New EE

[WarrenO]

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[chriz]

It IS happening, just remember this is a ONE-man project.
Happy look

Chriz

[chriz]

Of course I would like to know :-)

[Pekka]

You all deserve some info.

It is coming and looking very good. Currently I have 12 days worth of tasks in primary todo list. I could possibly do it in a week or less if I get the uninterrupted time, but as it is I have a life which means relatives visiting, things need to be fixed in house, guests and friends, forum, work and photography. I usually code from 11pm to 4am :) So don't trust that ETA either.

When the primary todo list is empty I will invite few members who have _big_ galleries to test the release version (please do not PM me about it). That testing might take few days.

I am sorry about the previous ETA going haywire but that happens and that is why I am reluctant to give any ETA. I'm doing it as well as I possible can and that takes both brain time and lots of careful typing and testing. Everything affects everything, and sometimes good ideas lead to other features which lead to other good ideas and so on. There are things that based on number of support calls need to be solved. Small example: using getimage() PHP function to make many functions (like multiarea navigation) happen in EE has been very problematic because that function is flakey with http addresses. So I have coded it all so that that function is never used for http addresses and image sizes are retrived in editor and stored internally which means e.g. multiarea navigation is always available. That new image size storage system made it possible to replace the old path variable system which was confusing: now you define default size like "smaller than 800 pixels" and EE picks that size for you, path variables (and variable "default") are gone and path ids are used instead internally. Then you have total image path and filename obfuscation which was previously possible with ftp only, now you can enable it with http engine and it is very fast (and browser can cache it). Previously to find EE ftp path you needed a separate ftp program, now EE finds it for you. That code will eventually lead to totally automated installer where you just upload one php file to server folder and when you browse to it it fetches EE from POTN for you and sets it up (not in this version, but soon). Keeping that in mind I coded an install checker tool which tests all the capabilities and folder permissions and translation keys etc. Netpbm support is there, GD2 sharpening is there and tested, RSS feed is coded and tested... Etc. etc. etc.

Those are only a tip of iceberg of all work done in EE code. All this wait is to make your life more fun when you use it.

I know I said I will post screenshots but I have not because all is in templates and e.g index page is not laid out fully yet (possibilities are infinite and I don't want to spend now time on layout). If I post a screenshot or demo page and it looks like a mess you'll kick me in the a**.

[hullodare]

Bravo Pekka.............Bravo!!!

[lost]

Ok so you said not PM so I will plead my case here :) If you are looking for larger ? EE installs I have over 1400 pics in my install and I completely control the server. I would love to assist in any way necessary.

It is also a non-professional site so it can stand to be down for hours or days and no one will complain. It resides on a linux server, running apache.

If you have any questions shoot me an email or PM.

[Oceanwatcher]

Pekka,

I hope you have a little time to make a new update on progress. I searched the forum, and the last one I could find was in this thread.

There is one specific question on my mind - will it be an easy upgrade from 1.5rc4?

I must say people in this forum are remarkably patient!

[UncleDoug]

Pekka,

I hope you have a little time to make a new update on progress. I searched the forum, and the last one I could find was in this thread.

There is one specific question on my mind - will it be an easy upgrade from 1.5rc4?

I must say people in this forum are remarkably patient!


Second the motion... ;)

[drews578]

I too am checking everyday to see if any of Pekka's post mention any info on the new release.

I was too shy to ask for an e.t.a. so I was glad to see this thread reactivated.

[MikeCaine]

I've seen multiarea navigation mentioned a few times but can't figure out what it is? Can anyone explain it to me please?

[wkitty42]

I've seen multiarea navigation mentioned a few times but can't figure out what it is? Can anyone explain it to me please?
it is when you are viewing the actual pics, you can click on the right side of the pic to go to the next pic or the left side of the pic to go back to the previous pic...

i don't use it because it generates a lot of traffic on my server due to the way pekka implemented it via http access to the code similar to the default way that the snippets work... what i see when i view with multiarea navigation turned on is that there's an entry in my logs for my access and then another one where my server accesses, too...

i'm not sure, really, why this is, but it slows my server down remarkedly... unfortunately, i've also not had time to go digging thru the code to ferret out the actual reasoning for this activity...

[Pekka]

it is when you are viewing the actual pics, you can click on the right side of the pic to go to the next pic or the left side of the pic to go back to the previous pic...

i don't use it because it generates a lot of traffic on my server due to the way pekka implemented it via http access to the code similar to the default way that the snippets work... what i see when i view with multiarea navigation turned on is that there's an entry in my logs for my access and then another one where my server accesses, too...

i'm not sure, really, why this is, but it slows my server down remarkedly... unfortunately, i've also not had time to go digging thru the code to ferret out the actual reasoning for this activity...

In EE 1.5 multiarea activation makes EE fetch the image size with PHP's getimagesize() function, and that function is very unreliable, slow and buggy on remote addresses (http). In next EE getimagesize is never used on URL's, image sizes are stored in database so multiarea does not need any additional image retrieval step.

[wkitty42]

In EE 1.5 multiarea activation makes EE fetch the image size with PHP's getimagesize() function, and that function is very unreliable, slow and buggy on remote addresses (http). In next EE getimagesize is never used on URL's, image sizes are stored in database so multiarea does not need any additional image retrieval step.

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! that does explain the subsequent hits from my site to my site... i wasn't aware of that problem with PHP's getimagesize() function...

[gcogger]

With the old system, when I visited a particular forum then only the threads with new posts since my last visit showed the 'new posts' icon. Now it seems I have to manually mark the forum as read to get this behaviour. Is there any way to go back to the old system (i.e. the forum is marked as read, on exit, automatically)?

[Pekka]

With the old system, when I visited a particular forum then only the threads with new posts since my last visit showed the 'new posts' icon. Now it seems I have to manually mark the forum as read to get this behaviour. Is there any way to go back to the old system (i.e. the forum is marked as read, on exit, automatically)?

You could use "mark all forums read" button on front page.....

[martook]

... or under Quick links, which you have on whatever page you're at.

[Oceanwatcher]

Pekka,

I guess moving to a new server took a lot of your time and energy. So far it seems to be running well :-)

Would this be a good time to shed a little light on how far away a betatest is? A little update on the new version would be nice. I have decided to stay with EE for now, but I have people pushing to see some galleries that are a bit more privat, so I would like to restrict the access to them. But as EE is not too safe at the moment, I want to wait for the new version. So I am hoping for a little news... It actually makes it a lot easier to wait when you have a little idea what you wait for and how long you will have to wait. A little news is better than no news...

[gcogger]

You could use "mark all forums read" button on front page.....
Thanks, I was aware of that one. The problem is that I usually forget! I preferred the old system where this was done automatically, but I guess you can't please everyone :)