CarManager3Setup/CarManager3Setup.vdproj

@@ -332,15 +332,15 @@
         {
         "Name" = "8:Microsoft Visual Studio"
         "ProductName" = "8:Car Manager 3"
-        "ProductCode" = "8:{79688954-DAEC-4255-BF3C-8FD89EEC28AA}"
+        "ProductCode" = "8:{8FDFF7ED-D464-4F87-BA8F-BDC1000520E4}"
-        "PackageCode" = "8:{6ED782FF-C62F-45E9-B6A8-756604C01717}"
+        "PackageCode" = "8:{83DA7553-805F-4A70-921B-9A6FB0787780}"
         "UpgradeCode" = "8:{6FF57925-465E-4DB9-85DA-CE933191A3DD}"
         "AspNetVersion" = "8:2.0.50727.0"
         "RestartWWWService" = "11:FALSE"
         "RemovePreviousVersions" = "11:TRUE"
         "DetectNewerInstalledVersion" = "11:TRUE"
         "InstallAllUsers" = "11:FALSE"
-        "ProductVersion" = "8:1.3.0"
+        "ProductVersion" = "8:1.4.0"
         "Manufacturer" = "8:Jaro Digital"
         "ARPHELPTELEPHONE" = "8:"
         "ARPHELPLINK" = "8:"

CarManagerV3/CarManagerV3.csproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
     <MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
     <ApplicationRevision>0</ApplicationRevision>
-    <ApplicationVersion>1.3.0</ApplicationVersion>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.4.0</ApplicationVersion>
     <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <ApplicationIcon>CarMgm_Icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <AssemblyTitle>Car Manager 3</AssemblyTitle>
     <Product>Car Manager 3</Product>
-    <Version>1.3.0</Version>
+    <Version>1.4.0</Version>
     
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

CarManagerV3/Forms/Components/AnimatedProgressBar.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace CarManagerV3
+{
+    public class AnimatedProgressBar : UserControl
+    {
+        private Timer animationTimer;
+        private float animationPosition = 0f;
+        private Color primaryColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 120, 215);
+        private Color secondaryColor = Color.FromArgb(100, 180, 255);
+        private Color backgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(240, 240, 240);
+
+        public AnimatedProgressBar()
+        {
+            this.SetStyle(
+                ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint |
+                ControlStyles.UserPaint |
+                ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer |
+                ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw,
+                true);
+
+            this.Height = 8;
+
+            // Initialize animation timer
+            animationTimer = new Timer();
+            animationTimer.Interval = 20; // 50 FPS
+            animationTimer.Tick += AnimationTimer_Tick;
+            animationTimer.Start();
+        }
+
+        private void AnimationTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            animationPosition += 2f;
+            if (animationPosition > this.Width + 100)
+            {
+                animationPosition = -100;
+            }
+            this.Invalidate();
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
+        {
+            base.OnPaint(e);
+
+            Graphics g = e.Graphics;
+            g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
+            g.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
+
+            // Draw background with rounded corners
+            using (GraphicsPath path = GetRoundedRect(ClientRectangle, 4))
+            {
+                using (SolidBrush bgBrush = new SolidBrush(backgroundColor))
+                {
+                    g.FillPath(bgBrush, path);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Create animated gradient bar
+            float barWidth = 100f;
+            RectangleF barRect = new RectangleF(animationPosition, 0, barWidth, this.Height);
+
+            if (barRect.Right > 0 && barRect.Left < this.Width)
+            {
+                using (GraphicsPath barPath = GetRoundedRect(barRect, 4))
+                {
+                    // Create gradient brush
+                    using (LinearGradientBrush gradientBrush = new LinearGradientBrush(
+                        barRect,
+                        Color.Transparent,
+                        Color.Transparent,
+                        LinearGradientMode.Horizontal))
+                    {
+                        ColorBlend colorBlend = new ColorBlend();
+                        colorBlend.Colors = new Color[] {
+                            Color.FromArgb(0, primaryColor),
+                            primaryColor,
+                            secondaryColor,
+                            primaryColor,
+                            Color.FromArgb(0, primaryColor)
+                        };
+                        colorBlend.Positions = new float[] { 0f, 0.2f, 0.5f, 0.8f, 1f };
+                        gradientBrush.InterpolationColors = colorBlend;
+
+                        // Clip to control bounds
+                        Region oldClip = g.Clip;
+                        using (GraphicsPath clipPath = GetRoundedRect(ClientRectangle, 4))
+                        {
+                            g.SetClip(clipPath);
+                            g.FillPath(gradientBrush, barPath);
+                            g.Clip = oldClip;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Draw subtle border
+            using (GraphicsPath borderPath = GetRoundedRect(ClientRectangle, 4))
+            {
+                using (Pen borderPen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(220, 220, 220), 1))
+                {
+                    g.DrawPath(borderPen, borderPath);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private GraphicsPath GetRoundedRect(RectangleF rect, float radius)
+        {
+            GraphicsPath path = new GraphicsPath();
+            float diameter = radius * 2;
+
+            path.AddArc(rect.X, rect.Y, diameter, diameter, 180, 90);
+            path.AddArc(rect.Right - diameter, rect.Y, diameter, diameter, 270, 90);
+            path.AddArc(rect.Right - diameter, rect.Bottom - diameter, diameter, diameter, 0, 90);
+            path.AddArc(rect.X, rect.Bottom - diameter, diameter, diameter, 90, 90);
+            path.CloseFigure();
+
+            return path;
+        }
+
+        public void StartAnimation()
+        {
+            animationTimer.Start();
+        }
+
+        public void StopAnimation()
+        {
+            animationTimer.Stop();
+        }
+
+        //protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        //{
+        //    if (disposing)
+        //    {
+        //        animationTimer?.Stop();
+        //        animationTimer?.Dispose();
+        //    }
+        //    base.Dispose(disposing);
+        //}
+
+        // Properties for customization
+        public Color PrimaryColor
+        {
+            get => primaryColor;
+            set
+            {
+                primaryColor = value;
+                this.Invalidate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Color SecondaryColor
+        {
+            get => secondaryColor;
+            set
+            {
+                secondaryColor = value;
+                this.Invalidate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Color ProgressBackColor
+        {
+            get => backgroundColor;
+            set
+            {
+                backgroundColor = value;
+                this.Invalidate();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

