Improved OOBE experience

Author: d2dyno1

ClipboardCanvas/Assets/OOBE/OOBE_CollectionPreview.png

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public static async Task<string> FormatImageUrl(string rawImageUrl, string url)
 
                 if (!rawImageUrl.Contains("http"))
                 {
-                    string baseUrl;
+                    string baseUrl = null;
                     if (rawImageUrl.EndsWith(".ico"))
                     {
                         string http;
@@ -226,14 +226,19 @@ public static async Task<string> FormatImageUrl(string rawImageUrl, string url)
                         {
                             http = "http://";
                         }
-
-                        Uri rawImageUri = new Uri(rawImageUrl);
-                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(rawImageUri.Host))
+                        
+                        try
                         {
-                            baseUrl = $"{http}{rawImageUri.Host}";
-                            rawImageUrl = rawImageUrl.Replace(rawImageUri.Host, string.Empty);
+                            Uri rawImageUri = new Uri(rawImageUrl);
+                            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(rawImageUri.Host))
+                            {
+                                baseUrl = $"{http}{rawImageUri.Host}";
+                                rawImageUrl = rawImageUrl.Replace(rawImageUri.Host, string.Empty);
+                            }
                         }
-                        else
+                        catch { }
+
+                        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(baseUrl))
                         {
                             Uri uri = new Uri(url);
                             baseUrl = $"{http}{uri.Host}";
@@ -271,7 +276,8 @@ public static async Task<bool> CheckImageUrlIfExists(string imageUrl)
                 request.Accept = "*/*";
                 request.Proxy.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
 
-                await request.GetResponseAsync();
+                var response = await request.GetResponseAsync();
+                response.Dispose();
 
                 return true;
             });

ClipboardCanvas/Assets/OOBE/OOBE_Collections.png

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-using ClipboardCanvas.Helpers;
-using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.Core;
 using Windows.UI.ViewManagement;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
+using ClipboardCanvas.Helpers;
+
 // The Blank Page item template is documented at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=402352&clcid=0x409
 
 namespace ClipboardCanvas
@@ -15,12 +16,12 @@ namespace ClipboardCanvas
     /// </summary>
     public sealed partial class MainPage : Page, INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
+        public static MainPage Instance => (MainPage)((Frame)Window.Current.Content).Content;
+
         public static ApplicationViewTitleBar TitleBar { get; private set; }
 
         public static CoreApplicationViewTitleBar CoreTitleBar { get; private set; }
 
-        public static MainPage Instance => (MainPage)((Frame)Window.Current.Content).Content;
-
         private bool _IntroductionPanelLoad;
         public bool IntroductionPanelLoad
         {

ClipboardCanvas/Assets/OOBE/OOBE_InfiniteCanvas.png

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
                 Text="About" />
 
             <StackPanel Spacing="4">
+                <StackPanel.ChildrenTransitions>
+                    <TransitionCollection>
+                        <ReorderThemeTransition />
+                    </TransitionCollection>
+                </StackPanel.ChildrenTransitions>
+
                 <uc:SettingBlockControl Description="Clipboard Canvas">
                     <uc:SettingBlockControl.Icon>
                         <muxc:ImageIcon

ClipboardCanvas/Assets/OOBE/OOBE_OneCanvas.png

@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 
         <Image
             Grid.Column="0"
+            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
             Source="{x:Bind PreviewImage, Mode=OneWay}"
-            Stretch="Uniform" />
+            Stretch="UniformToFill" />
 
         <!--  Content  -->
         <Grid