FIXME - improved pictureviewer should release file locks - now it doesn't show

.gitignore

@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/bin
 PDFWorkflowManager/Setup/Debug
 PDFWorkflowManager/Setup/Release
 /PDFWorkflowManager/.vs
+/PDFWorkflowManager/_.vs

PDFWorkflowManager/.vs/PDFWorkflowManager/v17/DocumentLayout.json

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "Version": 1,
-  "WorkspaceRootPath": "D:\\Gitea\\RCEU_PDFWorkflowManager\\PDFWorkflowManager\\",
-  "Documents": [],
-  "DocumentGroupContainers": [
-    {
-      "Orientation": 0,
-      "VerticalTabListWidth": 256,
-      "DocumentGroups": [
-        {
-          "DockedWidth": 200,
-          "SelectedChildIndex": -1,
-          "Children": [
-            {
-              "$type": "Bookmark",
-              "Name": "ST:0:0:{56df62a4-05a3-4e5b-aa1a-99371ccfb997}"
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ]
-}

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/ImageService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using ImageMagick;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+
+namespace PDFWorkflowManager
+{
+    public static class ImageService
+    {
+        public static void ConvertToJpeg(string sourceFileName, string destinationFileName, int compressionLevel, int dpi = 300)
+        {
+            using (Image sourceImage = Image.FromFile(sourceFileName))
+            {
+                float scaleFactor = dpi / sourceImage.HorizontalResolution;
+                int newWidth = (int)(sourceImage.Width * scaleFactor);
+                int newHeight = (int)(sourceImage.Height * scaleFactor);
+
+                using (var newImage = new Bitmap(newWidth, newHeight))
+                {
+                    newImage.SetResolution(dpi, dpi);
+                    using (Graphics graphics = Graphics.FromImage(newImage))
+                    {
+                        graphics.CompositingQuality = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
+                        graphics.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
+                        graphics.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
+                        graphics.DrawImage(sourceImage, 0, 0, newWidth, newHeight);
+                    }
+                    EncoderParameters encoderParameters = new EncoderParameters(1);
+                    encoderParameters.Param[0] = new EncoderParameter(Encoder.Quality, compressionLevel);
+                    ImageCodecInfo jpegCodec = GetEncoderInfo(ImageFormat.Jpeg);
+                    newImage.Save(destinationFileName, jpegCodec, encoderParameters);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static ImageCodecInfo GetEncoderInfo(ImageFormat format)
+        {
+            foreach (ImageCodecInfo codec in ImageCodecInfo.GetImageDecoders())
+            {
+                if (codec.FormatID == format.Guid)
+                    return codec;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public static void CreateThumbnail(string fileName, string outputPath)
+        {
+            using (var image = new MagickImage(fileName))
+            {
+                var size = new MagickGeometry(240, 340) { IgnoreAspectRatio = false };
+                image.Resize(size);
+                image.Write(outputPath);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/LanguageService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace PDFWorkflowManager
+{
+    public static class LanguageService
+    {
+        public static readonly Dictionary<string, string> LanguageCodes = new Dictionary<string, string>
+        {
+            {"Afrikaans","af"}, {"Amharic","am"}, {"Arabic","ar"}, {"Assamese","as"}, {"Azerbaijani","az"},
+            {"Belarusian","be"}, {"Bengali","bn"}, {"Bokmal","nb"}, {"Bulgarian","bg"}, {"Catalan","ca"},
+            {"Chinese(Simplified)","zh-CN"}, {"Chinese(Traditional)","zh-TW"}, {"Croatian","hr"}, {"Czech","cs"},
+            {"Danish","da"}, {"Dutch","nl"}, {"English","en"}, {"Estonian","et"}, {"Finnish","fi"},
+            {"French","fr"}, {"German","de"}, {"Greek","el"}, {"Gujarati","gu"}, {"Hebrew","he"},
+            {"Hindi","hi"}, {"Hungarian","hu"}, {"Icelandic","is"}, {"Indonesian","id"}, {"Italian","it"},
+            {"Japanese","ja"}, {"Kannada","kn"}, {"Korean","ko"}, {"Latvian","lv"}, {"Lithuanian","lt"},
+            {"Malayalam","ml"}, {"Marathi","mr"}, {"Nepali","ne"}, {"Norwegian","no"}, {"Oriya","or"},
+            {"Polish","pl"}, {"Portuguese","pt"}, {"Punjabi","pa"}, {"Romanian","ro"}, {"Russian","ru"},
+            {"Slovak","sk"}, {"Slovenian","sl"}, {"Spanish","es"}, {"Swahili","sw"}, {"Swedish","sv"},
+            {"Tamil","ta"}, {"Telugu","te"}, {"Thai","th"}, {"Tibetan","bo"}, {"Turkish","tr"},
+            {"Ukrainian","uk"}, {"Urdu","ur"}, {"Vietnamese","vi"}
+        };
+
+        public static readonly Dictionary<string, string> TrainLanguage = new Dictionary<string, string>
+        {
+            {"Afrikaans","afr"}, {"Amharic","amh"}, {"Arabic","ara"}, {"Assamese","asm"}, {"Azerbaijani","aze"},
+            {"Belarusian","bel"}, {"Bengali","ben"}, {"Bokmal","nb"}, {"Bulgarian","bul"}, {"Catalan","ca"},
+            {"Chinese(Simplified)","chi_sim"}, {"Chinese(Traditional)","chi_tra"}, {"Croatian","chr"}, {"Czech","ces"},
+            {"Danish","dan"}, {"Dutch","nld"}, {"English","eng"}, {"Estonian","est"}, {"Finnish","fin"},
+            {"French","fra"}, {"German","deu"}, {"Greek","ell"}, {"Gujarati","guj"}, {"Hebrew","heb"},
+            {"Hindi","hin"}, {"Hungarian","hun"}, {"Icelandic","isl"}, {"Indonesian","ind"}, {"Italian","ita"},
+            {"Japanese","jpn"}, {"Kannada","kan"}, {"Korean","kor"}, {"Latvian","lav"}, {"Lithuanian","lit"},
+            {"Malayalam","mal"}, {"Marathi","mar"}, {"Nepali","nep"}, {"Norwegian","nor"}, {"Oriya","ori"},
+            {"Polish","pol"}, {"Portuguese","por"}, {"Punjabi","pan"}, {"Romanian","ron"}, {"Russian","rus"},
+            {"Slovak","slk"}, {"Slovenian","slv"}, {"Spanish","spa"}, {"Swahili","swa"}, {"Swedish","swe"},
+            {"Tamil","tam"}, {"Telugu","tel"}, {"Thai","tha"}, {"Tibetan","bod"}, {"Turkish","tur"},
+            {"Ukrainian","ukr"}, {"Urdu","urd"}, {"Vietnamese","vie"}
+        };
+    }
+}