CarManagerV3/Forms/Components/AnimatedProgressBar.resx

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+</root>

CarManagerV3/Forms/MainForm.Designer.cs

@@ -49,11 +49,14 @@
             addCarToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             importToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             clearSearchToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            settingsToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             toolsToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             openWelcomeScreenToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             clearRecentFilesToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             imageList1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(components);
-            settingsToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            aboutToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             tableLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout();
             tlpControls.SuspendLayout();
             tlpSearch.SuspendLayout();
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@
             // 
             menuStrip1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ButtonFace;
             menuStrip1.ImageScalingSize = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20);
-            menuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] { fileToolStripMenuItem, editToolStripMenuItem, toolsToolStripMenuItem });
+            menuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] { fileToolStripMenuItem, editToolStripMenuItem, toolsToolStripMenuItem, aboutToolStripMenuItem });
             menuStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
             menuStrip1.Name = "menuStrip1";
             menuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(902, 28);
@@ -240,24 +243,31 @@
             // addCarToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             addCarToolStripMenuItem.Name = "addCarToolStripMenuItem";
-            addCarToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 26);
+            addCarToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(174, 26);
             addCarToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Add Car";
             addCarToolStripMenuItem.Click += addCarToolStripMenuItem_Click;
             // 
             // importToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             importToolStripMenuItem.Name = "importToolStripMenuItem";
-            importToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 26);
+            importToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(174, 26);
             importToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Import";
             importToolStripMenuItem.Click += importToolStripMenuItem_Click;
             // 
             // clearSearchToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             clearSearchToolStripMenuItem.Name = "clearSearchToolStripMenuItem";
-            clearSearchToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 26);
+            clearSearchToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(174, 26);
             clearSearchToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Clear Search";
             clearSearchToolStripMenuItem.Click += clearSearchToolStripMenuItem_Click;
             // 
+            // settingsToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Name = "settingsToolStripMenuItem";
+            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(174, 26);
+            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Settings";
+            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Click += settingsToolStripMenuItem_Click;
+            // 
             // toolsToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             toolsToolStripMenuItem.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Text;
@@ -290,12 +300,26 @@
             imageList1.Images.SetKeyName(0, "Icon_Search.png");
             imageList1.Images.SetKeyName(1, "Icon_Add.png");
             // 
-            // settingsToolStripMenuItem
+            // aboutToolStripMenuItem
             // 
-            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Name = "settingsToolStripMenuItem";
+            aboutToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] { checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem, gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem });
-            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 26);
+            aboutToolStripMenuItem.Name = "aboutToolStripMenuItem";
-            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Settings";
+            aboutToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 24);
-            settingsToolStripMenuItem.Click += settingsToolStripMenuItem_Click;
+            aboutToolStripMenuItem.Text = "About";
+            // 
+            // checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem.Name = "checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem";
+            checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 26);
+            checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Check for Updates";
+            checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem.Click += checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem_Click;
+            // 
+            // gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem.Name = "gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem";
+            gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(224, 26);
+            gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Git Repository";
+            gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem.Click += gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem_Click;
             // 
             // MainForm
             // 
@@ -348,5 +372,8 @@
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem exitToolStripMenuItem;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem clearRecentFilesToolStripMenuItem;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem settingsToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem aboutToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem;
     }
 }

