Bye Bye MDI
The Windows MDI (Multiple Document Interface) GUI, used in V1.x is history. You are no longer restricted to the bounds of the main window. Each window has its own menu, and can be placed anywhere (even, I assume, on multiple monitors).
Printing – part 1
One of the major gripes about V1 was the somewhat inflexible and limited printing mechanism. No-one was satisfied (including me). You could never get your plan objects and or observations printed the way you wanted them. More annoyingly, you had to waste paper to see what you were going to get.
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Waiting on Apple redux
My shiny new MacBook Pro is sitting on my desk.
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Waiting on Apple
Oh the frustration…
I am waiting patiently for my new computer to become available. Well, maybe not patiently.
Converting from V1 to V2
(2023-03-11) WARNING: Please note that the feature described in this blog post no longer holds true. The database format used in V1 no longer works on modern processors and OSes. Hence only catalogues are compatible with V2. Plan documents, observations, and resources cannot be upgraded or imported into V2. You have been warned.
Until a few days ago, the conversion from V1 to V2 file formats was all done transparently from within the V2 application. All files that needed to be converted were processed and new files created. This was done in such a manner as to avoid conflict with V1. i.e. V1 could continue to operate in parallel with V2. This was all well and good, but then a few issues occurred that forced me to change my tune…
Scripting, Part 2
In this posting I’ll be showing you some of the new user interface associated with scripting.
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Some views on software development. Part 2
Having written part 1 while suffering from a severe bout of quasi-depression because I was unable to get my software compiled with the almost-final-release of the IDE I use, I was all ready to make Part 2 a meandering diatribe about software quality, etc. However, after several hours of scouring my code I finally located and fixed the problem that was causing the IDe to crash. Hence I’m somewhat mollified. The howling gale in my sails is now just a stiff breeze.
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Some views on software development. Part 1
Seeing as I’m currently suffering from a large dose of frustration about software development, I feel the need for some mild venting coming on…
User-contributed plans – Part 2
Some more stuff on user-contributed plans, which is now feature-complete, as far as I’m concerned.
Unregistered users
AstroPlanner has always been shareware. You can download it, try it, and if you like it, pay to register. You can also continue using it without paying if you are not troubled by the restrictions placed on unregistered (unpaid) users.