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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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# Changelog

## 1.2.2

- Simplified the large PDF/XPS export choice to one short explanation and three clear actions.
- Made the whole-notebook option a full-size neutral button and removed persuasive wording.

## 1.2.1

- Enlarged the large PDF/XPS export dialog so every export option is fully visible.
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion MainWindow.xaml.cs
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Expand Up @@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ private async Task<bool> ConvertNotebookJobsToSectionsAsync(

var warningWindow = new RenderedExportWarningWindow(
format,
notebookJobs.Count,
sectionJobs.Count > 0)
{
Owner = this
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion OneNoteExporter.csproj
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<AssemblyName>OneNoteExporter</AssemblyName>
<RootNamespace>OneNoteExporter</RootNamespace>
<Version>1.2.1</Version>
<Version>1.2.2</Version>
<ApplicationIcon>icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
</PropertyGroup>

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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A Windows desktop application to export OneNote notebooks to portable formats.
Talks directly to OneNote Desktop via the COM API.

![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.2.1-blueviolet?style=flat-square)
![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.2.2-blueviolet?style=flat-square)
![platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Windows%2010%2F11-0078D7?style=flat-square&logo=windows&logoColor=white)
![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-brightgreen?style=flat-square)
![built with](https://img.shields.io/badge/built%20with-.NET%2010%20%2F%20WPF-512BD4?style=flat-square&logo=dotnet&logoColor=white)
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To publish a release:

1. Update `<Version>` in `OneNoteExporter.csproj` and commit the change.
2. Create and push a matching tag, for example `v1.2.1`.
2. Create and push a matching tag, for example `v1.2.2`.
3. GitHub Actions builds the installer, creates the GitHub release with generated notes, and
uploads the installer plus checksum automatically.

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75 changes: 27 additions & 48 deletions RenderedExportWarningWindow.xaml
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xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Icon="icon.ico"
Title="Large PDF/XPS export"
Width="700" Height="555"
MinWidth="620" MinHeight="520"
Title="PDF/XPS export"
Width="640" Height="430"
MinWidth="580" MinHeight="400"
ResizeMode="CanResizeWithGrip"
ShowInTaskbar="False"
WindowStartupLocation="CenterOwner"
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CornerRadius="8">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
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<TextBlock Grid.Row="0"
x:Name="TitleText"
FontSize="18"
FontSize="20"
FontWeight="Bold"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Foreground="{StaticResource PrimaryBlue}"/>

<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
x:Name="ExplanationText"
Margin="0,10,0,14"
Margin="0,10,0,0"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
FontSize="13"
LineHeight="19"
FontSize="14"
LineHeight="21"
Foreground="{StaticResource TextPrimary}"/>

<Border Grid.Row="2"
Padding="12,10"
Background="{StaticResource WarningBg}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource WarningBorder}"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="5">
<TextBlock Text="OneNote does not report a notebook's size through its COM interface, so the app cannot reliably detect a 300 MB notebook before export."
TextWrapping="Wrap"
FontSize="12"
Foreground="{StaticResource WarningFg}"/>
</Border>

<ScrollViewer Grid.Row="3"
Margin="0,16,0,0"
<ScrollViewer Grid.Row="2"
Margin="0,20,0,0"
VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
<StackPanel>
<Button x:Name="SectionsButton"
Style="{StaticResource PrimaryButtonStyle}"
IsDefault="True"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Left"
Padding="14,10"
Padding="16,12"
Click="SectionsButton_Click">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="Recommended: Export as individual sections"
FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="SectionsDescriptionText"
Margin="0,3,0,0"
FontSize="11"
FontWeight="Normal"
TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
</StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="Export individual sections (recommended)"
FontSize="14"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
TextAlignment="Center"/>
</Button>

<Button x:Name="OneNotePackageButton"
Style="{StaticResource GrayButtonStyle}"
Margin="0,8,0,0"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Left"
Padding="14,9"
Margin="0,10,0,0"
Padding="16,12"
Click="OneNotePackageButton_Click">
<TextBlock x:Name="OneNotePackageButtonText"
Text="Create a complete OneNote package (.onepkg) instead"
TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
Text="Create a complete OneNote package (.onepkg)"
FontSize="14"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
TextAlignment="Center"/>
</Button>

<Button x:Name="WholeNotebookButton"
Margin="0,8,0,0"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Left"
Padding="0"
Background="Transparent"
BorderThickness="0"
Foreground="{StaticResource TextSecondary}"
Cursor="Hand"
Style="{StaticResource GrayButtonStyle}"
Margin="0,10,0,0"
Padding="16,12"
Click="WholeNotebookButton_Click">
<TextBlock x:Name="WholeNotebookButtonText"
TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
FontSize="14"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
TextAlignment="Center"/>
</Button>
</StackPanel>
</ScrollViewer>

<Button Grid.Row="4"
<Button Grid.Row="3"
Content="Cancel"
Style="{StaticResource SmallButtonStyle}"
Width="90"
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20 changes: 5 additions & 15 deletions RenderedExportWarningWindow.xaml.cs
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public RenderedExportWarningWindow(
string exportFormat,
int notebookCount,
bool hasSelectedSections)
{
InitializeComponent();

string formatName = exportFormat.Equals("pdf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
? "PDF"
: "XPS";
string notebookLabel = notebookCount == 1
? "the selected notebook"
: $"the {notebookCount} selected notebooks";

TitleText.Text = $"Whole-notebook {formatName} exports can fail when they are large";
TitleText.Text = $"Large {formatName} exports may fail";
ExplanationText.Text =
$"OneNote Desktop must render {notebookLabel} through its own {formatName} engine. " +
"For large notebooks this engine can time out or disconnect from the app.";
SectionsDescriptionText.Text =
$"The app loads all exportable sections automatically and creates one {formatName} " +
"file per section. Locked sections are not included. " +
"Smaller render jobs are significantly more reliable.";
"This is a limitation of OneNote's export engine. Choose how you want to export:";
WholeNotebookButtonText.Text =
$"Try the whole {formatName} export anyway (may fail for large notebooks)";
$"Export the whole notebook as one {formatName} file";

if (hasSelectedSections)
{
OneNotePackageButton.IsEnabled = false;
OneNotePackageButtonText.Text =
"OneNote package requires no individually selected sections";
"OneNote package unavailable with selected sections";
OneNotePackageButton.ToolTip =
"Cancel, deselect the individual sections, and try again to create a complete package.";
"Available when whole notebooks are selected.";
}
}

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#define MyAppName "OneNoteBackupExporter"
#ifndef MyAppVersion
#define MyAppVersion "1.2.1"
#define MyAppVersion "1.2.2"
#endif
#define MyAppPublisher "JLI Software"
#define MyAppURL "https://github.com/jli-software/OneNoteBackupExporter"
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set -euo pipefail

if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: $0 <version> (for example: $0 1.2.1)"
echo "Usage: $0 <version> (for example: $0 1.2.2)"
exit 1
fi

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