So there was a small subtle issue with the notifications on Windows toast where the image wouldn't render correctly I changed it to the hero style which shows the album art way better

Removed an issue of it flickering that title name and any of the labels also removed scrolling and the marquee function as it wasn't working as originally intended
Renamed some of the labels for the input data and fix that also had an issue where sometimes the UI would not show the data but the output was not messed with
2026-09-10 17:02:26 -04:00 · 2026-09-05 20:15:57 -04:00 · 2026-09-05 00:48:31 -04:00 · 2026-09-05 00:26:36 -04:00 · 2026-09-05 00:16:06 -04:00 · 2026-09-05 00:15:00 -04:00
5 changed files with 435 additions and 565 deletions
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@
            this.exitToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
            this.aboutToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
            this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
+            this.time_data_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.label9 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.time_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label8 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label7 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.label6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.label5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.album_data = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.artist_data = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.title_data = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
@@ -58,9 +61,6 @@
            this.profile_drop_box = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.profile_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.load_profile_button = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
-            this.time_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.label9 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.time_data_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.statusStrip1.SuspendLayout();
            this.menuStrip2.SuspendLayout();
            this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
            this.toolStripStatusLabel2,
            this.toolStripStatusLabel4,
            this.toolStripStatusLabel3});
-            this.statusStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 362);
+            this.statusStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 309);
            this.statusStrip1.Name = "statusStrip1";
-            this.statusStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 26);
+            this.statusStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(780, 26);
            this.statusStrip1.TabIndex = 0;
            this.statusStrip1.Text = "statusStrip1";
            // 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
            // 
            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel4";
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(260, 21);
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(344, 21);
            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Spring = true;
            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Text = "Profile:";
            this.toolStripStatusLabel4.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripStatusLabel4_Click);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
            // toolStripStatusLabel3
            // 
            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel3";
-            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(260, 21);
+            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(344, 21);
            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Spring = true;
            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.Text = "Song Changed Updateing";
            this.toolStripStatusLabel3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
            this.aboutToolStripMenuItem});
            this.menuStrip2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.menuStrip2.Name = "menuStrip2";
-            this.menuStrip2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 25);
+            this.menuStrip2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(780, 25);
            this.menuStrip2.TabIndex = 2;
            this.menuStrip2.Text = "menuStrip2";
            // 
@@ -183,28 +183,59 @@
            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.time_label);
            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label8);
            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label7);
-            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label6);
-            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label5);
-            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label4);
+            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.album_data);
+            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.artist_data);
+            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.title_data);
            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label3);
            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label2);
            this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.label1);
            this.groupBox1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(199, 37);
            this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
-            this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(390, 205);
+            this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(569, 205);
            this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 4;
            this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
            this.groupBox1.Text = "Song Info";
            // 
+            // time_data_label
+            // 
+            this.time_data_label.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+            this.time_data_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(101, 159);
+            this.time_data_label.Name = "time_data_label";
+            this.time_data_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(437, 21);
+            this.time_data_label.TabIndex = 10;
+            this.time_data_label.Text = "No Data";
+            this.time_data_label.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
+            // 
+            // label9
+            // 
+            this.label9.AutoSize = true;
+            this.label9.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(17, 144);
+            this.label9.Name = "label9";
+            this.label9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(539, 16);
+            this.label9.TabIndex = 9;
+            this.label9.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            this.label9.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+            // 
+            // time_label
+            // 
+            this.time_label.AutoSize = true;
+            this.time_label.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Underline))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+            this.time_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 157);
+            this.time_label.Name = "time_label";
+            this.time_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(63, 24);
+            this.time_label.TabIndex = 8;
+            this.time_label.Text = "Time:";
+            this.time_label.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label9_Click);
+            // 
            // label8
            // 
            this.label8.AutoSize = true;
            this.label8.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 103);
            this.label8.Name = "label8";
-            this.label8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
+            this.label8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(539, 16);
            this.label8.TabIndex = 7;
-            this.label8.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            this.label8.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
            this.label8.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
            // 
            // label7
@@ -212,39 +243,46 @@
            this.label7.AutoSize = true;
            this.label7.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(19, 61);
            this.label7.Name = "label7";
-            this.label7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
+            this.label7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(539, 16);
            this.label7.TabIndex = 6;
-            this.label7.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            this.label7.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
+            this.label7.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label7_Click_1);
            // 
-            // label6
+            // album_data
            // 
-            this.label6.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 121);
-            this.label6.Name = "label6";
-            this.label6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 17);
-            this.label6.TabIndex = 5;
-            this.label6.Text = "No album";
-            this.label6.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
+            this.album_data.AutoEllipsis = true;
+            this.album_data.AutoSize = false;
+            this.album_data.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+            this.album_data.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(100, 119);
+            this.album_data.Name = "album_data";
+            this.album_data.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(443, 19);
+            this.album_data.TabIndex = 5;
+            this.album_data.Text = "No album";
+            this.album_data.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
            // 
-            // label5
+            // artist_data
            // 
-            this.label5.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.label5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 76);
-            this.label5.Name = "label5";
-            this.label5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 17);
-            this.label5.TabIndex = 4;
-            this.label5.Text = "No artist";
-            this.label5.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
+            this.artist_data.AutoEllipsis = true;
+            this.artist_data.AutoSize = false;
+            this.artist_data.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+            this.artist_data.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 76);
+            this.artist_data.Name = "artist_data";
+            this.artist_data.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(433, 23);
+            this.artist_data.TabIndex = 4;
+            this.artist_data.Text = "No artist";
+            this.artist_data.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
            // 
-            // label4
+            // title_data
            // 
-            this.label4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(99, 33);
-            this.label4.Name = "label4";
-            this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 16);
-            this.label4.TabIndex = 3;
-            this.label4.Text = "No title";
-            this.label4.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
+            this.title_data.AutoEllipsis = true;
+            this.title_data.AutoSize = false;
+            this.title_data.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
+            this.title_data.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(97, 33);
+            this.title_data.Name = "title_data";
+            this.title_data.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(443, 20);
+            this.title_data.TabIndex = 3;
+            this.title_data.Text = "No title";
+            this.title_data.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
            // 
            // label3
            // 
@@ -278,7 +316,7 @@
            // 
            // button1
            // 
-            this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(62, 281);
+            this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(425, 254);
            this.button1.Name = "button1";
            this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(99, 42);
            this.button1.TabIndex = 5;
@@ -288,7 +326,7 @@
            // 
            // button2
            // 
-            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(180, 281);
+            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(577, 253);
            this.button2.Name = "button2";
            this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(99, 42);
            this.button2.TabIndex = 6;
@@ -299,7 +337,7 @@
            // uicolor
            // 
            this.uicolor.Image = global::RadioDJViewer.Properties.Resources.MdiWeatherNight;
-            this.uicolor.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(572, 327);
+            this.uicolor.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(740, 262);
            this.uicolor.Name = "uicolor";
            this.uicolor.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(28, 23);
            this.uicolor.TabIndex = 7;
@@ -316,7 +354,7 @@
            // profile_drop_box
            // 
            this.profile_drop_box.FormattingEnabled = true;
-            this.profile_drop_box.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(62, 329);
+            this.profile_drop_box.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(62, 268);
            this.profile_drop_box.Name = "profile_drop_box";
            this.profile_drop_box.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(217, 21);
            this.profile_drop_box.TabIndex = 8;
@@ -324,7 +362,7 @@
            // profile_label
            // 
            this.profile_label.AutoSize = true;
-            this.profile_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 332);
+            this.profile_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 272);
            this.profile_label.Name = "profile_label";
            this.profile_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(44, 13);
            this.profile_label.TabIndex = 9;
@@ -333,49 +371,18 @@
            // 
            // load_profile_button
            // 
-            this.load_profile_button.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(285, 327);
+            this.load_profile_button.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(292, 267);
            this.load_profile_button.Name = "load_profile_button";
            this.load_profile_button.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
            this.load_profile_button.TabIndex = 10;
            this.load_profile_button.Text = "Load Profile";
            this.load_profile_button.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            // 
-            // time_label
-            // 
-            this.time_label.AutoSize = true;
-            this.time_label.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Underline))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.time_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 157);
-            this.time_label.Name = "time_label";
-            this.time_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(63, 24);
-            this.time_label.TabIndex = 8;
-            this.time_label.Text = "Time:";
-            this.time_label.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label9_Click);
-            // 
-            // label9
-            // 
-            this.label9.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label9.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(17, 144);
-            this.label9.Name = "label9";
-            this.label9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(357, 16);
-            this.label9.TabIndex = 9;
-            this.label9.Text = "――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――";
-            this.label9.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
-            // 
-            // time_data_label
-            // 
-            this.time_data_label.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
-            this.time_data_label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(97, 160);
-            this.time_data_label.Name = "time_data_label";
-            this.time_data_label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(266, 17);
-            this.time_data_label.TabIndex = 10;
-            this.time_data_label.Text = "No Data";
-            this.time_data_label.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
-            // 
            // Main
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(612, 388);
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(780, 335);
            this.Controls.Add(this.load_profile_button);
            this.Controls.Add(this.profile_label);
            this.Controls.Add(this.profile_drop_box);
@@ -415,9 +422,9 @@
        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem aboutToolStripMenuItem;
        private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label6;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label5;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label4;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label album_data;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label artist_data;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label title_data;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
    {
        private string _currentTrackKey = string.Empty;
        private string _playbackTrackKey = string.Empty;
+        private string _previousToastTitle = string.Empty;
+        private string _previousToastArtist = string.Empty;
        private double _playbackElapsedSeconds = 0;
        private double _playbackDurationSeconds = 0;
        private bool _playbackPaused = true;
@@ -32,10 +34,13 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
        private string selectedFolderPath = string.Empty;
        private string outputFolderPath = string.Empty;
        private bool isConnected = false;
+        private bool _isDisconnecting = false;
+        private CancellationTokenSource _connectionCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
        private string currentProfile = "Default";
        private string currentSongImagePath = string.Empty; // Path to the current song image
        private string defaultImagePath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "default.jpg");
        private string mainImagesFolderPath = string.Empty; // New field for main images folder path
+        private string _lastToastImagePath = string.Empty;
        private Profile loadedProfile = null; // Field to store the loaded profile
        private WidgetServer widgetServer = null; // Local widget HTTP server
        private bool widgetRunning = false;
@@ -46,23 +51,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer playbackTimer;
        private string lastApiXml = null;