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/LanguagesForm.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Data;
-using System.Drawing;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace PDFWorkflowManager

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.Designer.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
-namespace PDFWorkflowManager
+namespace PDFWorkflowManager
 {
     partial class MainForm
     {
@@ -32,6 +31,10 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(MainForm));
             this.menuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip();
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.loadToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.toolStripSeparator1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
+            this.saveToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.toolStripSeparator2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
             this.quitToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.editToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.settingsToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             this.tabPage2 = new System.Windows.Forms.TabPage();
             this.pictureBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
             this.groupExport = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
+            this.chkMagazines = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
             this.panelBanner = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
             this.btnMakePDF = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.cmbBanner = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             this.btnDisposePics = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.btnDeleteTemp = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.btnDeleteCacheWork = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
-            this.chkMagazines = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
+            this.newToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.menuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
             this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
             this.groupBox2.SuspendLayout();
@@ -156,15 +160,44 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             // fileToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
+            this.newToolStripMenuItem,
+            this.toolStripSeparator1,
+            this.loadToolStripMenuItem,
+            this.saveToolStripMenuItem,
+            this.toolStripSeparator2,
             this.quitToolStripMenuItem});
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Name = "fileToolStripMenuItem";
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(37, 20);
             this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&File";
             // 
+            // loadToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.loadToolStripMenuItem.Name = "loadToolStripMenuItem";
+            this.loadToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.loadToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&Load...";
+            this.loadToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.loadToolStripMenuItem_Click);
+            // 
+            // toolStripSeparator1
+            // 
+            this.toolStripSeparator1.Name = "toolStripSeparator1";
+            this.toolStripSeparator1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(177, 6);
+            // 
+            // saveToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.saveToolStripMenuItem.Name = "saveToolStripMenuItem";
+            this.saveToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.saveToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&Save...";
+            this.saveToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.saveToolStripMenuItem_Click);
+            // 
+            // toolStripSeparator2
+            // 
+            this.toolStripSeparator2.Name = "toolStripSeparator2";
+            this.toolStripSeparator2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(177, 6);
+            // 
             // quitToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.quitToolStripMenuItem.Name = "quitToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.quitToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(97, 22);
+            this.quitToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
             this.quitToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&Quit";
             this.quitToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.quitToolStripMenuItem_Click);
             // 
@@ -779,6 +812,16 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             this.groupExport.TabStop = false;
             this.groupExport.Text = "Exporting";
             // 
+            // chkMagazines
+            // 
+            this.chkMagazines.AutoSize = true;
+            this.chkMagazines.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 22);
+            this.chkMagazines.Name = "chkMagazines";
+            this.chkMagazines.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 17);
+            this.chkMagazines.TabIndex = 56;
+            this.chkMagazines.Text = "Magazine";
+            this.chkMagazines.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            // 
             // panelBanner
             // 
             this.panelBanner.Controls.Add(this.btnMakePDF);
@@ -944,6 +987,7 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             this.txtProjectDir.Name = "txtProjectDir";
             this.txtProjectDir.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 20);
             this.txtProjectDir.TabIndex = 50;
+            this.txtProjectDir.Leave += new System.EventHandler(this.txtProjectDir_Leave);
             // 
             // watcherOut
             // 
@@ -1030,15 +1074,12 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             this.btnDeleteCacheWork.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             this.btnDeleteCacheWork.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnDeleteCacheWork_Click);
             // 
-            // chkMagazines
+            // newToolStripMenuItem
             // 
-            this.chkMagazines.AutoSize = true;
-            this.chkMagazines.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 22);
-            this.chkMagazines.Name = "chkMagazines";
-            this.chkMagazines.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 17);
-            this.chkMagazines.TabIndex = 56;
-            this.chkMagazines.Text = "Magazine";
-            this.chkMagazines.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.newToolStripMenuItem.Name = "newToolStripMenuItem";
+            this.newToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.newToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&New";
+            this.newToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.newToolStripMenuItem_Click);
             // 
             // MainForm
             // 
@@ -1187,6 +1228,11 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
         private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnDeleteTemp;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnDeleteCacheWork;
         private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox chkMagazines;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem loadToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator toolStripSeparator1;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem saveToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator toolStripSeparator2;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem newToolStripMenuItem;
     }
 }
 

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MainForm.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -267,12 +268,28 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                     {
                         pictureBox1.Image.Dispose();
                         pictureBox1.Image = null;
+                        pictureBox1.Invalidate();
                     }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        pictureBox1.Image = null;
+                        pictureBox1.Invalidate();
+                    }
+
                     if (pictureBox2.Image != null)
                     {
                         pictureBox2.Image.Dispose();
                         pictureBox2.Image = null;
+                        pictureBox2.Invalidate();
                     }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        pictureBox2.Image = null;
+                        pictureBox2.Invalidate();
+                    }
+
+                    GC.Collect();
+                    GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
                 }
                 catch
                 { }
@@ -280,6 +297,15 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                 checkSimplex.Enabled = true;
             }
 
+            check_input_dir();
+        }
+
+
+        // Check input dir for origs dir and files
+        private void check_input_dir()
+        {
+
+            Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;
 
             if (!Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.OrigsDir)))
             {
@@ -294,22 +320,21 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, origsDir)) && !Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.WorkDir)))
+            if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.OrigsDir)) && !Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.WorkDir)))
             {
+                // Replace the selected code block with this version
                 try
                 {
                     string[] strOrigFiles = Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.OrigsDir), "*.tif*");
                     if (File.Exists(strOrigFiles[0]))
                     {
-                        byte[] imageBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(strOrigFiles[0]);
-
-                        using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(imageBytes))
-                        {
-                            using (Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
+                        using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes(strOrigFiles[0])))
+                        using (var bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
                         {
+                            // Create a copy of the bitmap to ensure the file is released
                             pictureBox1.Image = new Bitmap(bitmap);
                         }
-                        }
+                        // At this point, the file is fully released
                     }
                 }
                 catch
@@ -322,43 +347,49 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                 btnCopyPathWorkDir.Enabled = true;
                 btnConvertToPDF.Enabled = true;
 
