Updates for UGO 2.0.7

UGO Devlog: The Modern Makeover!

Hey potential future users (and hello, future me!),

This log covers the major transformation of the UGO - Ultimate Gaming Optimizer application, moving it from its original retro roots to a much more modern, user-friendly, and visually engaging experience.

Key Changes & Improvements:

1. Complete Visual Overhaul:

   • Out with the Old: Said goodbye to the classic black background, green text, Courier font, scanlines, and blinking LEDs.
   • In with the New: Introduced a clean, bright, light-theme interface inspired by modern macOS design principles. Uses standard system fonts (like Segoe UI) for better readability.
   • Layout Enhanced: Reorganized the interface with better padding, clearer visual hierarchy, and a scrollable area for the tweak list to handle potentially many options.
   • Functional Colors: Added subtle background colors to the different tweak categories (Maintenance, Speed Up, Network, etc.) to give a visual hint about their purpose.
   • Title Pop: Made the main application title larger and used an accent color to make it stand out more.

2. Improved User Interaction:

   • "Meaty" Buttons: Redesigned all buttons (Presets, Optimize, Reset) with more padding and clearer visual feedback (hover/click states) to make them easier to press and understand.
   • Preset Polish: Gave the "Balanced", "Performance", and "Extreme" preset buttons distinct background colors for easier identification. Fixed a bug so they now correctly select/deselect the corresponding tweak checkboxes visually.
   • Sound Feedback: Integrated subtle sound effects! You'll now hear confirmations for button clicks, toggling tweaks, starting/finishing optimizations, errors, and resets. (Requires the sounds folder with .wav files to be present).

3. Under-the-Hood & Stability:

   • Smarter File Handling: Implemented logic (resource_path) so the app correctly finds necessary files (like sounds and the icon) whether run directly from Python or as a standalone .exe built with PyInstaller.
   • Bundling Ready: Updated the build process recommendations (--add-data, --windowed) so the app can be easily packaged into a single executable file (with sounds included inside!) that doesn't show a background console window.
   • Tweak Refinements: Updated some of the underlying system commands for applying tweaks to use safer syntax (raw strings) and potentially improve reliability.
   • Logging: Added logging to an external file (optimizer_modern.log) to help track what the app is doing and diagnose any issues.

4. Bug Squashing:

   • Fixed several critical errors related to styling (TclError), Python syntax (SyntaxError, SyntaxWarning, TypeError), and UI updates.
   • Resolved issues where the tweak list might appear blank.
   • Corrected problems with the progress bar not updating correctly or causing errors.

5. Credit Added:

   • Included my name subtly in the application's status bar area.

Current Status:

The application is now significantly more polished, visually consistent, stable, and hopefully much more pleasant to use than the original version!

Hope this provides a good overview of the recent development sprint. Enjoy the optimized UGO!