Menu Board

A Windows desktop application that drives two TVs as digital menu boards for a convenience store. One PC runs the app, which opens an admin editor plus two fullscreen menu displays - one per TV.

Features

• Two independent displays - TV1 shows hot food/meals, TV2 shows drinks/snacks. Each has its own categories and items.
• Built-in admin editor - Add, edit, remove, and reorder categories and menu items. Upload images for featured items. All changes save instantly.
• List-style layout - Clean, high-contrast design with dot leaders between item names and prices. Readable from 10+ feet.
• Configurable per-screen - Set header text, background color, and font scale independently for each TV.
• Flexible monitor layout - Works with a PC hooked up to just the two TVs, or with an extra admin monitor. Automatic detection, plus a swap toggle if the menus come up on the wrong TVs. Press Esc or double-click a menu display to bring the admin editor to the front.
• Kiosk-friendly - "Start with Windows" checkbox for auto-launch on boot, and closing the admin window asks for confirmation so the TVs don't go blank by accident.
• Local and offline - Everything runs on the local machine with a SQLite database. No internet required.

Requirements

• Windows 10 or later
• .NET 8 Runtime (Desktop) - not needed if you publish self-contained (see INSTALL.md)
• Two TVs connected to the PC (an additional admin monitor is optional)

Documentation

Doc	For	What's in it
INSTALL.md	Installer / IT	Build, publish, hardware setup, auto-start, troubleshooting
docs/USER-GUIDE.md	Store staff	Everyday how-to: prices, items, pictures, sold-out, backups
docs/TECHNICAL.md	Developers	Architecture, data model, build/test, known limitations
docs/HANDOFF.md	Next owner	Runbooks (install, update, backup/restore, emergencies), maintenance

Quick Start

1. Download the latest release or build from source (see INSTALL.md)
2. Connect two TVs to your PC (in addition to your primary monitor)
3. Run MenuBoard.exe
4. The admin editor opens on your primary monitor
5. Use the sidebar to switch between TV1 and TV2 content
6. Add categories and items - changes appear on the TVs immediately

Project Structure

MenuBoard/
  MenuBoard.sln
  src/MenuBoard/           Main application
    Models/                Category, MenuItem, DisplaySettings
    Data/                  EF Core DbContext with SQLite
    Services/              MenuDataService, ImageService, MonitorService
    ViewModels/            AdminViewModel, DisplayViewModel
    Views/                 AdminWindow, DisplayWindow
    Converters/            CentsToDollars, ImagePath, NullToCollapsed
    App.xaml               Application entry point
  tests/MenuBoard.Tests/   Unit tests (MSTest)

Tech Stack

• .NET 8 / WPF
• SQLite via Entity Framework Core
• CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
• MSTest

License

MIT - see LICENSE file.