Merge pull request #276 from aclist/chore/update-readme

chore: update readme

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ labels: ["bug"]
 assignees:
   - aclist
 body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+          ### WARNING: When posting log/config data, redact any sensitive information like API keys.
   - type: checkboxes
     id: kb
     attributes:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/trouble.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ labels: ["troubleshooting"]
 assignees:
   - aclist
 body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+          ### WARNING: When posting log/config data, redact any sensitive information like API keys.
   - type: dropdown
     id: device
     attributes:

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 tags
+__pycache__
+pre-commit
+tests/

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,42 +1,67 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [6.0.1-beta.1] 2025-11-05
+## [6.0.2] 2026-01-26
 ## Fixed
-- UI not being constructed correctly if CHANGELOG.md was missing
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.8] 2025-11-04
-## Added
-- Internal flag to allow distribution packaged releases to disable in-app updates
-- Pre-boot check to test whether script was invoked directly
-- Commandline usage help text
+- Explicitly use Python 3.13 when calling subprocesses
+- Raise error correctly from module
+- Do not spawn dialogs from inside of thread when fetching prereqs
+## Changed
+- Optimize time complexity of startup checks
+- Optimize coordinate calculation by using local records first
+- Rename some internal functions
+- Wrap entire startup process in dialog
 
+## [6.0.1] 2026-01-16
 ## Fixed
-- ESC key destroying wait dialogs while a thread is pending
-- Tooltip signals being erroneously drawn on main menu
-- Leaky variable name in dialog titles
-- Prevent extraneous signals from propagating when column width is adjusted
-- Script failing to start when remote endpoints are unavailable (GaryBlackbourne)
+- Explicitly use Python 3.13 when calling subprocesses
 
-## Changed
-- Optimize time complexity of pre-boot checks (GaryBlackbourne)
-- Moved location of notes file
-- Rewrote distance calculation module (GaryBlackbourne)
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.7] 2025-09-20
-## Added
-- Users can save text notes to describe servers
-
-## Changed
-- State file serialization methods
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.6] 2025-09-12
+## [6.0.0] 2026-01-14
 ## Added
 - Support DayZ Experimental
-- Show additional client information in Options menu
-- Warn user of client version mismatches
-- Support clickable hyperlinks
+- Ping display on server tables
+- Save descriptive text notes on a per-server basis
+- Speed up load time and navigation of server tables
+- More robust threading and cache system when filtering servers
+- Show additional DayZ client information in Options menu
+- Warn user of DayZ client version mismatches
+- Support clickable hyperlinks in dialogs
+- Rich server metadata details dialog (right-click on server table)
+- Filter by modded servers
+- Breadcrumbs showing current menu context
+- Dedicated changelog page
+- Dedicated keybindings page
+- Dedicated settings page ("Options")
+- Support sandboxed version of Flatpak
+- Vim-style navigation keybindings
+- Added "Return to main menu" button to dialog windows when failing to load server table
+- Dynamic context menus for modded servers
+- Additional keybindings for new filter toggles
+- If a server is locked, prompt user when connecting
+- Internal flag to allow distro-packaged releases to disable in-app updates
+- Pre-boot checks to test whether script was invoked directly
+- Commandline usage help text (GaryBlackbourne)
+- More descriptive help dialogs when initial dependencies are missing
 
 ## Fixed
+- Script failing to start when remote endpoints are unavailable (GaryBlackbourne)
+- Key stickiness when quickly navigating through entries in tables
+- Servers returning malformed A2S_INFO blocking server browser from loading
+- Normalized buttons in dialogs and restored proper padding
+- GTK errors being emitted to stdout when inserting debug table
+- Entry dialog sensitivity when validating API keys
+- Additional validation on entry dialogs to prevent submitting empty text
+- Suppress errors during pre-boot checks when mods are not installed
+- Centered filter checkboxes within panel
+- Do not pop unhighlight/select stale buttons if no stale mods exist
+- Improved keybinding interaction with side panels
+- Suppress typeahead search in mod dialogs
+- Do not trigger global API cooldown if no LAN/favorite servers are found
+- Fix table column expansion in server mod dialogs
+- Missing parameters when closing application via window decorations
+- Statusbar contents not updating on certain pages
+- Prevent debug button from activating when in certain input fields
+- Window size not updating correctly when unmaximizing window after changing "fullscreen at boot" setting
+- Branch toggle signal being emitted when entering Options menu from other contexts
 - Mods rarely not appearing in local mod list if download completed too quickly
 - Statusbar not updating when clicking a row after spamming keyboard input
 - Extraneous logs being generated when subscribing to mods
@@ -44,342 +69,188 @@
 - Newline terminators in history file
 - Floating point number calculation
 - Window resizing too small if no prior resolution was set
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.5] 2025-08-20
-## Fixed
-- Servers returning malformed A2S_INFO blocking server browser from loading
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.4] 2025-08-13
-## Fixed
-- Branch toggle signal being emitted when entering Options menu from other contexts
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.3] 2025-08-08
-## Added
-- Additional server metadata to details dialog
-- Prompt user when connecting if a server is locked
-- Dedicated settings page ("Options")
-
-## Fixed
-- Statusbar contents not updating on certain pages
-- Breadcrumbs not updating when returning from keybindings page
-- Wrap long descriptions in server details
-- Prevent debug button from activating when in certain input fields
-- Window size not updating correctly when unmaximizing window after changing "fullscreen at boot" setting
-
-## Dropped
-- Extraneous information from right statusbar
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.2] 2025-07-29
-## Fixed
-- Missing parameters when closing application via window decorations
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.1] 2025-07-29
-## Added
-- Ping column to server browsing contexts
-- Server details dialog to server browsing contexts
-- Filter by modded servers
-- Breadcrumbs showing current menu context to top of window
-- Speed up load time and navigation of server tables
-- More robust threading and cache system when filtering servers
-- Dedicated changelog page
-- Dedicated keybindings page
-- Vim-style navigation keybindings
-- Additional validation on entry dialogs to prevent submitting empty text
-- Added "Return to main menu" button to dialog windows when failing to load server table
-- Dynamic context menus for modded servers
-- Additional keybindings for filter toggles
-
-## Fixed
-- Entry dialog sensitivity when validating API keys
-- Normalized buttons in dialogs and restored proper padding
-- GTK errors being emitted to stdout when inserting debug table
-- Suppress errors during pre-boot checks when mods are not installed
-- Centered filter checkboxes within panel
-- Do not pop unhighlight/select stale buttons if no stale mods exist
-- Improved keybinding interaction with side panels
-- Key stickiness when quickly navigating through entries in tables
-- Suppress typeahead search in mod dialogs
-- Do not trigger global API cooldown if no LAN/favorite servers are found
-- Fix table column expansion in server mod dialogs
+- ESC key destroying wait dialogs while a thread is pending
+- Tooltip signals being erroneously emitted on main menu
+- UI not being constructed correctly if CHANGELOG.md was missing
+- Config file erroneously getting updated when populating settings menu
+- Leaky variable name in dialog titles
+- Prevent extraneous signals from propagating when column width is adjusted
+- Server filter panel not being hidden when entering other page contexts
+- Path to remote changelog being constructed incorrectly
+- Dialogs with newlines breaking output in log table
+- Path discovery during first-time setup when parsing filepaths with whitespaces
+- First-time setup dialog continuously triggering when DayZ install path had whitespaces in it
 
