Major release [v2.0.0.0]

- Greatly improved the efficiency of the drawing and color matching algorithms
- New UI Look
	- UI shows more info
	- Fixed tab indexes
- Added option to change which algorithm is used
- Saving a new preset doesn't clear it from memory
- Minor bug fixes

Author: o7q

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <img src="assets/images/banner.png">
 
-### **This program is still in very early-development, please report any bugs you find in the issues tab! I would also appreciate any feedback you have.**
-
-<br>
-
-# [<b>>> Download Latest</b>](https://github.com/o7q/DrawBot/releases/download/v1.0.0.0/DrawBot.exe)
+# [<b>>> Download Latest</b>]()
 ### Welcome! DrawBot is a simple, versatile drawing robot that works in nearly every game and program. (ex. Gartic Phone, Skribbl, Jackbox, Paint, etc.)
 
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@@ -40,8 +36,8 @@ While drawing, you can push the **ESCAPE** key to abort the drawing process.
 <summary><b>Step 2.</b> Define bounds</summary>
 
 
-- **2.1** Click the **P1 Button** and then click on the **top-left** of your canvas where the image will be drawn, this will define the first point
-- **2.2** Click the **P2 Button** and then click on the **bottom-right** of your canvas where the image will be drawn, this will define the second point
+- **2.1** Click the **A Button** and then click on the **top-left** of your canvas where the image will be drawn, this will define the first point
+- **2.2** Click the **B Button** and then click on the **bottom-right** of your canvas where the image will be drawn, this will define the second point
 
 </details>
 
@@ -63,11 +59,12 @@ While drawing, you can push the **ESCAPE** key to abort the drawing process.
 <summary><b>Step 4.</b> Drawing</summary>
 
 - **4.1** Determine the draw settings with the **Quality** and **Speed** sliders. Quality will increase the pixel density at the cost of slowness. Speed will increase speed, speeds too high can cause issues on some programs/games
-- **4.2** Click the **Draw Button** to start! **Remember:** You can push the **ESCAPE** key to abort the drawing process.
+- **4.2** Select the draw method (info about these are at the bottom of the interface dictionary)
+- **4.3** Click the **Draw Button** to start! **Remember:** You can push the **ESCAPE** key to abort the drawing process.
 
 </details>
 
-*Video tutorial coming soon*
+*Video tutorial coming, maybe.*
 
 <br>
 
@@ -76,11 +73,11 @@ While drawing, you can push the **ESCAPE** key to abort the drawing process.
     - **Select Image Button** Opens a file dialog to select a local image
     - **URL Image Textbox** Uses a URL from the internet instead of a local image (URL image is prioritized, ensure it is blank if you are using a local image)
     - **Bounding Box Configuration**
-        - **P1 Button** (Point-1) Select the top-left point of the drawing area
-        - **P2 Button** (Point-2) Select the bottom-right point of the drawing area
+        - **A Button** (Point-1) Select the top-left point of the drawing area
+        - **B Button** (Point-2) Select the bottom-right point of the drawing area
 - Preset Creator
-    - **Add Color Button** Adds a new color to the usable colors in the preset (it does not matter which order you put them in)
-    - **Reset Button** Clears the entire preset process
+    - **+ Button** Adds a new color to the usable colors in the preset (it does not matter which order you put them in)
+    - **x Button** Removes the last added color
     - **Preset Name Textbox** Name for the preset
     - **Save Button** Save the preset to a file so it can be loaded later
 - Preset Loader
@@ -90,7 +87,10 @@ While drawing, you can push the **ESCAPE** key to abort the drawing process.
 - Quality/Speed Controllers
     - **Quality Slider** Change the pixel density of the image (higher looks better but is slower)
     - **Speed Slider** Change the speed of the drawing process (if set too high it can cause issues in some programs)
-- **Draw Button** Draws the selected image with select configuration
+- Draw Methods
+    - **Strips (quality)** A method that draws row by row, this method guarantees quality
+    - **Blobs (fast)** A method that draws by drawing colors in groups, this method guarantees speed
+- **Draw Button** Draws the selected image with current settings
 
