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dmcdivitt/dt_noodle

41.9

Weak · 1 October 2026

1.4k

lines of production code

VB.NET

primary language

2

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What this system is

Desktop Noodle is a Windows Forms utility designed to manage and restore multiple desktop icon layouts on Windows systems. It allows users to define, save, and switch between different icon arrangements using a background manager that interacts with Windows APIs. The application includes configuration options for auto-start and tray minimization, along with custom UI components for a tailored user experience.

Features

Initial release of Desktop Noodle for managing multiple desktop layouts

This change introduces the Desktop Noodle application, a Windows Forms tool that allows users to define, save, and restore multiple desktop icon layouts. The application includes a main interface for managing desktop definitions, a settings form for configuring options like auto-start and tray minimization, and a background manager that uses Windows API interop to read and write icon positions on the desktop.

(repo-wide) · high confidence

Behavioural changes

Initial project scaffolding for desktop noodle v2.0.0.3

The My Project folder now contains the foundational configuration files for the 'desktop noodle' application, establishing the project structure for version 2.0.0.3. This includes the application manifest defining the entry point (Form1) and visual styles, assembly metadata identifying the product as 'dt\_noodle', and resource definitions that embed a 'floating\_image' bitmap. Additionally, the settings infrastructure is initialized to support application-level configuration persistence.

My Project · high confidence

Dependencies

Initial project structure for dt\_noodle

Added the Visual Basic project file (dt\_noodle.vbproj) for the dt\_noodle application, establishing the build configuration for a Windows Forms executable targeting .NET Framework 4.8. The project includes source files for multiple forms (Form1, Form2, Form3), custom UI components (RotatedLabel, RoundedButtons), and utility modules (DesktopIconManager, HotkeyRoutines, MarginColorController).

(dependencies) · high confidence

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How this codebase got here

Score

  • CAI 42 → 42 (+0.0)
  • Rubric changed (rubric-2026.09.11 → rubric-2026.09.18) — scores are not directly comparable.

Lenses

  • Code Health 88 → 88 (+0.0)
  • Architecture 69 → 69 (+0.0)
  • Maturity 37 → 37 (+0.0)
  • Readiness 23 → 23 (+0.0)
  • Security 100 → 100 (+0.0)

New (1)

  • Documentation: no licence statement (README.md)

Written by watchdog.canine.dev from the codebase's own history, inside the signed delivery this page is composed from.

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About this page

  • The score is its most recent published measurement, taken on 1 October 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
  • Measured at commit d08de2db114e98552fc85ab2b910621f6549bcb1 — the exact code this score is about.
  • Scored under rubric-2026.09.18 — the same rubric and the same method as every other entry in this index.
  • Measured by watchdog.canine.dev using codehealth-analyzer preprod-e569280dd5e2.