Sunrise XP alpha 5 released

Laurens · 02-07-2006, 01:00 PM

Yep, another release. And I'm pleased as always to announce it, blah blah, yadda yadda.

This major change in this release is the rearrangement of the Document Properties dialog. I wanted to clean up some things in the interface before proceeding with implementing the rest of the planned features. These changes are rather pervasive, so I wanted to drop another alpha.

New: Support for including full-size, alternate images.
Fixed: Long-standing issue with the conversion to 2bpp and 4bpp images. Due to this, images would end up being too bright and dark patches would disappear.
Fixed: Document names are now limited to 26 characters, per the Plucker document specification. (Previously, 31 characters were allowed.)
Changed: Rearranged the Document Properties tabs and its secondary dialogs.
Removed: Ability to specify multiple sources. You can now specify only one source.

Download page

Laurens · 02-07-2006, 01:15 PM

This release reintroduces the option to include full-size images. This lets you see thumbnailed images in all their glory. (Simply tap the thumbnail image in the Plucker viewer, then drag the image around.) See the attached screens for an example. Ohhh... isn't it pretty? I also included the SXL for the blog, so you can try it out for yourself.

Laurens · 02-08-2006, 03:43 AM

The cucumber didn't really illustrate the concept of full-size images very well.

As the attached screens show, resizing a comic to a thumbnail makes it too fuzzy to be readable, but in full-size form it's perfectly sharp. I also attached an example SXL with Dilbert and D.C. preconfigured.

You can get much more comics feeds here:

http://www.tapestrycomics.com/

The SXL also shows off the capability to save feeds and output only new feed items. (To achieve this, Sunrise XP compares the previously saved feed items with those from the feed on the server, much like a regular news aggregator does.) The result is that you only get the newest comic(s) since the last update.

To prevent overwriting any existing, unread comics the Plucker document is date-stamped. I.e. "Dilbert 060206", "Dilbert 060207", "Dilbert 060208". (The date stamp can be configured by clicking the ellipsis button next to Name field in Document Properties.)

doogie68 · 02-08-2006, 09:15 AM

Laurens, this is the best improvement yet, and one issue I've hoped to see addressed for a long time. I can't wait to try it out.

weareborg · 02-08-2006, 06:47 PM

Hi Laurens, Sunrise is a fantastic program! I'm sorry to bust in on this thread with a mundane / nooobie question but can I install the new alpha version over the one I just downloaded yesterday (0.42j). Will it retain my settings or do I have to start afresh?
Cheers for any help in advance,
Best,
wab.

Laurens · 02-09-2006, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weareborg

Hi Laurens, Sunrise is a fantastic program! I'm sorry to bust in on this thread with a mundane / nooobie question but can I install the new alpha version over the one I just downloaded yesterday (0.42j). Will it retain my settings or do I have to start afresh?

Thanks. Yes, you can use both versions side by side just fine.

Jaapjan · 02-09-2006, 04:14 AM

I think what Laurens meant to say is that the alpha version and what you downloaded yesterday are two entirely different products essentially. A rebuild.

Installing the new alpha over the old sunrise would be strange...but you can run them side by side. Though I do not know sunrise, I do not think the alpha version will absorb the settings of the older sunrise.

You'd have to ask Laurens that.

Laurens · 02-09-2006, 08:02 AM

Alpha 5a fixes a long-standing bug: cancelling an update could, in some instances, crash the application. Hopefully, all the cancellation bugs have been squashed now.

Download page

doogie68 · 02-09-2006, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaapjan

I think what Laurens meant to say is that the alpha version and what you downloaded yesterday are two entirely different products essentially. A rebuild.

Installing the new alpha over the old sunrise would be strange...but you can run them side by side. Though I do not know sunrise, I do not think the alpha version will absorb the settings of the older sunrise.

You'd have to ask Laurens that.

I'm doing exactly that right now. At an earlier alpha, I wasn't getting SunriseXP to work, so I kept Sunrise 0.42 as a backup and used that. Totally different programs despite the cosmetic similarities. They have separate conduits too, so you can disable the Sunrise 0.42 conduit and only have SunriseXP's conduit active, or vice versa.

Laurens · 02-09-2006, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doogie68

They have separate conduits too, so you can disable the Sunrise 0.42 conduit and only have SunriseXP's conduit active, or vice versa.

You can actually have both Sunrise and Sunrise XP conduits installed and enabled.

weareborg · 02-11-2006, 11:42 AM

Great. Cheers for all the clarifications!
Going to d/load alpha now... I nearly paid for quick news.. this wipes the floor... as the say.
Great job.
wab.

02-07-2006, 01:00 PM	#1
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Sunrise XP alpha 5 released Yep, another release. And I'm pleased as always to announce it, blah blah, yadda yadda. This major change in this release is the rearrangement of the Document Properties dialog. I wanted to clean up some things in the interface before proceeding with implementing the rest of the planned features. These changes are rather pervasive, so I wanted to drop another alpha. New: Support for including full-size, alternate images. Fixed: Long-standing issue with the conversion to 2bpp and 4bpp images. Due to this, images would end up being too bright and dark patches would disappear. Fixed: Document names are now limited to 26 characters, per the Plucker document specification. (Previously, 31 characters were allowed.) Changed: Rearranged the Document Properties tabs and its secondary dialogs. Removed: Ability to specify multiple sources. You can now specify only one source. Download page

02-08-2006, 09:15 AM	#4
doogie68 Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 2260 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: TX	Images! YAY! Laurens, this is the best improvement yet, and one issue I've hoped to see addressed for a long time. I can't wait to try it out.

02-09-2006, 08:02 AM	#8
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Alpha 5a released Alpha 5a fixes a long-standing bug: cancelling an update could, in some instances, crash the application. Hopefully, all the cancellation bugs have been squashed now. Download page

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02-08-2006, 06:47 PM	#5
weareborg Member Posts: 13 Karma: 36 Join Date: Feb 2006 Device: Nokia E90, Nokia 770, Nokia N95, Cybook Gen 3	Hi Laurens, Sunrise is a fantastic program! I'm sorry to bust in on this thread with a mundane / nooobie question but can I install the new alpha version over the one I just downloaded yesterday (0.42j). Will it retain my settings or do I have to start afresh? Cheers for any help in advance, Best, wab.

02-09-2006, 04:14 AM	#7
Jaapjan Avid reader Posts: 262 Karma: 132 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Netherlands Device: HTC Touch Diamond, iLiad Book Edition	I think what Laurens meant to say is that the alpha version and what you downloaded yesterday are two entirely different products essentially. A rebuild. Installing the new alpha over the old sunrise would be strange...but you can run them side by side. Though I do not know sunrise, I do not think the alpha version will absorb the settings of the older sunrise. You'd have to ask Laurens that.

02-11-2006, 11:42 AM	#11
weareborg Member Posts: 13 Karma: 36 Join Date: Feb 2006 Device: Nokia E90, Nokia 770, Nokia N95, Cybook Gen 3	Great. Cheers for all the clarifications! Going to d/load alpha now... I nearly paid for quick news.. this wipes the floor... as the say. Great job. wab.

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