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assets/images/program.png

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-~
+~ v2.0.0.0
 - Greatly improved the efficiency of the drawing and color matching algorithms
-- Improved UI
-- Adding option to change which algorithm is used
-- Now shows what preset you have loaded
-- Now when you save a new preset doesn't clear memory right away
-- Fixed tab indexes
+- New UI Look
+	- UI shows more info
+	- Fixed tab indexes
+- Added option to change which algorithm is used
+- Saving a new preset doesn't clear it from memory
 - Minor bug fixes

changelog.txt

@@ -202,28 +202,28 @@ private int drawUsingStrips(int x_bound, int y_bound, int quality_step, double s
                 Color color = getColor(image, x_track, y_track);
 
                 // color matching algorithm (thank you emmett!)
-                int closestIndex = -1;
-                int closestIndexNext = -1;
-                int closestDist = Int32.MaxValue;
-                int closestDistNext = Int32.MaxValue;
+                int nearestIndex = -1;
+                int nearestIndexNext = -1;
+                int nearestDist = Int32.MaxValue;
+                int nearestDistNext = Int32.MaxValue;
                 for (int j = 0; j < paletteAmount; j++)
                 {
                     // calculate distance to color
                     int dist = getDist(color.R, colorPalette[j, 2], color.G, colorPalette[j, 3], color.B, colorPalette[j, 4]);
                     int distNext = getDist(colorNext.R, colorPalette[j, 2], colorNext.G, colorPalette[j, 3], colorNext.B, colorPalette[j, 4]);
 
-                    // update closest color
-                    if (dist < closestDist)
+                    // update nearest color
+                    if (dist < nearestDist)
                     {
-                        closestDist = dist;
-                        closestIndex = j;
+                        nearestDist = dist;
+                        nearestIndex = j;
                     }
 
-                    // update future closest color
-                    if (distNext < closestDistNext)
+                    // update future nearest color
+                    if (distNext < nearestDistNext)
                     {
-                        closestDistNext = distNext;
-                        closestIndexNext = j;
+                        nearestDistNext = distNext;
+                        nearestIndexNext = j;
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -233,33 +233,32 @@ private int drawUsingStrips(int x_bound, int y_bound, int quality_step, double s
                 // select first needed color
                 if (initialSelect == true)
                 {
-                    moveCursor(colorPalette[closestIndex, 0], colorPalette[closestIndex, 1]);
+                    moveCursor(colorPalette[nearestIndex, 0], colorPalette[nearestIndex, 1]);
                     clickCursor(speed);
 
                     moveCursor(x_track_temp, y_track_temp);
 
                     initialSelect = false;
                 }
 
-                if (closestIndex == closestIndexNext)
+                if (nearestIndex == nearestIndexNext)
                 {
                     // place pixel using same color
                     if (selectNew == true)
                     {
-                        moveCursor(colorPalette[closestIndex, 0], colorPalette[closestIndex, 1]);
+                        moveCursor(colorPalette[nearestIndex, 0], colorPalette[nearestIndex, 1]);
                         clickCursor(speed);
 
                         moveCursor(x_track_temp, y_track_temp);
                     }
-
                     selectNew = false;
 
                     clickCursor(speed);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     // place pixel using new color
-                    moveCursor(colorPalette[closestIndex, 0], colorPalette[closestIndex, 1]);
+                    moveCursor(colorPalette[nearestIndex, 0], colorPalette[nearestIndex, 1]);
                     clickCursor(speed);
 
                     moveCursor(x_track_temp, y_track_temp);
@@ -440,11 +439,10 @@ private void registerColorButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             if (hasSavedPalette == true)
             {
-                finalizeColorsBox.Text = "";
                 colorsTemp = "";
                 colorsIndex = 0;
-                colorIndexLabel.Text = "Color 0";
-                colorLabel.Text = "(0, 0, 0)";
+                colorIndexLabel.Text = "Color 0"; colorIndexLabel.Refresh();
+                colorLabel.Text = "(0, 0, 0)"; colorLabel.Refresh();
                 colorSquare.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0, 0);
 
                 hasSavedPalette = false;
@@ -484,6 +482,7 @@ private void finalizeColorsButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             File.WriteAllText("DrawBot\\presets\\" + name + ".palette", colorsTemp);
             refreshColorsList();
 
+            finalizeColorsBox.Text = "";
             hasSavedPalette = true;
         }
 

src/DrawBot/program.Designer.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- Feature to preserve settings when the program is closed
 - Option to add region of colors
 - Option to preserve aspect ratio
-- Display which colors the user has already clicked on
+- Display which colors the user has already clicked on
+- Add tooltips