 ## Changed
+- Require Python 3.13
 - Reduced global API cooldown from 60s to 30s
 - Clarify dialog messages when DayZ path could not be found
 - Auto-focus first item when opening context menus
 - Opacity setting on side buttons when in a different context
 - Refactored BM API key validation to account for new key format
+- State file serialization methods
+- Optimize time complexity of pre-boot checks (GaryBlackbourne)
+- Rewrote distance calculation module (GaryBlackbourne)
+- Changed preferred client setting from radio toggle to combobox
 
 ## Dropped
 - Ping readout in statusbar
+- Extraneous information from right statusbar
 
-## [5.8.0-beta.2] 2025-07-06
+## [5.8.3] 2026-01-04
+## Fixed
+- Normalize checksum numbers and dates
+
+## [5.8.2] 2026-01-04
+## Fixed
+- Fix regression in symlink routine introduced by previous hotfix
+
+## [5.8.1] 2025-12-27
+## Fixed
+- Path discovery during first-time setup when parsing filepaths with whitespaces
+- First-time setup dialog continuously triggering when DayZ install path had whitespaces in it
+
+## [5.8.0] 2025-07-06
 ## Added
 - Filter servers by official/unofficial status
+- Automatically fetch geolocation records
 ## Changed
 - Updated internal versioning of helper files
-
-## [5.8.0-beta.1] 2025-06-05
-## Added
-- Automatically fetch geolocation records
 ## Fixed
 - Corrected erroneous 2024 date in prior changelog entries
 
-## [5.7.1-beta.1] 2025-04-17
-## Changed
-- Updated geolocation records
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.13] 2025-04-17
+## [5.7.0] 2025-04-17
+## Added
+- Save application dimensions when quitting and restore on subsequent boot
 ## Fixed
-- Updated checksum for UI helper file
+- Issues with the window exceeding the bounds of the screen when displaying some table contexts
+## Changed
+- More direct server ping query method that should return marginally more accurate times
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.12] 2025-04-04
+## [5.6.7] 2025-04-04
 ## Dropped
 - Removed extraneous pre-boot API checks that could cause error messages to be printed if the user had not set up an API key yet
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.11] 2025-03-20
-## Fixed
-- Reduce startup time when testing remote APIs
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.10] 2025-03-15
-## Added
-- Restore application size on subsequent startup
-## Fixed
-- Grid scaling causes table to exceeds bounds of display viewport
-- Window exceeds taskbar on Steam Deck
-- Reduce possibility of timeouts when pinging servers
+## [5.6.6] 2025-03-16
 ## Changed
-- Packed filter checkbox buttons into a 3x3 grid
-- Updated IP database to 2025-03 records
+- Update IP database records for 2025-03
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.9] 2025-03-04
+## [5.6.5] 2025-03-04
 ## Fixed
 - Livonia server results being dropped from batch queries
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.8] 2025-02-10
-## Changed
+## [5.6.4] 2025-02-10
+### Changed
 - Drop launch flag and check for invocation through Steam automatically
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.7] 2025-02-09
-## Changed
+## [5.6.3] 2025-02-09
+### Changed
 - Update IP database records for 2025-02
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.6] 2025-01-10
-## Fixed
-- Resolve regression introduced with IP resolution feature in 13c6813
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.5] 2025-01-10
-## Changed
-- Stricter redacting of usernames (again)
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.4] 2025-01-10
-## Fixed
-- Clerical hotfix
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.3] 2025-01-10
-## Changed
-- Support legacy jq syntax for Ubuntu variants
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.2] 2025-01-07
-## Fixed
-- Stricter redacting of usernames
-- Omit nested directories when traversing symlinks
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.1] 2025-01-07
-### Changed
-- Normalize version number
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.21] 2025-01-06
-### Added
-- Add in-app documentation link to Codeberg mirror
-- Hover tooltips to most buttons
+## [5.6.2] 2025-01-22
 ### Fixed
-- Prevent ArrowUp/ArrowDown input when inside keyword field
+- Resolve regression introduced with IP resolution feature in 5.6.0 (restores functionality of right-click action: Add to My Servers)
+
+## [5.6.1] 2025-01-10
+### Fixed
+- Add fallback support for jq 1.6
+
+## [5.6.0] 2025-01-06
+### Added
+- Application header bar and controls
+- Menu context subtitle in header bar
+- Bulk delete mods (via 'List installed mods' list). Not compatible with Manual Mod install mode
+- Highlight stale mods in mods list
+- Added --steam launch parameter
+- Open Steam workshop subscriptions dialog when switching from Manual to Auto mode
+- Hover tooltips to most buttons
+- Add in-app documentation link to Codeberg mirror
+- Additional logging
+### Fixed
+- Avoid sudo escalation if system map count is sufficient (jiriks74)
+- Duplicate dialog title on Steam Deck
+- Resolve remote IP when saving records for game servers with multiple hosts
+- More performant symlink traversal when checking for legacy links
+- Only iterate on missing symlinks at boot (400% performance uplift)
+- Fix for server list truncation causing some servers to not appear in results
+- Empty dialog popups if user manually deletes local mods while application is running
+- Update statusbar when removing servers from list/repopulating
+- Abort DayZ path discovery if Steam files are not synched
+- Race condition when checking for installed mods
+- Favorite server message not updating correctly
+- Improved handling for cases where there are no locally installed mods
+- Set up mod symlinks at boot, rather than only on server connect
+- Prevent context menus from opening when table is empty
+- When reloading table in-place, prevent duplicate panel elements from being added if already present
+- Clean up local mod signatures from versions file when deleting mods
+- Focus first row when opening mods list
 ### Changed
+- Redact usernames in log files
+- Prevent ArrowUp/ArrowDown input when inside keyword field
+- Admonish user to restart Steam in error dialog if DayZ path could not be found
+- Refactor control flow for more robust contextual parsing
+- Stop sending modal dialog hints to outer window
+- Clean up signal emission
+- Clarify some error messages and normalize text formatting
 - Update forum URL
-- Reword Help section links to include destination
 - Update README.md
 - Update IP database to 2025-01
 - Reduce IP database size by 50%
 - Update documentation to 5.6.x standard
 ### Dropped
-- Removed temporary mod ID output in debug logs
-- Removed Hall of Fame section from button links, moved inside documentation
-- Remove unused imports
+- Hall of Fame section from button links, to be moved inside documentation
+- Unused imports
 
-## [5.6.0-beta.20] 2024-12-23
-### Added
-- Output real and resolved mod ids to logs (temporary)
-- Added -steam launch parameter
-### Fixed
-- Only iterate on missing symlinks
-- Move logging up
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.19] 2024-12-18
-### Added
-- Redact usernames in log files
-### Fixed
-- More performant symlink traversal when checking for legacy links
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.18] 2024-12-14
-### Added
-- Open Steam workshop subscriptions dialog
-- Additional logging
-### Fixed
-- Empty dialog popups if user manually deletes local mods while application is running
-- Abort DayZ path discovery if VDF if Steam files are not synched
-- Avoid sudo escalation if system map count is sufficient (jiriks74)
-### Changed
-- Admonish user to restart Steam in error dialog if DayZ path could not be found
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.17] 2024-12-14
-### Added
-- Additional logging
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.16] 2024-12-13
+## [5.5.3] 2024-12-13
 ### Fixed
 - Add remote resource health checks before downloading updates
 ### Added
 - Add fallback repository
 
-## [5.6.0-beta.11] 2024-12-07
+## [5.5.1] 2024-12-03
 ### Fixed
-- Add missing function definition
+- Support localized decimal separators when parsing installed mod sizes
 
