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When I xpize a Windows XP Pro SP3 x86 disc and install it to my virtual machine I decided to check out all the new icons. When I looked at the clock I noticed something was missing. The AM/PM selection is not there.
Ahh whoops. I only tested it with European date format settings. In Europe we use 24-hour time (without the AM/PM specifier) I must have overlooked it. I'll fix it in Release 5.
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W3bbo, when are you going to release improved version of XPize5?
Last info was, that he will release the final in one month or so...
Much sooner, if I can help it. A major publication has contacted me, wanting to do an article about it.
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I would have deleted the post if I could, lol.
Its fine, because I think I did find a bug:
If 3rd point (Anolis tools) was chosen and the download process has been canceled, while it was already started (back button), going through the 1st point does not work:
it says, that the installation was successful directly after preparing of the package.
I could reproduce this issue - is there somebody else, who has the same behavior?
The problem isn't what you think it is.
When you click "Back" as it downloads the Tools, it doesn't cancel the download, it keeps on downloading in the background, when the download finishes it'll immediately jump to the Finished page. I've modified the installer so the Back button is disabled when it's downloading the tools.
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couple of things..
the taskbar and start menu control panel icon doesnt change when choosing darkside.
the shutdown dialogue is blue rather than black.
Zedox is back!
Thanks for the feedback, I'll investigate.
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i am not able to run the option Make Your Own Image file
in this option it starts downloading and it gives error
cant update failed cannot resolve anoli.is
please help what is the problem
The Icelandic domain name authorities have suspended my anol.is domain name because I'm having some problems with my DNS servers. If anyone has at least two BIND servers they wouldn't mind me borrowing for a few weeks, let me know.
UPDATE: I've managed to get my DNS servers to be compliant with ISNIC once again, and anol.is is back online.
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Thanks, that's helped me solve the problem. I've now fixed it in my internal builds.
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...I was wrong about the version number thing. The issue is that my software isn't correctly reporting the currently installed service pack number.
I've uploaded a new version of the ConditionTest program. Can you run it again and report the output? Thanks.
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...that's strange, even with /ignoreCondition switch I get this error message.
The argument is case sensitive
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Yes, for sure it's Release 4.
Okay, well in the meanwhile use the "/ignoreCondition" switch (I renamed it from "/ignorePackageCondition") and it'll let you bypass the check.
I wonder if anyone else has been having the same problem.
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yojo, can you confirm you're using xpize 5 Release 4? The one without the photo of the Anole lizard in it?
I ask because I (thought I) fixed the problem of it interpreting "5.1" as a decimal number regardless of culture.
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Hello,
I've got a problem installing XPize. After running installer error message shows up:
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Anolis Installer
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You must be running Windows XP SP3 (or later) or Windows XP x64 SP2 (or later) to install locally. You may still patch an I386 folder though.
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OK
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I'm using Windows XP SP3 (Polish).
Any ideas? /ignorePackageCondition doesn't help.
That's not meant to happen
Download this program and run it from the command-line: http://w3bbo.com/misc/ConditionTest.zip and paste the output here.
Thanks
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Just a quick note to say I've updated the xpize website with more up-to-date information regarding x64 support and the current state of xpize 5 (i.e. XPize 4.7 is now obsolete).
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My webserver statistics software tells me that xpize 5 Release 4 has been installed at least 9,000 times and downloaded fully about 13,000 times.
(packageInfo.txt is requested every time xpize 5 Release 4 is installed; xpize5R4 has had 100,000 requests, but only 15,000 of those requests were actual humans requesting it, and about 13,000 of those requests were full downloads (228GB / 16.6MB = 13,000 full downloads)
Not bad for a period of 24 hours, eh?
I'm working on the upcoming Release 5 which should be the final release of xpize, it fixes all the bugs reported and adds a few features. Of note, xpize 5 Release 4 includes the "Royale Lite" visual style, but never installs it. Whoops.
