Improve UI scaling in smaller window sizes

Author: d2dyno1

ClipboardCanvas/Dialogs/FileSystemAccessDialog.xaml

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
     mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <StackPanel Spacing="24">
-        <TextBlock Text="Clipboard Canvas requires permission to access the file system to be able to save items to Collections anywhere on the drive." TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" />
+        <TextBlock Text="Clipboard Canvas requires permission to access the file system to be able to save items to Collections anywhere on your drive." TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" />
 
         <StackPanel>
-            <TextBlock Text="You can grant this permission by heading to settings, after which the app will be closed." TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" />
+            <TextBlock Text="You can grant this permission by heading to settings, whereupon the app will be closed." TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" />
             <HyperlinkButton
                 Padding="0,4,0,4"
                 Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.OpenSettingsCommand}"

ClipboardCanvas/Helpers/CollectionsHelpers.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using ClipboardCanvas.ViewModels.UserControls;
 
 namespace ClipboardCanvas.Helpers
@@ -19,7 +19,16 @@ public static void UpdateLastSelectedCollectionSetting(CollectionsContainerViewM
 
         public static void UpdateSavedCollectionLocationsSetting()
         {
-            App.AppSettings.CollectionLocationsSettings.SavedCollectionLocations = CollectionsControlViewModel.Items.Where((item) => !item.isDefault).Select((item) => item.CollectionFolderPath).ToList();
+            List<string> paths = new List<string>();
+            foreach (var item in CollectionsControlViewModel.Items)
+            {
+                if (!item.isDefault)
+                {
+                    paths.Add(item.CollectionFolderPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            App.AppSettings.CollectionLocationsSettings.SavedCollectionLocations = paths;
         }
     }
 }

ClipboardCanvas/Helpers/Filesystem/StorageHelpers.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-using ClipboardCanvas.Helpers.SafetyHelpers;
-using ClipboardCanvas.UnsafeNative;
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Windows.Storage;
 using Windows.Storage.FileProperties;
+
 using ClipboardCanvas.Enums;
-using static ClipboardCanvas.UnsafeNative.UnsafeNativeDataModels;
+using ClipboardCanvas.Helpers.SafetyHelpers;
+using ClipboardCanvas.UnsafeNative;
 
 namespace ClipboardCanvas.Helpers.Filesystem
 {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public static async Task<SafeWrapper<TOut>> ToStorageItemWithError<TOut>(string
             // Check if path is to .lnk or .url file
             if (path.ToLower().EndsWith(".lnk") || path.ToLower().EndsWith(".url"))
             {
-                throw new UnauthorizedAccessException("Function ToStorageItem<TOut>() does not support converting from .lnk nor .url files.");
+                return new SafeWrapper<TOut>(default, OperationErrorCode.InvalidOperation, new InvalidOperationException(), "Function ToStorageItem<TOut>() does not support converting from .lnk nor .url files.");
             }
 
             // Check if exists

ClipboardCanvas/Models/ICollectionsContainerModel.cs

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public interface ICollectionsContainerModel
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks whether can open collection and updates UI and <see cref="CanOpenCollection"/> if necessary
         /// </summary>
-        void CheckCollectionAvailability();
+        bool CheckCollectionAvailability();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets index of currently selected canvas

ClipboardCanvas/Pages/CanvasPage.xaml

@@ -83,16 +83,21 @@
                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
                     <!--  Title text  -->
-                    <TextBlock
-                        x:Name="TitleText"
-                        Grid.Row="0"
+                    <Viewbox
+                        x:Name="TitleTextViewBox"
+                        MaxWidth="680"
+                        MaxHeight="150"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         x:Load="{x:Bind ViewModel.TitleTextLoad, Mode=OneWay}"
-                        AllowDrop="True"
-                        FontSize="32"
-                        FontWeight="Bold"
-                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.TitleText, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                        StretchDirection="Both">
+                        <Grid Padding="20">
+                            <TextBlock
+                                AllowDrop="True"
+                                FontWeight="Bold"
+                                Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.TitleText, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                        </Grid>
+                    </Viewbox>
 
                     <!--  Content Loading progress ring  -->
                     <ProgressRing

ClipboardCanvas/UserControls/NavigationToolBarControl.xaml

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
                         <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Dark">
                             <AcrylicBrush
                                 x:Key="NavigationBarBackground"
-                                Windows10version1903:TintLuminosityOpacity="0.30"
+                                Windows10version1903:TintLuminosityOpacity="0.40"
                                 BackgroundSource="HostBackdrop"
                                 FallbackColor="{ThemeResource SolidBackgroundAcrylic}"
                                 TintColor="{ThemeResource SolidBackgroundAcrylic}"
-                                TintOpacity="0.30" />
+                                TintOpacity="0.40" />
                         </ResourceDictionary>
                     </ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
                 </ResourceDictionary>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             <!--  Toolbar size modes  -->
 
