0.5.5

现已支持更改关键设置时提醒重启功能

LanMountainDesktop/App.axaml.cs

@@ -96,15 +96,7 @@ public partial class App : Application
 
     private void OnTrayRestartClick(object? sender, EventArgs e)
     {
-        if (ApplicationLifetime is not IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
+        AppRestartService.TryRestartApplication();
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (AppRestartService.TryRestartCurrentProcess())
-        {
-            desktop.Shutdown();
-        }
     }
 
     private void DisableAvaloniaDataAnnotationValidation()

LanMountainDesktop/Localization/en-US.json

@@ -249,6 +249,13 @@
     "settings.about.render_mode.current_format":  "Current backend: {0}",
     "settings.about.render_mode.impl_format":  "Runtime implementation: {0}",
     "settings.about.render_mode.impl_unavailable":  "Runtime implementation details are unavailable.",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.title":  "Restart required",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.render_mode_message":  "Restart the app to switch the rendering mode from \"{0}\" to \"{1}\". Restart now?",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.restart":  "Restart now",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.cancel":  "Cancel",
+    "settings.restart_dock.title":  "Restart required",
+    "settings.restart_dock.description":  "Some changes will take effect after restarting the app.",
+    "settings.restart_dock.button":  "Restart app",
     "settings.footer":  "LanMountainDesktop Settings",
     "filepicker.title":  "Select wallpaper",
     "filepicker.image_files":  "Image files",

LanMountainDesktop/Localization/zh-CN.json

@@ -249,6 +249,13 @@
     "settings.about.render_mode.current_format":  "当前后端：{0}",
     "settings.about.render_mode.impl_format":  "运行时实现：{0}",
     "settings.about.render_mode.impl_unavailable":  "当前无法获取运行时实现信息。",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.title":  "需要重启应用",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.render_mode_message":  "需要重启应用，才能将渲染模式从“{0}”切换到“{1}”。是否现在重启？",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.restart":  "立即重启",
+    "settings.restart_dialog.cancel":  "取消",
+    "settings.restart_dock.title":  "需要重启应用",
+    "settings.restart_dock.description":  "部分更改需要在重启应用后才会生效。",
+    "settings.restart_dock.button":  "重启应用",
     "settings.footer":  "LanMountainDesktop 设置",
     "filepicker.title":  "选择壁纸",
     "filepicker.image_files":  "图片文件",

LanMountainDesktop/Services/AppRestartService.cs

@@ -3,11 +3,28 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
 
 namespace LanMountainDesktop.Services;
 
 public static class AppRestartService
 {
+    public static bool TryRestartApplication()
+    {
+        if (!TryRestartCurrentProcess())
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (Application.Current?.ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
+        {
+            desktop.Shutdown();
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public static bool TryRestartCurrentProcess()
     {
         try

LanMountainDesktop/Services/PendingRestartStateService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace LanMountainDesktop.Services;
+
+public static class PendingRestartStateService
+{
+    public const string RenderModeReason = "RenderMode";
+
+    private static readonly object Gate = new();
+    private static readonly HashSet<string> PendingReasons = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+    public static event Action? StateChanged;
+
+    public static bool HasPendingRestart
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            lock (Gate)
+            {
+                return PendingReasons.Count > 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static bool HasPendingReason(string reason)
+    {
+        lock (Gate)
+        {
+            return PendingReasons.Contains(reason);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void SetPending(string reason, bool pending)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reason))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var changed = false;
+        lock (Gate)
+        {
+            changed = pending
+                ? PendingReasons.Add(reason)
+                : PendingReasons.Remove(reason);
+        }
+
+        if (changed)
+        {
+            StateChanged?.Invoke();
+        }
+    }
+}

LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.Localization.cs

@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         SetAppRenderModeComboItemContent(AppRenderingModeHelper.Wgl, L("settings.about.render_mode.wgl", "WGL"));
         SetAppRenderModeComboItemContent(AppRenderingModeHelper.Vulkan, L("settings.about.render_mode.vulkan", "Vulkan"));
         UpdateCurrentRenderBackendStatus();
+        UpdatePendingRestartDock();
 
         if (WallpaperPlacementComboBox?.ItemCount >= 5)
         {

LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.RestartPrompt.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Avalonia.Interactivity;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using FluentAvalonia.UI.Controls;
+using LanMountainDesktop.Services;
+
+namespace LanMountainDesktop.Views;
+
+public partial class MainWindow
+{
+    private bool _isRestartPromptVisible;
+
+    private void OnPendingRestartStateChanged()
+    {
+        if (Dispatcher.UIThread.CheckAccess())
+        {
+            UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(UpdatePendingRestartDock);
+    }
+
+    private void UpdatePendingRestartDock()
+    {
+        PendingRestartDock.IsVisible = PendingRestartStateService.HasPendingRestart;
+        PendingRestartDockTitleTextBlock.Text = L("settings.restart_dock.title", "Restart required");
+        PendingRestartDockDescriptionTextBlock.Text = L(
+            "settings.restart_dock.description",
+            "Some changes will take effect after restarting the app.");
+        PendingRestartDockButtonTextBlock.Text = L("settings.restart_dock.button", "Restart app");
+    }
+
+    private async void OnPendingRestartDockButtonClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        await ShowGenericRestartPromptAsync();
+    }
+
+    private Task ShowRenderModeRestartPromptAsync(string selectedMode)
+    {
+        var message = Lf(
+            "settings.restart_dialog.render_mode_message",
+            "Restart the app to switch the rendering mode from \"{0}\" to \"{1}\". Restart now?",
+            GetLocalizedAppRenderModeDisplayName(_runningAppRenderMode),
+            GetLocalizedAppRenderModeDisplayName(selectedMode));
+
+        return ShowRestartPromptCoreAsync(message);
+    }
+
+    private Task ShowGenericRestartPromptAsync()
+    {
+        return ShowRestartPromptCoreAsync(L(
+            "settings.restart_dock.description",
+            "Some changes will take effect after restarting the app."));
+    }
+
+    private async Task ShowRestartPromptCoreAsync(string message)
+    {
+        if (_isRestartPromptVisible)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _isRestartPromptVisible = true;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var dialog = new ContentDialog
+            {
+                Title = L("settings.restart_dialog.title", "Restart required"),
+                Content = message,
+                PrimaryButtonText = L("settings.restart_dialog.restart", "Restart now"),
+                CloseButtonText = L("settings.restart_dialog.cancel", "Cancel"),
+                DefaultButton = ContentDialogButton.Primary
+            };
+
+            var result = await dialog.ShowAsync(this);
+            if (result == ContentDialogResult.Primary)
+            {
+                if (!AppRestartService.TryRestartApplication())
+                {
+                    UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _isRestartPromptVisible = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string GetLocalizedAppRenderModeDisplayName(string renderMode)
+    {
+        if (renderMode == AppRenderBackendDiagnostics.Unknown)
+        {
+            return L("settings.about.render_mode.unknown", "Unknown");
+        }
+
+        return AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(renderMode) switch
+        {
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Software => L("settings.about.render_mode.software", "Software"),
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.AngleEgl => L("settings.about.render_mode.angle_egl", "angleEgl"),
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Wgl => L("settings.about.render_mode.wgl", "WGL"),
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Vulkan => L("settings.about.render_mode.vulkan", "Vulkan"),
+            _ => L("settings.about.render_mode.default", "Default")
+        };
+    }
+}

LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.Settings.cs

@@ -1225,6 +1225,10 @@ public partial class MainWindow
     private void InitializeAppRenderModeSetting(AppSettingsSnapshot snapshot)
     {
         _selectedAppRenderMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(snapshot.AppRenderMode);
+        _runningAppRenderMode = ResolveActiveAppRenderModeForUi(_selectedAppRenderMode);
+        var renderModeForUi = PendingRestartStateService.HasPendingReason(PendingRestartStateService.RenderModeReason)
+            ? _selectedAppRenderMode
+            : _runningAppRenderMode;
 
         if (AppRenderModeComboBox is null)
         {
@@ -1235,7 +1239,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         try
         {
             AppRenderModeComboBox.IsEnabled = OperatingSystem.IsWindows();
-            SelectAppRenderModeInUi(_selectedAppRenderMode);
+            SelectAppRenderModeInUi(renderModeForUi);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -1250,13 +1254,27 @@ public partial class MainWindow
             return;
         }
 
-        var selectedItem = AppRenderModeComboBox.Items
+        AppRenderModeComboBox.SelectedIndex = GetAppRenderModeComboBoxIndex(renderMode);
-            .OfType<ComboBoxItem>()
+    }
-            .FirstOrDefault(item =>
-                string.Equals(item.Tag?.ToString(), renderMode, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
-        AppRenderModeComboBox.SelectedItem = selectedItem
+    private static int GetAppRenderModeComboBoxIndex(string renderMode)
-            ?? AppRenderModeComboBox.Items.OfType<ComboBoxItem>().FirstOrDefault();
+    {
+        return AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(renderMode) switch
+        {
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Software => 1,
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.AngleEgl => 2,
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Wgl => 3,
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Vulkan => 4,
+            _ => 0
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string ResolveActiveAppRenderModeForUi(string configuredRenderMode)
+    {
+        var detectedRenderMode = AppRenderBackendDiagnostics.Detect().ActualBackend;
+        return string.Equals(detectedRenderMode, AppRenderBackendDiagnostics.Unknown, StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            ? configuredRenderMode
+            : AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(detectedRenderMode);
     }
 
     private static WeatherLocationMode ParseWeatherLocationMode(string? value)
@@ -1534,7 +1552,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         }
 
         var selectedMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(
-            (AppRenderModeComboBox.SelectedItem as ComboBoxItem)?.Tag?.ToString());
+            TryGetSelectedComboBoxTag(AppRenderModeComboBox));
 
         if (string.Equals(_selectedAppRenderMode, selectedMode, StringComparison.Ordinal))
         {
@@ -1543,6 +1561,14 @@ public partial class MainWindow
 
         _selectedAppRenderMode = selectedMode;
         PersistSettings();
+        var requiresRestart = !string.Equals(_runningAppRenderMode, selectedMode, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        PendingRestartStateService.SetPending(PendingRestartStateService.RenderModeReason, requiresRestart);
+        UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+
+        if (requiresRestart)
+        {
+            _ = ShowRenderModeRestartPromptAsync(selectedMode);
+        }
     }
 
     private async void OnSearchWeatherCityClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml

@@ -377,88 +377,138 @@
                 <Border Classes="mica-strong"
                         CornerRadius="{DynamicResource DesignCornerRadiusXl}"
                         Padding="18">
-                    <ui:NavigationView x:Name="SettingsNavView"
+                    <Grid RowDefinitions="*,Auto"
-                                       PaneDisplayMode="Left"
+                          RowSpacing="14">
-                                       IsSettingsVisible="False"
+                        <ui:NavigationView x:Name="SettingsNavView"
-                                       OpenPaneLength="220"
+                                           Grid.Row="0"
-                                       SelectionChanged="OnSettingsNavSelectionChanged">
+                                           PaneDisplayMode="Left"
-                        <ui:NavigationView.MenuItems>
+                                           IsSettingsVisible="False"
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavWallpaperItem" Content="壁纸" Tag="Wallpaper" ToolTip.Tip="壁纸">
+                                           OpenPaneLength="220"
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                           SelectionChanged="OnSettingsNavSelectionChanged">
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Wallpaper" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                            <ui:NavigationView.MenuItems>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavWallpaperItem" Content="壁纸" Tag="Wallpaper" ToolTip.Tip="壁纸">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavGridItem" Content="网格" Tag="Grid" ToolTip.Tip="网格">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Wallpaper" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Grid" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavGridItem" Content="网格" Tag="Grid" ToolTip.Tip="网格">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavColorItem" Content="颜色" Tag="Color" ToolTip.Tip="颜色">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Grid" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Color" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavColorItem" Content="颜色" Tag="Color" ToolTip.Tip="颜色">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavStatusBarItem" Content="状态栏" Tag="StatusBar" ToolTip.Tip="状态栏">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Color" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Status" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavStatusBarItem" Content="状态栏" Tag="StatusBar" ToolTip.Tip="状态栏">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavWeatherItem" Content="天气" Tag="Weather" ToolTip.Tip="天气">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Status" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="WeatherSunny" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavWeatherItem" Content="天气" Tag="Weather" ToolTip.Tip="天气">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavRegionItem" Content="地区" Tag="Region" ToolTip.Tip="地区">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="WeatherSunny" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Globe" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavRegionItem" Content="地区" Tag="Region" ToolTip.Tip="地区">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavUpdateItem" Content="更新" Tag="Update" ToolTip.Tip="更新">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Globe" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="ArrowSync" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavUpdateItem" Content="更新" Tag="Update" ToolTip.Tip="更新">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavAboutItem" Content="关于" Tag="About" ToolTip.Tip="关于">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="ArrowSync" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Info" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavAboutItem" Content="关于" Tag="About" ToolTip.Tip="关于">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavLauncherItem" Content="应用启动台" Tag="Launcher" ToolTip.Tip="应用启动台">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Info" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Apps" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavLauncherItem" Content="应用启动台" Tag="Launcher" ToolTip.Tip="应用启动台">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                            <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavPluginsItem" Content="插件" Tag="Plugins" ToolTip.Tip="插件">
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="Apps" IconVariant="Regular" />
-                                <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                                    <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="PuzzlePiece" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
-                                </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                <ui:NavigationViewItem x:Name="SettingsNavPluginsItem" Content="插件" Tag="Plugins" ToolTip.Tip="插件">
-                            </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                                    <ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
-                        </ui:NavigationView.MenuItems>
+                                        <ic:SymbolIconSource Symbol="PuzzlePiece" IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                    </ui:NavigationViewItem.IconSource>
+                                </ui:NavigationViewItem>
+                            </ui:NavigationView.MenuItems>
 
-                        <ScrollViewer x:Name="SettingsContentScrollViewer"
+                            <ScrollViewer x:Name="SettingsContentScrollViewer"
-                                      Padding="0,0,16,0"
+                                          Padding="0,0,16,0"
-                                      HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
+                                          HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
-                                      VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                                          VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-                            <Grid x:Name="SettingsContentPagesHost">
+                                <Grid x:Name="SettingsContentPagesHost">
-                                    <pages:WallpaperSettingsPage x:Name="WallpaperSettingsPanel" IsVisible="True" />
+                                        <pages:WallpaperSettingsPage x:Name="WallpaperSettingsPanel" IsVisible="True" />
 
-                                <pages:GridSettingsPage x:Name="GridSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:GridSettingsPage x:Name="GridSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
 
-                                <pages:ColorSettingsPage x:Name="ColorSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:ColorSettingsPage x:Name="ColorSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
 
-                                <pages:StatusBarSettingsPage x:Name="StatusBarSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:StatusBarSettingsPage x:Name="StatusBarSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
-                                
+                                    
-                                <pages:WeatherSettingsPage x:Name="WeatherSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:WeatherSettingsPage x:Name="WeatherSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
-                                <pages:RegionSettingsPage x:Name="RegionSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:RegionSettingsPage x:Name="RegionSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
 
-                                <pages:UpdateSettingsPage x:Name="UpdateSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:UpdateSettingsPage x:Name="UpdateSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
 
