Changed some assembly settings

Desktop/Desktop.csproj

@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <StartupObject>Desktop.Program</StartupObject>
+    <ApplicationIcon>MPSpeccy.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <Title>Parsons ZX Spectrum Emulator</Title>
+    <Version>0.9.1</Version>
+    <Authors>Marc Parsons</Authors>
+    <Copyright>Copyright: © 2026 Marc Parsons</Copyright>
+    <Description>A Sinclair ZX Spectrum Emulator (48K and +3) written in C#.</Description>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>Fully working as standard. TZX support is not fully implemented.</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <PackageId>ParsonsZXSpectrum</PackageId>
+    <Product>Parsons Speccy</Product>
+    <AssemblyName>ParsonsZXSpectrum</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -32,69 +43,73 @@
     <None Remove="ROMS\TZX\Split Personalities2.tzx" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="MPSpeccy.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="48.rom">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="plus3-0.rom">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="plus3-1.rom">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="plus3-2.rom">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="plus3-3.rom">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\Snapshot\ChuckieEgg.sna">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\Snapshot\Dizzy - Trasure Island.sna">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\Snapshot\GHILL48K.sna">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\Snapshot\manic.sna">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\Snapshot\tristam.sna">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TAP\Chuckie Egg.tap">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TAP\Grange Hill.TAP">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TAP\Grange Hill128.TAP">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TAP\Manic Miner.TAP">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TAP\Treasure Island - Dizzy.tap">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TAP\zexall.tap">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TZX\Batman - Release 1.tzx">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TZX\Renegade 2 - Target Renegade - Side 1.tzx">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TZX\Renegade 2 - Target Renegade - Side 2.tzx">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TZX\Split Personalities1.tzx">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ROMS\TZX\Split Personalities2.tzx">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 

Desktop/Properties/PublishProfiles/FolderProfile.pubxml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121. -->
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+    <Platform>Any CPU</Platform>
+    <PublishDir>C:\Parsons\Local Code Projects\Published</PublishDir>
+    <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+    <_TargetId>Folder</_TargetId>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x86</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+    <PublishReadyToRun>true</PublishReadyToRun>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

Desktop/RomLoader.cs

@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
 
-namespace Desktop
+public static class RomLoader
 {
-    public static class RomLoader
+    public static byte[] Load(string filename)
     {
-        public static byte[] Load(string filePath)
+        // Construct the embedded resource path. 
+        // Assuming your project's default namespace is "Desktop" and the folder is "ROMS"
+        string resourceName = $"Desktop.{filename}";
+
+        var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+
+        using (Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
         {
-            if (!File.Exists(filePath))
+            if (stream == null)
             {
-                throw new FileNotFoundException($"Could not find the ROM file at: {filePath}");
+                // BULLETPROOFING: If the string is slightly wrong, this will print out 
+                // exactly what the compiler actually named your embedded files!
+                string[] availableResources = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames();
+                string list = string.Join("\n", availableResources);
+                throw new FileNotFoundException($"Could not find embedded ROM: {resourceName}\n\nAvailable embedded files are:\n{list}");
             }
 
-            byte[] romData = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath);
+            using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
-
-            // The standard ZX Spectrum 48k ROM is exactly 16384 bytes (16KB)
-            if (romData.Length != 16384)
             {
-                throw new InvalidDataException($"Invalid ROM size. Expected 16384 bytes, got {romData.Length} bytes.");
+                stream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
+                return memoryStream.ToArray();
             }
-
-            return romData;
         }
     }
 }