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Mountainmaster · 05-27-2002, 05:04 PM

New version with full graphical drag and drop!

Fish Picker 2.0: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker.zip

Swede · 05-27-2002, 07:48 PM

<--- this is me smiling! Very nice work mountainmaster!
Its pretty late here so I havent had time to test it more than just briefly, but all seems to work so far. I really like the way you present the fish in the pick window. It looks really nice!
(One thing I'm not that sure of is the Times New Roman type of font for the fish names though... but maybe its just me?!)

Would it be possible to have the fish visible when dragging it too?! That would be cool!

memilm · 05-28-2002, 01:00 AM

Very nice to drag and drop fish.
Can you implement the "load the last settings" by starting the program?
By mine computer the field under "Save as" and "delete" is empty and also the field over the "Starfish Settings" is preset with "not set", the fish-slots are exactly with my last saved settings.
Is there a way to directly input the Starfish position with keyboard and not from the another GUI, I know what position I'd like to have...

patscarr · 05-28-2002, 06:31 AM

Very nice Ronald! I agree with Swede. Is it possible to have the fish visible when dragging it?

Mountainmaster · 05-28-2002, 05:40 PM

Swede,

One thing I'm not that sure of is the Times New Roman type of font for the fish names though...

This was a temporary workaround to make names fit under the pictures, but I changed that now.

Would it be possible to have the fish visible when dragging it too?!

Yes, I am working on that.

memilm,

Can you implement the "load the last settings" by starting the program?

The program loads the current setting at startup, which I think is the most logical way. Do you want to load your last saved custom setting? I could make a checkable option for that in the menu if that is what you mean.

"Starfish Settings" is preset with "not set"

I do not know how to translate the current starfish coordinates found in the registry to anything that makes sense. "not set" seemed better than to just leave it empty. At least that way you know that you can set them.

Fish Picker 2.0.2: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker.zip

feldon34 · 05-28-2002, 06:23 PM

My first time downloading it.

Pretty awesome! Better than I could do.

And the file size is not bad either.

memilm · 05-29-2002, 12:05 AM

Yes, a checkable option for the last setting loading on start would be fine.

Mountainmaster · 05-29-2002, 04:38 PM

The fish are now visible when dragging them. But although the drag-icon is from the same source-file as the normal fish image it somehow shows smaller on my system.

Fish Picker 2.0.4: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker.zip

Morgan,
I am glad you like the fish picker. And I am sure that if you would spend as much time as I did on this, you'd come up with something similar. The filesize is ok for a Visual Basic program, but I suppose some people will have to get the VB6 runtime files, which adds 1 Mb to the download.

memilm,
The option for loading the last saved custom setting will be in the next update.

feldon34 · 05-29-2002, 04:56 PM

I really hope Prolific is watching.

Of course, if this were integrated INTO the Aquarium, then I would clamor for the whole "Advanced Settings" page where you dictate what percentage chance each fish has of being picked for RANDOM.

This is a really nice program, indeed. You've put a ton of time into it, I can tell.

loub516 · 05-29-2002, 05:13 PM

When I set the starfish to a position it doesn't work. The off feature will not work either. I set it and click on apply and it doesn't affect the starfish position it stays in the same place. Everything else about the fish picker is working. Any suggestions?

Mountainmaster · 05-29-2002, 05:34 PM

loub516,
Did you extract the reg files to the same directory as the main program? And does it work when you execute the reg files directly?

Swede · 05-29-2002, 06:56 PM

I really admire the work you put into this, Mountainmaster. I think your program is really great now, and it sures adds a level of functionality to Jims Aquarium. It's now really easy to experiment with different inhabitants in the aquarium, and more fun too!

Manymosi · 05-30-2002, 04:58 AM

When updating to a newer version of Fish Picker, do I just install it over the older version or do I need to delete the whole folder first?

loub516 · 05-30-2002, 05:02 AM

Sorry I'm not that computer literate. Double clicked on the reg files. It asked if I wanted to add them to the registry I clicked yes. After this the first time I tried it, it worked. Now there is no starfish.

feldon34 · 05-30-2002, 10:51 AM

Run the actual Fish Picker and turn the Starfish back on.

patscarr · 05-30-2002, 11:03 AM

Just install it over the older files. This works for me.

loub516 · 05-30-2002, 04:49 PM

Uninstalled and reinstalled the aquarium program and got the starfish back clicked on the files to enter them in the registry and lost it again. Did the uninsatall, reinstall again and got it back. The picker is working except for the starfish positioning part. Any other suggestions. Thanks for the help.