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MrBusty siad there were a few strings he'd like to update in his German translation, so I've uploaded the latest version of all the string tables to my website.
I'm currently having problems with the Icelandic domain name registrar, which is why http://anol.is is currently down, if anyone's asking.
Now then, you can download the latest string tables and Localizer tool from here: http://www.w3bbo.com/misc/Translations20090724.zip
I'd like to request that the Lang_Attribution string is changed to be in this format: "Translated by %yourNameHere%" rather than it just being your name.
Also, note that I have modified some of the localised strings, so you should double-check all of them to ensure they match the english originals.
...and that should be everything. Sorry about the Localization tool not supporting RTL text, I didn't think it was worth the effort for 2 languages.
zh.resx is Traditional Chinese, zh2.resx is Simplified Chinese. I'm wondering if I should use the PRC flag for Simplified and the Taiwan flag for Traditional, but I don't want to start an international incident here.
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Thanks for your quick reply.
Unfortunately it does not work.
I still get the black logon screen.
Can it be that it has something to do with the fact that I installed every component of xpize (all of the themes)?
I'll admit that right now the current scheme selector system isn't very user friendly, nor is it obvious what happens:
The different "schemes" (xpize Darkside, MCE, etc) are just a massive list of operations to perform on various Windows files. Each of these schemes does the same operation, but such that it makes it match a particularl colour scheme. If you check all of them then it means it will install all of them at the same time, overwriting the changes made by the previous operation on the same file.
I'm investigating and experimenting with ways to make this more user friendly.
Your tree list should look like this if you want the Blue welcome screen:
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Sure. Just re-run the installer, but uncheck everything on the tree list, then expand MCE and at the bottom there's an entry for the Logon Screen, so just check that and it'll install just that, then reboot and voila.
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Can it be installed over XPize 4.7?
I searched, but I couldn't find an answer to that question.
You can... but it isn't recommended.
If you've got a system that's already for 4.7 on it and you want to "upgrade" sure, it should work, but isn't a tested scenario.
But there's no advantage in installing 4.7 and then 5, because 5 includes everything that was in 4.7 (and 3.2) except for the eDonkey skin.
Hello,I searched a little, but i didn't find...can i install it silently?
Thank u for your great work
I'll be releasing a command-line program that can do that for you.
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Did you change the strings itself - or mostly other things (such as adding new strings like the 8 missing ones - or changing key words)?
Only a few minor things. But I also organised a few things too.
If I load the latest English resx with my current German resx (which has not all strings) into the LocalTool, will this work?I mean, will the LocalTool add the missing elements to the German version automatically (nontranslated of course)?
If not, this would be a really important request for the LocalTool. Then you do not have to worry about the translations any more:
just upload the latest English resx and the translators do all the rest. - This should be less work for you and the translator together.
I don't understand what you're saying fully.
Another suggestion for translation:If there is a resx file in the same folder like the Installer or distribution, could it be used instead of the internal string table (e.g. as "external" entry in the language combobox)?
This would make the translator able to check his translation again and again, so that he can tune it until its perfect, without bothering you. The only thing, that you have to receive, will be the final and ready translated translation file - no early versions any more!
I'm afraid that's not currently possible. It's a bigger undertaking than you think: *.resx files are compiled into *.resources files which are binary before being embedded in CLR executables. Whilst it is possible to read in a *.resx file at runtime and use as a source of resources, it would mean rearchitecting my current software which assumes the resource strings are all built-in. The strings are designed such that they won't need improvement.
At this point a like to mention this other suggestion, which I requestet before:* coloring the strings, which are already different (= already translated) on load in green. This would make translation of long string tables way easier (because it is possible to do the translation in several sessions, without such a high chance of missing a string).
There's no need. You only need to identify strings that are the same (untranslated, in purple) or empty/null (undefined, in red). I think you're using an older build that doesn't have the purple color.