+                // Replace the selected code block with this version
                 try
                 {
                     string[] strWorkFiles = Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.WorkDir), "*.tif");
-                    byte[] imageBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(strWorkFiles[0]);
-
-                    using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(imageBytes))
+                    if (strWorkFiles.Length > 0)
                     {
-                        using (Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
+                        using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes(strWorkFiles[0])))
+                        using (var bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
                         {
                             pictureBox1.Image = new Bitmap(bitmap);
                         }
+                        // Release file handle so tempCopyPath is writeable
+                        GC.Collect();
+                        GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
                     }
                 }
                 catch
                 {
-
                 }
 
-
                 if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.WorkOutDir)))
                 {
                     try
                     {
                         string[] strOutFiles = Directory.GetFiles(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.WorkOutDir), "*.tif");
-                        byte[] imageBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(strOutFiles[0]);
-
-                        using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(imageBytes))
+                        if (strOutFiles.Length > 0)
                         {
-                            using (Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
+                            string tempCopyPath = Path.Combine(tempDir, "preview_out.tif");
+                            File.Copy(strOutFiles[0], tempCopyPath, true);
+
+                            using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes(tempCopyPath)))
+                            using (var bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
                             {
                                 pictureBox2.Image = new Bitmap(bitmap);
                             }
+                            // Release file handle so tempCopyPath is writeable
+                            GC.Collect();
+                            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+                            File.Delete(tempCopyPath);
                         }
                     }
                     catch
                     {
-
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -410,6 +441,8 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                 catch
                 {
                 }
+
+                Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;
             }
 
 
@@ -1072,6 +1105,8 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
 
             fileName += title;
             var selectedItem = (dynamic)cmbLanguage.SelectedItem;
+            if (selectedItem != null)
+            {
                 var selectedValue = selectedItem.Value;
 
                 if (selectedValue != "eng")
@@ -1082,6 +1117,11 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                 {
                     fileName += $"_[{cmbResolution.SelectedItem}dpi][ocr]";
                 }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                cmbLanguage.SelectedIndex = cmbLanguage.FindStringExact("English");
+            }
 
             txtFileName.Text = fileName;
         }
@@ -1166,6 +1206,8 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
             bannerPage = "";
         }
 
+        
+
         private void radioSortNormal_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             //sortNormal = true;
@@ -1294,13 +1336,22 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
 
         private void aboutToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            MessageBox.Show("PDF Workflow Manager v0.9.3 \r\n\r\nCopyright (c) 2023-2024 https://retro-commodore.eu", "Version", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
-        }
+            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+            var version = assembly.GetName().Version.ToString();
 
-        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            //GalleryForm sf = new GalleryForm(workOutDir);
-            //sf.ShowDialog();
+            var copyrightAttr = assembly
+                .GetCustomAttributes(typeof(AssemblyCopyrightAttribute), false)
+                .OfType<AssemblyCopyrightAttribute>()
+                .FirstOrDefault();
+
+            var copyright = copyrightAttr?.Copyright ?? "Copyright info not found";
+
+            MessageBox.Show(
+                $"PDF Workflow Manager v{version}\r\n\r\n{copyright}",
+                "Version",
+                MessageBoxButtons.OK,
+                MessageBoxIcon.Information
+            );
         }
 
