grid]::SetColumn($border, $panelcount)
+                        $border.style = $borderstyle
+                        $targetGrid.Children.Add($border) | Out-Null
+
+                        # Create a new StackPanel inside the Border
+                        $stackPanel = New-Object Windows.Controls.StackPanel
+                        $stackPanel.Background = [Windows.Media.Brushes]::Transparent
+                        $stackPanel.SnapsToDevicePixels = $true
+                        $stackPanel.VerticalAlignment = "Stretch" # Ensure the stack panel stretches vertically
+                        $border.Child = $stackPanel
+                        $panelcount++
+                    }
+                }
+
+                switch ($entryInfo.Type) {
+                    "Toggle" {
+                        $dockPanel = New-Object Windows.Controls.DockPanel
+                        $checkBox = New-Object Windows.Controls.CheckBox
+                        $checkBox.Name = $entryInfo.Name
+                        $checkBox.HorizontalAlignment = "Right"
+                        $dockPanel.Children.Add($checkBox) | Out-Null
+                        $checkBox.Style = $ColorfulToggleSwitchStyle
+
+                        $label = New-Object Windows.Controls.Label
+                        $label.Content = $entryInfo.Content
+                        $label.ToolTip = $entryInfo.Description
+                        $label.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
+                        $label.FontSize = $theme.FontSize
+                        $dockPanel.Children.Add($label) | Out-Null
+                        $stackPanel.Children.Add($dockPanel) | Out-Null
+
+                        $sync[$entryInfo.Name] = $checkBox
+
+                        $sync[$entryInfo.Name].IsChecked = Get-WinUtilToggleStatus $sync[$entryInfo.Name].Name
+
+                        $sync[$entryInfo.Name].Add_Click({
+                            [System.Object]$Sender = $args[0]
+                            Invoke-WPFToggle $Sender.name
+                        })
+                    }
+
+                    "ToggleButton" {
+                        $toggleButton = New-Object Windows.Controls.ToggleButton
+                        $toggleButton.Name = $entryInfo.Name
+                        $toggleButton.Name = "WPFTab" + ($stackPanel.Children.Count + 1) + "BT"
+                        $toggleButton.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
+                        $toggleButton.Height = $theme.TabButtonHeight
+                        $toggleButton.Width = $theme.TabButtonWidth
+                        $toggleButton.Background = $theme.ButtonInstallBackgroundColor
+                        $toggleButton.Foreground = [Windows.Media.Brushes]::White
+                        $toggleButton.FontWeight = [Windows.FontWeights]::Bold
+
+                        $textBlock = New-Object Windows.Controls.TextBlock
+                        $textBlock.FontSize = $theme.TabButtonFontSize
+                        $textBlock.Background = [Windows.Media.Brushes]::Transparent
+                        $textBlock.Foreground = $theme.ButtonInstallForegroundColor
+
+                        $underline = New-Object Windows.Documents.Underline
+                        $underline.Inlines.Add($entryInfo.name -replace "(.).*", "`$1")
+
+                        $run = New-Object Windows.Documents.Run
+                        $run.Text = $entryInfo.name -replace "^.", ""
+
+                        $textBlock.Inlines.Add($underline)
+                        $textBlock.Inlines.Add($run)
+
+                        $toggleButton.Content = $textBlock
+
+                        $stackPanel.Children.Add($toggleButton) | Out-Null
+
+                        $sync[$entryInfo.Name] = $toggleButton
+                    }
+
+                    "Combobox" {
+                        $horizontalStackPanel = New-Object Windows.Controls.StackPanel
+                        $horizontalStackPanel.Orientation = "Horizontal"
+                        $horizontalStackPanel.Margin = "0,5,0,0"
+
+                        $label = New-Object Windows.Controls.Label
+                        $label.Content = $entryInfo.Content
