Add first run message

src/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ void MainWindow::loadSettings()
 {
 	QSettings settings("MusicGenerator", "AceStepGUI");
 
+	isFirstRun = settings.value("firstRun", true).toBool();
+
 	// Load JSON template (default to simple configuration)
 	jsonTemplate = settings.value("jsonTemplate",
 	                              "{\n\t\"inference_steps\": 8,\n\t\"shift\": 3.0,\n\t\"vocal_language\": \"en\"\n}").toString();
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ void MainWindow::saveSettings()
 	settings.setValue("textEncoderModelPath", textEncoderModelPath);
 	settings.setValue("ditModelPath", ditModelPath);
 	settings.setValue("vaeModelPath", vaeModelPath);
+
+	settings.setValue("firstRun", false);
 }
 
 QString MainWindow::formatTime(int milliseconds)
@@ -397,7 +401,6 @@ void MainWindow::on_advancedSettingsButton_clicked()
 		vaeModelPath = dialog.getVAEModelPath();
 
 		saveSettings();
-		QMessageBox::information(this, "Settings Saved", "Advanced settings have been saved successfully.");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -804,3 +807,10 @@ bool MainWindow::loadPlaylistFromJson(const QString &filePath, QList<SongItem> &
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+void MainWindow::show()
+{
+	QMainWindow::show();
+	if(isFirstRun)
+		QMessageBox::information(this, "Welcome", "Welcome to AceStepGUI! Please configure paths in Settings→Ace Step before generateing your first song.");
+}

src/MainWindow.h

@@ -27,10 +27,41 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
+	Ui::MainWindow *ui;
+	SongListModel *songModel;
+	AudioPlayer *audioPlayer;
+	QThread aceThread;
+	AceStep *aceStep;
+	QTimer *playbackTimer;
+
+	QString formatTime(int milliseconds);
+
+	SongItem currentSong;
+	bool isPlaying;
+	bool isPaused;
+	bool shuffleMode;
+	bool isGeneratingNext;
+	bool isFirstRun;
+	QString jsonTemplate;
+
+	// Path settings
+	QString aceStepPath;
+	QString qwen3ModelPath;
+	QString textEncoderModelPath;
+	QString ditModelPath;
+	QString vaeModelPath;
+
+	// Queue for generated songs
+	static constexpr int generationTresh = 2;
+	QQueue<SongItem> generatedSongQueue;
+
 public:
 	MainWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 	~MainWindow();
 
+public slots:
+	void show();
+
 private slots:
 	void on_playButton_clicked();
 	void on_pauseButton_clicked();
@@ -58,37 +89,6 @@ private slots:
 	void on_actionAppendPlaylist();
 	void on_actionSaveSong();
 
-private:
-	void startNextSongGeneration();
-
-private:
-	Ui::MainWindow *ui;
-	SongListModel *songModel;
-	AudioPlayer *audioPlayer;
-	QThread aceThread;
-	AceStep *aceStep;
-	QTimer *playbackTimer;
-
-	QString formatTime(int milliseconds);
-
-	SongItem currentSong;
-	bool isPlaying;
-	bool isPaused;
-	bool shuffleMode;
-	bool isGeneratingNext;
-	QString jsonTemplate;
-
-	// Path settings
-	QString aceStepPath;
-	QString qwen3ModelPath;
-	QString textEncoderModelPath;
-	QString ditModelPath;
-	QString vaeModelPath;
-
-	// Queue for generated songs
-	static constexpr int generationTresh = 2;
-	QQueue<SongItem> generatedSongQueue;
-
 private:
 	void loadSettings();
 	void saveSettings();