Merge pull request #211 from storytold/pr/windows-packaging

Windows packaging: Start Menu/Add-Remove icon, no console window, correct description

.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: XML, desktop entry, AppStream, Flatpak manifest
         run: |
           xmllint --noout packaging/windows/vectorcraft.wxs packaging/macos/*.plist* packaging/linux/*.xml*
+          # Windows Installer needs Icon ids ending in .ico or .exe, or shortcuts show a blank icon.
+          if grep -oE '<Icon Id="[^"]*"' packaging/windows/vectorcraft.wxs | grep -vE '\.(ico|exe)"$'; then
+            echo "::error::Icon Id must end in .ico or .exe"; exit 1
+          fi
           desktop-file-validate packaging/linux/ai.storyteller.vectorcraft.desktop
           sed -e 's/@VERSION@/0.0.0/' -e 's/@DATE@/2026-01-01/' packaging/linux/ai.storyteller.vectorcraft.metainfo.xml.in >"$RUNNER_TEMP/ai.storyteller.vectorcraft.metainfo.xml"
           appstreamcli validate --no-net --explain "$RUNNER_TEMP/ai.storyteller.vectorcraft.metainfo.xml"

apps/vectorcraft/src/main.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //! `--control <port>` (or `VECTORCRAFT_CONTROL_PORT`) starts a localhost JSON-lines control server:
 //! `{"id":1,"method":"ui.inspect","params":{}}` → `{"id":1,"ok":true,"result":…}`.
 //! See `vectorcraft_ui_egui::control` for the methods.
+#![cfg_attr(all(target_os = "windows", not(debug_assertions)), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
 mod clipboard;
 mod control_server;

packaging/windows/vectorcraft.wxs

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
         DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of VectorCraft is already installed." />
     <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" CompressionLevel="high" />
 
-    <Icon Id="VectorcraftIcon" SourceFile="$(var.IconPath)" />
-    <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="VectorcraftIcon" />
+    <Icon Id="VectorcraftIcon.ico" SourceFile="$(var.IconPath)" />
+    <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="VectorcraftIcon.ico" />
     <Property Id="ARPURLINFOABOUT" Value="https://getartcraft.com/apps/vectorcraft" />
     <Property Id="ARPURLUPDATEINFO" Value="https://getartcraft.com/apps/vectorcraft" />
     <Property Id="ARPHELPLINK" Value="https://discord.gg/artcraft" />
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <File Id="VectorcraftExe" Source="$(var.BinDir)\vectorcraft.exe" KeyPath="yes">
           <Shortcut Id="StartMenuShortcut" Directory="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="VectorCraft"
               Description="VectorCraft vector illustration app" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" Advertise="yes"
-              Icon="VectorcraftIcon" IconIndex="0" />
+              Icon="VectorcraftIcon.ico" IconIndex="0" />
         </File>
 
         <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\vectorcraft.exe" Value="[#VectorcraftExe]" Type="string" />