KnobMan / SkinMan

[g200kg]

JKnobMan 1.2.0 released
http://www.g200kg.com/en/software/knobman.html

* full localizable GUI parts
* direct file drop to the 'Image' primitve's filename field
* number of animation curve and curve points are expanded
* improved oversampling decimation algo generating better results
* other minor bug-fixes

[EvilDragon]

Amazing update, thank you very much!

A few more things need to be localized:

* "Preference" text above layer list

* Default layer name "Layer%d"... for example I would name it "Layer %d", or if I want to translate it to another language...

* Primitive types are not available for localization yet...

* The title of the popup for renaming layers - this shouldn't be called "Input", it should be called "Rename layer"... and definitely good to be localizable!

* "Curve-x" label on the Curve editor


Small bugs and nitpicks:

* Zoom out, 1:1, Zoom in buttons do not resize if I make the text larger (try localizing "Out" to "Zoom Out", it won't fit!) - the add/duplicate/delete/move buttons resize depending on text length, so it feels a bit inconsistent.

* Shouldn't "New path" in Shape editor be a button, not a checkbox?

* Time and Level fields in Curve editor are not reacting to mousewheel.

* Dropdown menus are not reacting to mousewheel.

* The Drop Shadow "Type" dropdown should be correctly aligned with "Grad" field, will look nicer!

* The width of KnobMan's GUI columns (Layer List, Primitive/Layer Preview/Effects column, Preview/Render/Test column) does NOT get saved when closing the program. This was possible with regular KnobMan version, if I remember correctly.

* Dropdown menus are not the same width as editing fields - things look slightly out of place because of that sometimes.


Yet more feature requests:

* Drop shadow and inner shadow color selection?

* "Reset" button in Curve and Shape editors?

[Dunks]

Massive Thanks!

[Kriminal]

JKnobMan 1.2.0 released
http://www.g200kg.com/en/software/knobman.html

* full localizable GUI parts
* direct file drop to the 'Image' primitve's filename field
* number of animation curve and curve points are expanded
* improved oversampling decimation algo generating better results
* other minor bug-fixes

sorry, only just seen this...whats the diff between this and the old version...i mean whats the 'J' all about?

[EvilDragon]

J is for Java - so KnobMan went multiplatform with this!

[g200kg]

J is for Java - so KnobMan went multiplatform with this!

yes
and i intend to switch further development of KnobMan to JKnobMan.

functionally equivalent, but just need to install Java.
I already added some features to JKnobMan further than KnobMan.
* number of animation curve and number of the animation curve points are expanded.
* some parameters (mainly in primitives) are processed as a floating point instead of integer.

[EvilDragon]

g200kg - perhaps useful info: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/application ... -40090612/



Can you comment on my suggestions and bugfindings above, please? And sorry if I'm bothering with too much requests and stuff like that. ^^'

[g200kg]

g200kg - perhaps useful info: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/application ... -40090612/



Can you comment on my suggestions and bugfindings above, please? And sorry if I'm bothering with too much requests and stuff like that. ^^'

I know the mac/java situation.
It is definitely tough but it is about the pre-installed 'Java from apple'.
certainly move back a bit, but oracle will continue providing java for Mac, I think.

About localization and small bugs:
they are almost my slack-off points

some may takes great care compared to the result. (ex. rename layer box title: this is a limitation of the java's standard dialog. can be customized but need to create from template)

shadow color:
may be useful.
curve/shape reset:
not only reset, duplication or copy&paste may be needed.

will be fixed/added when i have time but please be patient.

[EvilDragon]

No problem at all with being patient


Domo arigatou!

[g200kg]

KnobMan 1.51 / JKnobMan 1.2.1 is released.
http://www.g200kg.com/en/software/knobman.html

KnobMan 1.51 is a bug-fixed version of 1.50. probably this is the last release of the windows-native version. the development is already migrated to Java based 'JKnobMan', I recommend to use JKnobMan than KnobMan.

JKnobMan 1.2.0=>1.2.1
* Image primitive without 'auto-fit' behavior is adjusted to KnobMan
* improved image primitive / oversampling decimation
* fixed launch error in some environment ( japanese windows).
* dmg packaged version is prepared for mac
* and many minor bug fixes / expanded localizable parameters

[EvilDragon]

Thanks for the update!


I will check it out later to see if there's any things left over to localize. I hope nothing remained



Sugoi desu, g200kg.

[EvilDragon]

Yoshi!


You have some typos in en.ini

circle=Clrcle
wavecircle=WaveCircel


You have [Panes] section twice in en.ini


There's a problems with "Text" and "Shape" strings. They are named twice in the .ini file - once for Primitive dropdown list and once for value edit field name label. They both have the same name, you should make them unique so they can be discerned. Currently, they don't work correctly.


The "Texture" dropdown menu shows (). Wouldn't it be better if it showed "None"? This is just a nitpick, though.


I like how you nicely aligned the edit fields and dropdowns. A few more tweaks are needed at some places here, though:

* "Image" primitive - please make the "File" field the same width as other dropdown menus. Align the "fileset" button as needed.

* Color picker - if you make the preset colors square instead of rectangle, you could align things nicely with the rightmost edge of dropdown menus.

* "Text" primitive - "Text" and "Font" field/dropdowns should be the same width as the primitive type dropdown. Move "Align" dropdown right below "Size". Put "Bold" and "Italic" checkboxes below "Align", in ONE line. This will enable you to move the color picker further up and in most cases remove the need for scrolling down (I'm on my laptop now, it's a problem at 1366x768)

* "Shape" primitive - "Shape" field and "Edit" dropdown same width as other dropdowns. "Fill" checkbox aligned to "Edit" button in the same line.

* "Preference" layer page - make the spacing between "Oversampling" dropdown and fields above and below it equal. Likewise for "Duration (ms)" field - it should be aligned with "Height" field.


BUG: When I maximize the program, it sets its x and y positions in the .ini file to -8, which renders the window off-screen on the next start! I can't seem to be able to fix this...


That should be it, I think! Sorry if I'm nitpicky, I hope you don't mind!


Also, would you kindly take a look at my modified default English language file? I feel things look better with that one, but that's just my personal opinion Of course, the mentioned "Text" and "Shape" strings don't work correctly, see above.

http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wN8msU1z


Also here's my shortcuts file:

http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=RjGLc3wi

[g200kg]

hi EvilDragon,

That should be it, I think! Sorry if I'm nitpicky, I hope you don't mind!

your suggestions are always helpful for me. Arigato
seems there are some bugs because of insufficient checks.

Also, would you kindly take a look at my modified default English language file? I feel things look better with that one, but that's just my personal opinion Of course, the mentioned "Text" and "Shape" strings don't work correctly, see above.

Thank you, I will check.

Also I appreciate helps about other localization (except for japanese )
tentatively I port the 'de.ini' from KnobMan settings, but it is probably something funny or deficient.

[RunBeerRun]

The Java version looks nice, at first I thought it was a web-only version.

[g200kg]

The Java version looks nice, at first I thought it was a web-only version.

hi, yes I would like to replace with JKnobMan for multi-platform support.


BTW, I got a report.
KnownBug: anti-aliasing is not work properly when Zoom < 20%
this will be fixed in next release.