Merge branch 'development'

src/Artemis.Core/Plugins/PluginFeature.cs

@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ namespace Artemis.Core
         /// </param>
         protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
-            if (disposing) InternalDisable();
+            if (disposing)
+                SetEnabled(false);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -104,16 +105,6 @@ namespace Artemis.Core
             Profiler.StopMeasurement("Update");
         }
 
-        internal void StartRenderMeasure()
-        {
-            Profiler.StartMeasurement("Render");
-        }
-
-        internal void StopRenderMeasure()
-        {
-            Profiler.StopMeasurement("Render");
-        }
-
         internal void SetEnabled(bool enable, bool isAutoEnable = false)
         {
             if (enable == IsEnabled)

src/Artemis.Core/Plugins/ScriptingProviders/Scripts/ProfileScript.cs

@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.ScriptingProviders
         protected ProfileScript(Profile profile, ScriptConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
         {
             Profile = profile;
-            lock (Profile.Scripts)
-            {
-                Profile.Scripts.Add(this);
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/Artemis.Core/Plugins/ScriptingProviders/Scripts/Script.cs

@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.ScriptingProviders
                 throw new ArtemisCoreException("The provided script configuration already has an active script");
 
             ScriptConfiguration = configuration;
-            ScriptConfiguration.Script = this;
-
             ScriptConfiguration.PropertyChanged += ScriptConfigurationOnPropertyChanged;
         }
 

src/Artemis.Core/Services/CoreService.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Artemis.Core.Ninject;
 using Artemis.Core.ScriptingProviders;
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             _frameStopWatch = new Stopwatch();
             StartupArguments = new List<string>();
 
-            _rgbService.IsRenderPaused = true;
             _rgbService.Surface.Updating += SurfaceOnUpdating;
             _loggingLevel.SettingChanged += (sender, args) => ApplyLoggingLevel();
         }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             _pluginManagementService.CopyBuiltInPlugins();
             _pluginManagementService.LoadPlugins(StartupArguments, IsElevated);
 
-            _rgbService.IsRenderPaused = false;
+            _rgbService.SetRenderPaused(false);
             OnInitialized();
         }
 

src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/InputService.cs

@@ -305,10 +305,17 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             }
         }
 
+        public bool IsKeyDown(KeyboardKey key)
+        {
+            return _pressedKeys.Any(p => p.Value.Contains(key));
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Mouse
 
+        private readonly HashSet<MouseButton> _pressedButtons = new();
+
         private void InputProviderOnMouseButtonDataReceived(object? sender, InputProviderMouseButtonEventArgs e)
         {
             bool foundLedId = InputKeyUtilities.MouseButtonLedIdMap.TryGetValue(e.Button, out LedId ledId);
@@ -320,9 +327,17 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             ArtemisMouseButtonUpDownEventArgs eventArgs = new(e.Device, led, e.Button, e.IsDown);
             OnMouseButtonUpDown(eventArgs);
             if (e.IsDown)
+            {
+                if (!_pressedButtons.Contains(e.Button))
+                    _pressedButtons.Add(e.Button);
                 OnMouseButtonDown(eventArgs);
+            }
             else
+            {
+                if (_pressedButtons.Contains(e.Button))
+                    _pressedButtons.Remove(e.Button);
                 OnMouseButtonUp(eventArgs);
+            }
 
             // _logger.Verbose("Mouse button data: LED ID: {ledId}, button: {button}, is down: {isDown}, device: {device} ", ledId, e.Button, e.IsDown, e.Device);
         }
@@ -339,6 +354,11 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             // _logger.Verbose("Mouse move data: XY: {X},{Y} - delta XY: {deltaX},{deltaY} - device: {device} ", e.CursorX, e.CursorY, e.DeltaX, e.DeltaY, e.Device);
         }
 
+        public bool IsButtonDown(MouseButton button)
+        {
+            return _pressedButtons.Contains(button);
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Events

src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/Interfaces/IInputService.cs

@@ -40,7 +40,19 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         /// </summary>
         void ReleaseAll();
 