 
@@ -1352,5 +1403,188 @@ namespace PDFWorkflowManager
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        private void txtProjectDir_Leave(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Use OrigsDir from settings instead of txtOrigsDir
+            if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(txtProjectDir.Text, Properties.Settings.Default.OrigsDir)))
+            {
+                check_input_dir();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void loadToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            using (OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog())
+            {
+                openFileDialog.Filter = "PDF Project Files (*.pdfproj)|*.pdfproj|All Files (*.*)|*.*";
+                openFileDialog.Title = "Open PDF Project File";
+                openFileDialog.Multiselect = false;
+
+                if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
+                {
+                    string selectedFile = openFileDialog.FileName;
+                    var lines = File.ReadAllLines(selectedFile);
+                    var dict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+                    foreach (var line in lines)
+                    {
+                        var parts = line.Split(new[] { '=' }, 2);
+                        if (parts.Length == 2)
+                            dict[parts[0]] = parts[1];
+                    }
+
+                    txtFileName.Text = dict.ContainsKey("FileName") ? dict["FileName"] : "";
+                    txtTitle.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Title") ? dict["Title"] : "";
+                    cmbLanguage.SelectedIndex = cmbLanguage.FindStringExact(dict.ContainsKey("Language") ? dict["Language"] : "");
+                    txtLanguages.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Languages") ? dict["Languages"] : "";
+                    txtType.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Type") ? dict["Type"] : "";
+                    txtPublisher.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Publisher") ? dict["Publisher"] : "";
+                    txtAuthor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Author") ? dict["Author"] : "";
+                    txtISBN.Text = dict.ContainsKey("ISBN") ? dict["ISBN"] : "";
+                    txtDate.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Date") ? dict["Date"] : "";
+                    txtPageCount.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PageCount") ? dict["PageCount"] : "";
+                    cmbResolution.SelectedIndex = cmbResolution.FindStringExact(dict.ContainsKey("Resolution") ? dict["Resolution"] : "");
+                    checkPhotocopy.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Photocopy") ? dict["Photocopy"] == "True" : false;
+                    checkReplace.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Replace") ? dict["Replace"] == "True" : false;
+                    txtPartnumber.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Partnumber") ? dict["Partnumber"] : "";
+                    if (int.TryParse(dict.ContainsKey("Quality") ? dict["Quality"] : "4", out int quality))
+                        trackBar1.Value = Math.Max(trackBar1.Minimum, Math.Min(trackBar1.Maximum, quality));
+                    txtContributor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("Contributor") ? dict["Contributor"] : "";
+                    txtContributorURL.Text = dict.ContainsKey("ContributorURL") ? dict["ContributorURL"] : "";
+                    txtPostProcessor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PostProcessor") ? dict["PostProcessor"] : "";
+                    txtTimeSpent.Text = dict.ContainsKey("TimeSpent") ? dict["TimeSpent"] : "";
+                    txtPDFAuthor.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PDFMetaAuthor") ? dict["PDFMetaAuthor"] : "";
+                    txtPDFKeywords.Text = dict.ContainsKey("PDFKeywords") ? dict["PDFKeywords"] : "";
+                    cmbBanner.SelectedIndex = cmbBanner.FindStringExact(dict.ContainsKey("Banner") ? dict["Banner"] : "");
+                    chkMagazines.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Magazine") ? dict["Magazine"] == "True" : false;
+                    checkSimplex.Checked = dict.ContainsKey("Simplex") ? dict["Simplex"] == "True" : false;
+                    txtProjectDir.Text = dict.ContainsKey("ProjectDir") ? dict["ProjectDir"] : "";
+
+                    MessageBox.Show("Loaded file: " + selectedFile, "File Loaded", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void saveToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            using (SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog = new SaveFileDialog())
+            {
+                saveFileDialog.Filter = "PDF Project Files (*.pdfproj)|*.pdfproj|All Files (*.*)|*.*";
+                saveFileDialog.Title = "Save PDF Project File";
+                saveFileDialog.DefaultExt = "pdfproj";
+                saveFileDialog.AddExtension = true;
+
+                if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
+                {
+                    string selectedFile = saveFileDialog.FileName;
+
+                    // Collect all form data
+                    var lines = new List<string>
