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Add Connection Frame Color feature to visually distinguish production and other environments
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# Connection Frame Color Feature - Implementation Summary
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## Overview
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This implementation adds a "Connection Frame Color" feature to mRemoteNG that allows users to visually distinguish between different connection environments (e.g., production, test, development) by displaying a colored border around connection panels.
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## Feature Request Context
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The feature was requested in issue to prevent accidental operations on production systems. The user cited DBeaver database management tool as an example, which uses a red frame to indicate production database connections.
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## Implementation Details
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### 1. Data Model (Connection/ConnectionFrameColor.cs)
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Created an enum with the following values:
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- **None** (default): No colored border
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- **Red**: Intended for production environments
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- **Yellow**: Intended for staging/UAT environments
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- **Green**: Intended for test environments
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- **Blue**: Intended for development environments
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- **Purple**: Intended for custom/other environments
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### 2. Property Addition (Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs)
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- Added `ConnectionFrameColor` property to the base connection record class
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- Property is categorized under "Display" section in PropertyGrid
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- Uses EnumTypeConverter for proper display in PropertyGrid
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- Includes localized descriptions
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### 3. Inheritance Support (Connection/ConnectionInfoInheritance.cs)
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- Added `ConnectionFrameColor` inheritance property
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- Allows folders to set a frame color that child connections can inherit
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- Follows the same pattern as other inheritable properties
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### 4. Serialization
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#### XML Serialization (Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/)
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- **XmlConnectionNodeSerializer28.cs**: Serializes ConnectionFrameColor as an XML attribute
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- **XmlConnectionsDeserializer.cs**: Deserializes ConnectionFrameColor from XML
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- Includes inheritance attribute handling (InheritConnectionFrameColor)
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- Backward compatible: old files without this attribute will default to None
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#### CSV Serialization (Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Csv/)
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- **CsvConnectionsSerializerMremotengFormat.cs**: Added ConnectionFrameColor to CSV export
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- Includes both value and inheritance columns
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- Maintains CSV column order consistency
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### 5. Visual Rendering (Connection/InterfaceControl.cs)
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- Added custom Paint event handler to InterfaceControl
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- Draws a 4-pixel colored border around the connection panel when ConnectionFrameColor is set
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- Uses specific colors:
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- Red: RGB(220, 53, 69) - Bootstrap danger red
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- Yellow: RGB(255, 193, 7) - Warning yellow
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- Green: RGB(40, 167, 69) - Success green
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- Blue: RGB(0, 123, 255) - Primary blue
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- Purple: RGB(111, 66, 193) - Purple
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- Border is drawn inside the control bounds to avoid clipping
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### 6. Localization (Language/Language.resx)
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Added language resources for:
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- ConnectionFrameColor: "Connection Frame Color"
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- PropertyDescriptionConnectionFrameColor: Description shown in PropertyGrid
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- FrameColorNone: "None"
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- FrameColorRed: "Red (Production)"
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- FrameColorYellow: "Yellow (Staging/UAT)"
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- FrameColorGreen: "Green (Test)"
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- FrameColorBlue: "Blue (Development)"
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- FrameColorPurple: "Purple (Custom)"
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### 7. Documentation (mRemoteNGDocumentation/howtos/connection_frame_color.rst)
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Created comprehensive documentation including:
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- Overview and purpose
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- Step-by-step usage instructions
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- Visual examples
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- Inheritance explanation
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- Best practices for environment organization
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- Troubleshooting guide
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## Technical Design Decisions
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### Why 4-pixel border?
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- Wide enough to be immediately noticeable
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- Not so wide as to obscure content
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- Consistent with modern UI design patterns
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### Why these specific colors?
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- Colors chosen based on common conventions:
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- Red = danger/production (universal warning color)
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- Yellow = caution/staging (standard warning color)
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- Green = safe/test (universal "go" color)
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- Blue = development (calm, neutral)
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- Purple = custom (distinct but not alarming)
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- Colors use accessible, high-contrast RGB values
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### Why enum instead of custom color picker?
