CLOSED

This blog is now closed and only remains for historical purposes.

For the latest updates to Colour To HTML and my other ramblings go to http://blog.matthewhipkin.co.uk

I'm also on Twitter at http://twitter.com/hippy2094

Hard disk failure!

Oh no, I've lost everything! All of the source code for all my programs! I've desperately scoured my archives and have thankfully found Colour To HTML, L33TSig and the SourceKeep backend code.

There are lessons to be learnt here: make backups!!!

Colour To HTML Feature/bug requests

Don't forget to get any feature requests for 5.3 in to me as soon as possible!

I have just about finished my list of bugs, although the Vista/Aero workaround will still be required.

If you have any bugs to report or features to request, use this form to contact me.

Possible fix for Colour To HTML under Vista

I have had more reports of a black screen when attempting to use the eye dropper tool. I do not have Vista myself to test this on, however after some research I believe that this issue could be resolved by disabling Windows Aero.

For help on doing this, visit http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-aero-on-windows-vista/

If this fixes the problem, please let me know.

Advanced Dir To HTML rising from the abyss!

Yes, that's right. I have resurrected Advanced Dir To HTML and oh my what a load of code to refamiliarise myself with!

Hopefully, I will learn a lesson and start putting comments in my code.. or maybe not.

Anyway, the project itself seems in good health and seems almost there! The FTP code that was in there was based around the Internet Component Suite which I no longer use; this will have to be recoded for Indy.

I actually found a dubious file named todo.txt - very handy and here is what it contains:

• frmAddDefaultIcon
• frmEditDefaultIcon
• File extension on saving iconset
• Error checking
• Saving & Loading default icons in project file (need to make it so it ignores them and uses icons from the current set if set in config)
• Load file from CLI
• Copy large files (need to test)
• Check all menu items work!
• Save iconset: Default unknown icon
• Configuration menu
• Recurse subdirectories?
• FTP
• Add file -> known types comes up as unknown even though icon is correct

Lots of little things, but all equally important.

KCSSBars published on RubyForge

I have published KCSSBars on RubyForge. Hopefully this will get me some feedback to my coding style and I may discover some funky things along the way!

Check out it's project page at http://rubyforge.org/projects/kcssbars/

WNotes gets some TLC

I have been fiddling with WNotes, the first version seems to have had a fair few downloads. But to be honest it looks awful!

The functionality of the first version seems fine but the notes are damn fugly! This is due to the Windows API calls I am using to remove the titlebar and retain the ability to drag the notes around the screen. Some of you may remember version 4 of Colour To HTML, it was a heavily themed main window using images for the segmented titlebar consisting of the program title and the minimise and close buttons as seperate images. Those same buttons have made a reappearance for the development stage and already it is looking a lot prettier. As you can see from the screenshot the horrible thick border has gone.

The chances of the current images staying is slim, I would like something that fits in with the sticky notes sort of theme. If there are any graphical people out there who have ideas for the titlebar image(s) feel free to give me a shout.