-        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer marqueeTimerTitle;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer marqueeTimerArtist;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer marqueeTimerAlbum;
-        private int marqueeOffsetTitle = 0;
-        private int marqueeOffsetArtist = 0;
-        private int marqueeOffsetAlbum = 0;
-        private string marqueeTextTitle = "";
-        private string marqueeTextArtist = "";
-        private string marqueeTextAlbum = "";
-
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer pauseTimerTitle;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer pauseTimerArtist;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer pauseTimerAlbum;
-
-        private int marqueeScrollSpeed = 100; // Default to Medium
-        private int marqueePauseTime = 6000; // Default to 6 seconds
-        private string marqueeSeparator = " | "; // Default separator
        private bool loggingEnabled = false;
        private string logFilePath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "RadioDJViewer.log");

@@ -79,23 +67,24 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            playbackTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
            playbackTimer.Interval = 250;
            playbackTimer.Tick += PlaybackTimer_Tick;
-            // Marquee timers for each label
-            marqueeTimerTitle = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
-            marqueeTimerTitle.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-            marqueeTimerTitle.Tick += MarqueeTimerTitle_Tick;
-            marqueeTimerArtist = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
-            marqueeTimerArtist.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-            marqueeTimerArtist.Tick += MarqueeTimerArtist_Tick;
-            marqueeTimerAlbum = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
-            marqueeTimerAlbum.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-            marqueeTimerAlbum.Tick += MarqueeTimerAlbum_Tick;
            // Wire up dark mode button
            this.uicolor.Click += Uicolor_Click;
            this.load_profile_button.Click += load_profile_button_Click;
            PopulateProfileDropBox();
            UpdateTheme();
-            // Auto-load profiles if profiles.json exists
-            AutoLoadProfiles();
+        }
+
+        public void SetSongMetadataLabels(string title, string artist, string album)
+        {
+            if (InvokeRequired)
+            {
+                BeginInvoke((Action)(() => SetSongMetadataLabels(title, artist, album)));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            title_data.Text = title;
+            artist_data.Text = artist;
+            album_data.Text = album;
        }

        private void EnsureDefaultImageExists()
@@ -111,32 +100,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            }
        }