-                                <pages:LauncherSettingsPage x:Name="LauncherSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:LauncherSettingsPage x:Name="LauncherSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
-                                <pages:AboutSettingsPage x:Name="AboutSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:AboutSettingsPage x:Name="AboutSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
-                                <pages:PluginSettingsPage x:Name="PluginSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                    <pages:PluginSettingsPage x:Name="PluginSettingsPanel" IsVisible="False" />
+                                </Grid>
+                            </ScrollViewer>
+                        </ui:NavigationView>
+
+                        <Border x:Name="PendingRestartDock"
+                                Grid.Row="1"
+                                IsVisible="False"
+                                Classes="glass-panel"
+                                CornerRadius="18"
+                                Padding="14,12">
+                            <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto"
+                                  ColumnSpacing="12">
+                                <Border Width="34"
+                                        Height="34"
+                                        CornerRadius="17"
+                                        Background="{DynamicResource AdaptiveAccentBrush}">
+                                    <fi:FluentIcon Icon="ArrowSync"
+                                                   IconVariant="Regular"
+                                                   FontSize="16"
+                                                   Foreground="White"
+                                                   HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                                   VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                                </Border>
+                                <StackPanel Grid.Column="1"
+                                            Spacing="2"
+                                            VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                                    <TextBlock x:Name="PendingRestartDockTitleTextBlock"
+                                               FontSize="13"
+                                               FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                                               Text="Restart required" />
+                                    <TextBlock x:Name="PendingRestartDockDescriptionTextBlock"
+                                               TextWrapping="Wrap"
+                                               Foreground="{DynamicResource AdaptiveTextSecondaryBrush}"
+                                               Text="Your changes will apply after restarting the app." />
+                                </StackPanel>
+                                <Button x:Name="PendingRestartDockButton"
+                                        Grid.Column="2"
+                                        Padding="14,8"
+                                        Click="OnPendingRestartDockButtonClick">
+                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                                        <fi:FluentIcon Icon="ArrowSync"
+                                                       IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                        <TextBlock x:Name="PendingRestartDockButtonTextBlock"
+                                                   VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                   Text="Restart app" />
+                                    </StackPanel>
+                                </Button>
                             </Grid>
-                        </ScrollViewer>
+                        </Border>
-                    </ui:NavigationView>
+                    </Grid>
                 </Border>
             </Border>
         </Grid>

LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs

@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     private bool _suppressAutoStartToggleEvents;
     private bool _suppressAppRenderModeSelectionEvents;
     private string _selectedAppRenderMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Default;
+    private string _runningAppRenderMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Default;
     private string _weatherSearchKeyword = string.Empty;
     private bool _isWeatherSearchInProgress;
     private bool _isWeatherPreviewInProgress;
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         _fluentAvaloniaTheme = Application.Current?.Styles.OfType<FluentAvaloniaTheme>().FirstOrDefault();
         AppSettingsService.SettingsSaved += OnExternalAppSettingsSaved;
         LauncherSettingsService.SettingsSaved += OnExternalLauncherSettingsSaved;
+        PendingRestartStateService.StateChanged += OnPendingRestartStateChanged;
         PropertyChanged += OnWindowPropertyChanged;
         InitializeDesktopSurfaceSwipeHandlers();
         InitializeDesktopComponentDragHandlers();
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         InitializeWeatherSettings(snapshot);
         _ = _componentSettingsService.Load();
         InitializeAutoStartWithWindowsSetting(snapshot);
+        InitializeAppRenderModeSetting(snapshot);
         InitializeUpdateSettings(snapshot);
         InitializeDesktopSurfaceState(desktopLayoutSnapshot);
         InitializeLauncherVisibilitySettings(launcherSnapshot);
@@ -379,6 +382,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         _wallpaperBitmap = null;
         AppSettingsService.SettingsSaved -= OnExternalAppSettingsSaved;
         LauncherSettingsService.SettingsSaved -= OnExternalLauncherSettingsSaved;
+        PendingRestartStateService.StateChanged -= OnPendingRestartStateChanged;
         PropertyChanged -= OnWindowPropertyChanged;
         DesktopHost.SizeChanged -= OnDesktopHostSizeChanged;
         WallpaperPreviewHost.SizeChanged -= OnWallpaperPreviewHostSizeChanged;

