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Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Thu 24. Oct 2013, 16:07
by bahnannah
yes. just downloads chapter headers and summary. i'm not sure you can do anything to fix it though but if you can, i'll love you forever! lol

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Thu 24. Oct 2013, 16:59
by Raimond
I should have stayed at work.... more than 500 emails

Please try this version: http://fanfictiondownloader.net/downloa ... .php?id=20
and tell me if it's working for all of you

Rai (looking for some food now)

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Thu 24. Oct 2013, 17:54
by banned2010
I just tried the version in the link posted above and the program kept locking up in the "converting" phase. I eventually just have to close it. Hope you guys can fix this. I really appreciate your efforts!

Forgot to tell you I was trying to download into rtf format. It's the one I usually use. I just tried it in the Html format, and that seems to be working.

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Thu 24. Oct 2013, 18:13
by bahnannah
converting to mobi worked fine for me rai! :D THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Fri 25. Oct 2013, 02:28
by MeinGimli
banned2010 wrote:I just tried the version in the link posted above and the program kept locking up in the "converting" phase. I eventually just have to close it. Hope you guys can fix this. I really appreciate your efforts!

Forgot to tell you I was trying to download into rtf format. It's the one I usually use. I just tried it in the Html format, and that seems to be working.

same here tried to download as pdf. as html it works just fine.

Windows 7 64 bit Firefox

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Tue 29. Oct 2013, 14:54
by hi5kba
I know that updates take quite a while so I was wondering if you heard of SVN.
not only would it mean that latest version your working, would be available for use, it would also mean you wouldn't have to constantly upload the same files over and over.
plus it gets the fixes out faster..

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Thu 31. Oct 2013, 00:03
by Raimond
hi5kba wrote:I know that updates take quite a while so I was wondering if you heard of SVN.
not only would it mean that latest version your working, would be available for use, it would also mean you wouldn't have to constantly upload the same files over and over.
plus it gets the fixes out faster..
I'm courious, how should SVN improve things?

- Versions that are ready for release are released
- If I'm working on a feature mostly a lot of other features are influenced/disabled until it's tested
- If I don't upload new versions, how would you get them?
- The time between updated is influenced by the amount of free time I have. While I enjoy working on this project there are still more important things. Want faster updates? Talk with my boss & hire me ;-)

by the way: I'm already using SVN

Rai

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Thu 31. Oct 2013, 17:57
by hi5kba
it helps because
1) each Users could sync their client for the latest version at any time from their desktop.
2) it saves bandwidth by only downloading the changed or new files
3) allows for collaborative working for example others could upload plugins.
4) as changes are made on the SVN server side its pushed out clients, that doesn't you should provide separate download links
SVN tends to be used by groups of beta testers. kind of like sharing google docs.

If I could afford it I would hire you....... but that's not how the world works :( :(

your already using it?
could you post the SVN repository link?

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Fri 8. Nov 2013, 10:22
by Raimond
Ahh, now it'S becoming more clear.

Two problems with this:
- FFDL is freeware, but not open source.
- Most users are hardly able to turn a computer on, I don't even want to imagine what would happen if I'd ask them to use a SVN client and compile the program themself....

Rai

Re: Tester for next version

Posted: Wed 13. Nov 2013, 09:52
by hi5kba
ah right..
i tend to over look people under others/my level. im busy doing computer forensics at uni so i tend to think that others, while not advanced as me, have at least schooling in PC software management and basic visual basic.that and that people who read fanfiction are between 11 and 30 yrs old.
no offence intended

its a bad habit of mine.

Hows the next release coming on btw?