.NET 10, portable core, and cross-platform spikes (stages 1-3)

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@67a3573c9a986a3f9c594539f4ab511d57bb3ce9 # v4
         with:
-          dotnet-version: "8.0.x"
+          global-json-file: global.json
       - name: Compute version metadata
         id: version
         shell: pwsh

.github/workflows/desktop.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Desktop (transcription workspace)
+
+# Builds the cross-platform Avalonia shell for Windows x64 so it can be downloaded and tried.
+# This workflow never signs, releases, or publishes anything; it only uploads a workflow artifact.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [claude/project-thread-gmksub]
+    paths: ["src/**", "tests/PrimeDictate.Core.Tests/**", ".github/workflows/desktop.yml", "global.json"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  desktop-win-x64:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@67a3573c9a986a3f9c594539f4ab511d57bb3ce9 # v4
+        with:
+          global-json-file: global.json
+      - name: Test Core
+        run: dotnet test tests/PrimeDictate.Core.Tests -c Release
+      - name: Publish desktop shell
+        run: dotnet publish src/PrimeDictate.Desktop -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained -o artifacts/desktop-win-x64
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+        with:
+          name: primedictate-desktop-win-x64
+          path: artifacts/desktop-win-x64
+          if-no-files-found: error

App.xaml.cs

@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
         {
             this.QueueAutomaticUpdateCheck();
             this.SyncWakeWordListener();
+            if (e.Args.Any(arg => string.Equals(arg, "--show", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                  string.Equals(arg, "--workspace", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            {
+                this.ShowWorkspaceWindow();
+            }
         }
     }
 

AppIconProvider.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
 namespace PrimeDictate;
 
