I'm traveling to visit some family next week, and when I return, I should have a spare PC in my possession. My intent is to use that PC to install Linux and hopefully track down the Linux sound bug.
I won't return with the PC until June 11th and it will probably take some time after that to find the bug, but at least there's a glimmer of hope on the horizon.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
One known fact about the future VATSIM Mac radar client
I announced a few weeks ago on the VATSIM forums that I do have a Mac radar client for VATSIM in development.
In still in the early stages and I don't know whether it will take 3 months, 6 months, a year, or two to finish. There's always the possibility that I never finish it. Now, before I depress you too much, I do think there's a very good chance I will finish it and probably sooner rather than later.
One thing I do know is when published, it will require OS X 10.5 or later. I originally started the project targeting 10.4, but there's just too much nice stuff in 10.5 of which I think I'm going to be able to take advantage - if not in the first version, than in a later version. Things like CoreData for persistent data storage (such as aircraft details), CoreAnimation for creating various layers, fast enumeration and probably garbage collection.
So I want to go ahead and get the word out now, rather than later. Let me say it again - 10.5 will be the minimum.
If you don't have 10.5, you don't have to run out and buy it right now. In fact, I wouldn't. I'd wait and buy 10.6 when it comes out.
But heads up now - requests to make the radar client run on 10.4 and 10.3 will fall on deaf ears.
In still in the early stages and I don't know whether it will take 3 months, 6 months, a year, or two to finish. There's always the possibility that I never finish it. Now, before I depress you too much, I do think there's a very good chance I will finish it and probably sooner rather than later.
One thing I do know is when published, it will require OS X 10.5 or later. I originally started the project targeting 10.4, but there's just too much nice stuff in 10.5 of which I think I'm going to be able to take advantage - if not in the first version, than in a later version. Things like CoreData for persistent data storage (such as aircraft details), CoreAnimation for creating various layers, fast enumeration and probably garbage collection.
So I want to go ahead and get the word out now, rather than later. Let me say it again - 10.5 will be the minimum.
If you don't have 10.5, you don't have to run out and buy it right now. In fact, I wouldn't. I'd wait and buy 10.6 when it comes out.
But heads up now - requests to make the radar client run on 10.4 and 10.3 will fall on deaf ears.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Delay in posting Linux test version
So, the promised test version has not yet appeared. I did the required coding, but I've been completely unable to test. With no OpenGL support in my VMWare environment, X-plane is just killing my Ubuntu VM.
If you want, you can download and try:
Linux Test Version
However, to be very clear, I'm not at all confident it will work correctly. If it succeeds, it will create a file called XSBLinSoundDebug.txt in your home directory.
I'm working on some angles to get some sort of real Ubuntu machine setup so I can do actual debugging.
If you want, you can download and try:
Linux Test Version
However, to be very clear, I'm not at all confident it will work correctly. If it succeeds, it will create a file called XSBLinSoundDebug.txt in your home directory.
I'm working on some angles to get some sort of real Ubuntu machine setup so I can do actual debugging.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
New Windows Temporary "Beep of Death" fix
(Whoops - if you downloaded this patch already and the Connect menu was disabled, download it again - I have corrected the mistake.)
The temporary patch I had out for the "Windows Beep of Death" has expired. A new version is posted at:
Windows Voice Fix
The next regular release of XSB will contain this fix.
The temporary patch I had out for the "Windows Beep of Death" has expired. A new version is posted at:
Windows Voice Fix
The next regular release of XSB will contain this fix.
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