-        public void SetMarqueeScrollSpeed(string speed)
-        {
-            switch (speed)
-            {
-                case "Very Slow": marqueeScrollSpeed = 300; break;
-                case "Slow": marqueeScrollSpeed = 200; break;
-                case "Medium": marqueeScrollSpeed = 100; break;
-                case "Fast": marqueeScrollSpeed = 60; break;
-                case "Very Fast": marqueeScrollSpeed = 30; break;
-                default: marqueeScrollSpeed = 100; break;
-            }
-            marqueeTimerTitle.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-            marqueeTimerArtist.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-            marqueeTimerAlbum.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-        }
-
-        public void SetMarqueePauseTime(int seconds)
-        {
-            marqueePauseTime = seconds * 1000;
-        }
-
-        public void SetMarqueeSeparator(string separator)
-        {
-            marqueeSeparator = separator;
-        }
-
        private void LogMessage(string message)
        {
            if (!loggingEnabled) return;
@@ -147,121 +110,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            catch { }
        }

-        private int GetVisibleChars(Label label)
-        {
-            // Use the label's actual width and font to estimate visible characters
-            using (Graphics g = label.CreateGraphics())
-            {
-                // Use the full label width for measurement
-                SizeF size = g.MeasureString("W", label.Font);
-                int chars = (int)(label.Width / size.Width);
-                // If the label is single-line, ensure we use the full width
-                return Math.Max(chars, 1);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void SetLabelTextFull(Label label, string text)
-        {
-            // Always set the full text, and let marquee logic handle scrolling
-            label.Text = text;
-        }
-
-        private void MarqueeTimerTitle_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            int visibleChars = GetVisibleChars(label4);
-            if (marqueeTextTitle.Length > visibleChars)
-            {
-                string separator = string.IsNullOrEmpty(marqueeSeparator) ? "" : marqueeSeparator;
-                string scrollText = marqueeTextTitle + separator;
-                string repeatedScrollText = scrollText + scrollText;
-                marqueeOffsetTitle = (marqueeOffsetTitle + 1) % scrollText.Length;
-                label4.Text = repeatedScrollText.Substring(marqueeOffsetTitle, visibleChars);
-                LogMessage($"MarqueeTitle: separator='{separator}', scrollText='{scrollText}', offset={marqueeOffsetTitle}");
-                if (marqueeOffsetTitle == 0)
-                {
-                    marqueeTimerTitle.Stop();
-                    if (pauseTimerTitle == null)
-                    {
-                        pauseTimerTitle = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
-                        pauseTimerTitle.Tick += (s, args) => {
-                            pauseTimerTitle.Stop();
-                            marqueeTimerTitle.Start();
-                        };
-                    }
-                    pauseTimerTitle.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
-                    pauseTimerTitle.Start();
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                SetLabelTextFull(label4, marqueeTextTitle);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void MarqueeTimerArtist_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            int visibleChars = GetVisibleChars(label5);
-            if (marqueeTextArtist.Length > visibleChars)
-            {
-                string separator = string.IsNullOrEmpty(marqueeSeparator) ? "" : marqueeSeparator;
-                string scrollText = marqueeTextArtist + separator;
-                string repeatedScrollText = scrollText + scrollText;
-                marqueeOffsetArtist = (marqueeOffsetArtist + 1) % scrollText.Length;
-                label5.Text = repeatedScrollText.Substring(marqueeOffsetArtist, visibleChars);
-                LogMessage($"MarqueeArtist: separator='{separator}', scrollText='{scrollText}', offset={marqueeOffsetArtist}");
-                if (marqueeOffsetArtist == 0)
-                {
-                    marqueeTimerArtist.Stop();
-                    if (pauseTimerArtist == null)
-                    {
-                        pauseTimerArtist = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
-                        pauseTimerArtist.Tick += (s, args) => {
-                            pauseTimerArtist.Stop();
-                            marqueeTimerArtist.Start();
-                        };
-                    }
-                    pauseTimerArtist.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
-                    pauseTimerArtist.Start();
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                SetLabelTextFull(label5, marqueeTextArtist);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void MarqueeTimerAlbum_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            int visibleChars = GetVisibleChars(label6);
-            if (marqueeTextAlbum.Length > visibleChars)
-            {
-                string separator = string.IsNullOrEmpty(marqueeSeparator) ? "" : marqueeSeparator;
-                string scrollText = marqueeTextAlbum + separator;
-                string repeatedScrollText = scrollText + scrollText;
-                marqueeOffsetAlbum = (marqueeOffsetAlbum + 1) % scrollText.Length;
-                label6.Text = repeatedScrollText.Substring(marqueeOffsetAlbum, visibleChars);
-                LogMessage($"MarqueeAlbum: separator='{separator}', scrollText='{scrollText}', offset={marqueeOffsetAlbum}");
-                if (marqueeOffsetAlbum == 0)
-                {
-                    marqueeTimerAlbum.Stop();
-                    if (pauseTimerAlbum == null)
-                    {
-                        pauseTimerAlbum = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
-                        pauseTimerAlbum.Tick += (s, args) => {
-                            pauseTimerAlbum.Stop();
-                            marqueeTimerAlbum.Start();
-                        };
-                    }
-                    pauseTimerAlbum.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
-                    pauseTimerAlbum.Start();
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                SetLabelTextFull(label6, marqueeTextAlbum);
-            }
-        }
-
        private void ApiTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (isConnected)
@@ -272,7 +120,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer

        private async Task PollRestApi()
        {
-            if (loadedProfile == null) return;
+            if (loadedProfile == null || _isDisconnecting || _connectionCts.IsCancellationRequested) return;
            string url = loadedProfile.UrlFormat;
            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(url))
            {
@@ -286,67 +134,25 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            }
            try
            {
-                var client = new System.Net.Http.HttpClient();
+                using (var client = new System.Net.Http.HttpClient())
+                {
                    var response = await client.GetAsync(url);
+                    if (_isDisconnecting || _connectionCts.IsCancellationRequested || !isConnected)
+                        return;
+
                    if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                    {
                        var xml = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                        if (_isDisconnecting || _connectionCts.IsCancellationRequested || !isConnected)
+                            return;
+
                        lastApiXml = xml;
                        ParseAndDisplaySongInfo(xml);
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var newKey = $"{marqueeTextArtist}|{marqueeTextTitle}";
-                        if (!string.Equals(newKey, _currentTrackKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                        {
-                            _currentTrackKey = newKey;
-                            ShowTemporaryStatus("Song Change Detected", 2000);
-                            bool toastEnabled = IsToastEnabledForActiveProfile();
-#if DEBUG
-                            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Track changed. Enabled={toastEnabled}, Profile={loadedProfile?.Name ?? "(null)"}");
-#endif
-                            if (toastEnabled)
-                            {
-                                try
-                                {
-                                    string outputImagePath = GetProfileOutputImagePath();
-#if DEBUG
-                                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Trigger with title='{marqueeTextTitle}', artist='{marqueeTextArtist}', imagePath='{outputImagePath}'");
-#endif
-                                    ShowTrackChangeToast(marqueeTextTitle, marqueeTextArtist, outputImagePath);
-                                }
-                                catch (Exception ex)
-                                {
-#if DEBUG
-                                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Trigger error: {ex}");
-                                    MessageBox.Show($"Toast trigger failed: {ex.Message}", "Toast Debug", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
-#endif
-                                }
                    }
                }
            }
            catch { }
        }
-            }
-            catch { }
-        }
-
-        private void AutoLoadProfiles()
-        {
-            string profilesPath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "profiles.json");
-            if (File.Exists(profilesPath))
-            {
-                var profileNames = ProfileStorage.GetProfileNames();
-                if (profileNames.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    // Optionally, load the first profile by default
-                    var profile = ProfileStorage.LoadProfile(profileNames[0]);
-                    if (profile != null)
-                    {
-                        LoadProfile(profile);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }

        private async void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
@@ -364,7 +170,9 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Disconnect
+            _isDisconnecting = true;
            isConnected = false;
+            try { _connectionCts.Cancel(); } catch { }
            apiTimer.Stop();
            playbackTimer.Stop();
            _playbackElapsedSeconds = 0;
@@ -386,6 +194,8 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            catch { }
            ClearStatusMessage();
            UpdateStatusBar();
+            _isDisconnecting = false;
+            _connectionCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
        }

        private async Task ConnectToRestApi()
@@ -414,15 +224,24 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            }
            try
            {
-                var client = new System.Net.Http.HttpClient();
+                _isDisconnecting = false;
+                _connectionCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+                using (var client = new System.Net.Http.HttpClient())
+                {
                    var response = await client.GetAsync(url);
+                    if (_isDisconnecting || _connectionCts.IsCancellationRequested)
+                        return;
+
                    if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                    {
                        var xml = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                        if (_isDisconnecting || _connectionCts.IsCancellationRequested)
+                            return;
+
                        ParseAndDisplaySongInfo(xml);
                        try
                        {
-                        _currentTrackKey = $"{marqueeTextArtist}|{marqueeTextTitle}";
+                            _currentTrackKey = $"{_previousToastArtist}|{_previousToastTitle}";
                        }
                        catch { }
                        isConnected = true;
@@ -437,6 +256,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                        isConnected = false;
                    }
                }
+            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show($"Error connecting to REST API: {ex.Message}", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
@@ -445,7 +265,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            UpdateStatusBar();
        }

-        // Call this method after parsing song info, assuming image path is available from profile or API
        private void UpdateCurrentSongImage(string imageName)
        {
            string imagePath = string.Empty;
@@ -465,18 +284,16 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            }
            if (useFallback)
            {
-                // Use fallback PNG from resources
                var fallbackImg = Properties.Resources.fallback;
                if (fallbackImg != null)
                {
                    var resized = new Bitmap(fallbackImg, pictureBox1.Size);
                    pictureBox1.Image = resized;
                    currentSongImagePath = defaultImagePath;
-                    // Save fallback image to output folder as PNG
                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputImageName))
                    {
                        string destPath = Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, Path.ChangeExtension(outputImageName, ".png"));
-                        resized.Save(destPath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        SaveImageAsPng(resized, destPath);
                    }
                }
                else
@@ -493,17 +310,15 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                    var resized = new Bitmap(img, pictureBox1.Size);
                    pictureBox1.Image = resized;
                    currentSongImagePath = imagePath;
-                    // Save to output folder as PNG
                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputImageName))
                    {
                        string destPath = Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, Path.ChangeExtension(outputImageName, ".png"));
-                        resized.Save(destPath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        SaveImageAsPng(resized, destPath);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch
            {
-                // If loading image fails, fallback
                var fallbackImg = Properties.Resources.fallback;
                if (fallbackImg != null)
                {
@@ -513,7 +328,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputImageName))
                    {
                        string destPath = Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, Path.ChangeExtension(outputImageName, ".png"));
-                        resized.Save(destPath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        SaveImageAsPng(resized, destPath);
                    }
                }
                else
@@ -524,21 +339,129 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            }
        }

-        private void StartMarqueeTimers()
+        private void SaveImageAsPng(Image image, string destinationPath)
        {
-            marqueeOffsetTitle = 0;
-            marqueeOffsetArtist = 0;
-            marqueeOffsetAlbum = 0;
-            marqueeTimerTitle.Start();
-            marqueeTimerArtist.Start();
-            marqueeTimerAlbum.Start();
+            if (image == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(destinationPath))
+                return;
+
+            string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(destinationPath);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(directory))
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
+
+            string tempPath = destinationPath + ".tmp";
+            using (var fileStream = new FileStream(tempPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
+            {
+                image.Save(fileStream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                fileStream.Flush(true);
            }