-        #region Events
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Determines whether the provided key is pressed by any device
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="key">The key to check</param>
+        /// <returns><see langword="true" /> if the key is pressed; otherwise <see langword="false" /></returns>
+        bool IsKeyDown(KeyboardKey key);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Determines whether the button key is pressed by any device
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="button">The button to check</param>
+        /// <returns><see langword="true" /> if the button is pressed; otherwise <see langword="false" /></returns>
+        bool IsButtonDown(MouseButton button);
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Occurs whenever a key on a keyboard was pressed or released
@@ -92,8 +104,6 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         /// </summary>
         public event EventHandler DeviceIdentified;
 
-        #endregion
-
         #region Identification
 
         /// <summary>

src/Artemis.Core/Services/Interfaces/IRgbService.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets or sets whether rendering should be paused
         /// </summary>
-        bool IsRenderPaused { get; set; }
+        bool IsRenderPaused { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets a boolean indicating whether the render pipeline is open
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         /// <param name="device">The device to disable</param>
         void DisableDevice(ArtemisDevice device);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Pauses or resumes rendering, method won't return until the current frame finished rendering
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="paused"></param>
+        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the pause state was changed; otherwise <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+        bool SetRenderPaused(bool paused);
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Occurs when a single device was added
         /// </summary>

src/Artemis.Core/Services/PluginManagementService.cs

@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 
         public void LoadPlugins(List<string> startupArguments, bool isElevated)
         {
+            if (startupArguments.Contains("--no-plugins"))
+            {
+                _logger.Warning("Artemis launched with --no-plugins, skipping the loading of plugins");
+                return;
+            }
+
             bool ignorePluginLock = startupArguments.Contains("--ignore-plugin-lock");
             bool stayElevated = startupArguments.Contains("--force-elevation");
             bool droppedAdmin = startupArguments.Contains("--dropped-admin");

src/Artemis.Core/Services/RgbService.cs

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         private readonly PluginSetting<int> _targetFrameRateSetting;
         private readonly TextureBrush _textureBrush = new(ITexture.Empty) {CalculationMode = RenderMode.Absolute};
         private Dictionary<Led, ArtemisLed> _ledMap;
-        private bool _modifyingProviders;
         private ListLedGroup? _surfaceLedGroup;
         private SKTexture? _texture;
 
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             _ledMap = new Dictionary<Led, ArtemisLed>();
 
             UpdateTrigger = new TimerUpdateTrigger {UpdateFrequency = 1.0 / _targetFrameRateSetting.Value};
+            SetRenderPaused(true);
             Surface.RegisterUpdateTrigger(UpdateTrigger);
             
             Utilities.ShutdownRequested += UtilitiesOnShutdownRequested;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 
         private void UtilitiesOnShutdownRequested(object? sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            IsRenderPaused = true;
+            SetRenderPaused(true);
         }
 
         private void SurfaceOnLayoutChanged(SurfaceLayoutChangedEventArgs args)
@@ -81,11 +81,9 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 
         private void UpdateLedGroup()
         {
-            lock (_devices)
+            bool changedRenderPaused = SetRenderPaused(true);
+            try
             {
-                if (_modifyingProviders)
-                    return;
-
                 _ledMap = new Dictionary<Led, ArtemisLed>(_devices.SelectMany(d => d.Leds).ToDictionary(l => l.RgbLed));
 
                 if (_surfaceLedGroup == null)
@@ -105,6 +103,12 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
                     OnLedsChanged();
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                if (changedRenderPaused)
+                    SetRenderPaused(false);
+            }
+            
         }
 
         private void TargetFrameRateSettingOnSettingChanged(object? sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -141,15 +145,10 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 
         public void AddDeviceProvider(IRGBDeviceProvider deviceProvider)
         {
-            if (RenderOpen)
+            bool changedRenderPaused = SetRenderPaused(true);
-                throw new ArtemisCoreException("Cannot add a device provider while rendering");
 
-            lock (_devices)
-            {
             try
             {
-                    _modifyingProviders = true;
-
                 List<ArtemisDevice> toRemove = _devices.Where(a => deviceProvider.Devices.Any(d => a.RgbDevice == d)).ToList();
                 Surface.Detach(toRemove.Select(d => d.RgbDevice));
                 foreach (ArtemisDevice device in toRemove)
@@ -196,23 +195,18 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             }
             finally
             {
-                    _modifyingProviders = false;
                 UpdateLedGroup();
-                }
+                if (changedRenderPaused)
+                    SetRenderPaused(false);
             }
         }
 
         public void RemoveDeviceProvider(IRGBDeviceProvider deviceProvider)
         {
-            if (RenderOpen)
+            bool changedRenderPaused = SetRenderPaused(true);
-                throw new ArtemisCoreException("Cannot update the remove device provider while rendering");
 