+                        $label.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
+                        $label.VerticalAlignment = "Center"
+                        $label.FontSize = $theme.ButtonFontSize
+                        $horizontalStackPanel.Children.Add($label) | Out-Null
+
+                        $comboBox = New-Object Windows.Controls.ComboBox
+                        $comboBox.Name = $entryInfo.Name
+                        $comboBox.Height = $theme.ButtonHeight
+                        $comboBox.Width = $theme.ButtonWidth
+                        $comboBox.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
+                        $comboBox.VerticalAlignment = "Center"
+                        $comboBox.Margin = $theme.ButtonMargin
+
+                        foreach ($comboitem in ($entryInfo.ComboItems -split " ")) {
+                            $comboBoxItem = New-Object Windows.Controls.ComboBoxItem
+                            $comboBoxItem.Content = $comboitem
+                            $comboBoxItem.FontSize = $theme.ButtonFontSize
+                            $comboBox.Items.Add($comboBoxItem) | Out-Null
+                        }
+
+                        $horizontalStackPanel.Children.Add($comboBox) | Out-Null
+                        $stackPanel.Children.Add($horizontalStackPanel) | Out-Null
+
+                        $comboBox.SelectedIndex = 0
+
+                        $sync[$entryInfo.Name] = $comboBox
+                    }
+
+                    "Button" {
+                        $button = New-Object Windows.Controls.Button
+                        $button.Name = $entryInfo.Name
+                        $button.Content = $entryInfo.Content
+                        $button.HorizontalAlignment = "Left"
+                        $button.Margin = $theme.ButtonMargin
+                        $button.FontSize = $theme.ButtonFontSize
+                        if ($entryInfo.ButtonWidth) {
+                            $button.Width = $entryInfo.ButtonWidth
+                        }
+                        $stackPanel.Children.Add($button) | Out-Null
+
+                        $sync[$entryInfo.Name] = $button
+                    }
+
+                    default {
+                        $horizontalStackPanel = New-Object Windows.Controls.StackPanel
+                        $horizontalStackPanel.Orientation = "Horizontal"
+
+                        $checkBox = New-Object Windows.Controls.CheckBox
+                        $checkBox.Name = $entryInfo.Name
+                        $checkBox.Content = $entryInfo.Content
+                        $checkBox.FontSize = $theme.FontSize
+                        $checkBox.ToolTip = $entryInfo.Description
+                        $checkBox.Margin = $theme.CheckBoxMargin
+                        if ($entryInfo.Checked) {
+                            $checkBox.IsChecked = $entryInfo.Checked
+                        }
+                        $horizontalStackPanel.Children.Add($checkBox) | Out-Null
+
+                        if ($entryInfo.Link) {
+                            $textBlock = New-Object Windows.Controls.TextBlock
+                            $textBlock.Name = $checkBox.Name + "Link"
+                            $textBlock.Text = "(?)"
+                            $textBlock.ToolTip = $entryInfo.Link
+                            $textBlock.Style = $HoverTextBlockStyle
+
+                            # Add event handler for click to open link
+                            $handler = [System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventHandler]{
+                                param($sender, $e)
+                                Start-Process $sender.ToolTip.ToString()
+                            }
+                            $textBlock.AddHandler([Windows.Controls.TextBlock]::MouseLeftButtonUpEvent, $handler)
+
+                            $horizontalStackPanel.Children.Add($textBlock) | Out-Null
+
+                            $sync[$textBlock.Name] = $textBlock
+                        }
+
+                        $stackPanel.Children.Add($horizontalStackPanel) | Out-Null
+                        $sync[$entryInfo.Name] = $checkBox
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