CarManagerV3/Forms/MainForm.cs

@@ -61,11 +61,17 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
             }
 
             refreshRecents();
-
+            try
-            if (Updater.IsUpdateAvailable(Properties.Settings.Default.AllowPrerelease))
             {
-                UpdatePromptForm updatePrompt = new UpdatePromptForm(Updater.GetCurrentVersion(), Updater.GetLatestVersion());
+                if (Updater.IsUpdateAvailable(Properties.Settings.Default.AllowPrerelease))
-                updatePrompt.ShowDialog();
+                {
+                    UpdatePromptForm updatePrompt = new UpdatePromptForm(Updater.GetCurrentVersion(), Updater.GetLatestVersion());
+                    updatePrompt.ShowDialog();
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Console.Error.WriteLine("Error checking for updates: " + ex.Message);
             }
 
 
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
                         Console.WriteLine($"[L] Updating car: {car.Id}");
                         // changes
                         card = existing;
-                        if(force) card.LoadImage(); // reload image if forced refresh
+                        if (force) card.LoadImage(); // reload image if forced refresh
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -558,5 +564,35 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
             settingsForm.ShowDialog();
 
         }
+
+        private void checkForUpdatesToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (Updater.IsUpdateAvailable(Properties.Settings.Default.AllowPrerelease))
+                {
+                    UpdatePromptForm updatePrompt = new UpdatePromptForm(Updater.GetCurrentVersion(), Updater.GetLatestVersion());
+                    updatePrompt.ShowDialog();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show($"You are already using the latest version. ({Updater.GetCurrentVersion()})", "No Updates Available", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show("Error checking for updates: " + ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void gitRepositoryToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Open the Git repository in the user's default browser
+            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = "https://git.jaro.digital/frozd/carmanager-3",
+                UseShellExecute = true
+            });
+        }
     }
 }

CarManagerV3/Forms/MainForm.resx

@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
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     <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </resheader>
+  <metadata name="menuStrip1.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
+    <value>17, 17</value>
+  </metadata>
   <assembly alias="System.Drawing" name="System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
   <data name="btnNewCar.Image" type="System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
     <value>
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-    <value>17, 17</value>
-  </metadata>
   <metadata name="imageList1.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
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CarManagerV3/Forms/UpdatePromptForm.Designer.cs

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
             btnReadChangelog.TabIndex = 1;
             btnReadChangelog.Text = "Changelog";
             btnReadChangelog.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            btnReadChangelog.Click += btnReadChangelog_Click;
             // 
             // UpdatePromptForm
             // 