Looked in the picker program, the starfish was not turned off, but still didn't show up.

Mountainmaster, this is a great program. Really appreciate the work you've put into it so far.

Also tried installing the picker program again.

feldon34 · 05-30-2002, 06:24 PM

clicked on the files to enter them in the registry and lost it again.

Why do you keep clicking on the files?

Just run the picker and do your settings there.

Pretend the Picker is the only file in that directory.

I can see now why Jim was so militant in having the Aquarium as a single file with no extra add-on packs or other files.

Mountainmaster · 05-30-2002, 06:42 PM

loub516,
My guess is you have the aquarium running when you apply the settings, and then close and restart it to see the results. That works for the fishes but not for the starfish, because the aquarium saves the starfish position on exit thus overwriting the position set from the fish picker.

If that still doesn't solve things maybe you can tell me from which directory you run the fish picker. Then I can try to replicate the problem. There was a bug with some directory names in a previous version which I am pretty sure I solved, but who knows...

James · 05-31-2002, 01:05 AM

Mountainmaster
your program is getting better and better, I really like the way u manage the iteams on the menu bar.

if u want more improvements, here my suggestions
1. Make the fish appears translucent while dragging, and if possible, make it as big as shown on the slots
2. Create some hot-key for function short cut such as Ctrl+S for Save, Alt+S for bring up Starfish setting, Ctrl+A for Apply, Ctrl+Z for Undo, etc Even some hot-key for starfish position short cut like memilm asked

Is there a way to directly input the Starfish position with keyboard and not from the another GUI

, like Shift+A ~ J for ten positions

again....ur programe is just so wonderful!!

05-27-2002, 07:48 PM	#102
Swede Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 172	<--- this is me smiling! Very nice work mountainmaster! Its pretty late here so I havent had time to test it more than just briefly, but all seems to work so far. I really like the way you present the fish in the pick window. It looks really nice! (One thing I'm not that sure of is the Times New Roman type of font for the fish names though... but maybe its just me?!) Would it be possible to have the fish visible when dragging it too?! That would be cool! 4x / F C Am G F C Am G // Chorus: 3x /F C Am G F C Am G//

05-28-2002, 06:31 AM	#104
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	Very nice Ronald! I agree with Swede. Is it possible to have the fish visible when dragging it? Patrick

05-28-2002, 06:23 PM	#106
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	My first time downloading it. Pretty awesome! Better than I could do. And the file size is not bad either. "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

05-29-2002, 04:56 PM	#109
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	I really hope Prolific is watching. Of course, if this were integrated INTO the Aquarium, then I would clamor for the whole "Advanced Settings" page where you dictate what percentage chance each fish has of being picked for RANDOM. This is a really nice program, indeed. You've put a ton of time into it, I can tell. "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

05-29-2002, 05:13 PM	#110
loub516 Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Savannah, Ga. Posts: 421	starfish When I set the starfish to a position it doesn't work. The off feature will not work either. I set it and click on apply and it doesn't affect the starfish position it stays in the same place. Everything else about the fish picker is working. Any suggestions?

05-28-2002, 01:00 AM	#103
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	Very nice to drag and drop fish. Can you implement the "load the last settings" by starting the program? By mine computer the field under "Save as" and "delete" is empty and also the field over the "Starfish Settings" is preset with "not set", the fish-slots are exactly with my last saved settings. Is there a way to directly input the Starfish position with keyboard and not from the another GUI, I know what position I'd like to have...

05-28-2002, 05:40 PM	#105
Mountainmaster Liopleurodon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 3rd planet Posts: 314	Swede, One thing I'm not that sure of is the Times New Roman type of font for the fish names though... This was a temporary workaround to make names fit under the pictures, but I changed that now. Would it be possible to have the fish visible when dragging it too?! Yes, I am working on that. memilm, Can you implement the "load the last settings" by starting the program? The program loads the current setting at startup, which I think is the most logical way. Do you want to load your last saved custom setting? I could make a checkable option for that in the menu if that is what you mean. "Starfish Settings" is preset with "not set" I do not know how to translate the current starfish coordinates found in the registry to anything that makes sense. "not set" seemed better than to just leave it empty. At least that way you know that you can set them. Fish Picker 2.0.2: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker.zip

05-29-2002, 12:05 AM	#107
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	Yes, a checkable option for the last setting loading on start would be fine.

