VChar64 v0.2.2 released and other news

VChar64 v0.2.2 released Download: Mac: vchar64-0.2.2.mac.dmg Win32: vchar64-0.2.2.win32.zip Source code: https://github.com/ricardoquesada/vchar64/ Release notes here: https://github.com/ricardoquesada/vchar64/releases/tag/0.2.2 UniJoystiCle news I started working on the paddle/mouse support. I’m using an ESP32 instead of the ESP8266. Progress is documented here (spanish): UniJoystiCle + Paddle/Mouse support progress Commodore Home news It was featured in Hack-a-day. Yay! https://hackaday.com/2016/11/20/commodore-home-your-smart-home-for-1983/ It won the 3rd prize in the Retro Challenge (winning Issue #1 of Eight Bit magazine). Yay! http://www.retrochallenge.org/

January 8, 2017 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.2.0 released

VChar64 v0.2.0 is available for download: Win32: vchar64-0.2.0.win32.zip Mac: vchar64-0.2.0.mac.dmg New “VICE Import Snapshot” dialog. Changes: [NEW] Issue #13: Import VICE Snapshot supports importing maps as well [NEW] Issue #14: Possibility to restore the last open files at launch. Enabled by default [NEW] Issue #17: Added “File -> Clone Current Project” [NEW] Auto Update: Check if there is a new version every 7 days. Enabled by default [BUGFIX] Issue #11: Doesn’t crash when clicking radios on empty Koa file [BUGFIX] Issue #15: Menu->Colors->Multicolor are enabled/disabled as expected [BUGFIX] Issue #16: Map/Charset/Tileset: Backward selection works as expected [BUGFIX] Opening an already-open file will activate that window instead of opening a duplicate tab [BUGFIX] Moves references to retro.moe/pungas.space from empty charset to About dialog [BUGFIX] Fix memory leak when deleting a State instance [BUGFIX] Fix crash when using the Map widget with no open documents [BUGFIX] Settings code unified in Preferences code. OpenLastDir settings bug fixed

August 29, 2016 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.1.0 released

This is mostly a bug-fix release, focused on improving the workflow. Download: Mac: vchar64-0.1.0.mac.dmg Win32: vchar64-0.1.0.win32.zip Source code: https://github.com/ricardoquesada/vchar64 Changes: [NEW] Export: saves exported addresses in vcharproj file. Increased version to 3 [BUGFIX] Compiles on Ubuntu 16.04 [BUGFIX] Export: Export As shows most recent export addresses [BUGFIX] Export: generates an Undo event only if it is different than previous state [BUGFIX] Save: sets the Undo Stack as clean, but doesn’t clear it [BUGFIX] Save: saved files are appended to the recent files entry [BUGFIX] Recent Files: Non existing entries appear as disabled [BUGFIX] Multicolor: radios are enabled/disabled accordingly [BUGFIX] Multicolor: copy & paste updates multicolor as well Changes in the binaries: ...

July 15, 2016 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.0.13 released

Download: Mac: vchar64-0.0.13.mac.dmg Win32: vchar64-0.0.13.win32.zip Source code: https://github.com/ricardoquesada/vchar64 Changelog: [NEW] Charset and Tilset widgets have grid and zoom levels [NEW] Map Widget: can enter tiles by using the keyboard [NEW] Map Widget: can enter tiles by using ALT + tile_number [NEW] Beeps are only played when there is an error. Before two beeps were used on errors. Now a single beep. [BUGFIX] Export: uses the name of recently saved project [BUGFIX] Export Dialog: tab-order fixed [BUGFIX] Copy/Paste: doesn’t allow copy paste invalid buffers [BUGFIX] Cut: works as expected when using “inverse” range state->cut() no longer receives an offset since the offset is taken from the range [BUGFIX] Cut: doesn’t crash if cut is triggered when no window has focus [BUGFIX] Map widget: selecting with keyboard for the first time works as expected [BUGFIX] Maps scrolls normal speed (even big maps) [BUGFIX] TilesetWidget and CharsetWidget use zoomLevel to instead of pixelSize for zooming. Faster and less memory(?) [BUGFIX] Resizing maps works as expected [BUGFIX] Displays correct tile in map when tile is resized. Doesn’t crash on debug mode as well.

April 15, 2016 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64: caca powered!

Latest VChar64 commit hash: c A D o u a m t t m h e i o : f t r i : x c : a R M c i o u a c n s 9 a e 1 r M 3 d a t 4 o r h 5 e d Q 1 1 u 4 c 7 e o 7 s 1 r d a 5 r e d : e d a 3 c 6 1 t b : 9 4 U b 1 R 8 L f 2 6 0 t a 1 o 8 6 a o d - p e 0 e a 7 n a 0 d 0 t c h 3 e 6 1 d 1 o a c 2 u 9 m e e n t a t i o n And this is how git describe shows it: ...

March 17, 2016 · 2 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.0.12 released

New version, new features. Download Mac: vchar64-0.0.12.dmg.zip Win32: vchar64-0.0.12.win32.zip Changes [NEW] Koala Import: supports importing subregions. Useful when 256 chars are not enough to import the whole bitmap [NEW] Added unknown font. Ripped from here [NEW] VICE snapshot import: Default charset address is the one that was used at the moment the snapshot was taken [NEW] Save/Export: Plays one beep on success, two beeps on error [NEW] Main Window: Status Bar shows the coordinates of the different widgets [BUGFIX] Export: shows correct extension when browsing file [BUGFIX] VICE/Koala Import: sets the name of the imported file in the tab [BUGFIX] Koala Import: detects duplicates chars, making the conversion smaller

March 2, 2016 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.0.11 released

VChar64 v0.0.11 was released. Win32: vchar64-0.0.11.win32.zip Mac: vchar64-0.0.11.dmg.zip Source code: github It includes several bug fixes and some important new features like: Koala import support Map support Export to Assembly Full Changelog here.

February 1, 2016 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.0.10 released

VChar64 v0.0.10 is available for download: Mac: vchar64-0.0.10.dmg.zip Win32: vchar64-0.0.10.win32.zip Source code: Github repo Highlights: Live preview with the VChar64 TCP/IP Server for the C64 and C128 (in C128 mode) Minor bug fixes Full changelog: CHANGELOG v0.0.10

January 6, 2016 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.0.9 released

VChar64 v0.0.9 is available for download: Mac: vchar64-0.0.9.dmg Win32: vchar64-0.0.9.zip Source code: Github repo Highlights: MDI support: Multiple open documents at the same time Copy & Paste tiles between documents even if they have different interleave options Bug fixes Full changelog: CHANGELOG v0.0.9

December 2, 2015 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

VChar64 v0.0.8 released

VChar64 v0.0.8 is available for download: Mac: vchar64-0.0.8.dmg Win32: vchar64-0.0.8.zip Highlights: Import snapshots from VICE Tileset mode: Allows to preview all the tiles Better keyboard shortcuts …and many bug fixes. Full changelog: CHANGELOG v0.0.8

November 5, 2015 · 1 min · ricardoquesada