-            lock (_devices)
-            {
             try
             {
-                    _modifyingProviders = true;
-
                 List<ArtemisDevice> toRemove = _devices.Where(a => deviceProvider.Devices.Any(d => a.RgbDevice == d)).ToList();
                 Surface.Detach(toRemove.Select(d => d.RgbDevice));
                 foreach (ArtemisDevice device in toRemove)
@@ -227,9 +221,9 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             }
             finally
             {
-                    _modifyingProviders = false;
                 UpdateLedGroup();
-                }
+                if (changedRenderPaused)
+                    SetRenderPaused(false);
             }
         }
 
@@ -241,6 +235,24 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             Surface.Dispose();
         }
 
+        public bool SetRenderPaused(bool paused)
+        {
+            if (IsRenderPaused == paused)
+                return false;
+
+            if (paused)
+            {
+                UpdateTrigger.Stop();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                UpdateTrigger.Start();
+            }
+
+            IsRenderPaused = paused;
+            return true;
+        }
+
         public event EventHandler<DeviceEventArgs>? DeviceAdded;
         public event EventHandler<DeviceEventArgs>? DeviceRemoved;
         public event EventHandler? LedsChanged;
@@ -325,6 +337,10 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         #region EnabledDevices
 
         public void AutoArrangeDevices()
+        {
+            bool changedRenderPaused = SetRenderPaused(true);
+
+            try
             {
                 SurfaceArrangement surfaceArrangement = SurfaceArrangement.GetDefaultArrangement();
                 surfaceArrangement.Arrange(_devices);
@@ -333,6 +349,12 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 
                 SaveDevices();
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                if (changedRenderPaused)
+                    SetRenderPaused(false);
+            }
+        }
 
         public ArtemisLayout? ApplyBestDeviceLayout(ArtemisDevice device)
         {

src/Artemis.Core/Services/ScriptingService.cs

@@ -6,17 +6,20 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using Artemis.Core.ScriptingProviders;
 using Ninject;
 using Ninject.Parameters;
+using Serilog;
 
 namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 {
     internal class ScriptingService : IScriptingService
     {
+        private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private readonly IPluginManagementService _pluginManagementService;
         private readonly IProfileService _profileService;
         private List<ScriptingProvider> _scriptingProviders;
 
-        public ScriptingService(IPluginManagementService pluginManagementService, IProfileService profileService)
+        public ScriptingService(ILogger logger, IPluginManagementService pluginManagementService, IProfileService profileService)
         {
+            _logger = logger;
             _pluginManagementService = pluginManagementService;
             _profileService = profileService;
 
@@ -80,6 +83,9 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         public ReadOnlyCollection<GlobalScript> GlobalScripts => InternalGlobalScripts.AsReadOnly();
 
         public GlobalScript? CreateScriptInstance(ScriptConfiguration scriptConfiguration)
+        {
+            GlobalScript? script = null;
+            try
             {
                 if (scriptConfiguration.Script != null)
                     throw new ArtemisCoreException("The provided script configuration already has an active script");
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
                 if (provider == null)
                     return null;
 
-            GlobalScript script = (GlobalScript) provider.Plugin.Kernel!.Get(
+                script = (GlobalScript) provider.Plugin.Kernel!.Get(
                     provider.GlobalScriptType,
                     CreateScriptConstructorArgument(provider.GlobalScriptType, scriptConfiguration)
                 );
@@ -97,10 +103,22 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
                 script.ScriptingService = this;
                 provider.InternalScripts.Add(script);
                 InternalGlobalScripts.Add(script);
+
+                scriptConfiguration.Script = script;
                 return script;
             }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.Warning(e, "Failed to initialize global script");
+                script?.Dispose();
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
 
         public ProfileScript? CreateScriptInstance(Profile profile, ScriptConfiguration scriptConfiguration)
+        {
+            ProfileScript? script = null;
+            try
             {
                 if (scriptConfiguration.Script != null)
                     throw new ArtemisCoreException("The provided script configuration already has an active script");
@@ -109,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
                 if (provider == null)
                     return null;
 