-## [5.6.0-beta.10] 2024-12-04
-### Fixed
-- Untoggle highlight button when repopulating mod list
-- Resolve remote IP when saving records for game servers with multiple hosts
-- Update statusbar when removing servers from list/repopulating
-### Added:
-- "Select stale" button to bulk select mods marked as obsolete
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.9] 2024-12-03
-### Fixed
-- Normalize user locale when parsing floats
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.8] 2024-11-28
-### Fixed
-- Normalize user locale when parsing floats
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.7] 2024-11-28
-### Changed
-- Add additional logging when fetching installed mods
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.6] 2024-11-28
-### Fixed
-- Race condition when checking for installed mods
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.5] 2024-11-21
-### Added
-- Highlight stale mods in mods list
-### Fixed
-- Duplicate dialog title on Steam Deck
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.4] 2024-11-20
-### Added
-- Application header bar and controls
-- Menu context subtitle in header bar
-### Changed
-- Refactor control flow for more robust contextual parsing
-- Stop sending modal dialog hints to outer window
-### Fixed
-- Favorite server message not updating correctly
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.3] 2024-11-18
-### Fixed
-- Improved handling for cases where there are no locally installed mods
-- Set up mod symlinks at boot, rather than only on server connect
-- Prevent context menus from opening when table is empty
-- When reloading table in-place, prevent duplicate panel elements from being added if already present
-- Clean up signal emission
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.2] 2024-11-15
-### Fixed
-- Clean up local mod signatures from versions file when deleting mods
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.1] 2024-11-12
-### Added
-- Bulk delete mods (via 'List installed mods' list). Not compatible with Manual Mod install mode
-### Fixed
-- Fix for server list truncation causing some servers to not appear in results
-- Suppress signal emission when switching menu contexts
-- Focus first row when opening mods list
-### Changed
-- Clarify some error messages and normalize text formatting
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.5] 2024-11-03
-### Changed
-- Use updated A2S_RULES logic
-### Fixed
-- Servers in saved servers list would populate context menu with same option when right-clicking in server browser
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.4] 2024-10-31
-### Added
-- Expose a toggle setting for whether to launch the application in fullscreen
-### Fixed
-- Enable adding/removing servers to/from My Saved Servers when in Recent Servers context
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.3] 2024-10-31
-### Fixed
-- Prevent maps combobox from duplicating contents
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.2] 2024-10-31
-### Fixed
-- Restore keyboard input to keyword entry field
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.1] 2024-10-30
+## [5.5.0] 2024-11-10
 ### Added
 - Support servers running DLC content (fixes Frostline servers)
-- Text autocompletion in maps search field
-- Add disk space warning to popup dialog
+- Expose a toggle setting for whether to launch the application in fullscreen
+- Text autocompletion in maps search field (partial search)
+- Add disk space warning to popup dialog when downloading mods
 ### Fixed
+- Servers in saved servers list would populate context menu with same option when right-clicking in server browser
+- Enable adding/removing servers to/from My Saved Servers when in Recent Servers context
+- Prevent maps combobox from duplicating contents
+- Restore keyboard input to keyword entry field
+### Changed
 - Abort fallback query method if DLC is required
 
-## [5.4.2-beta.1] 2024-10-05
+## [5.4.2] 2024-10-05
 ### Fixed
 - Sanitize third-party API IDs to remove UGC collisions
 
-## [5.4.1-beta.2] 2024-09-12
-### Fixed
-- Use fallback logic for modlist queries when user traverses networks
-
-## [5.4.1-beta.2] 2024-09-10
-### Fixed
-- Fix signal handling control flow for checkbox toggles
-
-## [5.4.1-beta.1] 2024-09-10
+## [5.4.1] 2024-09-25
 ### Added
 - Pre-boot validation check for users with self-compiled version of jq
 ### Fixed
+- Use fallback logic for modlist queries when user traverses networks
+- Fix signal handling control flow for checkbox toggles
 - When reloading the server browser, the map combobox selection would revert to the last selected map instead of All Maps
 - Server filter toggle signals were accessible from the main menu when switching between menu contexts
 - Global cooldown dialog could sometimes block filter toggles after cooldown reset
 - Normalized minor version number due to a previous clerical error
 
-## [5.4.0-beta.5] 2024-08-27
-### Added
-- Freedesktop application icons for system taskbar, tray, and other dialogs
-### Fixed
-- Errors being printed to the console when Exit button was explicitly clicked
-
-## [5.4.0-beta.4] 2024-08-21
-### Added
-- Emit CPU model name when exporting system debug log
-### Fixed
-- Detect Steam Deck OLED APU variant during initial setup
-
-## [5.4.0-beta.3] 2024-08-04
+## [5.4.0] 2024-08-27
 ### Added
 - Scan local area network for DayZ servers
-
-## [5.4.0-beta.2] 2024-08-03
-### Fixed
-- Clerical hotfix for previous player names fix
-- Test if DayZ directory is empty at startup, implying that the game was moved to a new library collection
-
-## [5.4.0-beta.1] 2024-07-16
+- Freedesktop application icons for system taskbar, tray, and other dialogs
+- Emit CPU model name when exporting system debug log
 ### Fixed
+- Errors being printed to the console when Exit button was explicitly clicked
+- Detect Steam Deck OLED APU variant during initial setup
 - Encapsulate player names correctly so that names with whitespace in them are supported
+- Test if DayZ directory is empty at startup, implying that the game was moved to a new library collection
+- Report WM_CLASS name to the window manager
 
 ## [5.3.2] 2024-07-02
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ This overcomes certain limitations in the Linux client and helps prepare the gam
 - Concatenate launch options to pass to Steam
 - Connect to mod-enabled LAN servers
 
+## Design philosophy
+
+DZGUI follows a specific set of guidelines, enumerated below:
+
+- Provide a free and open-source tool under GPL
+- Do not use undocumented, third-party servers to aggregate data; no central "DZGUI" server
+- All connections go to Steam and DayZ servers directly; the tool should function in perpetuity without intermediary endpoints
+- Target Linux desktop and Steam deck specifically; not a cross-platform tool
+
 ## Setup and usage
 
 Refer to the documentation for installation and setup instructions:
@@ -18,7 +27,6 @@ Refer to the documentation for installation and setup instructions:
 - [GitHub](https://aclist.github.io/dzgui/index.html)
 - [Mirror (Codeberg)](https://aclist.codeberg.page)
 
-
 ![A screenshot of DZGUI](/images/example.png)
 
 ## Attribution

dzgui.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o pipefail
 
-version=6.0.1.beta-1
+src_path="$(readlink -e "$0")"
+version=6.0.2
 
 #CONSTANTS
 aid=221100
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ cols_file="$state_path/$prefix.cols.json"
 
 #CACHE FILES
 coords_file="$cache_path/$prefix.coords"
+src_path_file="$cache_path/$prefix.src"
 
 #legacy paths
 hist_file="$config_path/history"
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ setup_state_files(){
         done
         logger INFO "Wiped cache files"
     fi
+    echo "$src_path" > "$src_path_file"
 }
 print_config_vals(){
     local keys=(
@@ -136,10 +139,10 @@ print_config_vals(){
 
 }
 test_gobject(){
-    python3 -c "import gi"
+    python3.13 -c "import gi"
     if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
         logger CRITICAL "Missing PyGObject"
-        fdialog "Requires PyGObject (python-gobject)"
+        quit_with_help_dialog "Requires PyGObject (python-gobject)"
         exit 1
     fi
     logger INFO "Found PyGObject in Python env"
@@ -218,16 +221,14 @@ default_steam_path="$default_steam_path"
 
