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I think it's rather important that anybody (developers, testers, users) be able to determine what they are using. Nobody can do that with the current strategy. The "expired" message seems to be the same, regardless of version. The download file names, as well as the INTERNAL version numbers of the .scr files, seem to be the same, regardless of version. As I recall, there was a similar discussion about MA 2.6. |
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The Announcements thread is one that I expect possibly hundreds of people to subscribe to so they receive an e-mail whenever there is a new development or new version of the Aquarium. If we opened that thread to general discussion, no matter how on-topic that discussion it might be, then I've lied to the customers because they'll get a lot of what (to them) would appear to be nuisance e-mails instead of notification of a new download (which is what they signed up for!). This is why the Announcement thread only allows posts from Jim and myself. Quote:
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The MA3Beta.zip has been replaced by a Beta 3 version. The only differences from Beta 2 are the fact that you can no longer create Fish Sets with blank names, and the outline of the rock against the fan coral has been fixed. The order that the fish are drawn in relation to some of the background objects has also been changed, but this would probably be fairly difficult to notice on most systems.
Note - there was initally a problem with the upload. If you downloaded the file within a few minutes from the time I posted this message, please download it again. |
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chippy - please note my last edit above. Anyone who downloaded in the last few minutes may have recieved the wrong file. Please download again.
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2. Yes, I know that the filename for Beta 1 was different. That doesn't help (much), now that Beta 3 is out. 3. I presume that you know some of the dangers of setting the computer's clock "back". It's totally unsound practice, deprecated by Microsoft, etc. In addition, consider that (for instance) my computer is running software to automatically bid (snipe) on eBay items. Set the clock back? The point was - don't make it more difficult than necessary, for your Beta testers to give you complete, accurate information. |
By keeping the filename the same for the Betas, the same link will always download the latest file. That seemed easier than making people pour through all these messages for the latest link.
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Also, the "expired" message could say "Beta Version 2 has expired". |
I'm figuring people will use the link at the bottom of my announcement every time I change it, but either way.
I think what Dale is talking about is when you right-click on the Aquarium and go to Properties, under the various information placed there by Visual Studio, the version number is 1,0,0,1. I'm guessing you can assign a version number in VS. |
When Beta 3 expires, it says "Beta 3 has expired".
I did some research, and I can change the info that shows up under "properties". From now on, I'll put some appropriate info in there. |
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If unique for each build, it provides explicit information without having to run the application. Thanks for figuring out what I meant. |
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Beta 4 is up: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip
The only changes are in the FishPicker interface. I think I have fixed the bugs which allowed the wrong numbers of fish and starfish to be selected. |
Still no bezel gap adjuster then?
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Not yet.
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for multiple monitor situations, there is a setting that says "display nothing on this monitor". however, this actually blacks out the monitor. i can't do any work while running ma3. can there be a setting where you display ma3 on your other monitor(s) but also allows you to work normally on a defined monitor?
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Press the 'F' key, and have the Aquarium in a window. - Then type away on your other monitor! :)
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Wow
Amazing. I loved 2.6 and after reading what you have planned, I cannot wait. ok so maybe i have no choice on that lol. it will be nice to see the see fan and anonome animated.
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Help a Mac brotha out...
Hello everyone!
I would love to see some kind of screen shot or something to tide me over. PLEASE, direct me to a link or post a picture of something for me to view!!! Thank you kindly, eric |
Eric,
Here's something. The wonderful 3D effect isn't there, but maybe it'll take the edge off your craving? |
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