-            ProfileScript script = (ProfileScript) provider.Plugin.Kernel!.Get(
+                script = (ProfileScript) provider.Plugin.Kernel!.Get(
                     provider.ProfileScriptType,
                     CreateScriptConstructorArgument(provider.ProfileScriptType, profile),
                     CreateScriptConstructorArgument(provider.ProfileScriptType, scriptConfiguration)
@@ -117,8 +135,21 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 
                 script.ScriptingProvider = provider;
                 provider.InternalScripts.Add(script);
+                lock (profile)
+                {
+                    scriptConfiguration.Script = script;
+                    profile.Scripts.Add(script);
+                }
+
                 return script;
             }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.Warning(e, "Failed to initialize profile script");
+                script?.Dispose();
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void DeleteScript(ScriptConfiguration scriptConfiguration)

src/Artemis.UI/ApplicationStateManager.cs

@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ namespace Artemis.UI
             using HttpClient client = new();
             try
             {
-                HttpResponseMessage httpResponseMessage = client.Send(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url + "remote/bring-to-foreground"));
+                CancellationTokenSource cts = new();
+                cts.CancelAfter(2000);
+                
+                HttpResponseMessage httpResponseMessage = client.Send(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url + "remote/bring-to-foreground"), cts.Token);
                 httpResponseMessage.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
                 return true;
             }

src/Artemis.UI/Providers/NativeWindowInputProvider.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Providers
         private readonly IInputService _inputService;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private DateTime _lastMouseUpdate;
+        private int _lastProcessId;
         private SpongeWindow _sponge;
         private System.Timers.Timer _taskManagerTimer;
 
@@ -88,9 +89,15 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Providers
 
         private void TaskManagerTimerOnElapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
+            int processId = WindowUtilities.GetActiveProcessId();
+            if (processId == _lastProcessId)
+                return;
+
+            _lastProcessId = processId;
+
             // If task manager has focus then we can't track keys properly, release everything to avoid them getting stuck
             // Same goes for Idle which is what you get when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del
-            Process active = Process.GetProcessById(WindowUtilities.GetActiveProcessId());
+            Process active = Process.GetProcessById(processId);
             if (active?.ProcessName == "Taskmgr" || active?.ProcessName == "Idle")
                 _inputService.ReleaseAll();
         }