             <!--  Medium size mode  -->
-            <DataTemplate x:Key="ToolBar_Medium_SizeMode" x:DataType="vm:NavigationToolBarControlViewModel">
+            <DataTemplate x:Key="ToolBar_Small_SizeMode" x:DataType="vm:NavigationToolBarControlViewModel">
                 <Border>
                     <!--  Navigation  -->
                     <uc:NavigationControl
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                         <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="{StaticResource MediumWindowThreshold}" />
                     </VisualState.StateTriggers>
                     <VisualState.Setters>
-                        <Setter Target="MainContentPresenter.ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource ToolBar_Medium_SizeMode}" />
+                        <Setter Target="MainContentPresenter.ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource ToolBar_Large_SizeMode}" />
                     </VisualState.Setters>
                 </VisualState>
                 <!--  Small window  -->
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
                         <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="{StaticResource SmallWindowThreshold}" />
                     </VisualState.StateTriggers>
                     <VisualState.Setters>
-                        <Setter Target="MainContentPresenter.ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource ToolBar_Medium_SizeMode}" />
+                        <Setter Target="MainContentPresenter.ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource ToolBar_Small_SizeMode}" />
                     </VisualState.Setters>
                 </VisualState>
             </VisualStateGroup>

ClipboardCanvas/UserControls/WindowTitleBarControl.xaml

@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
     d:DesignWidth="400"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
 
-    <Grid x:Name="CustomTitleBar" Padding="15,0,15,0">
+    <Grid
+        x:Name="CustomTitleBar"
+        Padding="15,0,15,0"
+        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+        ColumnSpacing="8">
 
         <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
             <!--  Title text  -->
-            <ColumnDefinition />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
             <!--  Restricted Access  -->
-            <ColumnDefinition />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
             <!--  Compact overlay  -->
             <ColumnDefinition />
         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -40,14 +44,17 @@
         <Grid
             Grid.Column="0"
             Padding="0,8,0,0"
+            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+            VerticalAlignment="Center"
             Canvas.ZIndex="1">
             <TextBlock
                 x:Name="StandardTitleBar"
                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
                 x:Load="{x:Bind ViewModel.StandardTitleBarLoad, Mode=OneWay}"
                 FontSize="16"
                 FontWeight="SemiLight"
-                Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.StandardTitleBarText, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.StandardTitleBarText, Mode=OneWay}"
+                TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
 
             <StackPanel
                 x:Name="TwoSideTitleBar"
@@ -65,14 +72,16 @@
                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
                     FontSize="16"
                     FontWeight="SemiBold"
-                    Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.TitleBarSecondSideText, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                    Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.TitleBarSecondSideText, Mode=OneWay}"
+                    TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" />
             </StackPanel>
         </Grid>
 
         <!--  Restricted Access title text  -->
         <TextBlock
             x:Name="RestrictedAccess"
-            Grid.Column="1"
+            Grid.Column="0"
+            Grid.ColumnSpan="3"
             Padding="0,8,0,0"
             HorizontalAlignment="Center"
             VerticalAlignment="Center"
@@ -95,7 +104,8 @@
             HorizontalAlignment="Left"
             x:Load="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowTitleUnderline, Mode=OneWay}"
             BorderBrush="{ThemeResource TitleBarSeparatorColor}"
-            BorderThickness="0,0,0,0.5" />
+            BorderThickness="0,0,0,0.5"
+            Canvas.ZIndex="1" />
 
         <!--  TODO: For now the button is hidden  -->
         <!--  Compact overlay button  -->

ClipboardCanvas/ViewModels/UserControls/CollectionsContainerViewModel.cs

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ private async Task EditBoxLostFocus(RoutedEventArgs e)
 
         #region ICollectionContainerModel
 
-        public void CheckCollectionAvailability()
+        public bool CheckCollectionAvailability()
         {
             if (App.IsInRestrictedAccessMode && !isDefault)
             {
@@ -290,11 +290,14 @@ public void CheckCollectionAvailability()
             else if (StorageHelpers.Exists(CollectionFolderPath))
             {
                 SetCollectionError(SafeWrapperResult.S_SUCCESS);
+                return true;
             }
             else
             {
                 SetCollectionError(s_CollectionFolderNotFound);
             }
+
+            return false;
         }
 
         public void DangerousSetIndex(int newIndex)
@@ -584,7 +587,12 @@ public async Task<bool> InitializeItems()
 
         public async Task<bool> InitializeInnerStorageFolder()
         {
-            if (_innerStorageFolder != null && StorageHelpers.Exists(_innerStorageFolder?.Path))
+            if (!CheckCollectionAvailability())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (_innerStorageFolder != null)
             {
                 // Make sure to update the state if collection path was repaired
                 SetCollectionError(SafeWrapperResult.S_SUCCESS);

ClipboardCanvas/ViewModels/UserControls/CollectionsControlViewModel.cs

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public static void RemoveCollection(CollectionsContainerViewModel container)
 
         public static async Task<bool> AddCollection(CollectionsContainerViewModel container, bool suppressSettingsUpdate = false)
         {
-            if (Items.Any((item) => item.DangerousGetCollectionFolder()?.Path == container.DangerousGetCollectionFolder()?.Path))
+            if (Items.Any((item) => item.DangerousGetCollectionFolder()?.Path == container.CollectionFolderPath))
             {
                 return false;
             } 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public static async Task<bool> AddCollection(CollectionsContainerViewModel conta
             {
                 CollectionsHelpers.UpdateSavedCollectionLocationsSetting();
             }
-
+            
             return true;
         }