> From: Ian Clarke <I.Clarke at dynamicblue.com> > Reply-To: freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 12:06:57 +0100 > To: freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Freenet-dev] Freeloader in release 0.3 > > Hi all, > > I would like to get Freeloader into release 0.3 - since it has improved > dramatically in quality and stability over the past few weeks and I > think that those accustomed to a GUI interface are probably quite > turned-off by the fact that only CLI clients are provided by default. > This means that the makedist.sh > should ensure that all nescessary class files are compiled, and both DOS > and Bash scripts are provided to launch Freeloader.
Let's modify the bash and bat scripts now so developers know when they break freeloader and/or simpleclient as they are developing for the next release. I think it will also encourage more testing from people who download the snapshots. > > There are one or two things which I think might be cool to try to get in > to Freeloader before then though. > > Firstly, it still looks screwy on Linux using BlackDown's 1.2 JDK. The > main problem is that on the "Advanced" dialog only the top of the text > entered in the text field is actually visible (see > Fkey:/jpg/screenshots/freeloader/01052000 to see what I am talking > about). > This is easy to fix, it will be by the end of my day. > Secondly, while I know people are reluctant to encourage people not to > run their own nodes, it would be cool in the short term if the node-list > in the Advanced->Server List dialog could be tested for "ping-time" > (probably by doing a handshake with them), and sorted accordingly. This > would make things easier for those incapable of running a local node (we > could add a note to that page that people really should run a local > node). If someone writes an API with which I can do this, I will put it in. > > Ian. > > _______________________________________________ > Freenet-dev mailing list > Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