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Home/HomeView.xaml

@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
-            <Image Source="{svgc:SvgImage Source=/Resources/Images/Logo/bow.svg}" Height="100" Width="100" />
+            <Image Source="{svgc:SvgImage Source=/Resources/Images/Logo/bow.svg}" Height="80" Width="80" />
-            <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Margin="24 0 0 0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+            <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Margin="24 0 0 0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignHeadline4TextBlock}" TextWrapping="Wrap">
-                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignHeadline4TextBlock}" TextWrapping="Wrap">
                 <Run Text="Welcome to Artemis, the unified" />
                 <Run Text="RGB">
                     <Run.Foreground>
@@ -56,27 +55,54 @@
                 </Run>
                 <Run Text="platform." />
             </TextBlock>
-                <Button Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignFlatButton}"
-                        Foreground="{StaticResource SecondaryHueMidBrush}"
-                        materialDesign:RippleAssist.Feedback="{StaticResource SecondaryHueMidBrush}"
-                        Command="{x:Static materialDesign:DrawerHost.OpenDrawerCommand}">
-                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
-                        <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Binoculars" />
-                        <TextBlock Margin="8 0 0 0">EXPLORE</TextBlock>
-                    </StackPanel>
-                </Button>
-            </StackPanel>
         </Grid>
+
         <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="1" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
                       HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                       VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
                       Margin="0 0 0 32">
-
+            <StackPanel>
+                <materialDesign:Card Width="852" Margin="8" Height="Auto">
+                    <Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
+                        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                            <ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
+                            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Plug" Width="140" Height="140" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                        <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">
+                            <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignHeadline5TextBlock}" Margin="16 16 16 8">Plugins</TextBlock>
+                            <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignTextBlock}"
+                                       TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="16 0 16 8"
+                                       Foreground="{DynamicResource MaterialDesignBodyLight}"
+                                       VerticalAlignment="Top">
+                                Artemis is built up using plugins. This means devices, brushes, effects and modules (for supporting games!) can all be added via plugins.  <LineBreak /> <LineBreak />
+                                Under Settings > Plugins you can find your currently installed plugins, these default plugins are created by Artemis developers.
+                                <LineBreak /> <LineBreak />
+                                We're also keeping track of a list of third-party plugins on our wiki.
+                            </TextBlock>
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <Border Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Column="0" BorderThickness="0 1 0 0" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource MaterialDesignDivider}" Padding="8">
+                            <Button Style="{DynamicResource MaterialDesignFlatButton}"
+                                    HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                    Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}"
+                                    CommandParameter="https://wiki.artemis-rgb.com/en/guides/user/plugins">
+                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                                    <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="OpenInBrowser" />
+                                    <TextBlock Margin="8 0 0 0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Get more plugins</TextBlock>
+                                </StackPanel>
+                            </Button>                            
+                        </Border>
+                    </Grid>
+                </materialDesign:Card>
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                     <materialDesign:Card Width="420" Margin="8 2 4 16" Height="Auto">
                         <Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                            <RowDefinition Height="155" />
+                                <RowDefinition Height="175" />
                                 <RowDefinition Height="95" />
                             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                             <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -87,7 +113,8 @@
                                                      HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
                             <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">
                                 <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignHeadline5TextBlock}" Margin="16 16 16 8">Have a chat</TextBlock>
-                            <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="16 0 16 8"
+                                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignTextBlock}"
+                                           TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="16 0 16 8"
                                            Foreground="{DynamicResource MaterialDesignBodyLight}"
                                            VerticalAlignment="Top">
                                     If you need help, have some feedback or have any other questions feel free to contact us through any of the
@@ -146,7 +173,7 @@
                     <materialDesign:Card Width="420" Margin="8 2 4 16" Height="Auto">
                         <Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                            <RowDefinition Height="155" />
+                                <RowDefinition Height="175" />
                                 <RowDefinition Height="95" />
                             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                             <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -157,7 +184,8 @@
                                                      HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
                             <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">
                                 <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignHeadline5TextBlock}" Margin="16 16 16 8">Open Source</TextBlock>
-                            <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="16 0 16 8"
+                                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignTextBlock}"
+                                           TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="16 0 16 8"
                                            Foreground="{DynamicResource MaterialDesignBodyLight}"
                                            VerticalAlignment="Top">
                                     This project is completely open source. If you like it and want to say thanks you could hit the GitHub Star button,
@@ -188,49 +216,7 @@
                         </Grid>
                     </materialDesign:Card>
                 </StackPanel>
-
-        </ScrollViewer>
-        <!-- PopupBox could be nice in the future when we actually have some stuff to send ppl to -->
-        <!--<materialDesign:PopupBox Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignMultiFloatingActionPopupBox}"
-                                 HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
-                                 Margin="32" Grid.Row="1">
-            --><!-- add the visibility binding https://github.com/ButchersBoy/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit/issues/723 --><!--
-            <StackPanel Visibility="{Binding Path=IsPopupOpen, ElementName=MyPopupBox, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
-                <Button ToolTip="GitHub" Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}" CommandParameter="https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis">
-                    <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Github" Height="20" Width="20" />
-                </Button>
-                <Button ToolTip="Twitter" Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}" CommandParameter="https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis"
-                        Background="{DynamicResource PrimaryHueMidBrush}"
-                        Foreground="{DynamicResource PrimaryHueMidForegroundBrush}">
-                    <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Twitter" />
-                </Button>
-                <Button ToolTip="Chat" Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}" CommandParameter="https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis">
-                    --><!-- mix up the colours by brinking in a named palette (see merged dictionaries at top) --><!--
-                    <Button.Background>
-                        <SolidColorBrush Color="{StaticResource GreenPrimary500}" />
-                    </Button.Background>
-                    <Button.Foreground>
-                        <SolidColorBrush Color="{StaticResource GreenPrimary500Foreground}" />
-                    </Button.Foreground>
-                    <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Message" />
-                </Button>
-                <Button ToolTip="Email" Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}" CommandParameter="https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis"
-                        Background="{DynamicResource SecondaryHueMidBrush}"
-                        Foreground="{DynamicResource SecondaryHueMidForegroundBrush}"
-                        >
-                    <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Email" />
-                </Button>
-                <Button ToolTip="Feel like you want to make a donation?  It would be gratefully received.  Click the button to donate via Pledgie." 
-                    Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}" CommandParameter="https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis">
-                    <Button.Background>
-                        <SolidColorBrush Color="{StaticResource GreenPrimary200}" />
-                    </Button.Background>
-                    <Button.Foreground>
-                        <SolidColorBrush Color="{StaticResource GreenPrimary200Foreground}" />
-                    </Button.Foreground>
-                    <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Gift" />
-                </Button>
             </StackPanel>
-        </materialDesign:PopupBox>-->
+        </ScrollViewer>
     </Grid>
 </UserControl>

