Not a problem… I didn’t think it was supposed to work, but thought I would mention in case.
Mark Townsend s_mark_townsend@hotmail.com
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To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
From: colin@sailwave.com
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:27:33 +0100
Subject: Re: [sailwave] Sailwave v2.00 build 0 - PRIVATE RELEASE TO SUG FOR EVALUATION
Thanks MArk - that wont really work for these beta releases - I need to do somehting so it makes sense…
CJ
Mark Townsend wrote:
The “Check to see if new versions of Sailwave are available” says that Sailwave Version 2 Build 0 is the most current.
Mark Townsend s_mark_townsend@hotmail.com
To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
From: colin@sailwave.com
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:35:53 +0100
Subject: Re: [sailwave] Sailwave v2.00 build 0 - PRIVATE RELEASE TO SUG FOR EVALUATIONOK, thanks Philippe. Sailwave is not (and presently cannot be) a unicode app so any character codes > 255 are not going to work. There is also the issue of which character set is chosen in Sailwave (Global options) and what language somebody’s computer is working in. It’s a bit of a nightmare to be honest. Are there any experts in this field out there… I’m not sure I follow all the combinations…
I changed to MS Sans Serif font because it looked OK with with MS ClearType on - where as the original font Tahoma - which I chose because it had more non-western character support than MS Sans Serif, looked terrible.
I think I need to be able to let the user specify which font to display the windows in addition to the main grid and in addition to the charset option in the Global options…
Colin J
SailwavePhilippe DE TROY wrote:
Colin,
As soon as I’ve sorted out all remaining problems after my regatta I will test it. Still using 1.95 Build 12. Special characters are modified in the medical tab in this version.
The problem for me is thant some special letters are pronounced very differently (in Polish, Ł sounds as W), so for prizegiving, it is important to have the right speling, including acents.
It is also more polite from an organisation to display the names as properly as possible. Not always easy, see the ISAF rankings… I know this is impossible to do for all, I’ve also Rusian competitors and I cannot mix Cyrillic and latin, hapily I’ve to wait for some years before Tunisians and Chinese competitors are joining the Micro Class…
See on http://www.microclass.org/results/EM07.html some examples of the special characters I’ve currently to use (LAT-222, POL-28, LAT-228, LAT-77, POL-25, LAT-179, LAT-84, LAT-42…)
French letters like é, è, ê or German like ë, ä, ü are not altered
Philippe
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Jenkins
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [sailwave] Sailwave v2.00 build 0 - PRIVATE RELEASE TO SUG FOR EVALUATION
Philippe,
Can you confirm for me that if you go into a competitor - medical tab - and paste Łukasz Ołtarzewski into the multiline medical notes field that the characters display properly - but - if you paste it into any of the single line entry fields, like Helm, it does not… Can you also see if typing such characters into the multi line text field work OK for you - and similarly does not for single line fields.
Regards
Colin J
SailwavePhilippe DE TROY wrote:
Colin,
A first point is that it is important to use ths version only for testing, as compatibility doesn’t exist with lower versions, and files transmitted to other users, not using 2.0 could lead to problems.
Presently, just out of a major regatta, I will begin testing now.
A problem encountered with 1.95 build 12 was that special characters, like Polish ones (codes ę - Ł - Ń) and Latvian ones are a problem for me, as the letter, copied from an entry form, or imported from a CSV file, is not displayed properly in Sailwave. And Łukasz Ołtarzewski is displayed as Lukasz Oltarzewski…
I’m also deeply worried with the locales, I’ve still a very large number of items declared as obsolete and an almost as large number or items to translate, approx 270. If new builds and versions are making 15% of the translations obsolete, translators will stop working soon…
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Jenkins
To: Sailwave User Group
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:25 PM
Subject: [sailwave] Sailwave v2.00 build 0 - PRIVATE RELEASE TO SUG FOR EVALUATION
Hi all,
Version 2.00 build 0
I have moved to the next release of the development environment used to create Sailwave (Clarion 6.3) and dumped the multi-threaded approach when opening more than one file/series for the more modern apprach where opening another file opens a complete new instance of the program - Sailwave in this case - this is much more stable that the old method - which is also dated now from a design POV. Seems rock solid here opening an arbitrary number of files. Note that the Window menu allows you to switch between files - as well as the usual Windows methods of Alt-Tab etc. Removing threading should also improve stability in Windows emlulators for Max/Linux and simply the path to a possible portable app. I have rearranged Sailwave internally as well and may have introduced some weirdnesses. Locales should be better but see below.
Install into usual place and just reinstall 1.95 build 12 when you need to. However MAKE A COPY OF ANY .BLW FILES YOU OPEN BECAUSE THE SAVED FILE FORMAT HAS CHANGED A BIT TOO.
All feedback - good and bad - appreciated…
Note that the download is slightly larger than usual because runtime debugging options are all turned on.
You can download it (or install from) here:-
http://www.sailwave.com/binary/sw200b0.exe
During an event the ability to auto open the last file should be useful - see “Global options”.
Regards,
Colin
List of changes:-
Add a options for when Sailwave starts to the global options.
Enhance remembering window positions/sizes between sessions.
Change the Windows menu to red if the same file is open more than once.
Tidy icons.
Move development environment to Clarion version 6 (from 5.5).
Fix file not closing sometimes using File+Exit.
Extend competitor fields to specify contact details for all named crew:
Helm, Skipper, Owner, Guest, Navigator, Tactician, Pit, Mast, Bowman,
Main trimmer, Port Trimmer, Starboard Trimmer, Port Grinder, Starboard Grinder.
Like all competitor fields, these can be renamed and used for other purposes.
Need ‘extra competitor fields’ on in UI for this. May split this off into an option of its own.Add ability to set crew weight in ISAF SCHRS calculator.
Change to a single document interface philosophy a la OpenOffice etc.
This should make Sailwave much more stable under Linux and Apple OS emulators.
You can now safely open as many Sailwave series as you like -
each one is a completly separate instance of Sailwave.
Use the Windows menu to switch between them -
great for Vista with the thumbnail view when switching between apps.Update the RYA returns post processing URL.
Fix publishing by email using SMTP - i.e. send now.
Fix SMTP user name and password in global options.
Fix selecting the correct tab when entering Edit+Competitor.
Do some locale fixes. Unfortunately all radio button translations may be lost
(depends when you last updated) and may need to be redone,
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