 #Preferred Steam launch command (for Flatpak support)
 preferred_client="$preferred_client"
-
-#DZGUI source path
-src_path="$src_path"
 END
 }
 depcheck(){
     for dep in "${!deps[@]}"; do
         if ! command -v "$dep" &> /dev/null; then
             local msg="Requires $dep >= ${deps[$dep]}"
-            raise_error_and_quit "$msg"
+            echo "$msg"
+            exit 1
         fi
     done
     local jqmsg="jq must be compiled with support for oniguruma"
@@ -236,14 +237,31 @@ depcheck(){
     [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && raise_error_and_quit "$jqmsg"
     logger INFO "Initial dependencies satisfied"
 }
+open_url(){
+    url="$1"
+    if [[ -n "$BROWSER" ]]; then
+        logger INFO "Opening '$url' in '$BROWSER'"
+        "$BROWSER" "$url"
+    else
+        logger INFO "Opening '$url' with xdg-open"
+        xdg-open "$url"
+    fi
+}
+quit_with_help_dialog(){
+    local sel
+    msg="$1"
+    help_button="Open help page"
+    url="https://aclist.github.io/dzgui/installation.html"
+    logger CRITICAL "$msg"
+    sel=$(zenity --info --extra-button="$help_button" --text="$msg")
+    [[ $sel == "$help_button" ]] && open_url "$url" &
+    exit 1
+}
 check_pyver(){
-    local pyver=$(python3 --version | awk '{print $2}')
-    local minor=$(<<< $pyver awk -F. '{print $2}')
-    if [[ -z $pyver ]] || [[ ${pyver:0:1} -lt 3 ]] || [[ $minor -lt 10 ]]; then
-        local msg="Requires Python >=3.10"
-        raise_error_and_quit "$msg"
+    if [[ ! $(python3.13 --version) ]]; then
+        local msg="Requires Python 3.13"
+        quit_with_help_dialog "$msg"
     fi
-    logger INFO "Found Python version: $pyver"
 }
 watcher_deps(){
     if [[ ! $(command -v wmctrl) ]] && [[ ! $(command -v xdotool) ]]; then
@@ -317,6 +335,8 @@ check_unmerged(){
     fi
 }
 check_version(){
+    echo "# Checking version"
+    [[ -n $reference_branch ]] && return
     local version_url=$(format_version_url)
     local upstream=$(curl -Ls "$version_url" | awk -F= '/^version=/ {print $2}')
     local res=$(get_response_code "$version_url")
@@ -380,10 +400,11 @@ prompt_dl(){
 dl_changelog(){
     local mdbranch
     local md
+    source "$config_file"
     [[ $branch == "stable" ]] && mdbranch="dzgui"
     [[ $branch == "testing" ]] && mdbranch="testing"
-    local md="$url_prefix/${mdbranch}/$file"
-    curl -Ls "$md" > "$state_path/CHANGELOG.md"
+    local changelog="$url_prefix/${mdbranch}/CHANGELOG.md"
+    curl -Ls "$changelog" > "$state_path/CHANGELOG.md"
 }
 test_display_mode(){
     pgrep -a gamescope | grep -q "generate-drm-mode"
@@ -394,6 +415,7 @@ test_display_mode(){
     fi
 }
 check_architecture(){
+    echo "# Checking system architecture"
     local cpu=$(< /proc/cpuinfo awk -F": " '/AMD Custom APU [0-9]{4}$/ {print $2; exit}')
     read -a APU_MODEL <<< "$cpu"
     if [[ ${APU_MODEL[3]} != "0932" ]] && [[ ${APU_MODEL[3]} != "0405" ]]; then
@@ -410,6 +432,7 @@ check_architecture(){
     logger INFO "Setting architecture to 'Steam Deck'"
 }
 check_map_count(){
+    echo "# Checking map count"
     [[ $is_steam_deck -gt 0 ]] && return 0
     local map_count_file="/proc/sys/vm/max_map_count"
     local min_count=1048576
@@ -459,6 +482,7 @@ tdialog(){
     $steamsafe_zenity --info --text="$1" "${zenity_flags[@]}"
 }
 steam_deps(){
+    echo "# Checking Steam"
     local flatpak
     local steam
     [[ $(command -v flatpak) ]] && flatpak=$(flatpak list | grep valvesoftware.Steam)
@@ -467,33 +491,15 @@ steam_deps(){
         local msg="Found neither Steam nor Flatpak Steam"
         raise_error_and_quit "$msg"
         exit 1
-    elif [[ -n "$steam" ]] && [[ -n "$flatpak" ]]; then
-        [[ -n $preferred_client ]] && return 0
-        if [[ -z $preferred_client ]]; then
-            preferred_client="steam"
-        fi
-    elif [[ -n "$steam" ]]; then
-        preferred_client="steam"
-    else
-        preferred_client="flatpak"
     fi
-    update_config
-    logger INFO "Preferred client set to '$preferred_client'"
-}
-migrate_files(){
-    if [[ ! -f $config_path/dztuirc.oldapi ]]; then
-        cp $config_file $config_path/dztuirc.oldapi
-        logger INFO "Migrated old API file"
-    fi
-    [[ ! -f $hist_file ]] && return
-    rm $hist_file
-    logger INFO "Wiped old history file"
 }
 stale_symlinks(){
+    echo "# Cleaning stale symlinks"
     local game_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/common/DayZ"
-    for l in $(find "$game_dir" -xtype l); do
-        logger DEBUG "Updating stale symlink '$l'"
-        unlink "$l"
+    readarray -t links < <(find "$game_dir" -xtype l)
+    for link in "${links[@]}"; do
+        logger DEBUG "Updating stale symlink '$link'"
+        unlink "$link"
     done
 }
 
@@ -502,7 +508,7 @@ check_availability() {
         return 1
     fi
     local url=$1
-    local timeout_sec="3"
+    local timeout_sec="2"
     if [[ $2 ]]; then
         timeout_sec=$2
     fi
@@ -513,6 +519,7 @@ check_availability() {
 }
 
 local_latlon(){
+    echo "# Checking coordinates"
     if [[ -z $(command -v dig) ]]; then
         local url_ipecho="https://ipecho.net/plain"
         if ! check_availability "ipecho.net"; then
@@ -524,6 +531,9 @@ local_latlon(){
         # TODO : implement checking remote
         local local_ip=$(dig -4 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com)
     fi
+    if calc_local_coords "$local_ip"; then
+        return 0
+    fi
     local url_ip_api="http://ip-api.com/json/$local_ip"
     if ! check_availability "ip-api.com"; then
         logger WARN "Failed to get local coordinates, ip-api.com service may be down."
@@ -538,6 +548,7 @@ local_latlon(){
 }
 
 lock(){
+    echo "# Setting up lock file"
     [[ ! -f $lock_file ]] && touch $lock_file
     local pid=$(cat $lock_file)
     ps -p $pid -o pid= >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -615,12 +626,12 @@ fetch_helpers_by_sum(){
     [[ -f "$config_file" ]] && source "$config_file"
     declare -A sums
     sums=(
-        ["funcs"]="2bac12c1bff5d6ad50161f174d57d029"
+        ["funcs"]="5523d933e9f0668fc14b3faf0d4aafd8"
         ["query_v2.py"]="55d339ba02512ac69de288eb3be41067"
         ["servers.py"]="ed442c3aecf33f777d59dcf53650d263"
-        ["ui.py"]="8a35ac263db8b812f30e04902c4e9603"
+        ["ui.py"]="d09b9d8bed3854efd51377289786c5ac"
         ["vdf2json.py"]="2f49f6f5d3af919bebaab2e9c220f397"
-        ["pefile.py"]="21531f2c0d9dfa5f110cf6779f9d22c0"
+        ["pefile.py"]="b452974a84bff1d821872fcebf59e380"
     )
     local author="aclist"
     local repo="dztui"
@@ -639,6 +650,10 @@ fetch_helpers_by_sum(){
         realbranch="dzgui"
     fi
 