* a search function would also be nice. (of course, this can be done half way also with sorting the columns, but a search function would still be nice)(maybe you have some time left for this now, since did finally release the Release 4
)I can easily add Sorting, but not Searching.
I did see, that you changed the "Durchsuchen..." string into "Durchsuche"... - Do you know some German, because that is correct too.But if "Durchsuchen" (with the n) does also fit onto the button, it would be better to use this, because it fits more to the other standard button strings like "Abbrechen".
Don't tell me or post about it, just add it to your updated German table when I'm done. Your posts are long enough as it is.
It isn't a problem on English, German, or Spanish versions of Windows.Good to hear.
Actually, I take it back. This may affect Spanish versions, based on the few anecdotal reports I've received.
It already selects the right folder, it just needs the user to confirm to uninstall. I'll make this more clear in future.Well, if I choose the second option, the textbox is empty...
I thougth, the path to the latest uninstall package could be placed there already (because many people may not know, where to find the right folder again)
Oh sorry. I was talking about when you uninstall from the Add/Remove Programs control panel. The text isn't filled in when you run the installer normally because there's no way of telling where the user saved the backup to (and before you suggest using a registry key, remember that different packages might be installed in different orders).
Did you pay attention to this?Yes, and it's a minor bug in the Installer's code, nothing in xpize itself and so not a showstopper nor does it affect what the program actually does, that's why I'm saying it's not a big deal.
Well, I did install it on a VM which had Luna Element already installed. Maybe this did interfere with the Theme from the package...Another thing is, that I had a nice Theme directly after installing xpize, but after switching between some themes, I cannot get the "after-install" theme back...
Furthermore I read often, that people like Luna Element 4 better than Luna Element 5. I never tried version 4, but maybe you should add this theme for these guys too.
Each visual style adds about a megabyte to the size of distribution. I'm tempted to remove the Embedded VS because it isn't that good. Should I also remove the Zune VS?
Then there are still some 16 color icons in some deep system windows (computer management, event monitor and things like that).This is not a big deal. I just noticed it stronger because all other icons are more polished now...
The question is: is xpize supposed to replace all ugly icons, or just the most important ones?
"As many as is possible". Remember, not every icon or toolbar button can be updated, see Wordpad for example, those toolbar buttons are hardcoded to 16-color and there's nothing I can really do about it.
Is there an easy way, to select parts from different themes? (like the taskbar from there, the startmenu from here, the window frame and tiltlebar from that theme and the explorer sidebar from this other one...) - Can your extra tools used for that?You'd have to hack it together using a visual style editor. You can use Resourcer for that, but it's a lot of work.
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Simply grab the shellstyle.dll and place it in a folder named themes\royal\shell\normal\shellstyle.dll
That already happens though. Unless some files aren't being installed properly?
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Every thing is A-ok on my setup.
Only one minor glitch so far has to do with what seems to be an alpha problem on the "Log-off user" and "Turn-off computer" windows. The corners of the buttons are grey/black instead of transparent. Not sure if XPize 5 is directly responsible, but I didn't see this problem in previous versions.
What options did you select on the "Modify Package" page?
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I'm pleased to report xpize 5 Release 4 has seen over a thousand installations over the past 24 hours.
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I've made a screencast showing how to xpize your Windows CDs:
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Actually that is a little known bug with the luna royal and ms's install method.
He didn't place and rename shellstyle.dll properly.
I don't think I did anything wrong there. Can you advise me on how to correct it?
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But I have another problem with the sidebar on Luna Element theme:
- the sidebar has a very big margin on the right side, wich isn't normal...
I can't seem to reproduce this on my computer. Are you using any custom display settings? I note you're already using large icon spacing.
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Bugs found in XPize 5r4
in XPize
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I've found a rather embrassing issue in xpize 5 Release 4:
The icon cache isn't cleared. This explains why so many people were reporting not being able to see that many changes made to their computer. I've got Release 5 so that it will clear your cache.