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markcarey · 11-22-2006, 11:44 PM

Thank you for downloading the dotReader and trying it out. Beta releases are just that - pre-launch evaluations. We take every bit of feedback seriously and I hope that any comments you have will be placed in the dotReader forum under "bugs" or "suggestions" for everyone to read.

The user interface for the dotReader can be skinned to meet individual or business needs. The program is written in Perl and uses an embedded browser to render content. This allows us to play any media content that is supported by the browser. The original ThoutReader was written in Java and used JEditPane to render content. It did not support CSS and was very slow.

We expect to speed up the dotReader as we get closer to version 1.0. It has not been optimized for speed. Right now we are focusing on features and architecture. It could be that based on user feedback, the UI may look totally different. [It's like asking 10 people what kind of car you should buy. You get 10 different answers. Our answer, let people customize it.]

The Linux install was a problem as there were some libraries missing. We think that is fixed and updated the download. We need to spend a little time on that.

For the first day, it went remarkably well. Other than the Linux installer, there were no major bugs and some great suggestions.

The source code was released today along with the beta. We hope that users can evaluate the code and help us make improvements or develop additional plug-ins. Everyone is welcome. The DTD will be released shortly.

Thanks again,
Mark Carey
CEO, OSoft

11-22-2006, 11:44 PM	#4
markcarey Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006	Behind the dotReader scenes Thank you for downloading the dotReader and trying it out. Beta releases are just that - pre-launch evaluations. We take every bit of feedback seriously and I hope that any comments you have will be placed in the dotReader forum under "bugs" or "suggestions" for everyone to read. The user interface for the dotReader can be skinned to meet individual or business needs. The program is written in Perl and uses an embedded browser to render content. This allows us to play any media content that is supported by the browser. The original ThoutReader was written in Java and used JEditPane to render content. It did not support CSS and was very slow. We expect to speed up the dotReader as we get closer to version 1.0. It has not been optimized for speed. Right now we are focusing on features and architecture. It could be that based on user feedback, the UI may look totally different. [It's like asking 10 people what kind of car you should buy. You get 10 different answers. Our answer, let people customize it.] The Linux install was a problem as there were some libraries missing. We think that is fixed and updated the download. We need to spend a little time on that. For the first day, it went remarkably well. Other than the Linux installer, there were no major bugs and some great suggestions. The source code was released today along with the beta. We hope that users can evaluate the code and help us make improvements or develop additional plug-ins. Everyone is welcome. The DTD will be released shortly. Thanks again, Mark Carey CEO, OSoft Last edited by markcarey; 11-22-2006 at 11:48 PM.