+    if [[ -n $reference_branch ]]; then
+        realbranch="$reference_branch"
+    fi
+
     for i in "${!sums[@]}"; do
         file="$i"
         sum="${sums[$i]}"
@@ -676,15 +691,12 @@ fetch_km_helper(){
 }
 get_response_code(){
     local url="$1"
-    curl -Ls -I -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url"
-}
-raise_error_and_quit(){
-    echo "$1"
-    exit 1
+    curl --connect-timeout 3 -Ls -I -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url"
 }
+
 fetch_ip_db(){
     parse_dl_url(){
-        curl -Ls "$url" \
+        curl --connect-timeout 3 -Ls "$url" \
         | grep "csv.gz" \
         | awk -F"['']" '{print $2}'
     }
@@ -700,6 +712,9 @@ fetch_ip_db(){
     fetch(){
         logger INFO "Triggering fetch routine"
         local url="$1"
+        local ip_file="${state_path}/ips.csv"
+        local base_file="${state_path}/${this_month}.csv.gz"
+        local extracted_file="${state_path}/${this_month}.csv"
 
         curl -Ls "$url" > "$base_file"
         if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
@@ -719,7 +734,7 @@ fetch_ip_db(){
             logger WARN "Abnormal exit while parsing IPs"
             return
         fi
-        rm "${state_path}/${month}.csv"
+        rm "${state_path}/${this_month}.csv"
 
         readarray -t records < <(cat $ip_file | awk -F, 'NR==1 {print $1} END {print $1}')
         if [[ ${records[0]} != "0.0.0.0" ]] && [[ ${records[1]} != "224.0.0.0" ]]; then
@@ -734,55 +749,57 @@ fetch_ip_db(){
             rm "$ip_file"
         fi
 
-        echo "$month" > "$month_file"
-        logger INFO "Wrote '$month' to stub '$month_file'"
+        echo "$this_month" > "$month_file"
+        logger INFO "Wrote '$this_month' to stub '$month_file'"
         logger INFO "Updated '$ip_file'"
     }
 
+    check_remote(){
+        local url="$1"
+        local res=$(get_response_code "$url")
+        if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
+            logger WARN "Failed to retrieve remote resource: '$url' ($res)"
+            return
+        fi
+        logger INFO "Resolved remote URL: '$url'"
+
+        # test dl url
+        local dl_url="$(parse_dl_url)"
+        local res=$(get_response_code "$dl_url")
+        if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
+            logger WARN "Remote resource unavailable: '$dl_url' ($res)"
+            return
+        fi
+        logger INFO "Resolved download URL: '$dl_url'"
+        fetch "$dl_url"
+    }
+
     local url="https://db-ip.com/db/download/ip-to-city-lite"
-    local month_file="${state_path}/.month"
-    local ip_file="${state_path}/ips.csv"
-
-    # test main url
-    local res=$(get_response_code "$url")
-    if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
-        logger WARN "Failed to retrieve remote resource: '$url' ($res)"
-        return
-    fi
-    logger INFO "Resolved remote URL: '$url'"
-
-    # test dl url
-    local dl_url="$(parse_dl_url)"
-    local res=$(get_response_code "$dl_url")
-    if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
-        logger WARN "Remote resource unavailable: '$dl_url' ($res)"
-        return
-    fi
-    logger INFO "Resolved download URL: '$dl_url'"
-
-    local month=$(parse_dl_url_date "$dl_url")
-    local base_file="${state_path}/${month}.csv.gz"
-    local extracted_file="${state_path}/${month}.csv"
+    month_file="${state_path}/.month"
+    this_month=$(date +%Y-%m)
 
     # no stub file
     if [[ ! -f $month_file ]]; then
         logger WARN "No stub file '$month_file' present"
-        fetch "$dl_url"
-        return
-    fi
-
-    # local needs update
-    local last_month=$(< "$month_file")
-    if [[ $last_month != "$month" ]]; then
-        logger WARN "Local stub '$last_month' does not match remote stub '$month'"
-        fetch "$dl_url"
+        check_remote "$url"
         return
     fi
 
     # if stub is same date, abort
-    logger INFO "Local stub '$last_month' is identical to remote, skipping"
+    local last_month=$(< "$month_file")
+    if [[ $last_month == "$this_month" ]]; then
+        logger INFO "Local stub '$last_month' is identical to remote, skipping"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # local needs update
+    logger WARN "Local stub '$last_month' does not match '$this_month'"
+    check_remote "$url"
+    return
+
 }
 fetch_helpers(){
+    echo "# Checking helper files"
     fetch_a2s
     fetch_dzq
     fetch_km_helper
@@ -881,12 +898,26 @@ file_picker(){
 }
 find_library_folder(){
     local search_path="$1"
-    steam_path="$(python3 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" -i "$1/steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf" \
-        | jq -r '.libraryfolders[]|select(.apps|has("221100")).path')"
-    if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]] || [[ -z $steam_path ]]; then
+    readarray -t paths < <(python3.13 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" -i "$1/steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf" \
+        | jq -r '.libraryfolders[]|select(.apps|has("221100")).path')
+    if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
         logger WARN "Failed to parse Steam path using '$search_path'"
         return 1
     fi
+    if [[ ${#paths[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        logger WARN "No valid VDF paths in '$search_path'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ ${#paths[@]} -gt 1 ]]; then
+        for path in "${paths[@]}"; do
+            if [[ -d "$path" ]]; then
+                steam_path="$path"
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+    else
+        steam_path="${paths[0]}"
+    fi
     logger INFO "Steam path resolved to: $steam_path"
 }
 create_config(){
@@ -895,6 +926,7 @@ create_config(){
     unset default_steam_path
     unset steam_path
 
+    preferred_client="steam"
     while true; do
         local player_input="$($steamsafe_zenity \
             --forms \
@@ -955,6 +987,7 @@ create_config(){
     done
 }
 varcheck(){
+    echo "# Checking config file"
     local msg="Config file '$config_file' missing. Start first-time setup now?"
     local msg2="The Steam paths set in your config file appear to be invalid (DayZ was moved or uninstalled). Restart first-time setup now?"
     if [[ ! -f $config_file ]]; then
@@ -968,7 +1001,7 @@ varcheck(){
     source "$config_file"
     local workshop_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/workshop/content/$aid"
     local game_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/common/DayZ"
-    if [[ ! -d $steam_path ]] || [[ ! -d $game_dir ]] || [[ ! $(find $game_dir -type f) ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -d $steam_path ]] || [[ ! -d $game_dir ]] || [[ ! $(find "$game_dir" -type f) ]]; then
         logger WARN "DayZ path resolved to '$game_dir'"
         logger WARN "Workshop path resolved to '$workshop_dir'"
         qdialog "$msg2" "Yes" "Exit"
@@ -979,18 +1012,16 @@ varcheck(){
         create_config
         return 0
     fi
-    if [[ $src_path != $(realpath "$0") ]]; then
-        src_path=$(realpath "$0")
-        update_config
-    fi
 }
 is_dzg_downloading(){
+    echo "# Checking DayZ"
     if [[ -d $steam_path ]] && [[ -d $steam_path/downloading/$aid ]]; then
         logger WARN "DayZ may be scheduling updates"
         return 0
     fi
 }
 is_steam_running(){
+    echo "# Checking Steam"
     local res=$(ps aux | grep "steamwebhelper" | grep -v grep)
     if [[ -z $res ]]; then
         logger WARN "Steam may not be running"
@@ -1003,6 +1034,7 @@ get_response_code(){
     curl -Ls -I -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url"
 }
 test_connection(){
+    echo "# Testing connection"
     declare -A hr
     local res1
     local res2
@@ -1036,6 +1068,7 @@ legacy_cols(){
     mv $cols_file.new $cols_file
 }
 stale_mod_signatures(){
+    echo "# Checking stale mods"
     [[ ! -f "$versions_file" ]] && return
     local workshop_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/workshop/content/$aid"
     if [[ -d $workshop_dir ]]; then
@@ -1049,18 +1082,48 @@ stale_mod_signatures(){
 