LanMountainDesktop/Views/SettingsPages/AboutSettingsPage.axaml

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
                 <ui:SettingsExpander.Footer>
                     <ComboBox x:Name="AppRenderModeComboBox"
                               MinWidth="180"
+                              SelectedIndex="0"
                               HorizontalAlignment="Right">
                         <ComboBoxItem Content="Default" Tag="Default" />
                         <ComboBoxItem Content="Software" Tag="Software" />

LanMountainDesktop/Views/SettingsWindow.Core.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using FluentIcons.Avalonia.Fluent;
 using FluentIcons.Common;
 using LanMountainDesktop.ComponentSystem;
 using LanMountainDesktop.Models;
+using LanMountainDesktop.Services;
 using LanMountainDesktop.Views.Components;
 
 namespace LanMountainDesktop.Views;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow
         }
 
         _launcherIconCache.Clear();
+        PendingRestartStateService.StateChanged -= OnPendingRestartStateChanged;
         base.OnClosed(e);
     }
 

LanMountainDesktop/Views/SettingsWindow.Localization.cs

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow
         SetAppRenderModeComboItemContent(AppRenderingModeHelper.Wgl, L("settings.about.render_mode.wgl", "WGL"));
         SetAppRenderModeComboItemContent(AppRenderingModeHelper.Vulkan, L("settings.about.render_mode.vulkan", "Vulkan"));
         UpdateCurrentRenderBackendStatus();
+        UpdatePendingRestartDock();
 
         var placementItems = WallpaperPlacementComboBox.Items.OfType<ComboBoxItem>().ToList();
         if (placementItems.Count >= 5)

LanMountainDesktop/Views/SettingsWindow.RestartPrompt.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Avalonia.Interactivity;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using FluentAvalonia.UI.Controls;
+using LanMountainDesktop.Services;
+
+namespace LanMountainDesktop.Views;
+
+public partial class SettingsWindow
+{
+    private bool _isRestartPromptVisible;
+
+    private void OnPendingRestartStateChanged()
+    {
+        if (Dispatcher.UIThread.CheckAccess())
+        {
+            UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(UpdatePendingRestartDock);
+    }
+
+    private void UpdatePendingRestartDock()
+    {
+        PendingRestartDock.IsVisible = PendingRestartStateService.HasPendingRestart;
+        PendingRestartDockTitleTextBlock.Text = L("settings.restart_dock.title", "Restart required");
+        PendingRestartDockDescriptionTextBlock.Text = L(
+            "settings.restart_dock.description",
+            "Some changes will take effect after restarting the app.");
+        PendingRestartDockButtonTextBlock.Text = L("settings.restart_dock.button", "Restart app");
+    }
+
+    private async void OnPendingRestartDockButtonClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        await ShowGenericRestartPromptAsync();
+    }
+
+    private Task ShowRenderModeRestartPromptAsync(string selectedMode)
+    {
+        var message = Lf(
+            "settings.restart_dialog.render_mode_message",
+            "Restart the app to switch the rendering mode from \"{0}\" to \"{1}\". Restart now?",
+            GetLocalizedAppRenderModeDisplayName(_runningAppRenderMode),
+            GetLocalizedAppRenderModeDisplayName(selectedMode));
+
+        return ShowRestartPromptCoreAsync(message);
+    }
+
+    private Task ShowGenericRestartPromptAsync()
+    {
+        return ShowRestartPromptCoreAsync(L(
+            "settings.restart_dock.description",
+            "Some changes will take effect after restarting the app."));
+    }
+
+    private async Task ShowRestartPromptCoreAsync(string message)
+    {
+        if (_isRestartPromptVisible)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _isRestartPromptVisible = true;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var dialog = new ContentDialog
+            {
+                Title = L("settings.restart_dialog.title", "Restart required"),
+                Content = message,
+                PrimaryButtonText = L("settings.restart_dialog.restart", "Restart now"),
+                CloseButtonText = L("settings.restart_dialog.cancel", "Cancel"),
+                DefaultButton = ContentDialogButton.Primary
+            };
+
+            var result = await dialog.ShowAsync(this);
+            if (result == ContentDialogResult.Primary)
+            {
+                if (!AppRestartService.TryRestartApplication())
+                {
+                    UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _isRestartPromptVisible = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string GetLocalizedAppRenderModeDisplayName(string renderMode)
+    {
+        if (renderMode == AppRenderBackendDiagnostics.Unknown)
+        {
+            return L("settings.about.render_mode.unknown", "Unknown");
+        }
+
+        return AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(renderMode) switch
+        {
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Software => L("settings.about.render_mode.software", "Software"),
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.AngleEgl => L("settings.about.render_mode.angle_egl", "angleEgl"),
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Wgl => L("settings.about.render_mode.wgl", "WGL"),
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Vulkan => L("settings.about.render_mode.vulkan", "Vulkan"),
+            _ => L("settings.about.render_mode.default", "Default")
+        };
+    }
+}