CarManagerV3/Forms/UpdatePromptForm.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace CarManagerV3.Forms
             InitializeComponent();
             lblInstalledVersion.Text = lblInstalledVersion.Text.Replace("?.?.?", currentVersion);
             lblLatestVersion.Text = lblLatestVersion.Text.Replace("?.?.?", latestVersion);
+
         }
 
         private void btnDismissUpdate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -25,9 +26,39 @@ namespace CarManagerV3.Forms
             this.Close();
         }
 
-        private async void btnInstallUpdate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void btnInstallUpdate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            Updater.DownloadNewestInstaller();
+            /*
+                     var msgbox = new PleaseWait();
+            msgbox.Show();
+            Application.DoEvents();
+            StateManager.UpdateCar(car);
+            Image fooimg = ImageManager.GetImage(car);
+            msgbox.Close();
+            this.Close();
+                     */
+            PleaseWait loadForm = new PleaseWait("Downloading the newest version...");
+            try
+            {
+                this.Enabled = false;
+                loadForm.Show();
+                Application.DoEvents();
+                //return;
+                Updater.DownloadNewestInstaller();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show("An error occurred while trying to download the update: " + ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+            }
+            this.Enabled = true;
+            loadForm.Close();
+            this.Close();
+
+        }
+
+        private void btnReadChangelog_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            Updater.openReleasePage();
         }
     }
 }

CarManagerV3/Forms/Util/PleaseWait.Designer.cs

@@ -28,50 +28,69 @@
         /// </summary>
         private void InitializeComponent()
         {
-            progressBar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar();
             label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             lblContent = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            animatedProgressBar1 = new AnimatedProgressBar();
+            flowLayoutPanel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
+            flowLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout();
             SuspendLayout();
             // 
-            // progressBar1
-            // 
-            progressBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 78);
-            progressBar1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 4, 3, 4);
-            progressBar1.Name = "progressBar1";
-            progressBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(422, 29);
-            progressBar1.Style = System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBarStyle.Marquee;
-            progressBar1.TabIndex = 0;
-            progressBar1.Click += progressBar1_Click;
-            // 
             // label1
             // 
             label1.AutoSize = true;
-            label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10.2F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, 0);
+            label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, 0);
-            label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 16);
+            label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 10);
             label1.Name = "label1";
-            label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 20);
+            label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(140, 25);
             label1.TabIndex = 1;
             label1.Text = "Please wait...";
+            label1.UseWaitCursor = true;
             // 
             // lblContent
             // 
             lblContent.AutoSize = true;
-            lblContent.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 41);
+            lblContent.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 40);
+            lblContent.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 5, 3, 10);
             lblContent.Name = "lblContent";
             lblContent.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(144, 20);
             lblContent.TabIndex = 2;
             lblContent.Text = "Saving your changes";
+            lblContent.UseWaitCursor = true;
+            // 
+            // animatedProgressBar1
+            // 
+            animatedProgressBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 73);
+            animatedProgressBar1.Name = "animatedProgressBar1";
+            animatedProgressBar1.PrimaryColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(0, 120, 215);
+            animatedProgressBar1.ProgressBackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(240, 240, 240);
+            animatedProgressBar1.SecondaryColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(100, 180, 255);
+            animatedProgressBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(408, 22);
+            animatedProgressBar1.TabIndex = 3;
+            animatedProgressBar1.UseWaitCursor = true;
+            // 
+            // flowLayoutPanel1
+            // 
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom;
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(label1);
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(lblContent);
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(animatedProgressBar1);
+            flowLayoutPanel1.FlowDirection = System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.TopDown;
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Name = "flowLayoutPanel1";
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(10);
+            flowLayoutPanel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(437, 153);
+            flowLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 4;
+            flowLayoutPanel1.UseWaitCursor = true;
+            flowLayoutPanel1.WrapContents = false;
             // 
             // PleaseWait
             // 
             AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(8F, 20F);
             AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
             AutoSize = true;
-            ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(446, 121);
+            ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(437, 153);
             ControlBox = false;
-            Controls.Add(lblContent);
+            Controls.Add(flowLayoutPanel1);
-            Controls.Add(label1);
-            Controls.Add(progressBar1);
             FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
             Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 4, 3, 4);
             MaximizeBox = false;
@@ -79,16 +98,20 @@
             Name = "PleaseWait";
             ShowIcon = false;
             ShowInTaskbar = false;
+            StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
             Text = "Please Wait";
+            TopMost = true;
+            UseWaitCursor = true;
+            flowLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(false);
+            flowLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout();
             ResumeLayout(false);
-            PerformLayout();
 