 }
 create_new_links(){
+    echo "# Setting up symlinks"
     "$func_helper" "update_symlinks"
 }
+calc_local_coords(){
+    local ip="$1"
+    [[ ! -f "$geo_helper" ]] && return 1
+
+    IFS="." read -ra split <<< "$ip"
+    [[ ${#split[@]} -ne 4 ]] && return 1
+
+    prefix="^${split[0]}.${split[1]}."
+    readarray -t res < <(grep "$prefix" "$geo_helper")
+
+    for address in "${res[@]}"; do
+        IFS="," read -ra fields <<< "$address"
+        upper="${fields[1]}"
+        IFS="." read -ra upper_digits <<< "$upper"
+        if [[ ${split[2]} -gt ${upper_digits[2]} ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+        if [[ ${split[2]} -eq ${upper_digits[2]} ]]; then
+            if [[ ${split[3]} -gt ${upper_digits[3]} ]]; then
+                continue
+            fi
+            if [[ ${split[3]} -eq ${upper_digits[3]} ]]; then
+                echo "${fields[-2]}" >> "$coords_file"
+                echo "${fields[-1]}" >> "$coords_file"
+                return 0
+            fi
+        fi
+        if [[ ${split[2]} -lt ${upper_digits[2]} ]]; then
+            echo "${fields[-2]}" >> "$coords_file"
+            echo "${fields[-1]}" >> "$coords_file"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+    return 1
+}
 initial_setup(){
-    setup_dirs
-    setup_state_files
-    depcheck
-    check_pyver
-    test_gobject
-    watcher_deps
     check_architecture
     test_connection
-    fetch_helpers > >(pdialog "Checking helper files")
+    fetch_helpers
     varcheck
     source "$config_file"
     lock
@@ -1069,14 +1132,12 @@ initial_setup(){
     check_version
     check_map_count
     steam_deps
-    migrate_files
     stale_symlinks
     stale_mod_signatures
     create_new_links
     local_latlon
     is_steam_running
     is_dzg_downloading
-    print_config_vals
 }
 uninstall(){
     _full(){
@@ -1178,11 +1239,18 @@ main(){
 
     set_im_module
 
-    printf "Initializing setup...\n"
-    initial_setup
+    printf "Checking dependencies...\n"
+    setup_dirs
+    setup_state_files
+    depcheck
+    check_pyver
+    test_gobject
+    watcher_deps
+
+    initial_setup > >(pdialog "Initializing setup")
 
     printf "All OK. Kicking off UI...\n"
-    python3 "$ui_helper" "--init-ui" "$version" "$is_steam_deck"
+    python3.13 "$ui_helper" "--init-ui" "$version" "$is_steam_deck"
 
 }
 

helpers/funcs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o pipefail
-version="6.0.1-beta.1"
+version="6.0.2"
 
 #CONSTANTS
 aid=221100
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ _cache_binary="$cache_dir/$prefix.binary"
 _cache_coords="$cache_path/$prefix.coords"
 _cache_cooldown="$cache_path/$prefix.cooldown"
 _cache_lan="$cache_path/$prefix.lan"
+_cache_src_path="$cache_path/$prefix.src"
 
 #XDG
 freedesktop_path="$HOME/.local/share/applications"
@@ -87,17 +88,14 @@ steam_api_url="https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey"
 battlemetrics_api_url="https://www.battlemetrics.com/developers"
 bm_api="https://api.battlemetrics.com/servers"
 
-if [[ $preferred_client == "steam" ]]; then
-    steam_cmd="steam"
-else
-    steam_cmd="flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam"
-fi
+steam_cmd="$preferred_client"
 
 declare -A funcs=(
 ["Highlight stale"]="find_stale_mods"
 ["Change player name"]="update_config_val"
 ["Change Steam API key"]="update_config_val"
 ["Change Battlemetrics API key"]="update_config_val"
+["Change client"]="update_config_val"
 ["Change favorite server"]="add_record"
 ["Add server by IP"]="add_record"
 ["Add server by ID"]="add_record"
@@ -288,7 +286,7 @@ a2s(){
     local mode="$3"
     logger INFO "Querying '$ip:$qport' with mode '$mode'"
     local res
-    res=$(python3 "$query_helper" "$ip" "$qport" "$mode")
+    res=$(python3.13 "$query_helper" "$ip" "$qport" "$mode")
     if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
         res=$(try_fallback "$ip" "$qport" "$mode")
         if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ is_in_favs(){
 find_id(){
     local file="$default_steam_path/config/loginusers.vdf"
     [[ ! -f $file ]] && return 1
-    local res=$(python3 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" \
+    local res=$(python3.13 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" \
     -i "$file" \
     | jq -r '.users
         |to_entries[]
@@ -340,7 +338,7 @@ list_mods(){
             name=$(awk -F\" '/name/ {print $2}' "${dir}/meta.cpp")
             base_dir=$(basename $(readlink -f $game_dir/$symlink))
             size=$(du -s "$(readlink -f "$game_dir/$symlink")" | awk '{print $1}')
-            size=$(python3 -c "n=($size/1024) +.005; print(round(n,4))")
+            size=$(python3.13 -c "n=($size/1024) +.005; print(round(n,4))")
             LC_NUMERIC=C printf "%s$sep%s$sep%s$sep%3.3f\n" "$name" "$symlink" "$base_dir" "$size"
         done | sort -k1)
         # user may have manually pruned mods out-of-band
@@ -399,6 +397,7 @@ get_dist(){
         logger INFO "Distance: $dist km"
     fi
 }
+
 query_config(){
     [[ -n $2 ]] && local key=$2
     keys=(
@@ -424,6 +423,7 @@ query_config(){
         echo "${!i}"
     done
 }
+
 align_versions_file(){
     shift
     local mod="$1"
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ default_steam_path="$default_steam_path"
 