-        private void StopMarqueeTimers()
+            if (File.Exists(destinationPath))
+                File.Delete(destinationPath);
+
+            File.Move(tempPath, destinationPath);
+        }
+
+        private string BuildToastImagePath()
        {
-            marqueeTimerTitle.Stop();
-            marqueeTimerArtist.Stop();
-            marqueeTimerAlbum.Stop();
+            try
+            {
+                string sourcePath = currentSongImagePath;
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourcePath) || !File.Exists(sourcePath))
+                    sourcePath = GetProfileOutputImagePath();
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourcePath) || !File.Exists(sourcePath))
+                    return string.Empty;
+
+                string toastDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "RadioDJViewer", "ToastImages");
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(toastDirectory);
+                string toastPath = Path.Combine(toastDirectory, $"Album-Art-Hero-{DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks}.png");
+
+                using (var sourceStream = new FileStream(sourcePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite))
+                using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
+                {
+                    sourceStream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
+                    memoryStream.Position = 0;
+
+                    using (var sourceImage = Image.FromStream(memoryStream))
+                    using (var heroImage = CreateToastHeroCanvas(sourceImage))
+                    using (var fileStream = new FileStream(toastPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
+                    {
+                        heroImage.Save(fileStream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                        fileStream.Flush(true);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_lastToastImagePath) && !string.Equals(_lastToastImagePath, toastPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        if (File.Exists(_lastToastImagePath))
+                            File.Delete(_lastToastImagePath);
+                    }
+                    catch { }
+                }
+
+                _lastToastImagePath = toastPath;
+#if DEBUG
+                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Prepared 16:9 hero image '{toastPath}' from '{sourcePath}'");
+#endif
+                return toastPath;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+#if DEBUG
+                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Failed to prepare toast image: {ex}");
+#endif
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Bitmap CreateToastHeroCanvas(Image sourceImage)
+        {
+            const double targetAspectRatio = 16d / 9d;
+
+            int sourceWidth = Math.Max(sourceImage.Width, 1);
+            int sourceHeight = Math.Max(sourceImage.Height, 1);
+            double sourceAspectRatio = (double)sourceWidth / sourceHeight;
+
+            if (sourceWidth >= sourceHeight && Math.Abs(sourceAspectRatio - targetAspectRatio) < 0.01d)
+                return new Bitmap(sourceImage);
+
+            int canvasWidth;
+            int canvasHeight;
+
+            if (sourceAspectRatio < targetAspectRatio)
+            {
+                canvasHeight = sourceHeight;
+                canvasWidth = (int)Math.Ceiling(canvasHeight * targetAspectRatio);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                canvasWidth = sourceWidth;
+                canvasHeight = (int)Math.Ceiling(canvasWidth / targetAspectRatio);
+            }
+
+            canvasWidth = Math.Max(canvasWidth, sourceWidth);
+            canvasHeight = Math.Max(canvasHeight, sourceHeight);
+
+            var heroCanvas = new Bitmap(canvasWidth, canvasHeight, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+            using (var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(heroCanvas))
+            {
+                graphics.Clear(Color.Black);
+                graphics.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
+                graphics.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic;
+                graphics.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
+                graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
+
+                int x = (canvasWidth - sourceWidth) / 2;
+                int y = (canvasHeight - sourceHeight) / 2;
+                graphics.DrawImage(sourceImage, new Rectangle(x, y, sourceWidth, sourceHeight));
+            }
+
+#if DEBUG
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Hero canvas created: source={sourceWidth}x{sourceHeight}, canvas={canvasWidth}x{canvasHeight}");
+#endif
+            return heroCanvas;
        }

        private void PlaybackTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -621,6 +544,9 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
        {
            try
            {
+                if (_isDisconnecting || _connectionCts.IsCancellationRequested || IsDisposed)
+                    return;
+
                var doc = new XmlDocument();
                doc.LoadXml(xml);
                // Parse title, artist, album from XML (case-insensitive)
@@ -632,26 +558,29 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                string elapsed = doc.SelectSingleNode("//*[translate(local-name(), 'ELAPSED', 'elapsed')='elapsed']")?.InnerText;
                string duration = doc.SelectSingleNode("//*[translate(local-name(), 'DURATION', 'duration')='duration']")?.InnerText;

-                marqueeTextTitle = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title) ? title : "No title";
-                marqueeTextArtist = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artist) ? artist : "No artist";
-                marqueeTextAlbum = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album) ? album : "No album";
-                StartMarqueeTimers();
+                string titleText = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title) ? title : "No title";
+                string artistText = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artist) ? artist : "No artist";
+                string albumText = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album) ? album : "No album";
+                bool trackChanged = !string.Equals(titleText, _previousToastTitle, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    || !string.Equals(artistText, _previousToastArtist, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

-                UpdatePlaybackState($"{marqueeTextArtist}|{marqueeTextTitle}", elapsed, duration);
+                SetSongMetadataLabels(titleText, artistText, albumText);
+
+                UpdatePlaybackState($"{artistText}|{titleText}", elapsed, duration);

                // Write to output files
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputFolderPath))
                {
-                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, "title.txt"), marqueeTextTitle);
-                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, "artist.txt"), marqueeTextArtist);
-                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, "album.txt"), marqueeTextAlbum);
+                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, "title.txt"), titleText);
+                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, "artist.txt"), artistText);
+                    File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, "album.txt"), albumText);
                }

                // Update in-memory cache for widget server
                try
                {
-                    WidgetServer.CachedArtist = marqueeTextArtist ?? string.Empty;
-                    WidgetServer.CachedTitle = marqueeTextTitle ?? string.Empty;
+                    WidgetServer.CachedArtist = artistText ?? string.Empty;
+                    WidgetServer.CachedTitle = titleText ?? string.Empty;
                    
                    byte[] imgBytes = null;
                    // Prefer album art from main images folder
@@ -700,13 +629,25 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                {
                    UpdateCurrentSongImage(null);
                }
+
+                if (trackChanged)
+                {
+#if DEBUG
+                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Track change detected. newTitle='{titleText}', newArtist='{artistText}'");
+#endif
+                    HandleToastForTrackChange(titleText, artistText);
+                    _previousToastTitle = titleText;
+                    _previousToastArtist = artistText;
+                }
            }
            catch
            {
-                marqueeTextTitle = "No title";
-                marqueeTextArtist = "No artist";
-                marqueeTextAlbum = "No album";
-                StartMarqueeTimers();
+                if (_isDisconnecting || _connectionCts.IsCancellationRequested || IsDisposed)
+                    return;
+
+                SetSongMetadataLabels("No title", "No artist", "No album");
+                _previousToastTitle = "No title";
+                _previousToastArtist = "No artist";
                playbackTimer.Stop();
                _playbackElapsedSeconds = 0;
                _playbackDurationSeconds = 0;
@@ -802,7 +743,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                if (widgetServer == null)
                {
                    int port = loadedProfile.WebServerPort > 0 ? loadedProfile.WebServerPort : 8080;
-                    widgetServer = new WidgetServer(port, () => marqueeTextArtist, () => marqueeTextTitle, () => this.currentSongImagePath ?? this.defaultImagePath);
+                    widgetServer = new WidgetServer(port, () => _previousToastArtist, () => _previousToastTitle, () => this.currentSongImagePath ?? this.defaultImagePath);
                }
                widgetServer.Start();
                widgetRunning = true;
@@ -827,9 +768,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
        private void aboutToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
-            var versionAttr = assembly.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute), false)
-                .OfType<System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
-            string version = versionAttr != null ? versionAttr.Version : assembly.GetName().Version.ToString();
+            string version = assembly.GetName().Version.ToString();
            string message = $"RadioDJViewer\nVersion: {version}\nGitHub: https://git.smartcraft.me/minster586/RadioDJViewer";
            MessageBox.Show(message, "About RadioDJViewer", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
        }
@@ -852,19 +791,41 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            loadedProfile = profile;
            int pollingRate = profile.PollingRateSeconds > 0 ? profile.PollingRateSeconds : 3;
            apiTimer.Interval = pollingRate * 1000;
-            SetMarqueeScrollSpeed(profile.MarqueeScrollSpeed ?? "Medium");
-            SetMarqueePauseTime(profile.MarqueePauseTime > 0 ? profile.MarqueePauseTime : 6);
-            SetMarqueeSeparator(profile.MarqueeSeparator ?? " | ");
-            if (pauseTimerTitle != null) pauseTimerTitle.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
-            if (pauseTimerArtist != null) pauseTimerArtist.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
-            if (pauseTimerAlbum != null) pauseTimerAlbum.Interval = marqueePauseTime;
-            marqueeTimerTitle.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-            marqueeTimerArtist.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
-            marqueeTimerAlbum.Interval = marqueeScrollSpeed;
            WidgetServer.CachedClockVisibility = profile.ClockVisibilityEnabled;
            UpdateStatusBar();
        }

