Enhance the error experience (#3259)

* set taskbar state to error upon failing

* add version text to the exception dialog

* vertically align version text

Bloxstrap/App.xaml.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Shell;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
 
 using Microsoft.Win32;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
         public static string Version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!.ToString()[..^2];
 
+        public static Bootstrapper? Bootstrapper { get; set; } = null!;
+
         public static bool IsActionBuild => !String.IsNullOrEmpty(BuildMetadata.CommitRef);
 
         public static bool IsProductionBuild => IsActionBuild && BuildMetadata.CommitRef.StartsWith("tag", StringComparison.Ordinal);
@@ -104,6 +107,14 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
             _showingExceptionDialog = true;
 
+            if (Bootstrapper?.Dialog != null)
+            {
+                if (Bootstrapper.Dialog.TaskbarProgressValue == 0)
+                    Bootstrapper.Dialog.TaskbarProgressValue = 1; // make sure it's visible
+
+                Bootstrapper.Dialog.TaskbarProgressState = TaskbarItemProgressState.Error;
+            }
+
             Frontend.ShowExceptionDialog(ex);
 
             Terminate(ErrorCode.ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE);

Bloxstrap/LaunchHandler.cs

@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
             // start bootstrapper and show the bootstrapper modal if we're not running silently
             App.Logger.WriteLine(LOG_IDENT, "Initializing bootstrapper");
-            var bootstrapper = new Bootstrapper(launchMode);
+            App.Bootstrapper = new Bootstrapper(launchMode);
             IBootstrapperDialog? dialog = null;
 
             if (!App.LaunchSettings.QuietFlag.Active)
             {
                 App.Logger.WriteLine(LOG_IDENT, "Initializing bootstrapper dialog");
                 dialog = App.Settings.Prop.BootstrapperStyle.GetNew();
-                bootstrapper.Dialog = dialog;
+                App.Bootstrapper.Dialog = dialog;
-                dialog.Bootstrapper = bootstrapper;
+                dialog.Bootstrapper = App.Bootstrapper;
             }
 
-            Task.Run(bootstrapper.Run).ContinueWith(t =>
+            Task.Run(App.Bootstrapper.Run).ContinueWith(t =>
             {
                 App.Logger.WriteLine(LOG_IDENT, "Bootstrapper task has finished");
 

Bloxstrap/Resources/Strings.Designer.cs

@@ -974,6 +974,15 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Resources {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Version {0}.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string Dialog_Exception_Version {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Dialog.Exception.Version", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to The chosen bootstrapper icon could not be loaded.
         ///

Bloxstrap/Resources/Strings.resx

@@ -1236,4 +1236,7 @@ Would you like to enable test mode?</value>
     <value>Icons</value>
     <comment>Name of the folder that gets created according to the "create shortcut icons" option. Ensure that it is a valid folder name.</comment>
   </data>
+  <data name="Dialog.Exception.Version" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Version {0}</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

Bloxstrap/UI/Elements/Dialogs/ExceptionDialog.xaml

@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@
         </Grid>
 
         <Border Grid.Row="2" Padding="15" Background="{ui:ThemeResource SolidBackgroundFillColorSecondaryBrush}">
+            <Grid>
+                <TextBlock x:Name="VersionText" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" Text="Version 2.8.0" />
+                
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" FlowDirection="LeftToRight" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
                     <Button x:Name="ReportExceptionButton" Content="{x:Static resources:Strings.Dialog_Exception_Report}" />
                     <Button x:Name="LocateLogFileButton" Content="{x:Static resources:Strings.Common_OpenLogFile}" Margin="12,0,0,0" />
                     <Button x:Name="CloseButton" MinWidth="100" Content="{x:Static resources:Strings.Common_Close}" Margin="12,0,0,0" />
                 </StackPanel>
+            </Grid>
         </Border>
     </Grid>
 </base:WpfUiWindow>

Bloxstrap/UI/Elements/Dialogs/ExceptionDialog.xaml.cs

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.Elements.Dialogs
                 helpMessage = String.Format(Strings.Dialog_Exception_Info_2_Alt, wikiUrl);
 
             HelpMessageMDTextBlock.MarkdownText = helpMessage;
+            VersionText.Text = String.Format(Strings.Dialog_Exception_Version, App.Version);
+
             ReportExceptionButton.Click += (_, _) => Utilities.ShellExecute(issueUrl);
 
             LocateLogFileButton.Click += delegate