 #Preferred Steam launch command (for Flatpak support)
 preferred_client="$preferred_client"
-
-#DZGUI source path
-src_path="$src_path"
 END
 }
 format_version_url(){
@@ -645,6 +642,7 @@ download_new_version(){
         return 1
     fi
     local version_url="$(format_version_url)"
+    local src_path="$(< "$_cache_src_path")"
     mv "$src_path" "$src_path.old"
     curl -Ls "$version_url" > "$src_path"
     rc=$?
@@ -701,13 +699,6 @@ toggle(){
                 debug=""
             fi
             ;;
-        Toggle[[:space:]]Steam/Flatpak)
-            if [[ $preferred_client == "steam" ]]; then
-                preferred_client="flatpak"
-            else
-                preferred_client="steam"
-            fi
-            ;;
         Toggle[[:space:]]DZGUI[[:space:]]fullscreen[[:space:]]boot)
             if [[ $fullscreen == "true" ]]; then
                 fullscreen="false"
@@ -806,6 +797,9 @@ update_config_val(){
     local context="$1"
     local value="$2"
     case $1 in
+        "Change client")
+            key="preferred_client"
+            ;;
         "Change player name")
             key="name"
             if [[ -z "${value// }" ]]; then
@@ -831,7 +825,6 @@ update_config_val(){
     declare -n nr=$key
     nr="$value"
     update_config
-    echo "Updated the key '$key' to '$value'"
     return 80
 }
 show_log(){

helpers/pefile.py

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def get_dayz_version(file: Path) -> DayZVersion | Exception:
     try:
         version = get_version(file)
     except Exception as e:
-        return e
+        raise e
     patch = str(version.build) + str(version.revision)
     dz_vers = DayZVersion(version.major, version.minor, int(patch))
     return dz_vers

helpers/ui.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable
 from concurrent.futures import wait
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Literal, Self, Any
+from typing import Literal, Self, Any, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import servers as Servers  # noqa E402
 import pefile as PeFile  # noqa E402
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ from pefile import (
 )
 from pefile import VersionMatch
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from servers import Prereqs
+
 locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")
 
 import gi  # noqa E402
-
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 from gi.repository import Gtk, GLib, Gdk, GObject, Pango  # noqa E402
 
@@ -824,8 +826,7 @@ def query_history() -> list | None:
             rows = [row.rstrip("\n") for row in f]
     except OSError:
         rows = None
-    finally:
-        return rows
+    return rows
 
 
 def query_favorites() -> None | list:
@@ -867,13 +868,14 @@ def spawn_dialog(msg: str, mode: Popup) -> bool:
     dialog = GenericDialog(msg, mode)
     response = dialog.run()
     dialog.destroy()
+    clean_msg = msg.replace("\n", " ")
 
     match response:
         case Gtk.ResponseType.OK:
-            logger.info(f"User confirmed dialog with message '{msg}'")
+            logger.info(f"User confirmed dialog with message '{clean_msg}'")
             return False
         case Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL | Gtk.ResponseType.DELETE_EVENT:
-            logger.info(f"User aborted dialog with message '{msg}'")
+            logger.info(f"User aborted dialog with message '{clean_msg}'")
             return True
     return False
 
@@ -1027,13 +1029,7 @@ def process_tree_option(choice: RowType) -> None:
             return
 
         record = str_to_record(record)
-        thread_new_with_dialog(
-            App.treeview.prepare_connection,
-            parse_shell_output,
-            "Querying server",
-            command,
-            [record],
-        )
+        prepare_connection(command, record)
         return
 
     match command.dict["type"]:
@@ -1061,48 +1057,54 @@ def parse_shell_output(proc: subprocess.CompletedProcess, row: RowType):
     process_shell_return_code(msg, proc.returncode, row)
 
 
-def thread_new_with_dialog(
-    func: Callable,
-    callback: Callable | None,
-    msg: str,
-    row: RowType | None,
-    args: list,
+def prepare_connection(rowtype: RowType, record: Record) -> None:
+    def background(rowtype: RowType, record: Record) -> None:
+        def cleanup() -> None:
+            App.treeview.wait_dialog.destroy()
+            # NOTE: When using RowType.CONN_BY_IP, the gameport needs to be interpolated
+            record.gameport = prereqs.gameport
+            addr = record_to_str(record)
+
+            if proceed is False:
+                spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.NOTIFY)
+                return
+            if msg != "":
+                res = spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.CONFIRM)
+                if res is False:
+                    try_connect(addr, str(prereqs.appid), str(pefile_path), rowtype)
+            else:
+                try_connect(addr, str(prereqs.appid), str(pefile_path), rowtype)
+
+        proceed, msg, pefile_path, prereqs = App.treeview.get_prereqs(record)
+        GLib.idle_add(cleanup)
+
+    msg = "Checking prerequisites"
+    App.treeview.dialog_show(msg)
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=background, args=(rowtype, record))
+    thread.start()
+
+def try_connect(
+    addr: str,
+    appid: str,
+    path: str,
+    row: RowType
 ) -> None:
-    """
-    Pop a GenericDialog transient to App.treeview and
-    call a function on a thread, with optional callback.
-    Chiefly used for connection-related subprocesses.
-
-    After completion, the dialog is destroyed in the main event loop
-    and additional exception handling occurs.
-
-    This is intended as a bridge between legacy shell methods and the UI.
-    A more abstracted version of call_on_thread() for when extra threaded
-    processing occurs before calls to shell subprocesses.
-    """
-
-    def background(*args):
+    def background(addr, appid, path):
         def cleanup():
             App.treeview.dialog_hide()
-            if exception is not None:
-                spawn_dialog(str(exception), Popup.NOTIFY)
-                process_user_input(row)
-                return
-            if callback is not None and proc is not None:
-                callback(proc, row)
+            parse_shell_output(proc, row)
 
-        exception = None
-        proc = None
         try:
-            proc = func(*args)
+            proc = call_out("try_connect", addr, appid, path)
         except Exception as e:
-            exception = e
+            logger.critical(e)
             GLib.idle_add(cleanup)
             return
         GLib.idle_add(cleanup)
 
+    msg = "Querying server"
     App.treeview.dialog_show(msg)
-    thread = threading.Thread(target=background, args=(args))
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=background, args=(addr, appid, path))
     thread.start()
 
 
@@ -1142,27 +1144,31 @@ def record_to_str(record: Record) -> str:
 
 
 def connect_by_ip(enum: RowType, response: str) -> None:
-    def _prep(response: str) -> None:
+    try:
         record = Servers.validate_ip(response)
-        proc = App.treeview.prepare_connection(record)
-        return proc
-
-    thread_new_with_dialog(
-        _prep, parse_shell_output, "Querying IP", enum, [response]
-    )
-    return
-
+    except Exception as e:
+        spawn_dialog(str(e), Popup.NOTIFY)
+        return
+    prepare_connection(enum, record)
 
 def connect_by_id(enum: RowType, response: str, key: str) -> None:
     def _prep(key: str, response: str) -> None:
-        record = Servers.query_bm_api(key, response)
-        proc = App.treeview.prepare_connection(record)
-        return proc
+        def cleanup() -> None:
+            App.treeview.dialog_hide()
+            prepare_connection(enum, record)
 
-    thread_new_with_dialog(
-        _prep, parse_shell_output, "Querying API", enum, [key, response]
-    )
-    return
+        try:
+            record = Servers.query_bm_api(key, response)
+        except Exception as e:
+            spawn_dialog(str(e), Popup.NOTIFY)
+            App.treeview.dialog_hide()
+            return
+        GLib.idle_add(cleanup)
+
+    msg = "Validating ID"
+    App.treeview.dialog_show(msg)
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=_prep, args=(key, response))
+    thread.start()
 
 
 def process_user_input(enum: RowType) -> None:
@@ -1487,6 +1493,8 @@ class ButtonBox(Gtk.Box):
         context = button.type
         logger.info(f"User clicked '{context}'")
 
+        App.grid.right_panel.filters_vbox.set_visible(False)
+
         if context == ButtonType.EXIT:
             logger.info("Normal user exit")
             save_res_and_quit()
@@ -2491,6 +2499,8 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
     def _dump_servers(self, ips: list) -> list | None:
         if len(ips) == 0:
             return []
+        # NOTE: block malformed records
+        ips = [ip for ip in ips if len(ip.split(":")) == 3 and ip.split(":")[2] != "" ]
         with ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
             futures = [
                 executor.submit(
@@ -2941,9 +2951,9 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
     def get_view(self):
         return self.view
 