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- Simpler UI (dropdown vs color picker)
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- Ensures consistency across team/organization
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- Prevents confusion from too many color choices
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- Follows principle of "convention over configuration"
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- Can be extended in future if needed
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### Why inherit from Panel?
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- InterfaceControl is already a Panel (see InterfaceControl.Designer.cs)
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- Panel has built-in Paint event support
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- No need for additional controls or complexity
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## Backward Compatibility
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- Old connection files (without ConnectionFrameColor attribute) automatically default to None
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- No migration needed
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- Feature is completely opt-in
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- Does not affect existing functionality
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## Testing Recommendations
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When testing this feature, verify:
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1. **Property Display**: ConnectionFrameColor appears in PropertyGrid under Display section
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2. **Enum Values**: All color options appear in dropdown
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3. **Visual Rendering**: Border appears when color is selected and connection is active
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4. **Inheritance**: Setting on folder and enabling inheritance on child works correctly
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5. **Serialization**:
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- Save connection with frame color set
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- Close and reopen file
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- Verify color is preserved
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6. **CSV Export**: ConnectionFrameColor appears in exported CSV
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7. **Backward Compatibility**: Open old connection files without errors
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## Future Enhancements (Out of Scope)
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Potential future improvements:
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- Custom color picker support
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- Border width customization
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- Border style options (solid, dashed, etc.)
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- Tab header color indicator in addition to panel border
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- Global warning when connecting to production (confirmation dialog)
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- Audit logging for production connections
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## Files Modified
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1. mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionFrameColor.cs (NEW)
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2. mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs
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3. mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfo.cs
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4. mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfoInheritance.cs
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5. mRemoteNG/Connection/InterfaceControl.cs
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6. mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionNodeSerializer28.cs
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7. mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionsDeserializer.cs
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8. mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Csv/CsvConnectionsSerializerMremotengFormat.cs
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9. mRemoteNG/Language/Language.resx
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10. mRemoteNGDocumentation/howtos/connection_frame_color.rst (NEW)
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## Code Review Checklist
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- [x] Property follows existing naming conventions
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- [x] Enum values are localized
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- [x] Inheritance support implemented
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- [x] XML serialization/deserialization working
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- [x] CSV serialization updated
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- [x] Visual rendering implemented
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- [x] Documentation created
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- [x] Backward compatibility maintained
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- [x] No breaking changes
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- [x] Code follows existing patterns in codebase
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# Connection Frame Color - Visual Examples
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## Before and After
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### Without Frame Color (Default)
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```
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Connection Tab │
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├──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ │
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│ │
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│ [Normal connection content area] │
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│ │
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│ │
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│ │
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└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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### With Red Frame Color (Production)
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```
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┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
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┃ Connection Tab (Production) ┃
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┣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┫
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┃ ╔════════════════════════════════════════╗ ┃
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┃ ║ ║ ┃
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┃ ║ [Connection content area] ║ ┃
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┃ ║ With 4-pixel RED border all around ║ ┃
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┃ ║ ║ ┃
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┃ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ ┃
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┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
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```
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### With Green Frame Color (Test)
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```
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Connection Tab (Test) │
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├──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ ╔════════════════════════════════════════╗ │
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│ ║ ║ │
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│ ║ [Connection content area] ║ │
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│ ║ With 4-pixel GREEN border all around ║ │
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│ ║ ║ │
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│ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ │
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└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## Side-by-Side Comparison
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```
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Test Connection Production Connection
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┌─────────────────────┐ ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
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│ [test server] │ ┃ [production server] ┃
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│ │ ┃ ╔═══════════════╗ ┃
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│ ┌───────────────┐ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃
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│ │ │ │ ┃ ║ !WARNING! ║ ┃
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│ │ SSH Session │ │ ┃ ║ Production ║ ┃
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│ │ (Green) │ │ ┃ ║ Environment ║ ┃
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│ └───────────────┘ │ ┃ ║ (Red) ║ ┃
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│ │ ┃ ╚═══════════════╝ ┃
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└─────────────────────┘ ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
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Safe to experiment Requires extra caution!