05-29-2002, 04:38 PM	#108
Mountainmaster Liopleurodon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 3rd planet Posts: 314	The fish are now visible when dragging them. But although the drag-icon is from the same source-file as the normal fish image it somehow shows smaller on my system. Fish Picker 2.0.4: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker.zip Morgan, I am glad you like the fish picker. And I am sure that if you would spend as much time as I did on this, you'd come up with something similar. The filesize is ok for a Visual Basic program, but I suppose some people will have to get the VB6 runtime files, which adds 1 Mb to the download. memilm, The option for loading the last saved custom setting will be in the next update.

05-29-2002, 05:34 PM	#111
Mountainmaster Liopleurodon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 3rd planet Posts: 314	loub516, Did you extract the reg files to the same directory as the main program? And does it work when you execute the reg files directly?

05-29-2002, 06:56 PM	#112
Swede Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 172	I really admire the work you put into this, Mountainmaster. I think your program is really great now, and it sures adds a level of functionality to Jims Aquarium. It's now really easy to experiment with different inhabitants in the aquarium, and more fun too! 4x / F C Am G F C Am G // Chorus: 3x /F C Am G F C Am G//

05-30-2002, 04:58 AM	#113
Manymosi Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 65	When updating to a newer version of Fish Picker, do I just install it over the older version or do I need to delete the whole folder first?

05-30-2002, 05:02 AM	#114
loub516 Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Savannah, Ga. Posts: 421	Starfish Sorry I'm not that computer literate. Double clicked on the reg files. It asked if I wanted to add them to the registry I clicked yes. After this the first time I tried it, it worked. Now there is no starfish.

05-30-2002, 10:51 AM	#115
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Run the actual Fish Picker and turn the Starfish back on. "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

05-30-2002, 11:03 AM	#116
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,460	Just install it over the older files. This works for me. Patrick

05-30-2002, 04:49 PM	#117
loub516 Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Savannah, Ga. Posts: 421	starfish Uninstalled and reinstalled the aquarium program and got the starfish back clicked on the files to enter them in the registry and lost it again. Did the uninsatall, reinstall again and got it back. The picker is working except for the starfish positioning part. Any other suggestions. Thanks for the help. Looked in the picker program, the starfish was not turned off, but still didn't show up. Mountainmaster, this is a great program. Really appreciate the work you've put into it so far. Also tried installing the picker program again. Last edited by loub516; 05-30-2002 at 04:53 PM.

05-30-2002, 06:24 PM	#118
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	clicked on the files to enter them in the registry and lost it again. Why do you keep clicking on the files? Just run the picker and do your settings there. Pretend the Picker is the only file in that directory. I can see now why Jim was so militant in having the Aquarium as a single file with no extra add-on packs or other files. "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 Last edited by feldon34; 05-30-2002 at 06:27 PM.

05-30-2002, 06:42 PM	#119
Mountainmaster Liopleurodon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 3rd planet Posts: 314	loub516, My guess is you have the aquarium running when you apply the settings, and then close and restart it to see the results. That works for the fishes but not for the starfish, because the aquarium saves the starfish position on exit thus overwriting the position set from the fish picker. If that still doesn't solve things maybe you can tell me from which directory you run the fish picker. Then I can try to replicate the problem. There was a bug with some directory names in a previous version which I am pretty sure I solved, but who knows...

05-31-2002, 01:05 AM	#120
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Mountainmaster your program is getting better and better, I really like the way u manage the iteams on the menu bar. if u want more improvements, here my suggestions 1. Make the fish appears translucent while dragging, and if possible, make it as big as shown on the slots 2. Create some hot-key for function short cut such as Ctrl+S for Save, Alt+S for bring up Starfish setting, Ctrl+A for Apply, Ctrl+Z for Undo, etc Even some hot-key for starfish position short cut like memilm asked Is there a way to directly input the Starfish position with keyboard and not from the another GUI , like Shift+A ~ J for ten positions again....ur programe is just so wonderful!! James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com Last edited by James; 05-31-2002 at 03:42 AM.