         }
 
         #endregion
-
-        private System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar progressBar1;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblContent;
+        private AnimatedProgressBar animatedProgressBar1;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel flowLayoutPanel1;
     }
 }

CarManagerV3/Forms/Util/PleaseWait.cs

@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ namespace CarManagerV3
         public PleaseWait(string content = "Saving your changes...")
         {
             InitializeComponent();
+
+            this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer |
+                         ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint |
+                         ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);
+
             // loading animation
-            progressBar1.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Marquee;
+            animatedProgressBar1.StartAnimation();
-            progressBar1.MarqueeAnimationSpeed = 30;
             lblContent.Text = content;
 
+
         }
 
         private void progressBar1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

CarManagerV3/Manager/Updater.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace CarManagerV3.Manager
         private static DateTime lastChecked = DateTime.MinValue;
         private static readonly int CacheDurationMinutes = 60;
         private static bool cacheIncludesPrerelease = false;
-        private static readonly string debugVersion = "1.2.0";
+        private static readonly string debugVersion = null;//"1.2.0";
 
         public static string GetCurrentVersion()
         {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace CarManagerV3.Manager
         }
 
 
-        public static async void DownloadNewestInstaller(bool includePreRelease = false)
+        public static void DownloadNewestInstaller(bool includePreRelease = false)
         {
             string latestVersion = GetLatestVersion(includePreRelease);
             if (latestVersion == null)
@@ -137,27 +137,25 @@ namespace CarManagerV3.Manager
                             break;
                         }
                     }
+                    
                     if (downloadUrl != null)
                     {
-                        PleaseWait loadForm = new PleaseWait("Downloading the newest version...");
+                        
-                        loadForm.Show();
+                        
-                        Application.DoEvents();
+                        // Download the installer to the users set Data dir, run it, and then exit the application.
-                        await Task.Run(() =>
+                        string tempFilePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath(), $"CarManagerInstaller_{latestVersion}.msi");
+                        using (var downloadClient = new System.Net.WebClient())
                         {
-                            // Download the installer to the users set Data dir, run it, and then exit the application.
+                            downloadClient.DownloadFile(downloadUrl, tempFilePath);
-                            string tempFilePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath(), $"CarManagerInstaller_{latestVersion}.msi");
+                        }
-                            using (var downloadClient = new System.Net.WebClient())
+                        // Use ProcessStartInfo with UseShellExecute to launch the MSI file
-                            {
+                        var processStartInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
-                                downloadClient.DownloadFile(downloadUrl, tempFilePath);
+                        {
-                            }
+                            FileName = tempFilePath,
-                            // Use ProcessStartInfo with UseShellExecute to launch the MSI file
+                            UseShellExecute = true
-                            var processStartInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
+                        };
-                            {
+                        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(processStartInfo);
-                                FileName = tempFilePath,
+                        
-                                UseShellExecute = true
-                            };
-                            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(processStartInfo);
-                        });
                         
                         Application.Exit();
                     }
@@ -181,5 +179,19 @@ namespace CarManagerV3.Manager
             string latestVersion = GetLatestVersion(includePreRelease);
             return IsNewerVersion(latestVersion, currentVersion);
         }
+
+        public static void openReleasePage(string version = null)
+        {
+            if(version == null)
+            {
+                version = GetLatestVersion(true);
+            }
+            string releaseUrl = $"https://git.jaro.digital/{GitRepoOwner}/{GitRepoName}/releases/tag/{version}";
+            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = releaseUrl,
+                UseShellExecute = true
+            });
+        }
     }
 }