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```
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## Property Grid Display
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When you select a connection in mRemoteNG, the Config panel will show:
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```
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┌─ Display ──────────────────────────────────┐
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│ │
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│ Name: My Server │
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│ Description: Production DB │
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│ Icon: SSH │
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│ Panel: General │
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│ Color: [empty] │
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│ Tab Color: [empty] │
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│ Connection Frame Color: ▼ Red (Production)│
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│ ├─ None │
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│ ├─ Red (Prod...)│
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│ ├─ Yellow (St...)│
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│ ├─ Green (Test) │
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│ ├─ Blue (Dev) │
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│ └─ Purple (C...)│
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└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## Folder Inheritance Example
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```
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📁 Production Servers (ConnectionFrameColor: Red)
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├─ 📄 Web Server 1 (inherits Red)
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├─ 📄 Web Server 2 (inherits Red)
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└─ 📄 Database Server (inherits Red)
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📁 Development Servers (ConnectionFrameColor: Blue)
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├─ 📄 Dev Server 1 (inherits Blue)
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└─ 📄 Dev Server 2 (inherits Blue)
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📁 Test Servers (ConnectionFrameColor: Green)
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├─ 📄 Test Server 1 (inherits Green)
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└─ 📄 QA Server (inherits Green)
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```
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All connections in the "Production Servers" folder will automatically
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get a red border when you connect to them (assuming inheritance is enabled).
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## Color Palette
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The implementation uses these specific colors:
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- **Red (Production)**: RGB(220, 53, 69) - High visibility warning color
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- **Yellow (Staging/UAT)**: RGB(255, 193, 7) - Caution/warning color
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- **Green (Test)**: RGB(40, 167, 69) - Safe/go color
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- **Blue (Development)**: RGB(0, 123, 255) - Calm, neutral color
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- **Purple (Custom)**: RGB(111, 66, 193) - Distinct custom color
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- **None (Default)**: Transparent - No border
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These colors are chosen for:
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1. High contrast and visibility
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2. Universal recognition (red = danger, green = safe)
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3. Accessibility considerations
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4. Consistency with modern UI design patterns
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private void WriteCsvHeader(StringBuilder sb)
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{
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sb.Append("Name;Id;Parent;NodeType;Description;Icon;Panel;");
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sb.Append("Name;Id;Parent;NodeType;Description;Icon;Panel;TabColor;ConnectionFrameColor;");
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if (_saveFilter.SaveUsername)
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sb.Append("Username;");
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if (_saveFilter.SavePassword)
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if (_saveFilter.SaveInheritance)
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sb.Append("InheritCacheBitmaps;InheritColors;InheritDescription;InheritDisplayThemes;InheritDisplayWallpaper;" +
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"InheritEnableFontSmoothing;InheritEnableDesktopComposition;InheritDisableFullWindowDrag;InheritDisableMenuAnimations;InheritDisableCursorShadow;InheritDisableCursorBlinking;InheritDomain;InheritIcon;InheritPanel;InheritPassword;InheritPort;" +
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"InheritEnableFontSmoothing;InheritEnableDesktopComposition;InheritDisableFullWindowDrag;InheritDisableMenuAnimations;InheritDisableCursorShadow;InheritDisableCursorBlinking;InheritDomain;InheritIcon;InheritPanel;InheritTabColor;InheritConnectionFrameColor;InheritPassword;InheritPort;" +
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"InheritProtocol;InheritSSHTunnelConnectionName;InheritOpeningCommand;InheritSSHOptions;InheritPuttySession;InheritRedirectDiskDrives;InheritRedirectDiskDrivesCustom;InheritRedirectKeys;InheritRedirectPorts;InheritRedirectPrinters;" +
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"InheritRedirectClipboard;InheritRedirectSmartCards;InheritRedirectSound;InheritResolution;InheritAutomaticResize;" +
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"InheritUseConsoleSession;InheritUseCredSsp;InheritUseRestrictedAdmin;InheritUseRCG;InheritUseVmId;InheritUseEnhancedMode;InheritVmId;InheritRenderingEngine;InheritUsername;" +
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.GetTreeNodeType()))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Description))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Icon))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Panel));
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Panel))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.TabColor))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.ConnectionFrameColor));
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if (_saveFilter.SaveUsername)
