Synchronize settings and disable patching during batch mode

Author: eltos

PasteIntoFile/App.config

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
             <setting name="updateChecksEnabled" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>True</value>
             </setting>
+            <setting name="continuousMode" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
         </PasteIntoFile.Properties.Settings>
     </userSettings>
 </configuration>

PasteIntoFile/Dialog.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 namespace PasteIntoFile {
     public partial class Dialog : MasterForm {
         private ClipboardContents clipData = new ClipboardContents();
-        private bool continuousMode = false;
         private int saveCount = 0;
 
         private SharpClipboard _clipMonitor;
@@ -33,6 +32,10 @@ protected override void OnFormClosed(FormClosedEventArgs e) {
 
 
         public Dialog(string location = null, string filename = null, bool? showDialogOverwrite = null, bool? clearClipboardOverwrite = null, bool overwriteIfExists = false) {
+            Settings.Default.Reload(); // load modifications made from other instance
+            Settings.Default.continuousMode = false; // always start in normal mode
+            Settings.Default.Save();
+
             // Fallback to default path
             location = (location ?? ExplorerUtil.GetActiveExplorerPath() ??
                     Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop))
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ public Dialog(string location = null, string filename = null, bool? showDialogOv
             if (saveIntoSubdir) location += @"\" + formatFilenameTemplate(Settings.Default.subdirTemplate);
             txtCurrentLocation.Text = location;
             chkClrClipboard.Checked = clearClipboardOverwrite ?? Settings.Default.clrClipboard;
-            chkContinuousMode.Checked = continuousMode;
+            chkContinuousMode.Checked = Settings.Default.continuousMode;
             updateSavebutton();
             chkAutoSave.Checked = Settings.Default.autoSave;
 
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ private void ClipboardChanged(Object sender, SharpClipboard.ClipboardChangedEven
             readClipboard();
 
             // continuous batch mode
-            if (continuousMode) {
+            if (Settings.Default.continuousMode) {
                 var ignore = false;
                 // ignore duplicate updates within 100ms
                 ignore |= (clipData.Timestamp - previousClipboardTimestamp).TotalMilliseconds <= 100;
@@ -308,8 +311,8 @@ private void updateContentPreview() {
 
 
         private void updateSavebutton() {
-            btnSave.Enabled = txtFilename.Enabled = !continuousMode;
-            btnSave.Text = continuousMode ? string.Format(Resources.str_n_saved, saveCount) : Resources.str_save;
+            btnSave.Enabled = txtFilename.Enabled = !Settings.Default.continuousMode;
+            btnSave.Text = Settings.Default.continuousMode ? string.Format(Resources.str_n_saved, saveCount) : Resources.str_save;
         }
 
         private void btnSave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
@@ -425,7 +428,8 @@ private void chkContinuousMode_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
                     chkContinuousMode.Checked = false;
             }
 
-            continuousMode = chkContinuousMode.Checked;
+            Settings.Default.continuousMode = chkContinuousMode.Checked;
+            Settings.Default.Save();
             updateSavebutton();
 
         }

PasteIntoFile/Main.cs

@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ static int Main(string[] args) {
             // not perfect, but probably as good as it can be: https://stackoverflow.com/a/11058118
             AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
 
+            Settings.Default.continuousMode = false; // always start in normal mode
+            Settings.Default.Save();
+
             if (!Settings.Default.upgradePerformed) {
                 // New version installed with default settings (upgradePerformed == false)
                 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/534335/13324744
@@ -272,6 +275,9 @@ static int RunTray(ArgsTray args = null) {
                 bool skipFirst = true;
                 void PatchClipboard(object s, SharpClipboard.ClipboardChangedEventArgs e) {
                     if (skipFirst) { skipFirst = false; return; }
+                    Settings.Default.Reload(); // load modifications made from other instance
+                    if (!Settings.Default.trayPatchingEnabled) return; // allow to temporarily disable
+                    if (Settings.Default.continuousMode) return; // don't interfere with batch mode
                     if (PatchedClipboardContents() is IDataObject data) {
                         // TODO: This is experimental (might impact performance, might break proprietary formats used internally by other programs, not 100% stable)
                         // Temporarily pausing monitoring seams unstable with the SharpClipboard library, so close and re-create the monitor instead

PasteIntoFile/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
     <Setting Name="updateChecksEnabled" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">True</Value>
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="continuousMode" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
 

PasteIntoFile/Properties/Settings.settings

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace PasteIntoFile {
     public partial class Wizard : MasterForm {
         public Wizard() {
             InitializeComponent();
+            Settings.Default.Reload(); // load modifications made from other instance
 
 
             foreach (Control element in GetAllChild(this)) {