sean, got the change password to welcome thing down. With wamp or xamp running, wouldn't it be easier to make a SQL script that they'd doubleclick, enter their username and it would push welcome into the member table for their username? I've been doing webservers and webpages since 1995 so it's not a big thing for me, but if you are gonna make this easier so more ppl do local installs I'd recommend a Step 8, click this script sort of thing.
That or rewrite the php login script so it knows if it's running web or localhost. If the first time ran localhost it pops up to let them change their password.
Just a suggestion
i agree, would be nicer.
my main issue is just time.
i have these bugs still to fix
pictures not working
color_wash
layers
spiral effects has glitch at end of each iteration.
projects
animated gifs handling transparency
more effects for single strand effects
re-recording tutorials for all the current effects
make horizontal matrix target
allow matrix targets to start at upper left bseides lower left corner
new effects for this year
allowing changing starting channel when creating targets
nice to have (wont happen this year)
better error messages. many are just plain missing
wiki page
easier process for local installs
ability to have changes from a local install update the central meighan.net
ability to edit/delete gifs/png's from your graphic library
new larger font for text
have a copy for projects
have gallery copy also copy gifs/pngs if the source effect used them
i pick priorities by asking
1) Is there a work around now (in local install case, yes. There have been 50 installs by people)
2) is effect broken and effecting peoples shows?
3) amount of work.
so the first group above is what i am trying to work on in the newx month since it will effect peoples shows.
next year, i will be working the second pile.
if you want to edit the code, please feel free to do so . just let me know what module you are improving. i have had 3 people also develop code for nutcracker. do a local install, maybe install TortoiseGit. Instead of downloading a zip file, do a git clone into either
c:\wap\wwww\nutcracker or c:\xampp\htdocs\nutcracker.
You are now a full developer, Edit your local copy , when it is doing what you want. do a Git push. after i review, i manually push code tomeighan.net.
like i said, if you want to work on any code, just pm me first so i know.
i will probably give a talk just to let people know how they can develop their own effect modules and/or how to enhance current ones.
thanks
sean