 internal enum TrayVisualState
@@ -41,33 +42,128 @@ public static Icon LoadWindowIcon()
         return SystemIcons.Application;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Renders a mathematical smoke & chroma voice-wire icon procedurally using harmonic curves,
+    /// chromatic aberration offsets, and atmospheric gradient washes.
+    /// </summary>
     public static Icon CreateTrayIcon(TrayVisualState state)
     {
-        var color = state switch
-        {
-            TrayVisualState.Ready => Color.FromArgb(34, 122, 255),
-            // Bright yellow so wake-on is obvious in the Windows tray (orange was too easy to miss).
-            TrayVisualState.AlwaysListening => Color.FromArgb(255, 214, 10),
-            TrayVisualState.Recording => Color.FromArgb(220, 53, 69),
-            TrayVisualState.Processing => Color.FromArgb(32, 164, 112),
-            TrayVisualState.Error => Color.FromArgb(245, 158, 11),
-            _ => Color.FromArgb(34, 122, 255)
-        };
-
-        // 32px reads clearly on Win11 / high-DPI trays; Windows scales down as needed.
-        const int size = 32;
+        const int size = 64; // High DPI base resolution for crisp anti-aliasing
         using var bitmap = new Bitmap(size, size);
-        using (var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap))
+        using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap))
         {
-            graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
-            graphics.Clear(Color.Transparent);
-
-            using var fillBrush = new SolidBrush(color);
-            using var borderPen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(40, 40, 40), 2f);
-            using var centerBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.White);
-            graphics.FillEllipse(fillBrush, 2, 2, size - 4, size - 4);
-            graphics.DrawEllipse(borderPen, 2, 2, size - 4, size - 4);
-            graphics.FillEllipse(centerBrush, 12, 12, 8, 8);
+            g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
+            g.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
+            g.Clear(Color.Transparent);
+
+            // Palette base definition
+            var (primaryColor, chromaColor, glowColor) = state switch
+            {
+                TrayVisualState.Ready => (
+                    Color.FromArgb(0, 210, 255),    // Cosmic Cyan
+                    Color.FromArgb(120, 80, 255),   // Deep Violet
+                    Color.FromArgb(0, 150, 255)
+                ),
+                TrayVisualState.AlwaysListening => (
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 200, 0),    // Solar Gold
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 90, 0),     // Plasma Amber
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 170, 0)
+                ),
+                TrayVisualState.Recording => (
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 90),     // Pulse Crimson
+                    Color.FromArgb(180, 0, 255),    // Neon Violet
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 40, 120)
+                ),
+                TrayVisualState.Processing => (
+                    Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 160),    // Quantum Emerald
+                    Color.FromArgb(0, 180, 255),    // Cyber Blue
+                    Color.FromArgb(0, 230, 190)
+                ),
+                TrayVisualState.Error => (
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 120, 0),    // Supernova Orange
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 120),    // Magenta Drift
+                    Color.FromArgb(255, 80, 0)
+                ),
+                _ => (
+                    Color.FromArgb(0, 210, 255),
+                    Color.FromArgb(120, 80, 255),
+                    Color.FromArgb(0, 150, 255)
+                )
+            };
+
+            var cx = size / 2f;
+            var cy = size / 2f;
+
+            // 1. Outer Ethereal Smoke Nebula Wash
+            using (var path = new GraphicsPath())
+            {
+                path.AddEllipse(2, 2, size - 4, size - 4);
+                using var pbr = new PathGradientBrush(path)
+                {
+                    CenterPoint = new PointF(cx, cy),
+                    CenterColor = Color.FromArgb(70, glowColor.R, glowColor.G, glowColor.B),
+                    SurroundColors = new[] { Color.FromArgb(0, primaryColor.R, primaryColor.G, primaryColor.B) }
+                };
+                g.FillPath(pbr, path);
+            }
+
+            // 2. Harmonic Chroma Lissajous Orbits (Voice Wire Math)
+            // Parametric curves: r(theta) = R0 + A * sin(k * theta)
+            int pointCount = 120;
+            float r0 = size * 0.32f;
+            float waveAmplitude = size * 0.05f;
+
+            // Layer A: Secondary Chroma Shift (Violet/Plasma)
+            PointF[] chromaPoints = new PointF[pointCount];
+            for (int i = 0; i < pointCount; i++)
+            {
+                float t = (float)(i * 2.0 * Math.PI / pointCount);
+                float r = r0 + waveAmplitude * (float)Math.Sin(5 * t + 1.2);
+                chromaPoints[i] = new PointF(
+                    cx + (r + 1.5f) * (float)Math.Cos(t + 0.15),
+                    cy + (r + 1.5f) * (float)Math.Sin(t + 0.15)
+                );
+            }
+            using (var penChroma = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(160, chromaColor.R, chromaColor.G, chromaColor.B), 2.2f))
+            {
+                g.DrawClosedCurve(penChroma, chromaPoints);
+            }
+
+            // Layer B: Primary Neon Voice Line
+            PointF[] primaryPoints = new PointF[pointCount];
+            for (int i = 0; i < pointCount; i++)
+            {
+                float t = (float)(i * 2.0 * Math.PI / pointCount);
+                float r = r0 + waveAmplitude * (float)Math.Sin(4 * t);
+                primaryPoints[i] = new PointF(
+                    cx + r * (float)Math.Cos(t),
+                    cy + r * (float)Math.Sin(t)
+                );
+            }
+            using (var penPrimary = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(230, primaryColor.R, primaryColor.G, primaryColor.B), 2.5f))
+            {
+                g.DrawClosedCurve(penPrimary, primaryPoints);
+            }
+
+            // 3. Central Radiant Wire Singularity Core
+            float coreRadius = size * 0.14f;
+            using (var corePath = new GraphicsPath())
+            {
+                corePath.AddEllipse(cx - coreRadius, cy - coreRadius, coreRadius * 2, coreRadius * 2);
+                using var coreBrush = new PathGradientBrush(corePath)
+                {
+                    CenterPoint = new PointF(cx, cy),
+                    CenterColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255, 255),
+                    SurroundColors = new[] { Color.FromArgb(180, primaryColor.R, primaryColor.G, primaryColor.B) }
+                };
+                g.FillPath(coreBrush, corePath);
+            }
+
+            // High-light core border
+            using (var corePen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(240, 255, 255, 255), 1.2f))
+            {
+                g.DrawEllipse(corePen, cx - coreRadius, cy - coreRadius, coreRadius * 2, coreRadius * 2);
+            }
         }
 
         var handle = bitmap.GetHicon();

PrimeDictate.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OnnxRuntimeVersion>1.24.4</OnnxRuntimeVersion>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     <Copyright>Copyright © FlowDevs.io</Copyright>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
     <ApplicationIcon>installer\wix\assets\PrimeDictate.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <!-- The app project sits at the repo root; keep other projects' sources out of its globs. -->
+    <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);src\**;tests\**</DefaultItemExcludes>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Whisper.net.Runtime.Vulkan" Version="1.9.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="src\PrimeDictate.Core\PrimeDictate.Core.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup Condition="Exists('$(NuGetPackageRoot)microsoft.ml.onnxruntime.qnn\$(OnnxRuntimeVersion)\runtimes\win-arm64\native')">
     <QnnArm64NativeFiles Include="$(NuGetPackageRoot)microsoft.ml.onnxruntime.qnn\$(OnnxRuntimeVersion)\runtimes\win-arm64\native\*.*" />
   </ItemGroup>

PrimeDictate.sln

@@ -1,23 +1,102 @@
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 EndProject
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README.md

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Pro tips:
 ## Requirements
 
 - Windows is the primary supported platform.
-- [.NET 8 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0) is required to build from source.
+- [.NET 10 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/10.0) is required to build from source (pinned in `global.json`).
 - Local transcription uses local model files only.
 - sherpa-onnx backends require extracted ONNX model folders and tokens.
 - Whisper.net uses GGML `.bin` files and optional hardware-specific sidecars.