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Kovu's Wisdom of The Week:
"Everything popular is wrong." - Oscar Wilde
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Author: Kovu | Date: Jul 01 2009, 23:12:20 CEST
Right!
'X-Files', the PHP-based database platform developed by me (current version: 3.3 '3volution') takes another next-generation step. Not much more than a year after the development of X-Files 3, I've started with coding KX-Files. Correct, it's not X-Files 4, as you'd most likely expect, it's KX-Files. Why? KX-Files uses the X-Files 3-DB-file *.xf3, but differs in technology. KX-Files is, unlike all earlier X-Files versions, object oriented, which will differ a lot in handling and function calls. Additionally, I'm planning to implement predefined widgets for PHP-GTK, which will automatically be connected to the database.
Another novum about KX-Files is that it will be available for everyone (non-commercial projects), unlike the availability restrictions bound to versions 1-3, which I made available to friends and project partners only.
A release date is not yet known. But I'll try to keep you up-to-date about this project through the community.
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| X-Files Database 3.3 Released | |
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Author: Kovu | Date: Apr 03 2009, 21:29:13 CEST
For all those who are working with my X-Files Database platform: version 3.3 is available for download now. As usual, I packed it up with the X-Files 3volution editor, which you get from the download area when you're logged in. The older versions of X-Files 3 are still available, of course, if you're experiencing any compatibility problems. Further, I've updated the online-function reference with the insert_xfi_row() instructions.
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| Updates | |
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Author: Kovu | Date: Mar 07 2009, 18:42:18 CET
Alright, I'm sorry that I couldn't post this KLog entry earlier, but I simply didn't find the time for doing it. Nevertheless we had some updates during the past few weeks, which are worth to be mentioned:
- There's new photos in the public and private (for project and study partners) image folders of d-files, which are, of course, taken by me: Public Images. Check the Animals, Impressions and Landscape folders, there are great shots.
- Currently I'm working hard on printing solutions for PHP. Printing is one of the least documented things in the PHP-world, and I opened some topics about the matter. The most important one is about EPSON's receipt printer language standard ESC/POS. Go here and here for more info and discussions.
- I've updated my printer plugin, which is designed to fit in my PHP applications and unifies the totally different printing standards of Unix and Windows. No big deal though, I only added an argument for selecting the printer tray on Unix (which, sadly, doesn't work for Windows)
- Andrew Abernathy (aka Docszoo) wrote an article about Rattlesnake Roundups in America, in which rattlesnakes have to experience a totally inhumane (or is that what we call humane? ;) ) treatment. The article is now available as download (PDF) from d-files
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| KToolBox Released! | |
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Author: Kovu | Date: Jan 26 2009, 23:45:30 CET
 As it seems, the number of small system maintenance and programmer tools I have to write keeps growing and growing. While console applications are nice and easy to write, a more comfortable solution to, for example, select and create paths or files, becomes inevitable the more complexity we add to the tools.
This is why I decided to define a standard for all my tools, which prepares and provides them with everything they need. This standard is now called KTB, or KToolBox. KTB comes with Autoplugin for plugins written by me, hence it's highly modular and can be used for almost any imaginable PHP-GTK application I'll have to write in future. This is useful, specially for smaller scripts and GUI based installers, as I won't have to develop a clicky-frontend for each single tool.
Kovu's ToolBox
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| X-Files, Snippets & Public Software Screenshots | |
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Author: Kovu | Date: Jan 02 2009, 23:42:23 CET
Today I've finished the X-Files Database-Pages (with direct download-link and function reference for those who have the viewing permissions), as well as added a Public Software Images section to the download area. This includes a subfolder for images of some of my other and past web projects... for those who remember Jurassic Island ;)
Further, I want to inform you that I opened a 'PHP Snippets'-forum for the community, where we can post smaller scripts we'd like to share with each other. I already injected two more or less handy scripts there... so - check it out :) :
PHP Snippets
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| Happy new Year! | |
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Author: Kovu | Date: Dec 31 2008, 14:31:35 CET
I don't yet have a lot of new stuff to offer, nothing but that there's a public download area for my (public) PHP-application plugins now, but I'd like to wish you a happy new year, as this is the last day of 2008... without doubt an important year in our history, full of events that lead us to a yet unknown future with changes, however, probably not always to the best.
Let's hope that we find a proper way out of economic crisis, wars and destruction of natural habitats and its inhabitants! So, HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!
The plugins mentioned above are usually small PHP files with functions and/or classes that work with my PHP-Software packages (primarily the applications in which I allow Autoplugin) and can be used within your own PHP applications if you include the files manually. Follow this link to view the d-files folder:
Kovu's PHP Plugins
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| Grand Opening: terrasco.net 3 | |
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Author: Kovu | Date: Dec 26 2008, 22:27:33 CET
Yeah, I guess that's it. The public version of terrasco.net has a return, finally, 1 1/4 years after its closing. ;)
Well, except for the PHP-Tutorial, which I moved in here from the Jumbe-Page I created last spring, there isn't much to see yet. You can expect more to come soon - the next content update will be a support section for those who use my X-Files Database platform.
A late happy christmas! This is my present to all of you :)
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