+                    {
+                        "FileName=" + txtFileName.Text,
+                        "Title=" + txtTitle.Text,
+                        "Language=" + cmbLanguage.Text,
+                        "Languages=" + txtLanguages.Text,
+                        "Type=" + txtType.Text,
+                        "Publisher=" + txtPublisher.Text,
+                        "Author=" + txtAuthor.Text,
+                        "ISBN=" + txtISBN.Text,
+                        "Date=" + txtDate.Text,
+                        "PageCount=" + txtPageCount.Text,
+                        "Resolution=" + cmbResolution.Text,
+                        "Photocopy=" + checkPhotocopy.Checked,
+                        "Replace=" + checkReplace.Checked,
+                        "Partnumber=" + txtPartnumber.Text,
+                        "Quality=" + trackBar1.Value,
+                        "Contributor=" + txtContributor.Text,
+                        "ContributorURL=" + txtContributorURL.Text,
+                        "PostProcessor=" + txtPostProcessor.Text,
+                        "TimeSpent=" + txtTimeSpent.Text,
+                        "PDFMetaAuthor=" + txtPDFAuthor.Text,
+                        "PDFKeywords=" + txtPDFKeywords.Text,
+                        "Banner=" + cmbBanner.Text,
+                        "Magazine=" + chkMagazines.Checked,
+                        "Simplex=" + checkSimplex.Checked,
+                        "ProjectDir=" + txtProjectDir.Text
+                    };
+
+                    File.WriteAllLines(selectedFile, lines);
+                    MessageBox.Show("Saved file: " + selectedFile, "File Saved", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void newToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Reset all input fields to default values
+            txtFileName.Text = "";
+            txtTitle.Text = "";
+            cmbLanguage.SelectedIndex = cmbLanguage.FindStringExact("English");
+            txtLanguages.Text = "";
+            txtType.Text = "";
+            txtPublisher.Text = "";
+            txtAuthor.Text = "";
+            txtISBN.Text = "";
+            txtDate.Text = "";
+            txtPageCount.Text = "";
+            cmbResolution.SelectedIndex = cmbResolution.FindStringExact("600");
+            checkPhotocopy.Checked = false;
+            checkReplace.Checked = false;
+            txtPartnumber.Text = "";
+            trackBar1.Value = 4;
+            txtContributor.Text = "";
+            txtContributorURL.Text = "";
+            txtPostProcessor.Text = strPostProcessor;
+            txtTimeSpent.Text = "";
+            txtPDFAuthor.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.PDFMetaAuthor;
+            txtPDFKeywords.Text = "";
+            cmbBanner.SelectedIndex = Properties.Settings.Default.Banner;
+            chkMagazines.Checked = false;
+            checkSimplex.Checked = false;
+            txtProjectDir.Text = "";
+
+            // Clear up pictures
+            try
+            {
+                if (pictureBox1.Image != null)
+                {
+                    pictureBox1.Image.Dispose();
+                    pictureBox1.Image = null;
+                }
+                if (pictureBox2.Image != null)
+                {
+                    pictureBox2.Image.Dispose();
+                    pictureBox2.Image = null;
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            { }
+
+            // Optionally reset status bar and progress bar
+            toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "";
+            toolStripProgressBar1.Value = 0;
+        }
+        private void HandleWorkOutDirFileEvent()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                string[] strOutFiles = Directory.GetFiles(workOutDir, "*.tif");
+                if (strOutFiles.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes(strOutFiles[0])))
+                    using (var bitmap = new Bitmap(memoryStream))
+                    {
+                        pictureBox2.Image = new Bitmap(bitmap);
+                    }
+                    // Release file handle so file is writeable
+                    GC.Collect();
+                    GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Optionally log or handle error
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/MetadataService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+
+namespace PDFWorkflowManager
+{
+    public static class MetadataService
+    {
+        public static void WriteMetadata(string filePath, string contents)
+        {
+            File.WriteAllText(filePath, contents);
+        }
+
+        public static string GetMD5(string file)
+        {
+            using (var md5 = MD5.Create())
+            using (var stream = File.OpenRead(file))
+            {
+                var hash = md5.ComputeHash(stream);
+                return BitConverter.ToString(hash).Replace("-", "").ToLower();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static string GetSHA1(string file)
+        {
+            using (var sha1 = SHA1.Create())
+            using (var stream = File.OpenRead(file))
+            {
+                var hash = sha1.ComputeHash(stream);
+                return BitConverter.ToString(hash).Replace("-", "").ToLower();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/PDF Workflow Manager.csproj

