feat(branding): replace ASCII fox banner with embedded image

HellionChat/Branding/FoxBannerTexture.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Dalamud.Interface.Textures;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Branding;
+
+// UI sibling of HellionForgeAscii.FoxMini: the embedded Hellion Forge fox
+// banner PNG. Uses ITextureProvider.GetFromManifestResource, a "Get" shared
+// texture, so Dalamud owns the cache and lifetime. No manual dispose, no async
+// handling in the plugin. Static to mirror HellionForgeAscii (zero injectable
+// deps; Plugin.TextureProvider is a static [PluginService]).
+internal static class FoxBannerTexture
+{
+    private const string ResourceName = "HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.png";
+
+    // Resolved fresh on every access. Dalamud keeps the shared texture cached
+    // internally and decodes it asynchronously, so GetWrapOrDefault() returns
+    // null for the first few frames until the decode finishes.
+    public static ISharedImmediateTexture Shared =>
+        Plugin.TextureProvider.GetFromManifestResource(
+            typeof(FoxBannerTexture).Assembly,
+            ResourceName
+        );
+}

HellionChat/Branding/HellionForgeAscii.cs

@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
 namespace HellionChat.Branding;
 
-// Lazy-loaded provenance art that ships embedded with the DLL. Two
+// Lazy-loaded ASCII art that ships embedded with the DLL.
-// variants:
 //
-//   - FoxBanner: the full-size silhouette with "Hellion Forge" inside
-//     the body — rendered in the first-run wizard and the Information
-//     tab as a small "about the makers" anchor.
 //   - FoxMini: the four-line fox-head + curly-tail that gets stitched
 //     into the DI-logger bootstrap line so an xllog reader sees the
 //     same signature on every plugin load.
 //
-// Both files live as embedded resources under HellionChat.Branding.* so
+// The file lives as an embedded resource under HellionChat.Branding.* so
-// the plugin DLL is self-contained — no on-disk asset lookup that could
+// the plugin DLL is self-contained; no on-disk asset lookup that could
 // silently miss after a partial deploy.
 internal static class HellionForgeAscii
 {
-    private static string? _foxBanner;
     private static string? _foxMini;
 
-    public static string FoxBanner => _foxBanner ??= Load("HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.txt");
-
     public static string FoxMini => _foxMini ??= Load("HellionChat.Branding.fox-mini.txt");
 
     private static string Load(string resourceName)

HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Inter-OFL.txt">
             <LogicalName>Inter-OFL.txt</LogicalName>
         </EmbeddedResource>
-        <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Branding\fox-banner.txt">
+        <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Branding\fox-banner.png">
-            <LogicalName>HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.txt</LogicalName>
+            <LogicalName>HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.png</LogicalName>
         </EmbeddedResource>
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Branding\fox-mini.txt">
             <LogicalName>HellionChat.Branding.fox-mini.txt</LogicalName>

HellionChat/Plugin.cs

@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
                 new SelfTests.FontPushSmokeStep(this),
                 new SelfTests.WizardStateSmokeStep(this),
                 new SelfTests.QuickPickerSelfTestStep(this),
+                new SelfTests.FoxBannerTextureSmokeStep(this),
             ]);
 
             // Re-surface the wizard for existing users when a major UX

HellionChat/Resources/Branding/fox-banner.txt

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-                                   .:;+xXXX$$$$$$$$XXx+;:
-.X$+                        .;+X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$x:
-;$xx$$X+:...    .....::+X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;.
-X$;  .:+xXXX$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X:
-$$;              :++xX$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;
-$$x.             .+$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X.
-x$$;           ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X+;::::::;x$$$$$:
-:$$$;            .+$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X+:.              .+$$$$$$$$$X+;;:
- ;$$$+.   :X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;:                   :$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;.
- .+$$$X:   ..;X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;..                     :$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X:
-   ;$$$$$X+::::+X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;.                        .$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;
-     +$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X+:  Hellion Forge             x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X:
-      .;x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$x;:                               .X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+
-          .;+$$$$$$$$$$X+;:..                                   .X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+
-                                                                .X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;
-                                                                .X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X
-                                                                 x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X
-                                                                 ;$$$$$$xx$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$x
-                                                                 .$$$$$$x+$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$x
-                                                               :+X$$$$$$X;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:
-                                                              ;$$$$$$$$$$;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X.
-                                                              +$$$$$$$$$$;x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+
-                                                               x$$$$$$$$$$:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X:
-                                                               .X$$$$$$$$$.:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;
-                                                                :X$$X;;;;: .$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X.
-                                                                 .$$$$X    .$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:
-                                                                  .$$$$+   .X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;
-                                                                   ;$$$$:  .X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$x
-                                                                   :X$$$+  .$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X
-                                                                    +$$$x  :$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X
-                                                                    ;$$X:  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X
-                                                                          x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X
-                                                                         +$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+
-                                                                       .+$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;
-                                                                   .  ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:
-                                                                 :X$x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
-                                                              .XX$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+
-                                                             ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+$;
-                                                    ..     ++X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:+$:
-                                                   :$$+.  ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;:$$+
-                                                  .x+X$X: X$$$$$$$$$$x::;:;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X: ;$X.
-                                                  :X.x$$$:.::::::;x+:X$$$$;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:  :X;
-                                                  :x.x$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;;$:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:  :$+
-                                                  :Xx$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$: ;X;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$: .+$$;
-                                                  ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$; .X+X$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+  .+$+.
-                                                 +$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$;+$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X: .+X:
-                                                +$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+:$$$$$$$$$$$$$+.+$+.
-                                               ;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$X:
-                                               +X: .:X$$$$$$$$x+++x$$$$$$$$;:X$$$$$$$$$$$X:
-                                               :x.;$;+$$$$$:.       :X$$$$X   :$$$$$$$$$$X:
-                                                ;x  :X$$$; .x$$x      X$$;  .:+.$$$$$$$$$$x
-                                                 xx.X$$X:              X$;.:$X:.X$$$$$$$$$:
-                                                 +$$$$X.               ;$;:::  .$$$$$$$$$:
-                                                 ;$$$;        :+X$$$$XX$;      X$$$$$$$$:
-                                                ;$$X:    .:x$x$$$$$X.         x$$$$$$$$:
-                                              :X$X:    :+x;  :$$$$$:         +$$$$$$$X:
-                                              :++$X+xXX;.    +$$$$.         +$$$$$$$+.
-                                                  ...       .X$$$X.        +$$$$$$$:
-                                                             ;$$$$;      .X$$$$$$x.
-                                                              ;$$X;     :X$$$$$$;
-                                                                       ;$$$$$$x.
-                                                                     .X$$$$$$;
-                                                                    ;$$$$$$+
-                                                                   +$$$$$;
-                                                                 :X$$$$;.
-                                                                ;$$$$+.
-                                                               .x$$$X:
-                                                               .+$$X;

