Goldfish 0.9.4 is available (no huge changes)

JimO'Connor · 08-21-2004, 07:03 AM

In order to provide the best user experience we can, we've released a minor update to deal with some issues which have shown up. After all, that is the point of a beta, right?

1. FEATURE CHANGE: on the tank tab, selecting a tank in the list box changes the tank in the pop up menu
2. BUG FIX: non-functional controls on the advanced tab are now disabled
3. BUG FIX: "TESTFISH" is removed from the gray screen message, and "LifeGlobe" appears now
4. FEATURE CHANGE: in unregistered mode, the screen saver now functions in a limited fashion besides through the "test" button in system preferences, screen effects

Most important -- added a Read Me file.

I don't expect that item 1 will answer all of the people who don't understand the way the tank prefs work, but it could be done and QA'd quickly. I'd like a solution better than the "Apply to all" button, and I'll probably think about that a lot today. I'm open to input on this. I considered a table which shows the prefs settings for each tank, as iTunes does, but I don't think I can make them fit in a single row...

johnblommers · 08-23-2004, 06:26 PM

Eagerly Awaiting 0.9.5

This product is way too much fun.

Here's to your health!

johnblommers · 08-24-2004, 11:09 PM

So things have settled down after the release of 0.9.4 of GA.

That means just one thing! It's time for an announcement

about GA's product roadmap and release schedule. That will stimulate dicussion

JimO'Connor · 08-24-2004, 11:22 PM

0.9.5 will have fixed bubbles that don't turn into squares after many minutes of running, and it will allow you to re-order the tanks in the tank list so that they cycle in the order you want them to (this got broken in 0.9.3 at the last minute).

There PROBABLY will be a nice surprise in 0.9.5, which I'll keep you in suspense for a little longer.

AKcrab · 08-25-2004, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by JimO'Connor
There PROBABLY will be a nice surprise in 0.9.5, which I'll keep you in suspense for a little longer.

THAT'S the stuff!!

cjmaddy · 08-25-2004, 05:00 AM

Come on guys, -

Why are all these 'Goldfish Aquarium for Mac' threads not in the Mac section, and with a blue background? -

Wasn't that the point of having a different (blue) background?

feldon34 · 08-25-2004, 08:37 AM

Because I decided it would be confusing to have 1 Mac forum for SereneScreen Marine Aquarium and LifeGlobe Goldfish Aquarium. It would be even more confusing as more products are added on both sides of the fence. Once there is more than 1 Mac product from Prolific/LifeGlobe, I will rename this forum.

I have changed the style to blue. Keep in mind that I ALWAYS view the entire forum in Blue. I much prefer it.

cjmaddy · 08-25-2004, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by feldon28
..... Once there is more than 1 Mac product from Prolific/LifeGlobe, .....

I thought there were a number of Mac products already?

ps. It's still green!

ESHIREY · 08-25-2004, 09:53 AM

Morgan, How did you do that to see it all in blue? I mean can anyone set it to be blue or is it just you because it's your baby?
Just asking.

cjmaddy · 08-25-2004, 10:04 AM

Ed, - It's in, ..... Edit Options - Other Options - Style Set - Blue.

feldon34 · 08-25-2004, 10:11 AM

Had to set it to force the style.

cjmaddy · 08-25-2004, 10:22 AM

- Thanks Morgan!

ESHIREY · 08-25-2004, 11:15 AM

Yes, Thank you

patscarr · 08-25-2004, 08:44 PM

Much better.

feldon34 · 08-25-2004, 09:01 PM

Now go back to your forum.

j/k

feldon34 · 08-25-2004, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by johnblommers
So things have settled down after the release of 0.9.4 of GA.

4 days is "settling down"?

You haven't been following development of the Marine or Freshwater Aquariums.

Tiny Turtle · 08-26-2004, 01:36 AM

JimO'Connor · 08-26-2004, 06:56 PM

The "long silence" is about to end.

aczeisler · 08-29-2004, 02:38 PM

So speak already. The suspense is killing me!

johnblommers · 08-29-2004, 02:51 PM

C'mon Jim

,

We are all waiting for that next email mesage from you!

I am losing sleep over this delay!

I did not get to bed until 4AM last night (err, this morning).

Talk to us ........