LanMountainDesktop/Views/SettingsWindow.WeatherLauncher.cs

@@ -92,12 +92,16 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow
     private void InitializeAppRenderModeSetting(AppSettingsSnapshot snapshot)
     {
         _selectedAppRenderMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(snapshot.AppRenderMode);
+        _runningAppRenderMode = ResolveActiveAppRenderModeForUi(_selectedAppRenderMode);
+        var renderModeForUi = PendingRestartStateService.HasPendingReason(PendingRestartStateService.RenderModeReason)
+            ? _selectedAppRenderMode
+            : _runningAppRenderMode;
 
         _suppressAppRenderModeSelectionEvents = true;
         try
         {
             AppRenderModeComboBox.IsEnabled = OperatingSystem.IsWindows();
-            SelectAppRenderModeInUi(_selectedAppRenderMode);
+            SelectAppRenderModeInUi(renderModeForUi);
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -107,13 +111,27 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow
 
     private void SelectAppRenderModeInUi(string renderMode)
     {
-        var selectedItem = AppRenderModeComboBox.Items
+        AppRenderModeComboBox.SelectedIndex = GetAppRenderModeComboBoxIndex(renderMode);
-            .OfType<ComboBoxItem>()
+    }
-            .FirstOrDefault(item =>
-                string.Equals(item.Tag?.ToString(), renderMode, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
-        AppRenderModeComboBox.SelectedItem = selectedItem
+    private static int GetAppRenderModeComboBoxIndex(string renderMode)
-            ?? AppRenderModeComboBox.Items.OfType<ComboBoxItem>().FirstOrDefault();
+    {
+        return AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(renderMode) switch
+        {
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Software => 1,
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.AngleEgl => 2,
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Wgl => 3,
+            AppRenderingModeHelper.Vulkan => 4,
+            _ => 0
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string ResolveActiveAppRenderModeForUi(string configuredRenderMode)
+    {
+        var detectedRenderMode = AppRenderBackendDiagnostics.Detect().ActualBackend;
+        return string.Equals(detectedRenderMode, AppRenderBackendDiagnostics.Unknown, StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            ? configuredRenderMode
+            : AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(detectedRenderMode);
     }
 
     private static WeatherLocationMode ParseWeatherLocationMode(string? value)
@@ -354,7 +372,7 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow
         }
 
         var selectedMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Normalize(
-            (AppRenderModeComboBox.SelectedItem as ComboBoxItem)?.Tag?.ToString());
+            TryGetSelectedComboBoxTag(AppRenderModeComboBox));
 
         if (string.Equals(_selectedAppRenderMode, selectedMode, StringComparison.Ordinal))
         {
@@ -363,6 +381,14 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow
 
