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Jav400 · 08-31-2003, 03:08 AM

I think Jim is shooting for 7.

Jim Sachs · 08-31-2003, 09:52 AM

Yes, hoping to launch with 7. Four are done now.

Still working on the DX8 conversion, but at least I'm nearing the point where it looks about the same as it did in Dx6 (except slower, jerkier, and blurrier in windowed mode).

feldon34 · 08-31-2003, 08:39 PM

Still, that's great news.

IXNAY · 09-01-2003, 04:35 AM

Sounds like a lot of improvements

Jim Sachs · 09-02-2003, 09:49 AM

A quick update -

The conversion of the Freshwater program to DX8 should be complete by the end of the day, and then I can get back to forward progress.

Yesterday I added the sound of the bubbles, when they are released by the treasure chest. Turned out pretty well.

IXNAY · 09-02-2003, 10:23 AM

Hey, that sounds nice. The following work should show some more progress on the screen than the conversation did -> satisfies you more -> work is more fun -> makes you work harder -> the aquarium is finished earlier

patscarr · 09-02-2003, 09:42 PM

Jim, your comments in this thread make it the best one in the forum!

Ralph · 09-02-2003, 10:57 PM

Its going to be even better with an announcement of "here it is guys" .....

memilm · 09-03-2003, 12:16 AM

Jim, could you make a snapshot of the freshwater screensaver with the 4 fishes?

Tiny Turtle · 09-03-2003, 12:21 AM

IXNAY · 09-03-2003, 12:51 AM

forget it memilm

Jim Sachs · 09-03-2003, 01:09 AM

No snapshots. This thing isn't going to look like much until it's nearly complete.

Quick Death · 09-03-2003, 07:39 PM

Here's counting to just three more fish! YEAH!!

Jim Sachs · 09-03-2003, 08:08 PM

...and the whole background. And the moving plants. And the lightplay. And a user interface.

memilm · 09-03-2003, 11:56 PM

Then we'll wait...

Socrates · 09-04-2003, 12:24 AM

For some reason I had thought the background was done.... doh! I guess it was just the chest.

memilm · 09-05-2003, 03:06 AM

for a first version it will be for many people this things enough:
background
lightning
fishes
a minimal user interface
- the sound, bubbles, and chest are for me not so important.

paoloc · 09-05-2003, 03:22 AM

I agree with you, memlin

A minimal version should be enough to satisfy our curiosity and to test the software on our PCs.

raven · 09-05-2003, 04:05 AM

I don't think Jim 'does' minimal...

Tiny Turtle · 09-05-2003, 04:23 AM

The problem with making a program like this is that when you add one thing and fix two bugs you might end up with a new bug (or more

). Releasing a heavily limited version, Beta-test it and then add all the stuff needed for it to be a sellable product, you might need to start over with the beta-testing/bugsquashing...

/Tiny Repetition

08-31-2003, 03:08 AM	#241
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I think Jim is shooting for 7. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

08-31-2003, 09:52 AM	#242
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Yes, hoping to launch with 7. Four are done now. Still working on the DX8 conversion, but at least I'm nearing the point where it looks about the same as it did in Dx6 (except slower, jerkier, and blurrier in windowed mode). Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

08-31-2003, 08:39 PM	#243
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Still, that's great news. "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

09-01-2003, 04:35 AM	#244
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Sounds like a lot of improvements IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

09-02-2003, 09:49 AM	#245
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	A quick update - The conversion of the Freshwater program to DX8 should be complete by the end of the day, and then I can get back to forward progress. Yesterday I added the sound of the bubbles, when they are released by the treasure chest. Turned out pretty well. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

09-02-2003, 10:23 AM	#246
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Hey, that sounds nice. The following work should show some more progress on the screen than the conversation did -> satisfies you more -> work is more fun -> makes you work harder -> the aquarium is finished earlier IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

09-02-2003, 09:42 PM	#247
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Jim, your comments in this thread make it the best one in the forum! Patrick

09-02-2003, 10:57 PM	#248
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,438	Its going to be even better with an announcement of "here it is guys" .....

09-03-2003, 12:16 AM	#249
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	Jim, could you make a snapshot of the freshwater screensaver with the 4 fishes?

09-03-2003, 12:21 AM	#250
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.

09-03-2003, 12:51 AM	#251
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	forget it memilm IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

09-03-2003, 01:09 AM	#252
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	No snapshots. This thing isn't going to look like much until it's nearly complete. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

09-03-2003, 07:39 PM	#253
Quick Death Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York Posts: 102	Here's counting to just three more fish! YEAH!!

09-03-2003, 08:08 PM	#254
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	...and the whole background. And the moving plants. And the lightplay. And a user interface. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

09-03-2003, 11:56 PM	#255
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	Then we'll wait...

09-04-2003, 12:24 AM	#256
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	For some reason I had thought the background was done.... doh! I guess it was just the chest. Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!

09-05-2003, 03:06 AM	#257
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	for a first version it will be for many people this things enough: background lightning fishes a minimal user interface - the sound, bubbles, and chest are for me not so important.

09-05-2003, 03:22 AM	#258
paoloc Registered Join Date: May 2003 Location: Verona - Italy Posts: 16	I agree with you, memlin A minimal version should be enough to satisfy our curiosity and to test the software on our PCs.

09-05-2003, 04:05 AM	#259
raven Perculiar Clownfish Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 147	I don't think Jim 'does' minimal... Remi

09-05-2003, 04:23 AM	#260
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	The problem with making a program like this is that when you add one thing and fix two bugs you might end up with a new bug (or more ). Releasing a heavily limited version, Beta-test it and then add all the stuff needed for it to be a sellable product, you might need to start over with the beta-testing/bugsquashing... /Tiny Repetition 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.