Feature/app launcher - #49
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- Fix: propagate --external-launcher to the intro video, so it no longer
forces focus back to EmulationStation when launched from an external
frontend.
- Fix: align FocusDelay/VideoDelay fallback defaults with the values
written to the default retrobat.ini (previously inconsistent).
- Fix: preserve original exception stack trace in IniFile's constructor
(`throw ex;` -> `throw;`).
- Cleanup: remove RawInput.cs (dead code, never referenced) and the
orphaned SharpDX packages.config entry (no longer referenced by the
project).
- Cleanup: replace empty `catch { }` blocks with logged warnings across
Program.cs, SplashVideo.cs and VideoPlayerForm.cs.
- Refactor: split the ~900-line Main() into focused, testable classes:
StartupFileChecker, RetroBatConfigLoader, AutostartManager,
DpiAwarenessManager, EmulationStationSettings and
EmulationStationLauncher. Behavior is preserved, including edge cases
(early return when EmulationStation fails to start still skips the
final success log, same as before).
Adds a retrobat.ini option to launch one or more external programs (.exe, .bat, .cmd...) alongside EmulationStation, useful for companion tools such as DMD emulators, overlays, or other launcher utilities. - New [RetroBat] key AppLauncher (and AppLauncher2, AppLauncher3, ... for additional apps). Empty by default, fully opt-in. - Optional "-nowindow" suffix on the value to start the app without a visible window (uses CreateNoWindow, only effective when paired with UseShellExecute=false). - Apps are launched fire-and-forget as early as possible in the startup sequence (right after retrobat.ini is loaded), so they run in parallel with the rest of RetroBat's startup instead of waiting for the splash video and EmulationStation to be ready. - Missing files or launch failures are logged as warnings and never block RetroBat's own startup.
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Add AppLauncher: launch companion apps in parallel with RetroBat