         _selectedAppRenderMode = selectedMode;
         PersistSettings();
+        var requiresRestart = !string.Equals(_runningAppRenderMode, selectedMode, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        PendingRestartStateService.SetPending(PendingRestartStateService.RenderModeReason, requiresRestart);
+        UpdatePendingRestartDock();
+
+        if (requiresRestart)
+        {
+            _ = ShowRenderModeRestartPromptAsync(selectedMode);
+        }
     }
 
     private async void OnSearchWeatherCityClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

LanMountainDesktop/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml

@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@
                             Classes="mica-strong"
                             CornerRadius="0,0,24,24"
                             Padding="18">
+                        <Grid RowDefinitions="*,Auto"
+                              RowSpacing="14">
                         <ui:NavigationView x:Name="SettingsNavView"
+                                           Grid.Row="0"
                                            PaneDisplayMode="Left"
                                            IsSettingsVisible="False"
                                            OpenPaneLength="240"
@@ -155,6 +158,53 @@
                                 </Grid>
                             </ScrollViewer>
                         </ui:NavigationView>
+
+                        <Border x:Name="PendingRestartDock"
+                                Grid.Row="1"
+                                IsVisible="False"
+                                Classes="glass-panel"
+                                CornerRadius="18"
+                                Padding="14,12">
+                            <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto"
+                                  ColumnSpacing="12">
+                                <Border Width="34"
+                                        Height="34"
+                                        CornerRadius="17"
+                                        Background="{DynamicResource AdaptiveAccentBrush}">
+                                    <fi:FluentIcon Icon="ArrowSync"
+                                                   IconVariant="Regular"
+                                                   FontSize="16"
+                                                   Foreground="White"
+                                                   HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                                   VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                                </Border>
+                                <StackPanel Grid.Column="1"
+                                            Spacing="2"
+                                            VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                                    <TextBlock x:Name="PendingRestartDockTitleTextBlock"
+                                               FontSize="13"
+                                               FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                                               Text="Restart required" />
+                                    <TextBlock x:Name="PendingRestartDockDescriptionTextBlock"
+                                               TextWrapping="Wrap"
+                                               Foreground="{DynamicResource AdaptiveTextSecondaryBrush}"
+                                               Text="Your changes will apply after restarting the app." />
+                                </StackPanel>
+                                <Button x:Name="PendingRestartDockButton"
+                                        Grid.Column="2"
+                                        Padding="14,8"
+                                        Click="OnPendingRestartDockButtonClick">
+                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                                        <fi:FluentIcon Icon="ArrowSync"
+                                                       IconVariant="Regular" />
+                                        <TextBlock x:Name="PendingRestartDockButtonTextBlock"
+                                                   VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                   Text="Restart app" />
+                                    </StackPanel>
+                                </Button>
+                            </Grid>
+                        </Border>
+                        </Grid>
                     </Border>
                 </Grid>
             </Border>

LanMountainDesktop/Views/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs

@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow : Window
     private int _statusBarCustomSpacingPercent = 12;
     private int _desktopEdgeInsetPercent = DefaultEdgeInsetPercent;
     private string _selectedAppRenderMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Default;
+    private string _runningAppRenderMode = AppRenderingModeHelper.Default;
     private string _taskbarLayoutMode = TaskbarLayoutBottomFullRowMacStyle;
     private string _languageCode = "zh-CN";
     private WeatherLocationMode _weatherLocationMode = WeatherLocationMode.CitySearch;
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ public partial class SettingsWindow : Window
         InitializePluginSettingsNavigation();
         _fluentAvaloniaTheme = Application.Current?.Styles.OfType<FluentAvaloniaTheme>().FirstOrDefault();
         RequestedThemeVariant = Application.Current?.RequestedThemeVariant ?? ThemeVariant.Default;
+        PendingRestartStateService.StateChanged += OnPendingRestartStateChanged;
         HookEvents();
     }