scripts/main.ps1

@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ try {
     Write-Host "Unable to load Windows.Markup.XamlReader. Double-check syntax and ensure .net is installed."
 }
 
+
+# Load the configuration files
+#Invoke-WPFUIElements -configVariable $sync.configs.nav -targetGridName "WPFMainGrid"
+$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
 #===========================================================================
@@ -89,16 +102,6 @@ $xaml.SelectNodes("//*[@Name]") | ForEach-Object {$sync["$("$($psitem.Name)")"]
 
 $sync.keys | ForEach-Object {
     if($sync.$psitem) {
-        if($($sync["$psitem"].GetType() | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -eq "CheckBox" `
-                -and $sync["$psitem"].Name -like "WPFToggle*") {
-            $sync["$psitem"].IsChecked = Get-WinUtilToggleStatus $sync["$psitem"].Name
-
-            $sync["$psitem"].Add_Click({
-                [System.Object]$Sender = $args[0]
-                Invoke-WPFToggle $Sender.name
-            })
-        }
-
         if($($sync["$psitem"].GetType() | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -eq "ToggleButton") {
             $sync["$psitem"].Add_Click({
                 [System.Object]$Sender = $args[0]
@@ -367,7 +370,6 @@ $labels = @{}
 $allCategories = $checkBoxes.Name | ForEach-Object {$sync.configs.applications.$_} | Select-Object  -Unique -ExpandProperty category
 
 $sync["SearchBar"].Add_TextChanged({
-
     if ($sync.SearchBar.Text -ne "") {
         $sync.SearchBarClearButton.Visibility = "Visible"
     } else {
@@ -376,13 +378,14 @@ $sync["SearchBar"].Add_TextChanged({
 
     $activeApplications = @()
 
+    $textToSearch = $sync.SearchBar.Text.ToLower()
+
     foreach ($CheckBox in $CheckBoxes) {
         # Check if the checkbox is null or if it doesn't have content
         if ($CheckBox -eq $null -or $CheckBox.Value -eq $null -or $CheckBox.Value.Content -eq $null) {
             continue
         }
 
-        $textToSearch = $sync.SearchBar.Text.ToLower()
         $checkBoxName = $CheckBox.Key
         $textBlockName = $checkBoxName + "Link"
 
@@ -392,23 +395,23 @@ $sync["SearchBar"].Add_TextChanged({
         if ($CheckBox.Value.Content.ToLower().Contains($textToSearch)) {
             $CheckBox.Value.Visibility = "Visible"
             $activeApplications += $sync.configs.applications.$checkboxName
-             # Set the corresponding text block visibility
-            if ($textBlock -ne $null) {
+            # Set the corresponding text block visibility
+            if ($textBlock -ne $null -and $textBlock -is [System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock]) {
                 $textBlock.Visibility = "Visible"
             }
         } else {
-             $CheckBox.Value.Visibility = "Collapsed"
+            $CheckBox.Value.Visibility = "Collapsed"
             # Set the corresponding text block visibility
-            if ($textBlock -ne $null) {
+            if ($textBlock -ne $null -and $textBlock -is [System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock]) {
                 $textBlock.Visibility = "Collapsed"
             }
         }
     }
+
     $activeCategories = $activeApplications | Select-Object -ExpandProperty category -Unique
 
     foreach ($category in $activeCategories) {
-        $label = $labels[$(Get-WPFObjectName -type "Label" -name $category)]
-        $label.Visibility = "Visible"
+        $sync[$category].Visibility = "Visible"
     }
     if ($activeCategories) {
         $inactiveCategories = Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $allCategories -DifferenceObject $activeCategories -PassThru
@@ -416,8 +419,8 @@ $sync["SearchBar"].Add_TextChanged({
         $inactiveCategories = $allCategories
     }
     foreach ($category in $inactiveCategories) {
-        $label = $labels[$(Get-WPFObjectName -type "Label" -name $category)]
-        $label.Visibility = "Collapsed"}
+        $sync[$category].Visibility = "Collapsed"
+    }
 })
 
 # Initialize the hashtable

xaml/inputXML.xaml

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
             </Style.Triggers>
         </Style>
 
-        <Style TargetType="Border">
+        <Style x:Key="BorderStyle" TargetType="Border">
             <Setter Property="Background" Value="{MainBackgroundColor}"/>
             <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{BorderColor}"/>
             <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
@@ -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"/>
@@ -795,10 +795,9 @@
                         <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 HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
-                            {{InstallPanel_applications}}
+                        <Grid Name="appspanel" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                         </Grid>
                     </ScrollViewer>
 