@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="ImageService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="LanguageService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LanguagesForm.cs">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@
     <Compile Include="MainForm.Designer.cs">
       <DependentUpon>MainForm.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="MetadataService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PdfService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SettingsForm.cs">
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
+    <None Include="PDFWorkflowManager.csproj" />
     <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
       <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/PdfService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace PDFWorkflowManager
+{
+    public static class PdfService
+    {
+        public static void MergePdfs(string pdfToolkitPath, string inputPattern, string bannerPage, string outputFile)
+        {
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = pdfToolkitPath,
+                Arguments = $"\"{inputPattern}\" {bannerPage} cat output \"{outputFile}\"",
+                UseShellExecute = false,
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                CreateNoWindow = true
+            };
+            using (var process = Process.Start(startInfo))
+            {
+                process.WaitForExit();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void UpdatePdfMetadata(string ghostScriptPath, string tempFile, string metadataFile, string outputFile)
+        {
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = ghostScriptPath,
+                Arguments = $"-dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -dAutoRotatePages=/None -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=\"{outputFile}\" \"{tempFile}\" \"{metadataFile}\"",
+                UseShellExecute = false,
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                CreateNoWindow = true
+            };
+            using (var process = Process.Start(startInfo))
+            {
+                process.WaitForExit(120000);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

PDFWorkflowManager/PDFWorkflowManager/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("Retro Commodore")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("PDF Workflow Manager")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2023-2024 https://retro-commodore.eu")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2023-2025 https://retro-commodore.eu")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.9.3")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.9.3")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.9.4")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.9.4")]