Optimization on Intro Story

ShiftOS-TheRevival/Functions/InGame/IntroStoryTell.vb

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+Module IntroStoryTell
+    Public Sub StoryLineIntro(Timestamp As Integer)
+        Select Case Strings.ComputerInfo(3)
+            Case "0"
+                Select Case Timestamp
+                    Case 5
+                        ResetLine("Connected to <null>")
+                    Case 25
+                        NewLine("<null>: Hey there, Unknown user!")
+                    Case 60
+                        NewLine("<null>: Congratulaions! You have been involuntarily selected for a test on my experimental operating system, ShiftOS.")
+                    Case 125
+                        NewLine("<null>: ShiftOS is an operating system that will evolve itself as you use it as I progressively add more features into ShiftOS.")
+                    Case 160
+                        NewLine("<null>: Currently ShiftOS isn't much from a basic command-line operating system.")
+                    Case 210
+                        NewLine("<null>: I don't wish to reveal my indentity at this point in time.")
+                    Case 270
+                        NewLine("<null>: I will install ShiftOS on your system once I leave while I work on... something else.")
+                    Case 335
+                        NewLine("<null>: Once you have ShiftOS rich feature enough, I will come back to you. In the mean time, goodbye!")
+                    Case 400
+                        NewLine("<null> Disconnected")
+                    Case 430
+                        ResetLine("Installing ShiftOS...")
+                    Case 550
+                        ResetLine("ShiftOS Installed, The computer will restart in a few seconds")
+                    Case 600
+                        Console.StoryOnlyTimer.Stop()
+                        Console.TextBox1.Text = Nothing
+                        Console.TextBox1.ReadOnly = False
+                        Strings.ComputerInfo(0) = "shiftos"
+                        Strings.ComputerInfo(1) = "user"
+                        Console.CheckFeature()
+                        Terminal_PrintPrompt()
+                        Terminal_AssignPrompt()
+                        TextRebind()
+                End Select
+        End Select
+    End Sub
+End Module

ShiftOS-TheRevival/MainForms/Console.vb

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 Imports System.IO
 
 Public Class Console
-    Public TrackPos As Integer
-    Public DefaultPrompt As String
-    Public BadCommand As Boolean
-    Public DisplayStory As Integer
-    Public StoryToTell As String
-    Public ChangeInterpreter As Boolean = False
-    Public CurrentInterpreter As String = "terminal"
-    Public CurrentDirectory As String
-    Public Pseudodir As String
-    Public StayAtChapter As Boolean = False
-    Public ToolBarUse As Boolean = False
-    Public ReleaseCursor As Boolean = False
-    Public ShOSKey As String
+    Public TrackPos As Integer                          'Tracking the position of the caret in order to not bypass the user@hostname string
+    Public DefaultPrompt As String                      'Default prompt to display in ShiftOS, usually it's user@hostname
+    Public BadCommand As Boolean                        'Detect if it's a bad command or not
+    Public DisplayStory As Integer                      'Keep record for displaying the DevX's or other's monologue
+    Public StoryToTell As String                        'Which chapter that you're going to be in
+    Public ChangeInterpreter As Boolean = False         'Default interpreter is Terminal, if it's changed to True, there'll be other program used by Console
+    Public CurrentInterpreter As String = "terminal"    'Shows what program is using Console
+    Public CurrentDirectory As String                   'Current Directory for ShiftOS Explorer
+    Public Pseudodir As String                          'Pseudo-directory for ShiftFS 
+    Public StayAtChapter As Boolean = False             'If this set to true, then intro for chapters are mostly going to be in
+    Public ToolBarUse As Boolean = False                'Either any program is using ToolBar or not
+    Public ReleaseCursor As Boolean = False             'Release cursor from TrackPos
+    Public ShOSKey As String                            'DOSKEY tracking string for ShiftOS
 
     Private Sub Console_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
         Console_Full()
@@ -233,44 +233,7 @@ Public Class Console
     End Sub
 
     Private Sub StoryOnlyTimer_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles StoryOnlyTimer.Tick
-        Select Case Strings.ComputerInfo(3)
-            Case "0"
-                Select Case DisplayStory
-                    Case 5
-                        ResetLine("Connected to <null>")
-                    Case 25
-                        NewLine("<null>: Hey there, Unknown user!")
-                    Case 60
-                        NewLine("<null>: Congratulaions! You have been involuntarily selected for a test on my experimental operating system, ShiftOS.")
-                    Case 125
-                        NewLine("<null>: ShiftOS is an operating system that will evolve itself as you use it as I progressively add more features into ShiftOS.")
-                    Case 160
-                        NewLine("<null>: Currently ShiftOS isn't much from a basic command-line operating system.")
-                    Case 210
-                        NewLine("<null>: I don't wish to reveal my indentity at this point in time.")
-                    Case 270
-                        NewLine("<null>: I will install ShiftOS on your system once I leave while I work on... something else.")
-                    Case 335
-                        NewLine("<null>: Once you have ShiftOS rich feature enough, I will come back to you. In the mean time, goodbye!")
-                    Case 400
-                        NewLine("<null> Disconnected")
-                    Case 430
-                        ResetLine("Installing ShiftOS...")
-                    Case 550
-                        ResetLine("ShiftOS Installed, The computer will restart in a few seconds")
-                    Case 600
-                        StoryOnlyTimer.Stop()
-                        TextBox1.Text = Nothing
-                        TextBox1.ReadOnly = False
-                        Strings.ComputerInfo(0) = "shiftos"
-                        Strings.ComputerInfo(1) = "user"
-                        CheckFeature()
-                        Terminal_PrintPrompt()
-                        Terminal_AssignPrompt()
-                        TextBox1.Select(TextBox1.TextLength, 0)
-                        TextBox1.ScrollToCaret()
-                End Select
-        End Select
+        StoryLineIntro(DisplayStory)
         DisplayStory = DisplayStory + 1
     End Sub
 

ShiftOS-TheRevival/MainForms/ShiftOSMenu.vb

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ Public Class ShiftOSMenu
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) & "\ShiftOS\saved")
                 File.WriteAllText(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) & "\ShiftOS\version.txt", My.Resources.CurrentVersion)
             End If
+            CheckUpdate()
         End If
     End Sub
 

ShiftOS-TheRevival/ShiftOS-TheRevival.vbproj

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
     <Compile Include="MainForms\IntroStory.vb">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Functions\InGame\IntroStoryTell.vb" />
     <Compile Include="MainForms\SaveLoadSystem.vb" />
     <Compile Include="Functions\InGame\Shiftoriums.vb" />
     <Compile Include="MainForms\ShiftOSMenu.vb">