@@ -807,61 +806,72 @@
                 </Grid>
             </TabItem>
             <TabItem Header="Tweaks" Visibility="Collapsed" Name="WPFTab2">
-                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-                <Grid Background="Transparent">
+                <Grid>
+                    <!-- Main content area with a ScrollViewer -->
                     <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                        <RowDefinition Height="45px"/>
-                        <RowDefinition Height=".70*"/>
-                        <RowDefinition Height=".10*"/>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                    {{InstallPanel_tweaks}}
-                    <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="5">
-                        <Label Content="Recommended Selections:" FontSize="{FontSize}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2"/>
-                        <Button Name="WPFstandard" Content=" Standard " Margin="2"/>
-                        <Button Name="WPFminimal" Content=" Minimal " Margin="2"/>
-                        <Button Name="WPFclear" Content=" Clear " Margin="2"/>
-                        <Button Name="WPFGetInstalledTweaks" Content=" Get Installed " Margin="2"/>
-                    </StackPanel>
-                    <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0">
-                        <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
-                            <TextBlock Padding="10">
-                                Note: Hover over items to get a better description. Please be careful as many of these tweaks will heavily modify your system.
-                                <LineBreak/>Recommended selections are for normal users and if you are unsure do NOT check anything else!
-                            </TextBlock>
-                        </StackPanel>
-                    </Border>
 