-    def prepare_connection(
+    def get_prereqs(
         self, record: Record
-    ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess | None:
+    ) -> tuple[bool, str, str|None, "Prereqs"]:
         """
         Always called on a thread with a dialog on the transient parent window
         """
@@ -2951,8 +2961,7 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
         if prereqs.appid is None:
             logger.warning(f"Query to '{record.ip}:{record.qport}' timed out")
             msg = "Timed out when querying server, check IP or try again later"
-            spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.NOTIFY)
-            return None
+            return (False, msg, None, prereqs)
 
         build = "DayZ" if prereqs.appid == APPID_DAYZ else "DayZ Experimental"
         steam_path = query_config("default_steam_path")[0]
@@ -2962,8 +2971,7 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
                 "Config file has no value set for 'default_steam_path'"
             )
             msg = "Local Steam installation is not set, possibly malformed config file."
-            spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.NOTIFY)
-            return None
+            return (False, msg, None, prereqs)
 
         try:
             pefile_path = PeFile.get_pefile_path(steam_path, prereqs.appid)
@@ -2977,8 +2985,7 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
                 f"If you recently installed {build} or moved it to a different drive, "
                 "restart Steam to allow these changes to synchronize, then try again."
             )
-            spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.NOTIFY)
-            return None
+            return (False, msg, None, prereqs)
         except AppMovedError:
             logger.critical(
                 f"Library folder synch error for '{prereqs.appid}'"
@@ -2988,13 +2995,11 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
                 f"If you recently installed {build} or moved it to a different drive, "
                 "restart Steam to allow these changes to synchronize, then try again."
             )
-            spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.NOTIFY)
-            return None
+            return (False, msg, None, prereqs)
         except (VDFLoadError, PeFileError, Exception) as e:
             logger.critical(e)
             msg = "Steam settings or DayZ installation may be corrupted. Try restarting Steam."
-            spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.NOTIFY)
-            return None
+            return (False, msg, None, prereqs)
 
         try:
             local_vers = PeFile.get_dayz_version(pefile_path)
@@ -3006,7 +3011,7 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
             local_vers = None
 
         try:
-            remote_vers = PeFile.dayz_version_from_str(prereqs.version)
+            remote_vers = PeFile.dayz_version_from_str(prereqs)
         except Exception:
             remote_vers = None
 
@@ -3019,18 +3024,15 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
                         f"This server is running a newer build ({prereqs.version}) of {build} than "
                         f"your local version. You may be unable to connect. Proceed anyway?"
                     )
-                    res = spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.CONFIRM)
-                    if res is True:
-                        return None
+                    return (True, msg, pefile_path, prereqs)
                 case VersionMatch.LOCAL_NEWER:
                     msg = (
                         f"This server is running an out-of-date build ({prereqs.version}) of {build}. "
                         "You may be unable to connect. Proceed anyway?"
                     )
-                    res = spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.CONFIRM)
-                    if res is True:
-                        return None
+                    return (True, msg, pefile_path, prereqs)
                 case VersionMatch.SAME_VERSION:
+                    return (True, "", pefile_path, prereqs)
                     pass
 
         if prereqs.password is True:
@@ -3038,19 +3040,10 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
                 "This server is password-protected and you will be "
                 "prompted when connecting. Do you want to proceed?"
             )
-            res = spawn_dialog(msg, Popup.CONFIRM)
-            if res is True:
-                return None
+            return (True, msg, pefile_path, prereqs)
+
+        return (True, "", pefile_path, prereqs)
 
-        """
-        When using RowType.CONN_BY_IP, the gameport needs to be interpolated
-        """
-        record.gameport = prereqs.gameport
-        addr = record_to_str(record)
-        proc = call_out(
-            "try_connect", addr, str(prereqs.appid), str(pefile_path)
-        )
-        return proc
 
     @signal_emission
     @update_window_labels
@@ -3120,13 +3113,7 @@ class TreeView(Gtk.TreeView):
                 record = self.get_record()
                 if record is None:
                     return
-                thread_new_with_dialog(
-                    self.prepare_connection,
-                    parse_shell_output,
-                    "Querying server",
-                    None,
-                    [record],
-                )
+                prepare_connection(None, record)
             case _:  # any other non-server option from the main menu
                 process_tree_option(output)
 
@@ -3802,12 +3789,22 @@ class Options(Gtk.Box):
             "Always fullscreen",
             Preferences.WINDOW,
         )
-        self.steam_toggle = self.make_binary_radio(
-            "Steam", "Flatpak (experimental)", Preferences.CLIENT
-        )
+
+        # TODO: gray out options if not available on system
+        client_store = Gtk.ListStore(str, str)
+        client_store.append(["steam", "steam"])
+        client_store.append(["flatpak", "flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam"])
+        client_store.append(["flatpak (container)", "flatpak-spawn --host flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam"])
+
+        renderer_text = Gtk.CellRendererText(ellipsize=Pango.EllipsizeMode.END)
+        self.client_combo = Gtk.ComboBox.new_with_model(client_store)
+        self.client_combo.set_halign(Gtk.Align.START)
+        self.client_combo.pack_start(renderer_text, True)
+        self.client_combo.connect("changed", self._on_client_changed)
+        self.client_combo.add_attribute(renderer_text, "text", 0)
 
         pref_rows = [
-            [LeftLabel("Steam client"), self.steam_toggle],
+            [LeftLabel("Steam client"), self.client_combo],
             [LeftLabel("Window size at boot"), self.fullscreen_toggle],
             [LeftLabel("Player name"), self.player_box],
         ]
@@ -3992,6 +3989,15 @@ class Options(Gtk.Box):
         show_wait_dialog = True
         call_on_thread(show_wait_dialog, cmd, wait_msg, "")
 
+    def _on_client_changed(self, combo: Gtk.ComboBox) -> None:
+        # prevent triggering on initial init
+        if App.treeview.subpage is not RowType.OPTIONS:
+            return
+        ind = combo.get_active()
+        mod = combo.get_model()
+        client = mod[ind][1]
+        call_bash_func("Change client", client)
+
     def _on_branch_changed(self, combo: Gtk.ComboBoxText) -> None:
         # prevent triggering on initial init
         if App.treeview.subpage is not RowType.OPTIONS:
@@ -4001,11 +4007,9 @@ class Options(Gtk.Box):
     def _on_radio_toggled(
         self, button: Gtk.RadioButton, context: Preferences
     ) -> None:
-        if App.treeview.subpage is None:
+        if App.treeview.subpage is not RowType.OPTIONS:
             return
         match context:
-            case Preferences.CLIENT:
-                toggle = RowType.TGL_STEAM
             case Preferences.INSTALL:
                 toggle = RowType.TGL_INSTALL
                 state = button.get_group()[0].get_active()
@@ -4127,11 +4131,9 @@ class Options(Gtk.Box):
             radio = 0
         self.mod_install_toggle.get_children()[radio].set_active(True)
 
-        if client == "flatpak":
-            radio = 1
-        else:
-            radio = 0
-        self.steam_toggle.get_children()[radio].set_active(True)
+        for ind, row in enumerate(self.client_combo.get_model()):
+            if row[1] == client:
+                self.client_combo.set_active(ind)
 
         if fullscreen == "true":
             radio = 1