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sb.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Username));
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.Domain))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.Icon))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.Panel))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.TabColor))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.ConnectionFrameColor))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.Password))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.Port))
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.Append(FormatForCsv(con.Inheritance.Protocol))
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element.Add(new XAttribute("Icon", connectionInfo.Icon));
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element.Add(new XAttribute("Panel", connectionInfo.Panel));
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element.Add(new XAttribute("TabColor", connectionInfo.TabColor));
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element.Add(new XAttribute("ConnectionFrameColor", connectionInfo.ConnectionFrameColor));
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element.Add(new XAttribute("Id", connectionInfo.ConstantID));
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if (!Runtime.UseCredentialManager)
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element.Add(new XAttribute("InheritPanel", inheritance.Panel.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()));
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if (inheritance.TabColor)
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element.Add(new XAttribute("InheritTabColor", inheritance.TabColor.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()));
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if (inheritance.ConnectionFrameColor)
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element.Add(new XAttribute("InheritConnectionFrameColor", inheritance.ConnectionFrameColor.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()));
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if (inheritance.Password)
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element.Add(new XAttribute("InheritPassword", inheritance.Password.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()));
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if (inheritance.Port)
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connectionInfo.Inheritance.Icon = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("InheritIcon");
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connectionInfo.Inheritance.Panel = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("InheritPanel");
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connectionInfo.Inheritance.TabColor = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("InheritTabColor");
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connectionInfo.Inheritance.ConnectionFrameColor = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("InheritConnectionFrameColor");
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connectionInfo.Inheritance.Port = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("InheritPort");
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connectionInfo.Inheritance.Protocol = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("InheritProtocol");
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connectionInfo.Inheritance.PuttySession = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsBool("InheritPuttySession");
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connectionInfo.Icon = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsString("Icon");
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connectionInfo.Panel = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsString("Panel");
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connectionInfo.TabColor = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsString("TabColor");
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connectionInfo.ConnectionFrameColor = xmlnode.GetAttributeAsEnum<ConnectionFrameColor>("ConnectionFrameColor");
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}
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else
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{
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private string _panel;
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private string _color;
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private string _tabColor;
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private ConnectionFrameColor _connectionFrameColor;
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private string _hostname;
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private ExternalAddressProvider _externalAddressProvider;
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set => SetField(ref _tabColor, value, "TabColor");
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}
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedCategory(nameof(Language.Display)),
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LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDisplayName(nameof(Language.ConnectionFrameColor)),
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LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.PropertyDescriptionConnectionFrameColor)),
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TypeConverter(typeof(MiscTools.EnumTypeConverter))]
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public virtual ConnectionFrameColor ConnectionFrameColor
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{
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get => GetPropertyValue("ConnectionFrameColor", _connectionFrameColor);
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set => SetField(ref _connectionFrameColor, value, "ConnectionFrameColor");
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}
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#endregion
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#region Connection
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using mRemoteNG.Tools;
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using mRemoteNG.Resources.Language;
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namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
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{
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public enum ConnectionFrameColor
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{
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.FrameColorNone))]
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None = 0,
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.FrameColorRed))]
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Red = 1,
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.FrameColorYellow))]
