Release PNDManager

[fusion_power]

Looking good!


Uh, what I wanted to ask the whole time is, why Milkyhelper has a gazillion rating stars instead of just maximum 5 in the overview window of PND Manager? :huh:

 

[bzar]

No idea . I'll look into it.

 

[bzar]

Build environment borked for unknown reason, will delay release.

 

[Christoph.Krn]

In the next public beta version of PNDManager, could the enter guihint be placed non-scaled next to the textbox, like in the attached image? I would like to see people's reactions to that.

 

[bzar]

In the next public beta version of PNDManager, could the enter guihint be placed non-scaled next to the textbox, like in the attached image? I would like to see people's reactions to that.

I actually removed scaling for all guihints (after you posted). There seems to be enough space and they look cleaner that way. I currently have the "enter" guihint overlapping the text box a little. Seems to tie it better to the widget instead of just having it next to it. What do you think?


EDIT: Tested on pandora, IMO the default size guihints don't look too big, though I was a bit afraid they would.

 

[Christoph.Krn]

EDIT: Tested on pandora, IMO the default size guihints don't look too big, though I was a bit afraid they would.

I have an extensive testing process in place to make guihints look non-weird by default in as many situations as I can, so one reason for the default size of guihints is that it simply works quite well on the Pandora's screen. The upcoming guihints guidelines actually contain some explicit warnings regarding what you've just written. In other words, no surprises there, for me at least...


What you could also try is to use a transparency edit: opacity of 93% for all guihints (such sentences really make my brain hurt out of sheer progress).

I currently have the "enter" guihint overlapping the text box a little. Seems to tie it better to the widget instead of just having it next to it. What do you think?

If you apply the transparency tip from above, it could surely make sense to put the enter guihint next to the textbox (or inside of it) -- otherwise, in my humble opinion it's probably more a matter of personal preference than anything else, for now at least.

 

[bzar]

You do mean 93% opacity, not 93% transparency, right?

 

[Christoph.Krn]

You do mean 93% opacity, not 93% transparency, right?

I'd say that assumption is solid.


93% opacity.

 

[bzar]

Cristoph.Krn: All the changes you proposed here are now added to the next release.


Still have some testing to do before I can call it a release.

 

[Caine]

I currently have the "enter" guihint overlapping the text box a little. Seems to tie it better to the widget instead of just having it next to it. What do you think?

I would entirely include it in the bar (at the end).

 

[bzar]

PNDManager 1.2.0.6 beta


This will become the next release if nothing critical is found. To use the repo client api features, modify settings.cfg in appdata and enter your repo user name and API key.

 

[Christoph.Krn]

PNDManager 1.2.0.6 beta

Could you provide checksums? I've downloaded it three times, and now I have three different files.

 

[bzar]

:wacko: That's strange.


MD5: 62bd6d729ae02c8cf4e4c9cf3273eb47


SHA1: 5222667e3923ad421cd6467149e15a94b937061f

 

[Christoph.Krn]

I rebooted, and not only did downloading work correctly now, the connection to bzar.fi was also much faster than it was before.


Strange indeed.

 

[bzar]

Someone has been downloading PNDManager about 2200 times in the last two hours. :huh:


EDIT: Looks like a break-in attempt. They've been banging sshd at the same time. Only to be ip-banned within seconds

 

[sverm]

One of my favorite Pandora apps is an app management app! . I'm going to go grab my Pandora and check out this new beta.

 

[Binky]

I know this has been said before, but a universal menu/launcher based on PNDmanager's interface would be awesome.

 

[peelie]

using latest beta pnd on SZfinal, the upgradeable screen is showing me 3 programs which in fact do not need upgrading?

 

[bzar]

peelie: Does the information sidebar show correct versions for the packages?

 

[bzar]

I know this has been said before, but a universal menu/launcher based on PNDmanager's interface would be awesome.

If you meant making a launcher with Panorama:


(in case you didn't know) Panorama, which PNDManager runs on, was actually initially designed for that purpose. Basically everything needed for doing such launcher is in place. Before making a serious attempt at this (I've made a few prototypes), Panorama should either lose some weight to run alongside any applications (most memory usage is from Qt libs) or launch faster so it can be killed while the app is running.


Qt5 should help with the slimming down, but it's gonna take a while to release, after which I'll need to port Panorama and any UIs to it. Also since PNDManager is apparently making its way to the firmware in .next, I probably should stick to the Qt version available there.


If you meant making a launcher with appearance/functionality similar to PNDManager:


I agree