-                    </Grid>
-                </ScrollViewer>
+                    <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Grid.Row="0" Margin="{TabContentMargin}">
+                        <Grid Background="Transparent">
+                            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                                <RowDefinition Height="45px"/>
+                                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
+                                <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+                            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                            <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="5">
+                                <Label Content="Recommended Selections:" FontSize="{FontSize}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2"/>
+                                <Button Name="WPFstandard" Content=" Standard " Margin="2"/>
+                                <Button Name="WPFminimal" Content=" Minimal " Margin="2"/>
+                                <Button Name="WPFclear" Content=" Clear " Margin="2"/>
+                                <Button Name="WPFGetInstalledTweaks" Content=" Get Installed " Margin="2"/>
+                            </StackPanel>
+
+                            <Grid Name="tweakspanel" Grid.Row="1">
+                                <!-- Your tweakspanel content goes here -->
+                            </Grid>
+
+                            <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle}">
+                                <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
+                                    <TextBlock Padding="10">
+                                        Note: Hover over items to get a better description. Please be careful as many of these tweaks will heavily modify your system.
+                                        <LineBreak/>Recommended selections are for normal users and if you are unsure do NOT check anything else!
+                                    </TextBlock>
+                                </StackPanel>
+                            </Border>
+                        </Grid>
+                    </ScrollViewer>
+                </Grid>
             </TabItem>
             <TabItem Header="Config" Visibility="Collapsed" Name="WPFTab3">
-                <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-                <Grid Background="Transparent">
-                    {{InstallPanel_features}}
+                <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="*"/>
                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                    <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0">
+                    <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle}">
                         <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
                             <Button Name="WPFUpdatesdefault" FontSize="{ConfigTabButtonFontSize}" Height="Auto" Width="Auto" Content="Default (Out of Box) Settings" Margin="20,4,20,10" Padding="10"/>
                             <TextBlock Margin="20,0,20,0" Padding="10" TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" MaxWidth="300">This is the default settings that come with Windows. <LineBreak/><LineBreak/> No modifications are made and will remove any custom windows update settings.<LineBreak/><LineBreak/>Note: If you still encounter update errors, reset all updates in the config tab. That will restore ALL Microsoft Update Services from their servers and reinstall them to default settings.</TextBlock>
                         </StackPanel>
                     </Border>
-                    <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">
+                    <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle}">
                         <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
                             <Button Name="WPFUpdatessecurity" FontSize="{ConfigTabButtonFontSize}" Height="Auto" Width="Auto" Content="Security (Recommended) Settings" Margin="20,4,20,10" Padding="10"/>
                             <TextBlock Margin="20,0,20,0" Padding="10" TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" MaxWidth="300">This is my recommended setting I use on all computers.<LineBreak/><LineBreak/> It will delay feature updates by 2 years and will install security updates 4 days after release.<LineBreak/><LineBreak/>Feature Updates: Adds features and often bugs to systems when they are released. You want to delay these as long as possible.<LineBreak/><LineBreak/>Security Updates: Typically these are pressing security flaws that need to be patched quickly. You only want to delay these a couple of days just to see if they are safe and don't break other systems. You don't want to go without these for ANY extended periods of time.</TextBlock>
                         </StackPanel>
                     </Border>
-                    <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2">
+                    <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle}">
                         <StackPanel Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
                             <Button Name="WPFUpdatesdisable" FontSize="{ConfigTabButtonFontSize}" Height="Auto" Width="Auto" Content="Disable ALL Updates (NOT RECOMMENDED!)" Margin="20,4,20,10" Padding="10,10,10,10"/>
                             <TextBlock Margin="20,0,20,0" Padding="10" TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" MaxWidth="300">This completely disables ALL Windows Updates and is NOT RECOMMENDED.<LineBreak/><LineBreak/> However, it can be suitable if you use your system for a select purpose and do not actively browse the internet. <LineBreak/><LineBreak/>Note: Your system will be easier to hack and infect without security updates.</TextBlock>
@@ -872,7 +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="*"/>
@@ -882,16 +892,17 @@
                         <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                     <Border Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
+                        Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle}"
                         VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
                     <StackPanel Name="MicrowinMain" Background="{MainBackgroundColor}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0">
                         <StackPanel Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Margin="1">
-                            <CheckBox x:Name="WPFMicrowinDownloadFromGitHub" Content="Download oscdimg.exe from CTT Github repo" IsChecked="False" Margin="-10,1,1,1" />
+                            <CheckBox x:Name="WPFMicrowinDownloadFromGitHub" Content="Download oscdimg.exe from CTT Github repo" IsChecked="False" Margin="{CheckBoxMargin}" />
                             <TextBlock Margin="5" Padding="1" TextWrapping="Wrap" Foreground="{ComboBoxForegroundColor}">
                                 Choose a Windows ISO file that you've downloaded <LineBreak/>
                                 Check the status in the console
                             </TextBlock>
-                            <CheckBox x:Name="WPFMicrowinISOScratchDir" Content="Use ISO directory for ScratchDir " IsChecked="False" Margin="-10,1,1,1"
+                            <CheckBox x:Name="WPFMicrowinISOScratchDir" Content="Use ISO directory for ScratchDir " IsChecked="False" Margin="{CheckBoxMargin}"
                                 ToolTip="Use ISO directory for ScratchDir " />
                             <Grid>
                             <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -947,9 +958,9 @@
                                 Foreground="{LabelboxForegroundColor}"
                                 ToolTip="Path to unpacked drivers all sys and inf files for devices that need drivers"
                             />
-                            <CheckBox Name="MicrowinImportDrivers" Content="Import drivers from current system" Margin="-10,5,0,0" IsChecked="False" ToolTip="Export all third-party drivers from your system and inject them to the MicroWin image"/>
+                            <CheckBox Name="MicrowinImportDrivers" Content="Import drivers from current system" Margin="{CheckBoxMargin}" IsChecked="False" ToolTip="Export all third-party drivers from your system and inject them to the MicroWin image"/>
                             <Rectangle Fill="{MainForegroundColor}" Height="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,10,0,10"/>
-                            <CheckBox Name="WPFMicrowinCopyToUsb" Content="Copy to Ventoy" Margin="-10,5,0,0" IsChecked="False" ToolTip="Copy to USB disk with a label Ventoy"/>
+                            <CheckBox Name="WPFMicrowinCopyToUsb" Content="Copy to Ventoy" Margin="{CheckBoxMargin}" IsChecked="False" ToolTip="Copy to USB disk with a label Ventoy"/>
                             <Rectangle Fill="{MainForegroundColor}" Height="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,10,0,10"/>
                             <TextBlock Margin="6" Padding="1" TextWrapping="Wrap"><Bold>Custom user settings (leave empty for default user)</Bold></TextBlock>
                             <TextBlock Margin="6" Padding="1" TextWrapping="Wrap">User name (20 characters max.):</TextBlock>
@@ -979,6 +990,7 @@
                     </StackPanel>
                     </Border>
                     <Border
+                        Style="{StaticResource BorderStyle}"
                         VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                         Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">