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Yellow = 2,
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.FrameColorGreen))]
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Green = 3,
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.FrameColorBlue))]
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Blue = 4,
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.FrameColorPurple))]
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Purple = 5
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}
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}
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@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
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Panel = Language.General;
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Color = string.Empty;
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TabColor = string.Empty;
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ConnectionFrameColor = ConnectionFrameColor.None;
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}
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private void SetConnectionDefaults()
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@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
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TypeConverter(typeof(MiscTools.YesNoTypeConverter))]
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public bool TabColor { get; set; }
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[LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedCategory(nameof(Language.Display), 2),
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LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDisplayNameInherit(nameof(Language.ConnectionFrameColor)),
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LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescriptionInherit(nameof(Language.PropertyDescriptionConnectionFrameColor)),
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TypeConverter(typeof(MiscTools.YesNoTypeConverter))]
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public bool ConnectionFrameColor { get; set; }
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#endregion
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#region Connection
|
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@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
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Size = Parent.Size;
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Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right | AnchorStyles.Top;
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InitializeComponent();
|
||||
|
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// Enable custom painting for border
|
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this.Paint += InterfaceControl_Paint;
|
||||
}
|
||||
catch (Exception ex)
|
||||
{
|
||||
@@ -41,6 +44,41 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
private void InterfaceControl_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
|
||||
{
|
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// Draw colored border based on ConnectionFrameColor property
|
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if (Info?.ConnectionFrameColor != null && Info.ConnectionFrameColor != ConnectionFrameColor.None)
|
||||
{
|
||||
Color frameColor = GetFrameColor(Info.ConnectionFrameColor);
|
||||
int borderWidth = 4; // 4 pixel border for visibility
|
||||
|
||||
using (Pen pen = new Pen(frameColor, borderWidth))
|
||||
{
|
||||
// Draw border inside the control bounds
|
||||
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(
|
||||
borderWidth / 2,
|
||||
borderWidth / 2,
|
||||
this.Width - borderWidth,
|
||||
this.Height - borderWidth
|
||||
);
|
||||
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(pen, rect);
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
private Color GetFrameColor(ConnectionFrameColor frameColor)
|
||||
{
|
||||
return frameColor switch
|
||||
{
|
||||
ConnectionFrameColor.Red => Color.FromArgb(220, 53, 69), // Bootstrap danger red
|
||||
ConnectionFrameColor.Yellow => Color.FromArgb(255, 193, 7), // Warning yellow
|
||||
ConnectionFrameColor.Green => Color.FromArgb(40, 167, 69), // Success green
|
||||
ConnectionFrameColor.Blue => Color.FromArgb(0, 123, 255), // Primary blue
|
||||
ConnectionFrameColor.Purple => Color.FromArgb(111, 66, 193), // Purple
|
||||
_ => Color.Transparent
|
||||
};
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
public static InterfaceControl FindInterfaceControl(DockPanel DockPnl)
|
||||
{
|
||||
// instead of repeating the code, call the routine using ConnectionTab if called by DockPanel
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -2517,4 +2517,28 @@ Nightly Channel includes Alphas, Betas & Release Candidates.</value>
|
||||
<value>Community</value>
|
||||
<comment>Reddit</comment>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="ConnectionFrameColor" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>Connection Frame Color</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="PropertyDescriptionConnectionFrameColor" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>Sets a colored border around the connection panel to visually distinguish between different environments (e.g., production, test, development).</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="FrameColorNone" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>None</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="FrameColorRed" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>Red (Production)</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="FrameColorYellow" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>Yellow (Staging/UAT)</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="FrameColorGreen" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>Green (Test)</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="FrameColorBlue" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>Blue (Development)</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
<data name="FrameColorPurple" xml:space="preserve">
|
||||
<value>Purple (Custom)</value>
|
||||
</data>
|
||||
</root>
|
||||
108
mRemoteNGDocumentation/howtos/connection_frame_color.rst
Normal file
108
mRemoteNGDocumentation/howtos/connection_frame_color.rst
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
|
||||
##############################
|
||||
Connection Frame Color
|
||||
##############################
|
||||
|
||||
********
|
||||
Overview
|
||||
********
|
||||
|
||||
The Connection Frame Color feature allows you to visually distinguish between different connection environments (e.g., production, staging, test, development) by adding a colored border around the connection panel. This helps prevent accidental actions on critical systems by providing a clear visual indicator.
