Saturday, July 22, 2006

Saturday 22nd

Another furious coding session today, as I'm pretty determined to get the new demo released as soon as possible. Kicked off by checking the setup routines for the Undo/Redo routines, to ensure that the buffers used are always the right size (especially important in the Resize Map routines).

Then I set to work on putting together the installer; I'd already done lots of groundwork on this, so it was a simple matter of putting the right files in the right place and hitting the "compile" button. A few tweaks were needed here and there (the demo version, for instance, has its own set of cut-down I/O routines), but the process was pretty straightforward.

As is usual when I start delving into old code, I realised I'd neglected to include a couple of variables and setup calls in the INI file routines; this was a useful experience, as I then realised one variable wasn't being stored or read properly (not that anyone would notice unless they were really paying attention...).

Next I tackled some website issues, adding an introduction page, ensuring that the various email forwarders were set up, and tweaking the download page to suit the new installer.