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/LayerProperties/Timeline/Dialogs/TimelineSegmentDialogViewModel.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Artemis.UI.Shared.Services;
-using Castle.Core.Internal;
 using FluentValidation;
 using Stylet;
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.ProfileEditor.LayerProperties.Timeline.Dialogs
             if (parts.Length == 1)
                 return TimeSpan.FromSeconds(double.Parse(parts[0]));
             // Only milliseconds provided with a leading .
-            if (parts[0].IsNullOrEmpty())
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parts[0]))
             {
                 // Add trailing zeros so 2.5 becomes 2.500, can't seem to make double.Parse do that
                 while (parts[0].Length < 3) parts[0] += "0";

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/RootView.xaml

@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@
                                 VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                                 HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                                 IsTabStop="False" />
+
+                <Border Grid.Row="1" Visibility="{Binding SidebarViewModel.ActivatingProfile, Converter={x:Static s:BoolToVisibilityConverter.Instance}, Mode=OneWay, Delay=2000}">
+                    <Border.Background>
+                        <SolidColorBrush Color="{Binding Path=Color, Source={StaticResource MaterialDesignToolBarBackground}}" Opacity="0.5"></SolidColorBrush>
+                    </Border.Background>
+                    <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                        <ProgressBar Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignCircularProgressBar}" Value="0" IsIndeterminate="True" Width="50" Height="50" Margin="20"/>
+                        <TextBlock TextAlignment="Center"  Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignHeadline5TextBlock}">
+                            Activating profile...
+                        </TextBlock>
+                    </StackPanel>
+                </Border>
+
                 <materialDesign:Snackbar Grid.Row="0"
                                          Grid.RowSpan="2"
                                          x:Name="MainSnackbar"

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Settings/Tabs/About/AboutTabView.xaml

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                                    Grid.Column="1"
                                    Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignBody1TextBlock}"
                                    Padding="0">
-                            Robert 'Spoinky' Beekman
+                            Robert Beekman
                         </TextBlock>
                         <TextBlock Grid.Column="1"
                                    Grid.Row="1"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                                     Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignIconForegroundButton}"
                                     ToolTip="View GitHub profile"
                                     Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}"
-                                    CommandParameter="https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/">
+                                    CommandParameter="https://github.com/RobertWasTaken/">
                                 <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="Github" Width="20" Height="20" />
                             </Button>
                         </StackPanel>

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Settings/Tabs/Plugins/PluginSettingsTabView.xaml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
             <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" TextWrapping="Wrap">
                 The list below shows all loaded plugins. <LineBreak />
@@ -38,7 +39,17 @@
                      Margin="5 0"
                      Text="{Binding SearchPluginInput, Delay=300, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
 
-            <Button Grid.Column="3"
+            <Button Grid.Column="3" Style="{DynamicResource MaterialDesignFlatButton}"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                    Command="{s:Action OpenUrl}"
+                    CommandParameter="https://wiki.artemis-rgb.com/en/guides/user/plugins">
+                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                    <materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="OpenInBrowser" />
+                    <TextBlock Margin="8 0 0 0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Get more plugins</TextBlock>
+                </StackPanel>
+            </Button>
+
+            <Button Grid.Column="4"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                     Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignRaisedButton}"
                     Command="{s:Action ImportPlugin}"

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Settings/Tabs/Plugins/PluginSettingsTabViewModel.cs

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Settings.Tabs.Plugins
             base.OnInitialActivate();
         }
 
+        public void OpenUrl(string url)
+        {
+            Core.Utilities.OpenUrl(url);
+        }
+
         public async Task ImportPlugin()
         {
             VistaOpenFileDialog dialog = new() {Filter = "ZIP files (*.zip)|*.zip", Title = "Import Artemis plugin"};