|
||||
|
||||
***************
|
||||
How to Use
|
||||
***************
|
||||
|
||||
Setting the Frame Color
|
||||
========================
|
||||
|
||||
1. In the Connections panel, select the connection or folder you want to configure
|
||||
2. In the Config panel, find the **Display** section
|
||||
3. Locate the **Connection Frame Color** dropdown
|
||||
4. Select one of the following options:
|
||||
|
||||
- **None** - No colored border (default)
|
||||
- **Red (Production)** - For production environments
|
||||
- **Yellow (Staging/UAT)** - For staging or UAT environments
|
||||
- **Green (Test)** - For test environments
|
||||
- **Blue (Development)** - For development environments
|
||||
- **Purple (Custom)** - For other custom environments
|
||||
|
||||
5. The border will appear immediately when you connect to the session
|
||||
|
||||
Visual Examples
|
||||
===============
|
||||
|
||||
When a connection has a frame color set:
|
||||
|
||||
- A 4-pixel wide colored border appears around the entire connection panel
|
||||
- The border is always visible, making it impossible to miss
|
||||
- Different colors help you quickly identify the environment type
|
||||
|
||||
Inheritance
|
||||
===========
|
||||
|
||||
Like other connection properties, the Connection Frame Color can be inherited from parent folders:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Set the Connection Frame Color on a folder
|
||||
2. Enable inheritance for child connections (check "Inherit Connection Frame Color")
|
||||
3. All connections in that folder will automatically use the same frame color
|
||||
|
||||
This is particularly useful for organizing connections by environment in folder structures like:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
Production/
|
||||
├── Server1 (inherits Red)
|
||||
├── Server2 (inherits Red)
|
||||
└── Database (inherits Red)
|
||||
|
||||
Development/
|
||||
├── DevServer1 (inherits Blue)
|
||||
└── DevServer2 (inherits Blue)
|
||||
|
||||
***************
|
||||
Best Practices
|
||||
***************
|
||||
|
||||
Environment Organization
|
||||
========================
|
||||
|
||||
Consider using this convention:
|
||||
|
||||
- **Red** for production systems (critical, requires extra caution)
|
||||
- **Yellow** for staging/UAT systems (pre-production testing)
|
||||
- **Green** for test systems (safe for experimentation)
|
||||
- **Blue** for development systems (individual developer environments)
|
||||
- **Purple** for special cases (maintenance, temporary, etc.)
|
||||
|
||||
Folder Structure
|
||||
================
|
||||
|
||||
Organize your connections by environment to take advantage of inheritance:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Create top-level folders for each environment
|
||||
2. Set the appropriate Connection Frame Color on each folder
|
||||
3. Enable inheritance for all child connections
|
||||
4. New connections added to each folder will automatically get the correct frame color
|
||||
|
||||
***************
|
||||
Troubleshooting
|
||||
***************
|
||||
|
||||
Border Not Visible
|
||||
==================
|
||||
|
||||
If the colored border is not showing:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Verify the Connection Frame Color is set to something other than "None"
|
||||
2. Check if inheritance is disabled - set the color directly on the connection
|
||||
3. Ensure you're viewing an active connection (the border only appears on connected sessions)
|
||||
|
||||
Border Too Subtle
|
||||
=================
|
||||
|
||||
The border is designed to be 4 pixels wide for clear visibility. If you find it difficult to see:
|
||||
|
||||
- Check your display settings and color calibration
|
||||
- Consider using a different color that contrasts better with your theme
|
||||
- The Red color is specifically chosen to be highly visible for production warnings
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user