08-21-2004, 07:03 AM	#1
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	Goldfish 0.9.4 is available (no huge changes) In order to provide the best user experience we can, we've released a minor update to deal with some issues which have shown up. After all, that is the point of a beta, right? 1. FEATURE CHANGE: on the tank tab, selecting a tank in the list box changes the tank in the pop up menu 2. BUG FIX: non-functional controls on the advanced tab are now disabled 3. BUG FIX: "TESTFISH" is removed from the gray screen message, and "LifeGlobe" appears now 4. FEATURE CHANGE: in unregistered mode, the screen saver now functions in a limited fashion besides through the "test" button in system preferences, screen effects Most important -- added a Read Me file. I don't expect that item 1 will answer all of the people who don't understand the way the tank prefs work, but it could be done and QA'd quickly. I'd like a solution better than the "Apply to all" button, and I'll probably think about that a lot today. I'm open to input on this. I considered a table which shows the prefs settings for each tank, as iTunes does, but I don't think I can make them fit in a single row... Jim O'Connor Order N Development

08-23-2004, 06:26 PM	#2
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	Eagerly Awaiting 0.9.5 Eagerly Awaiting 0.9.5 This product is way too much fun. Here's to your health! Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.

08-24-2004, 11:09 PM	#3
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	How to create more forum acivity So things have settled down after the release of 0.9.4 of GA. That means just one thing! It's time for an announcement about GA's product roadmap and release schedule. That will stimulate dicussion Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.

08-24-2004, 11:22 PM	#4
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	0.9.5 will have fixed bubbles that don't turn into squares after many minutes of running, and it will allow you to re-order the tanks in the tank list so that they cycle in the order you want them to (this got broken in 0.9.3 at the last minute). There PROBABLY will be a nice surprise in 0.9.5, which I'll keep you in suspense for a little longer. Jim O'Connor Order N Development

08-25-2004, 08:37 AM	#7
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Because I decided it would be confusing to have 1 Mac forum for SereneScreen Marine Aquarium and LifeGlobe Goldfish Aquarium. It would be even more confusing as more products are added on both sides of the fence. Once there is more than 1 Mac product from Prolific/LifeGlobe, I will rename this forum. I have changed the style to blue. Keep in mind that I ALWAYS view the entire forum in Blue. I much prefer it. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-25-2004, 02:09 AM	#5
AKcrab Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 233	Originally posted by JimO'Connor There PROBABLY will be a nice surprise in 0.9.5, which I'll keep you in suspense for a little longer. THAT'S the stuff!!

08-25-2004, 05:00 AM	#6
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Come on guys, - Why are all these 'Goldfish Aquarium for Mac' threads not in the Mac section, and with a blue background? - Wasn't that the point of having a different (blue) background?

08-25-2004, 09:07 AM	#8
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Originally posted by feldon28 ..... Once there is more than 1 Mac product from Prolific/LifeGlobe, ..... I thought there were a number of Mac products already? ps. It's still green!

08-25-2004, 09:53 AM	#9
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Morgan, How did you do that to see it all in blue? I mean can anyone set it to be blue or is it just you because it's your baby? Just asking. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

08-25-2004, 10:04 AM	#10
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Ed, - It's in, ..... Edit Options - Other Options - Style Set - Blue.

08-25-2004, 10:11 AM	#11
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Had to set it to force the style. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-25-2004, 10:22 AM	#12
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	- Thanks Morgan!

08-25-2004, 11:15 AM	#13
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Yes, Thank you Thank you for taking the time to read this.

08-25-2004, 08:44 PM	#14
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Much better. Patrick

08-25-2004, 09:01 PM	#15
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Now go back to your forum. j/k "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-25-2004, 10:10 PM	#16
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Re: How to create more forum acivity Originally posted by johnblommers So things have settled down after the release of 0.9.4 of GA. 4 days is "settling down"? You haven't been following development of the Marine or Freshwater Aquariums. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-26-2004, 01:36 AM	#17
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

08-26-2004, 06:56 PM	#18
JimO'Connor Mac Development Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 678	The "long silence" is about to end. Jim O'Connor Order N Development

08-29-2004, 02:38 PM	#19
aczeisler Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6	"long silence" So speak already. The suspense is killing me! - Alex

08-29-2004, 02:51 PM	#20
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	Just how long is "long?" C'mon Jim , We are all waiting for that next email mesage from you! I am losing sleep over this delay! I did not get to bed until 4AM last night (err, this morning). Talk to us ........ Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.