Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone who sponsored me, I think the final figure will be just under £300 raised.
I ran the 10k race in 1:01:12, which was a really good time, I was pleased but hope to do better next time, I overtook well over 2,200 people on my way round including some minor celebrities such as Steve Hartley from "The Bill", I haven't given up my training, in fact I've stepped it up a notch now and have just finished my first week of a 24 week Marathon training program. so I'm hoping that'll be next step.
Thanks for all the positive comments etc, I have tried to include a few of them in this release.
There are 3 main new features in version 1.4, they are
1) Double-tap the side of the screen now to also skip pages 2) Index page (found under navigation menu) this shows a list of all files in the zip so you can skip to it easily 3) Hidden file mode, now you can hide comics from prying eyes, for example I have some very violent comics which I would not want my kids to see, but they often use my phone to read futurama comics, this function allows me to hide certain files unless the software is "unlocked" with a password.
To hide a .cbz all you need to do is rename it to .abz, the software will no longer see the file, until you unlock it using the unlock menu.
You can change the password to something other than the default, which is "password" once you unlock the system.
You can manually 're-lock' the files for opening or simply shut down TouchComic when you next open it will be locked.
Obviously this is not a 100% secure method of protection but it is simply designed to separate access for certain files.
And don't forget to make sure you have the 1.9.4 runtimes. Some people have had problems with dependency errors with 1.9.4, but I found after installing, simply reboot your phone and the errors stopped.
As recently announced, PyS60 has been updated to version 1.9.4, this caused problems with TouchComic, also a few people had problems installing the 1.9.3 runtimes, so hopefully this update will cure those issues.
This version also adds a basic search function, which searches the filenames contained within the CBZ file.
UPDATE: New download, version V1.1 fixes Memory bug. UPDATE: New Download, V1.2 Includes automatic bookmark.
Last week I decided to learn Python, or more specifically PyS60.
So far I'm really impressed, and to celebrate my first week anniversary of this great new language I thought I'd release my first app written in it.
One thing I really wanted on all the S60 nokias I've owned was a comic book reader, I have a huge collection of classic Comic books, all scanned and stored in CBR/CBZ format. I used to read them on the PSP but now I have the 5800, with a much better screen I was really hoping to be able to do the same.
So here is ComicTouch, a simple but effective CBZ reader.
For those who don't know, a CBZ is basically a collection of images stored in a ZIP file for convenience.
It features... Support for CBZ/ZIP files JPG/Gif and PNG content Full Screen mode with Touch/Gesture based controls Portrait/Landscape operation Intelligent Auto-fit scaling option
It lacks... Support for CBR/RAR files Password protected CBZ/ZIP files TIFF Format Bookmarking
To use this software you must have the latest PyS60 runtimes installed (1.9.3 or higher)
It will only work on the 5800 or N97 as it requires the touchscreen.
All CBZ files should be stored on the memory card (E:) in a folder called "Comics"
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy. See the video below for instructions on use.
As promised, here is the current version of "Space Dancer".
I guess it could be called an alpha version but It's as finished as I am going to make it, it contains all the features I wanted to add including world leader boards etc.But the project has since become uninteresting to me. I have 4 other projects on the go and this one quickly became the least enjoyable of them.
Sorry for the delay, this thing is turning into a real Bitch!
Designing the levels is proving to be the most tricky part, but it is coming on and will be released (even if its unfinished) by the end of this week.
Some additional info...
The game has 3 soundtracks written just for this game by Danceaway64 and also has an online score table to compare your abilities with the rest of the 5800 community.
