The SE4 companion - Why the long wait?.

[geoschmo]

Cool, so when are we going to have a beta we can try out.

[Ruatha]

A very ROUGH beta 0.7 without documentation.
Will do documentation next and upload that.
Then fix all bugs and implement the features not yet implemented:
-Deadline alert
-Delete downloaded turns from mailbox
-Delete nagmails from mailbox.
-Alert for PBW game news at PBW server and/or in mailbox.

A recommendation:
If you are alone at your computer:
Set a master password and check the "password not needed to login" checkbox.
Then all passwords will be shown in clear text instead of "*".
Don't forget to check the alert checkboxes, otherwise it will only show a listbox about turns it has scanned.

I will answer questions, but please experiment first.
It hasn't been extensively tested, nearly not tested at all.
Remember that the PBW servers mail functions are down, but when they come on-line again they should work with the companion as it is today.

All bug reports welcome, and any new features wanted must be suggested before ver 0.8, after that there will be no new features.

Good luck:

http://ruatha.homelinux.org/companion07.zip

[ June 08, 2004, 08:17: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

Bug report 1:
Got invalid filename while downloading files from PBW
Had checked:
Scan for PBW turns
Do not scan while in event game page
Use on-line mode instead of mail
Download turn automaticly
Autostart SE4 if game is favorite
All alerts

made a manual on-line scan and at second game it said invalid filename and still shows DOWNLOADING game as title.
It only downloaded first game.

[ June 08, 2004, 08:26: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Atrocities]

Awsome program, a bit complicated but wow.

one question can any one use this program to access another players PBW games?

I have to say great job .

Also that I have crashed it many times now.

I love how it access PBW - great option.

[ June 08, 2004, 08:34: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[Ruatha]

If you have his username and password yes.

About the bug:
for now uncheck the Download automaticly checkbox and it atleast alert you.
It worked before I packed it, must have been one of the Last minute changes, sorry!
It will display the invalid filename though and doesn't seem to download correctly!
Will try to check game as favorite.
To retry the download you can in the settings page press the "Clear downloaded Lists"
Will fix to beta 0.8

[ June 08, 2004, 08:30: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

I said it was a rough beta.
Won't have time to fix a new Version until tomorrow, sorry!

Atleast you will get an idea of how it works, and it did work this morning, before I fixed some minor things!!!

Idea: Make the Games at pbw site a HTML link box, so if you click a game you will come to that game at PBW. (DONE)

And remove that Last downloaded box, i doesn't work very well.

[ June 08, 2004, 10:22: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Combat Wombat]

This program is great but complicated is there any way for me to set it up for a bunch of savegame directories all at once instead of just the default se4 one.

[Atrocities]

AWSOME work Ruatha. Very very cool program.

[Ruatha]

Now I see it.
it goes to fast after it has been compiled.
I must put in some strategig 50 milliseconds pauses.
Took it off-line and will insert half second pauses.

[ June 08, 2004, 08:49: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
This program is great but complicated is there any way for me to set it up for a bunch of savegame directories all at once instead of just the default se4 one.

You can choose the "choose game button" and when in the game event page mark it as favorite, then press favorite settings and define an individual path.

Bet 0.71 coming in a few minutes