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarView.xaml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="ArtemisSidebar.xaml" />
             </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+            <converters:InverseBooleanConverter x:Key="InverseBooleanConverter"/>
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </UserControl.Resources>
     <materialDesign:DialogHost IsTabStop="False" Focusable="False" Identifier="SidebarDialog" DialogTheme="Inherit" DialogMargin="14">
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@
                      Margin="0 2"
                      ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource SidebarListBoxItem}"
                      ItemsSource="{Binding SidebarScreens}"
-                     SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedSidebarScreen}">
+                     SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedSidebarScreen}"
+                     IsEnabled="{Binding ActivatingProfile, Converter={StaticResource InverseBooleanConverter}}">
                 <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                     <DataTemplate>
                         <ContentControl s:View.Model="{Binding}" VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" IsTabStop="False" />
@@ -105,7 +107,11 @@
                                   dd:DragDrop.DropHandler="{Binding}">
                         <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate>
-                                <ContentControl s:View.Model="{Binding}" VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" IsTabStop="False" />
+                                <ContentControl s:View.Model="{Binding}" 
+                                                VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch" 
+                                                HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" 
+                                                IsTabStop="False" 
+                                                IsEnabled="{Binding DataContext.ActivatingProfile, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}}, Converter={StaticResource InverseBooleanConverter}}" />
                             </DataTemplate>
                         </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                     </ItemsControl>

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.cs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
         private MainScreenViewModel _selectedScreen;
         private readonly SidebarScreenViewModel<ProfileEditorViewModel> _profileEditor;
         private readonly DefaultDropHandler _defaultDropHandler;
+        private bool _activatingProfile;
 
         public SidebarViewModel(IKernel kernel,
             IEventAggregator eventAggregator,
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
             }
         }
 
+        public bool ActivatingProfile
+        {
+            get => _activatingProfile;
+            set => SetAndNotify(ref _activatingProfile, value);
+        }
+
         private void ActivateScreenViewModel(SidebarScreenViewModel screenViewModel)
         {
             SelectedScreen = screenViewModel.CreateInstance(_kernel);
@@ -155,8 +162,23 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
 
             if (_profileEditorService.SuspendEditing)
                 _profileEditorService.SuspendEditing = false;
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    ActivatingProfile = true;
                     _profileEditorService.ChangeSelectedProfileConfiguration(profileConfiguration);
-            if (profileConfiguration != null)
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    ActivatingProfile = false;
+                }
+
+                if (profileConfiguration == null)
+                    return;
+
+                Execute.PostToUIThread(() =>
                 {
                     // Little workaround to clear the selected item in the menu, ugly but oh well
                     if (_selectedSidebarScreen != _profileEditor)
@@ -166,7 +188,8 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
                     }
 
                     SelectedSidebarScreen = _profileEditor;
-            }
+                });
+            });
         }
 
         #region Overrides of Screen

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/StartupWizard/Steps/LayoutStepViewModel.cs

@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.StartupWizard.Steps
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override void OnActivate()
         {
-            _rgbService.IsRenderPaused = true;
+            _rgbService.SetRenderPaused(true);
             base.OnActivate();
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override void OnDeactivate()
         {
-            _rgbService.IsRenderPaused = false;
+            _rgbService.SetRenderPaused(false);
             base.OnDeactivate();
         }
 

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/SurfaceEditor/SurfaceEditorViewModel.cs

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.SurfaceEditor
             SurfaceDeviceViewModel device = HitTestUtilities.GetHitViewModels<SurfaceDeviceViewModel>((Visual) sender, selectedRect).FirstOrDefault();
             if (device != null)
             {
-                _rgbService.IsRenderPaused = true;
+                _rgbService.SetRenderPaused(true);
                 _mouseDragStatus = MouseDragStatus.Dragging;
                 // If the device is not selected, deselect others and select only this one (if shift not held)
                 if (device.SelectionStatus != SelectionStatus.Selected)
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.SurfaceEditor
             }
 
             _mouseDragStatus = MouseDragStatus.None;
-            _rgbService.IsRenderPaused = false;
+            _rgbService.SetRenderPaused(false);
             ApplySurfaceSelection();
         }
 

src/Artemis.UI/Utilities/WindowUtilities.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace Artemis.UI.Utilities
 {