Do you have any comments or suggestions about Backround Cycler?

I have opened a thread on my forums just for comments and suggestions here http://forums.mccormickcomputers.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=88

Backround Cycler v5 beta 1 Released

Backround Cycler v5 beta1 (v4.9.0.1904) has been released today.
to download it you can use this link here

Version 4.9.0.1900 Released (Not on SourceForage)

Backround Cycler version 4.9.0.1900 Alpha 3 has been released and can be downloaded here http://static.allaboutwilliam.com/Downloads/BackroundCycler.v4.9.test.exe

This is a Test release for a New installer system that I am using. I have switched from NSIS to INNOsetup. The program title will read BETA but it is not ready for that yet this is still a Alpha product . I am not releasing this version on Source forage Because I am not packaging or branching the source code in any way if you would like the source code for this one version you can download it from the SVN Trunk the Revision number is 319. Do to the fact that I am not releasing the source code with the release I cannot release it on Source Forage. I plan on having a Beta Build by the first week of November.

What happened to Backround Cycler

Short answer is, I got busy with life things. I will be releasing another version in the next few days with some changes to the way the installer works. Also I have a Road map for version 6 in the wings that will increase the speed of the program. expect a new beta release in the next month.

do to little time version 5 will not contain a web service but I still have plans to roll it in a future version.

Backround Cycler version 4.9.0.1389 (alpha 2) released

Backround Cycler version 4.9 alpha 2 (for 5.0) is out Changes are:

1. Changed some of the Core to prep for access to a web source.
2. Changed the way the FileList loads the files
   • In a future release it will use XML, have test functions that are not called in the release
   • Changed the checking if the file exists, for speed, I check if the file exists on a change background call
3. Added a Check Subfolders check box to the images list so you can change it in that window and not have to go to the behavior section to change it. Picture here
   

Download Backround Cycler version 4.9.0.1389 (alpha 2) here

 

edit: new system requirement .net 3.5 framework

also in edit: no packaged source files but you can download the source file in the SVN release here http://backroundcycler.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/backroundcycler/branches/v4.9.0.1389 This is a SVN site and will not display correctly in a web browser.

Changes in the Upcoming release

A problem with the SVN server and my client SVN app cleared most of my changes from version 4.0 to the alpha release, making updates slow to come.

Changes in alpha 2 will seem like nothing in the GUI but i have scraped ability to change the pictures list it will now always be in Detail view. Another key change is i have sorted some of the classes in a way that seems to make the application run faster.  I am hoping to have alpha 2 released next week.

 

Update on Web images

I am looking into using Picasa to get images. At the moment this plan is only a idea but after BC alpha 2 is released i will start testing that idea out

Version 4.9.0.845 Released

Backround cycler version 4.9.0.845 (a 5.0 alpha) was released today

Some new features are:

1. you can now change the Display of the Pictures list (but it is not persistent so will always load to Detail view)
2. now i have a feature to display a balloon with info about the picture that is currently loaded by the application
3. Changed where the DEBUG.txt file is saved for people on VISTA and later OSes so that if/when the app crashes it can save a stack trace for better debugging.
4. some modifications to two classes that Deal with the Pictures List.

It already has some known bugs in it that will be fixed in alpha 2, they are:

• The List of pictures does not auto save (result of modifying the 2 classes should be fixed in next release)
• you cannot save the display view (it does not have a setting option yet)

you can download the installer here

 

no packaged source files but you can download the source file in the SVN release here http://backroundcycler.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/backroundcycler/branches/v4.9.0.845/4.9.0.245 This is a SVN site and will not display correctly in a web browser.