+        private void PopulateProfileDropBox()
+        {
+            profile_drop_box.Items.Clear();
+            var profileNames = ProfileStorage.GetProfileNames();
+            profile_drop_box.Items.AddRange(profileNames.ToArray());
+            string currentProfile = GetCurrentProfileName();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentProfile) && profileNames.Contains(currentProfile))
+                profile_drop_box.SelectedItem = currentProfile;
+            else if (profile_drop_box.Items.Count > 0)
+                profile_drop_box.SelectedIndex = 0;
+        }
+
+        private void load_profile_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (profile_drop_box.SelectedItem != null)
+            {
+                var profile = ProfileStorage.LoadProfile(profile_drop_box.SelectedItem.ToString());
+                if (profile != null)
+                {
+                    LoadProfile(profile);
+                    UpdateStatusBar();
+                    MessageBox.Show($"Profile '{profile.Name}' loaded.", "Profile Loaded", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string GetCurrentProfileName()
+        {
+            return currentProfile;
+        }
+
        private void Uicolor_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            isDarkMode = !isDarkMode;
@@ -921,80 +882,21 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            }
        }

-        private void label7_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-        }
-
-        private void label9_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-        }
-
-        public string GetCurrentProfileName()
-        {
-            return currentProfile;
-        }
-
-        private void PopulateProfileDropBox()
-        {
-            profile_drop_box.Items.Clear();
-            var profileNames = ProfileStorage.GetProfileNames();
-            profile_drop_box.Items.AddRange(profileNames.ToArray());
-            string currentProfile = GetCurrentProfileName();
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentProfile) && profileNames.Contains(currentProfile))
-                profile_drop_box.SelectedItem = currentProfile;
-            else if (profile_drop_box.Items.Count > 0)
-                profile_drop_box.SelectedIndex = 0;
-        }
-
-        private void load_profile_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (profile_drop_box.SelectedItem != null)
-            {
-                var profile = ProfileStorage.LoadProfile(profile_drop_box.SelectedItem.ToString());
-                if (profile != null)
-                {
-                    LoadProfile(profile);
-                    UpdateStatusBar();
-                    MessageBox.Show($"Profile '{profile.Name}' loaded.", "Profile Loaded", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private string FormatTimeDisplay(string elapsedSeconds, string durationSeconds)
-        {
-            double elapsed;
-            double duration;
-            if (!TryParseSeconds(elapsedSeconds, out elapsed) || !TryParseSeconds(durationSeconds, out duration))
-            {
-                return "No Data";
-            }
-
-            return FormatTimeDisplay(elapsed, duration);
-        }
-
        private string FormatTimeDisplay(double elapsed, double duration)
        {
-            // If duration is zero or negative, show "No Data"
            if (duration <= 0)
            {
                return "No Data";
            }

-            // Clamp elapsed to [0, duration]
            if (elapsed < 0)
                elapsed = 0;
            if (elapsed > duration)
                elapsed = duration;

-            // Convert to integers (seconds only)
            int elapsedInt = (int)elapsed;
            int durationInt = (int)duration;
-
-            // Convert seconds to MM:SS format
-            string elapsedFormatted = FormatSeconds(elapsedInt);
-            string durationFormatted = FormatSeconds(durationInt);
-
-            return $"{elapsedFormatted} / {durationFormatted}";
+            return $"{FormatSeconds(elapsedInt)} / {FormatSeconds(durationInt)}";
        }

        private string FormatSeconds(int seconds)
@@ -1009,6 +911,30 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            return loadedProfile != null && loadedProfile.ToastNotificationsEnabled;
        }

+        private static string NormalizeTrackMetadata(string value)
+        {
+            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? string.Empty : value.Trim();
+        }
+
+        private static bool HasValidTrackMetadata(string title, string artist)
+        {
+            return IsValidToastValue(title) && IsValidToastValue(artist);
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsValidToastValue(string value)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+                return false;
+
+            string normalized = value.Trim();
+            return !normalized.Equals("No Title", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && !normalized.Equals("No Artist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && !normalized.Equals("Unknown", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && !normalized.Equals("No title", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && !normalized.Equals("No artist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && !normalized.Equals("unknown", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
        private string GetProfileOutputImagePath()
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(outputFolderPath) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(loadedProfile?.OutputImageName))
@@ -1017,8 +943,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            try
            {
                string imageName = Path.ChangeExtension(loadedProfile.OutputImageName, ".png");
-                string fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, imageName));
-                return fullPath;
+                return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(outputFolderPath, imageName));
            }
            catch
            {
@@ -1028,22 +953,57 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer

        private void ShowTrackChangeToast(string title, string artist, string outputImagePath)
        {
+            if (IsDisposed || _isDisconnecting || !isConnected)
+                return;
+
            string safeTitle = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title) ? "No title" : title;
            string safeArtist = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artist) ? "No artist" : artist;
            DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
            string attribution = $"Date: {now:MM/dd/yyyy} | Time: {now:hh:mm tt}";
+            string toastImagePath = BuildToastImagePath();
+            ToastNotificationService.ShowTrackChangeToast(safeTitle, safeArtist, attribution, string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(toastImagePath) ? outputImagePath : toastImagePath);
+        }
+
+        private void HandleToastForTrackChange(string title, string artist)
+        {
+            if (IsDisposed || _isDisconnecting || !isConnected)
+                return;
+
+            string normalizedTitle = NormalizeTrackMetadata(title);
+            string normalizedArtist = NormalizeTrackMetadata(artist);
+
+            if (!IsToastEnabledForActiveProfile())
+                return;
+
+            if (!HasValidTrackMetadata(normalizedTitle, normalizedArtist))
+                return;
+
            try
            {
-                ToastNotificationService.ShowTrackChangeToast(safeTitle, safeArtist, attribution, outputImagePath);
+                string outputImagePath = GetProfileOutputImagePath();
+                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Firing toast. title='{normalizedTitle}', artist='{normalizedArtist}', imagePath='{outputImagePath}'");
+                ShowTrackChangeToast(normalizedTitle, normalizedArtist, outputImagePath);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
 #if DEBUG
-                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] ShowTrackChangeToast failed: {ex}");
-                MessageBox.Show($"Toast display failed: {ex.Message}", "Toast Debug", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
+                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Trigger error: {ex}");
+                MessageBox.Show($"Toast trigger failed: {ex.Message}", "Toast Debug", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
 #endif
            }
        }
+
+        private void label9_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+        }
+
+        private void label7_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+        }
+
+        private void label7_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+        }
    }

    internal static class ToastNotificationService
@@ -1177,7 +1137,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
            string safeImage = SecurityElement.Escape(imageUri);
            string imageNode = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(safeImage)
                ? string.Empty
-                : $"<image placement='appLogoOverride' hint-crop='none' src='{safeImage}'/>";
+                : $"<image placement='hero' src='{safeImage}' hint-crop='none'/>";

