[feature request] manifest needs updating (optional)

[ghost]

currently

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>
  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
    <security>
      <requestedPrivileges>
        <requestedExecutionLevel level='asInvoker' uiAccess='false' />
      </requestedPrivileges>
    </security>
  </trustInfo>
  <dependency>
    <dependentAssembly>
      <assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' />
    </dependentAssembly>
  </dependency>
</assembly>

should probably include this to avoid vista virtualization mode:

<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1"> <!-- without it, apps will run in windows vista compatibility in windows 7.   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests#compatibility --> 
    <application> 
      <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" /> <!-- Windows 10/11  /  Windows Server 2016/2019  --> 
      <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}" /> <!-- Windows 8.1    /  Windows Server 2012 R2    --> 
      <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}" /> <!-- Windows 8      /  Windows Server 2012       --> 
      <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}" /> <!-- Windows 7      /  Windows Server 2008 R2    --> 
      <supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}" /> <!-- Windows Vista  /  Windows Server 2008       --> 
    </application> 
  </compatibility> 

https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest/blob/master/example_manifests/generic_with_info.manifest#L41-L49

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and optionally longPathAware (no actual code change needed),
to remove path length limitations on Windows 10 (that a user had opt-in with registry patch) and Windows 11 (enabled by default for all users).

no actual code change is needed,
if effects CopyFileW, CopyFile2, CopyFileExW, CreateFileW, CreateFile2, CreateHardLinkW, CreateSymbolicLinkW, DeleteFileW, FindFirstFileW, FindFirstFileExW, FindNextFileW, GetFileAttributesW, GetFileAttributesExW, SetFileAttributesW, GetFullPathNameW, GetLongPathNameW, MoveFileW, MoveFileExW, MoveFileWithProgressW, ReplaceFileW, SearchPathW, FindFirstFileNameW, FindNextFileNameW, FindFirstStreamW, FindNextStreamW, GetCompressedFileSizeW, GetFinalPathNameByHandleW

https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest/blob/master/example_manifests/generic_with_info.manifest#L27

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=cmd#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later

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this is optional (for GUI), normally I would have include DPI awareness too to make the text extra sharp, I use higher DPI screens and text usually looks blurred to me unless the manifest has those values. sometimes it moves controls around so I (add in my stuff) GDI scaling which only render free text (textarea elements) but not labels and controls. no actual code change is needed (just manifest updating).

https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest/blob/master/example_manifests/generic_with_info.manifest#L22

https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest/blob/master/example_manifests/generic_with_info.manifest#L26

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thanks for a pretty awesome software