CPU Benchmark

A way to test the Computers' Performance is very useful, however this is not a easy task.

Implementation

The ideal way of implementing this still has to be researched as I currently got no idea how to actually measure the performance.
In addition, using C# with .NET decreases the reliability of the benchmark, as can be seen when trying to update Tinyinfo on a Laptop in different power modes. A different Programming Language (Java? C++?) should be considered.

Some section titles are being output from within their foreach loop instead of before, similar to #44

List of affected titles:

• CPU
• Motherboard
• BIOS

When exporting as TXT and JSON the only file type available is .txt which may not be the desired format.

Both exports should have a "All Files" file type aswell as a .json option for the json export.

Currently if no Battery is present in the computer it will display nothing under the battery section.
This should be changed to display a message (like "no battery present") instead of leaving it blank.

Put CPU info refresh in separate thread for improved speed

Memory section title has unusual amount of whitespace

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Related to #96, a (preferably) NuGet Package similar to NvAPIWrapper needs to be found for more detailed GPU information on AMD and Intel Graphics.

Describe the solution you'd like
A NuGet Package which allows API access similar to NvAPIWrapper for Radeon and Intel Arc Graphics

Describe alternatives you've considered
Using current method with the HardwareInfo Package as fallback.

Maximize box is currently disabled. This is not the intended behavior as the window can be resized without issue.

Load info once at Startup without continuously refreshing

Translating Tinyinfo to different Languages is very useful for people not fluent in english.

This should be implemented in a way where the user or contributors can add or modify translations easily.

Create and publish 2.0 release package

Describe the bug
Currently the only GPU info being Exported is the "Driver Info". NvAPI info is not being exported.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start Tinyinfo
2. Click on the "File" menu
3. Click "Export as JSON"
4. Select file name and save
5. Open file in text editor
6. See lack of NvAPI info

Expected behavior
Export should export all data. This includes NvAPI info aswell.

Add CheckBox to put the Window into Always on Top mode

Add ability to use a custom font into the settings window (fontdialog?) including saving the font choice to the ini file like the size and theme setting

Battery section title is appended in battery foreach loop instead of before

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The settings window currently has all settings plastered all over with no organization whatsoever. Adding the ability to change fonts (#90) will only add more to the mess.

Describe the solution you'd like
Using TabControls to Organize the settings. This also enables easier future expansion

Add drive info

Update the README.md file with newer screenshot and more information about Tinyinfo.

Ideas on what to add:

• What can Tinyinfo show?
• What are the requirements to run Tinyinfo?
• How do i contribute? (referral to CONTRIBUTING.md?)
• What to do when a issue/bug is found

Additional ideas are welcome

The Main Window has a hidden Play / Pause button which was used very early on in development, however it is no longer needed due to the Start / Stop buttons existing and should be removed.

The export SaveFileDialog currently has a generic Title.
It would be better to change it to something like "Text Export" or "JSON Export" respectively.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Currently the GPU Information is provided by WMI via the HardwareInfo Package and thus provides limited info about the GPU and its capabilities.

Describe the solution you'd like
Using NvAPIWrapper allows more detailed info about the GPU chip to be displayed for the user, however it will only work with Nvidia Graphics. A similar Package for Radeon and Intel ARC GPUs is required to display similar info.

When starting Tinyinfo it can take a while to load, adding a splash or loading screen of some kind can give the user feedback that the program is in fact launching.

Currently the menubar does not have keyboard shortcuts.

following shortcuts would be useful though feel free to add more:

• Ctrl+E for export
• Alt+F4 for exit
• F1 for about
• Ctrl+O for settings (?)
• F5 for refresh

This bug appear when closing the program while refreshing the hardware info

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Currently Tinyinfo shows hardware information. Adding OS information shouldnt be too difficult and can be useful in some cases.

Describe the solution you'd like
A additional tab in the main window displaying information about the OS.

Add Battery info

Reduce amount of code needed to get info on startup

Add Motherboard info

Recently there have been some features/impovements which should be implemented into v2 instead of waiting for v3.
These features will be part of the first Service Pack for v2.

This includes the following issues (List will be updated as needed):

• #55
• #58
• #64
• #13 (Using Temporary Logo)
• #77
• #69
• #62
• #60 (Optional Partially implemeted by #68 )
• #71
• #79
• #80

Add Graphics Card/Display Adapter info

Create a logo for Tinyinfo as currently there is none

Graphics info does not load on startup or while continuously updating

Allow exporting system specs to a text file

Currently buttons and text boxes are called "button1", "button2", etc.
This is not very easy to understand for newcomers and should be improved.

Battery percentage is labeled as time remaining

Following Issues will have to be completed before publishing v3 prerelease 1:

• #90
• #111
• #108
• Add notice that JSON export currently isnt properly working. This problem (#60) has to be fixed for the next prerelease.

Afterwards the Prerelease 1 will be tested and potentially receive further bugfixes or minor features before being properly released as v3.0.

Note: V3.x will drop support for 32-Bit. This is done due to A: 32-Bit being outdated and B: Because slight issues with nvapi can arrise when running a 32-bit version on a 64-bit OS.

Currently the info is displayed in a single TextBox. This does not look too great and causes performance issues due to needing to refresh the entire TextBox.

Suggestion:
Individual sections for each info item which are individually refreshed as needed

Dark theme currently is plain black. A very dark grey will look better.

Add reload/refresh button to menubar which updates info once, removing the need to start and stop to update the info once

Add a exit button to the file dropdown of the menubar

To improve speed it is advantageous to only refresh the minimum component info when continuously refreshing system info.

Needed components include:

• CPU
• Battery
• Network Adapter

Display information about the network adapter

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Currently the Splash always has a White background. This does not change depending on what Theme was chosen.

Describe the solution you'd like
Use splash_dark.png when dark theme was selected.

The settings window does not open in the center of the main window.

Most likely introduced with Pull Request #70 some info items' formatting is incorrect like missing line breaks.

Add menu bar to allow changing settings and display info about the program

Create and publish V2 Service Pack 1 package

Recently data export as Text was implemented thus it would also be useful to add XML and JSON exports which could also be created via a cmd argument if other applicatios want to use the data.