HellionChat/SelfTests/FoxBannerTextureSmokeStep.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.SelfTest;
+using HellionChat.Branding;
+
+namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
+
+// Verifies the embedded fox-banner PNG decodes into a usable texture. The load
+// is async, so the step returns Waiting until Dalamud finishes the decode and
+// the self-test runner re-polls. A decode or resource error is a build defect
+// and fails the step hard. The resource lives in the DLL, it cannot be a
+// runtime miss.
+internal sealed class FoxBannerTextureSmokeStep : ISelfTestStep
+{
+    private readonly Plugin plugin;
+
+    public FoxBannerTextureSmokeStep(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public string Name => "Hellion Chat - Fox banner texture smoke";
+
+    public SelfTestStepResult RunStep()
+    {
+        if (!FoxBannerTexture.Shared.TryGetWrap(out var wrap, out var ex))
+        {
+            if (ex is not null)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text($"Fox banner load failed: {ex.Message}");
+                return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+            }
+
+            ImGui.Text("Fox banner still loading...");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Waiting;
+        }
+
+        if (wrap.Size.X <= 0 || wrap.Size.Y <= 0)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"Fox banner has degenerate size {wrap.Size}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        return SelfTestStepResult.Pass;
+    }
+
+    public void CleanUp() { }
+}

HellionChat/Ui/FirstRunWizard.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
 using HellionChat.Branding;
@@ -171,24 +172,20 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
         ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step1_Title);
         ImGui.Spacing();
 
-        // Banner is opt-in: the full silhouette dominates the wizard window
+        // Fox-banner image: the embedded Hellion Forge fox artwork, replacing
-        // at the default size, so the TreeNode is folded by default and the
+        // the ASCII FoxBanner. Async load renders nothing until the texture is
-        // onboarding copy stays the primary focus. Mirrors the pre-rewrite
+        // ready (a few frames). No theme tinting, the fox keeps its identity.
-        // collapsible anchor from v1.5.1.
+        var banner = FoxBannerTexture.Shared.GetWrapOrDefault();
-        using (var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode("Hellion Forge"))
+        if (banner is not null)
         {
-            if (tree.Success)
+            var height = 120f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
-            {
+            var width = height * banner.Size.X / banner.Size.Y;
-                using (Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.MonoFontHandle.Push())
+            // Anchor the centering offset to the current cursor X. Avoids a
-                {
+            // negative position if the banner is ever wider than the region.
-                    // CalcTextSize must run inside the MonoFont push so the
+            var offsetX = (ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - width) * 0.5f;
-                    // measurement matches the glyph width actually used for
+            if (offsetX > 0f)
-                    // rendering.
+                ImGui.SetCursorPosX(ImGui.GetCursorPosX() + offsetX);
-                    var bannerSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
+            ImGui.Image(banner.Handle, new Vector2(width, height));
-                    ImGui.SetCursorPosX((ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - bannerSize.X) * 0.5f);
-                    ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         ImGui.Spacing();

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Information.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Colors;
@@ -68,18 +69,15 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
         DrawChangelogSection();
     }
 
-    // Provenance anchor — folded by default so the tab opens to the
-    // version-info section as before. Expands to show the full Hellion
-    // Forge silhouette in monospace.
     private void DrawHellionForgeSection()
     {
-        using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode("Hellion Forge");
+        var banner = FoxBannerTexture.Shared.GetWrapOrDefault();
-        if (!tree.Success)
+        if (banner is null)
             return;
 
-        using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
+        var height = 120f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
-        using (Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.MonoFontHandle.Push())
+        var width = height * banner.Size.X / banner.Size.Y;
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
+        ImGui.Image(banner.Handle, new Vector2(width, height));
     }
 
     private void DrawVersionInfoSection()