 #if DEBUG
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"[Toast] Image URI used: '{imageUri}'");
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //      Build Number
 //      Revision
 //
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.14.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.14.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.14.5")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.14.5")]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
            this.button6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.label6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label7 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.textBox7 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.polling_rate_textbox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.groupBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
            this.toast_box_group_box = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
            this.toast_check_box_enable = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@
            this.web_server_port_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.web_server_label = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.web_server_checkbox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
-            this.label13 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
-            this.textBoxPauseTime = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
-            this.separatingcharacterformatbox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
-            this.textBox9 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
-            this.label9 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.label8 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.label12 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
            this.groupBox3.SuspendLayout();
@@ -110,7 +103,7 @@
            // 
            // ok_button_master
            // 
-            this.ok_button_master.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(54, 729);
+            this.ok_button_master.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(54, 684);
            this.ok_button_master.Name = "ok_button_master";
            this.ok_button_master.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
            this.ok_button_master.TabIndex = 1;
@@ -119,7 +112,7 @@
            // 
            // button2
            // 
-            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(302, 729);
+            this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(301, 684);
            this.button2.Name = "button2";
            this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
            this.button2.TabIndex = 2;
@@ -193,7 +186,7 @@
            // 
            // button3
            // 
-            this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(71, 535);
+            this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(66, 537);
            this.button3.Name = "button3";
            this.button3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 30);
            this.button3.TabIndex = 8;
@@ -202,7 +195,7 @@
            // 
            // button4
            // 
-            this.button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(316, 535);
+            this.button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(279, 537);
            this.button4.Name = "button4";
            this.button4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 30);
            this.button4.TabIndex = 9;
@@ -215,9 +208,9 @@
            this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.labelOutputFolderPath);
            this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.textBox5);
            this.groupBox3.Controls.Add(this.label10);
-            this.groupBox3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(22, 413);
+            this.groupBox3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(26, 368);
            this.groupBox3.Name = "groupBox3";
-            this.groupBox3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(482, 115);
+            this.groupBox3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(476, 115);
            this.groupBox3.TabIndex = 12;
            this.groupBox3.TabStop = false;
            this.groupBox3.Text = "Output Setting";
@@ -274,17 +267,17 @@
            // 
            // button6
            // 
-            this.button6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(23, 269);
+            this.button6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(91, 234);
            this.button6.Name = "button6";
            this.button6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(140, 23);
            this.button6.TabIndex = 18;
-            this.button6.Text = "Select Main Image Folder";
+            this.button6.Text = "Main Image Folder";
            this.button6.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            // 
            // label6
            // 
            this.label6.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(169, 274);
+            this.label6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(306, 239);
            this.label6.Name = "label6";
            this.label6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(93, 13);
            this.label6.TabIndex = 19;
@@ -299,27 +292,20 @@
            this.label7.TabIndex = 20;
            this.label7.Text = "Polling Rate (in seconds)";
            // 
-            // textBox7
+            // polling_rate_textbox
            // 
-            this.textBox7.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 208);
-            this.textBox7.Name = "textBox7";
-            this.textBox7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(63, 20);
-            this.textBox7.TabIndex = 21;
+            this.polling_rate_textbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 208);
+            this.polling_rate_textbox.Name = "polling_rate_textbox";
+            this.polling_rate_textbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(49, 20);
+            this.polling_rate_textbox.TabIndex = 21;
            // 
            // groupBox2
            // 
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.toast_box_group_box);
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.web_server_settings_groupbox);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label13);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.comboBoxScrollSpeed);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.textBoxPauseTime);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.separatingcharacterformatbox);
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.textBox6);
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label11);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.textBox9);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label9);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label8);
-            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.textBox7);
+            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.polling_rate_textbox);
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label7);
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.label6);
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.button6);
@@ -336,7 +322,7 @@
            this.groupBox2.Controls.Add(this.comboBox1);
            this.groupBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 100);
            this.groupBox2.Name = "groupBox2";
-            this.groupBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(519, 623);
+            this.groupBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(519, 578);
            this.groupBox2.TabIndex = 3;
            this.groupBox2.TabStop = false;
            this.groupBox2.Text = "Profiles";
@@ -345,7 +331,7 @@
            // 
            this.toast_box_group_box.Controls.Add(this.toast_check_box_enable);
            this.toast_box_group_box.Controls.Add(this.toast_label);
-            this.toast_box_group_box.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(133, 575);
+            this.toast_box_group_box.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(120, 489);
            this.toast_box_group_box.Name = "toast_box_group_box";
            this.toast_box_group_box.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(248, 42);
            this.toast_box_group_box.TabIndex = 4;
@@ -379,9 +365,9 @@
            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_port_label);
            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_label);
            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Controls.Add(this.web_server_checkbox);
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(31, 308);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(26, 263);
            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Name = "web_server_settings_groupbox";
-            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(471, 99);
+            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(476, 99);
            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.TabIndex = 35;
            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.TabStop = false;
            this.web_server_settings_groupbox.Text = "Web Server Settings";
@@ -440,70 +426,6 @@
            this.web_server_checkbox.Text = "Enabled";
            this.web_server_checkbox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            // 
-            // label13
-            // 
-            this.label13.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label13.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 240);
-            this.label13.Name = "label13";
-            this.label13.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(142, 13);
-            this.label13.TabIndex = 32;
-            this.label13.Text = "Separating Character Format";
-            // 
-            // comboBoxScrollSpeed
-            // 
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed.FormattingEnabled = true;
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
-            "Very Slow",
-            "Slow",
-            "Medium",
-            "Fast",
-            "Very Fast"});
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(382, 207);
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed.Name = "comboBoxScrollSpeed";
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(97, 21);
-            this.comboBoxScrollSpeed.TabIndex = 29;
-            // 
-            // textBoxPauseTime
-            // 
-            this.textBoxPauseTime.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(382, 237);
-            this.textBoxPauseTime.Name = "textBoxPauseTime";
-            this.textBoxPauseTime.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(97, 20);
-            this.textBoxPauseTime.TabIndex = 30;
-            // 
-            // separatingcharacterformatbox
-            // 
-            this.separatingcharacterformatbox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(164, 237);
-            this.separatingcharacterformatbox.Name = "separatingcharacterformatbox";
-            this.separatingcharacterformatbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(49, 20);
-            this.separatingcharacterformatbox.TabIndex = 31;
-            // 
-            // textBox9
-            // 
-            this.textBox9.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(382, 237);
-            this.textBox9.Name = "textBox9";
-            this.textBox9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(97, 20);
-            this.textBox9.TabIndex = 25;
-            // 
-            // label9
-            // 
-            this.label9.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label9.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(239, 240);
-            this.label9.Name = "label9";
-            this.label9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 13);
-            this.label9.TabIndex = 24;
-            this.label9.Text = "Pause time (in seconds)";
-            // 
-            // label8
-            // 
-            this.label8.AutoSize = true;
-            this.label8.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(239, 211);
-            this.label8.Name = "label8";
-            this.label8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(127, 13);
-            this.label8.TabIndex = 22;
-            this.label8.Text = "Scroll Speed (in  Main UI)";
-            this.label8.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label8_Click);
-            // 
            // label12
            // 
            this.label12.AutoSize = true;
@@ -517,7 +439,7 @@
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(553, 764);
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(542, 716);
            this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.button2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.ok_button_master);
@@ -566,18 +488,11 @@
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button button6;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label6;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label7;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox7;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox polling_rate_textbox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox2;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label8;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox9;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label9;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBox2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox8;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label12;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBoxScrollSpeed;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBoxPauseTime;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox separatingcharacterformatbox;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label13;
        private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox web_server_settings_groupbox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label web_server_label;
        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox web_server_checkbox;
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            textBox4.UseSystemPasswordChar = true; // Obscure password field
-            comboBoxScrollSpeed.Items.Clear();
-            comboBoxScrollSpeed.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
-                "Very Slow",
-                "Slow",
-                "Medium",
-                "Fast",
-                "Very Fast"
-            });
-            comboBoxScrollSpeed.SelectedItem = "Medium";
            this.buttonSelectOutputFolder.Click += ButtonSelectOutputFolder_Click;
            this.button6.Click += ButtonSelectMainImagesFolder_Click;
            this.button3.Click += button3_Click;
@@ -74,10 +65,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                    textBox5.Text = profile.OutputImageName;
                    textBox1.Text = profile.UrlFormat;
                    // Default polling rate to 3 if missing or zero
-                    textBox7.Text = (profile.PollingRateSeconds > 0 ? profile.PollingRateSeconds : 3).ToString();
-                    comboBoxScrollSpeed.SelectedItem = profile.MarqueeScrollSpeed ?? "Medium";
-                    textBoxPauseTime.Text = profile.MarqueePauseTime > 0 ? profile.MarqueePauseTime.ToString() : "6";
-                    separatingcharacterformatbox.Text = profile.MarqueeSeparator ?? " | ";
+                    polling_rate_textbox.Text = (profile.PollingRateSeconds > 0 ? profile.PollingRateSeconds : 3).ToString();
                    // Web server settings
                    try
                    {
@@ -125,7 +113,7 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                return;
            }
            int pollingRate = 3;
-            int.TryParse(textBox7.Text, out pollingRate);
+            int.TryParse(polling_rate_textbox.Text, out pollingRate);
            var profile = new Profile
            {
                Name = textBox6.Text,
@@ -137,9 +125,9 @@ namespace RadioDJViewer
                OutputImageName = textBox5.Text,
                UrlFormat = textBox1.Text,
                PollingRateSeconds = pollingRate,
-                MarqueeScrollSpeed = comboBoxScrollSpeed.SelectedItem?.ToString() ?? "Medium",
-                MarqueePauseTime = int.TryParse(textBoxPauseTime.Text, out int pt) ? pt : 6,
-                MarqueeSeparator = separatingcharacterformatbox.Text,
+                MarqueeScrollSpeed = "Medium",
+                MarqueePauseTime = 6,
+                MarqueeSeparator = " | ",
                // Web server settings
                WebServerEnabled = web_server_checkbox.Checked,
                WebServerPort = int.TryParse(web_server_port_textbox.Text, out int wp) ? wp : 8080,
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
minster586	3b9437b4cb	So there was a small subtle issue with the notifications on Windows toast where the image wouldn't render correctly I changed it to the hero style which shows the album art way better	2026-09-10 17:02:26 -04:00
minster586	e74fa6246a	Removed an issue of it flickering that title name and any of the labels also removed scrolling and the marquee function as it wasn't working as originally intended	2026-09-05 20:15:57 -04:00
minster586	0f43ffe5d7	Renamed some of the labels for the input data and fix that also had an issue where sometimes the UI would not show the data but the output was not messed with	2026-09-05 00:48:31 -04:00
minster586	b0c37b815d	Fixed issue with About me version not showing correctly for the right version	2026-09-05 00:26:36 -04:00
minster586	f1c4de4523	Moved the UI around in the settings	2026-09-05 00:16:06 -04:00
minster586	94e4c89776	So I also tried to work on the UI again and for some odd reason I can't seem to get it the way that I want where it will show a separating character at the end of the text and only scroll if required it likes to cut it off so my whole thing is oh well but there is that I think everything should be good	2026-09-05 00:15:00 -04:00
minster586	75a378e948	Toas will not show No title or artist flags	2026-09-04 23:44:06 -04:00