for a desktop address book widget
Published on March 26, 2005 By paxx In DesktopX
I am on the final tweaks of a desktop address book widget I've been working on for the past few weeks. Here is a preliminary screenshot:
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It includes a larger view for more details about the contact, of course an edit/add contact dialog, a search function, etc. It's a standalone address book, as it doesn't integrate with any other software. But I did program an import feature that will import from a LDIF file. LDIF export is available from Mozilla or Netscape adress books. I have no plans to inclide an Outlook import tool.

I will probably be ready to send it to beta testers in a couple of days. I just want to fix a few last things here and there first. Would anybody be interested into beta testing it then? I'd like to have a few people test it on different machines before I make it totally public on WC.

Just post here if you're interested. The only requirement is that you have DesktopX 3. Thanks.
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on Mar 29, 2005
1. "TAB" button not enabled.
Working on this. Will be working on the next beta.

2. "No contact matching your search".
Yep, I think I've fixed that.

3. “Wrap around Scrolling” sometimes gets stuck.
No, it doesn't wrap back to the first contact. When you reach the end, it stops there. Will try to make it go back to the first contact...

4. Home button.
Yep, that's been reported too. Fixed now.

5. Wrong # of contacts on main slide.
Hum, I'll look into this one. Thanks.
on Mar 29, 2005
Black Xero, do you have another email? GMail doesn't like the attachment. I wonder if it's their counter-action regarding the Gmail Drive software. Anyhow, attachment won't go through Gmail.


Paxx,

If your sending .exe files(even inside zip/rar files), Gmail blocks them as possible virus attacks.

Link

P.S. I'd love to test this for you as well, however I don't have DX3 at the moment. Perhaps when I do?

Maverick
on Mar 29, 2005
Paxx, I have sent you an e-mail with a few things that I have noticed. If you would rather have them posted here, please let me know.
on Mar 29, 2005

Ah, even if I place the exe inside a zip? That sucks! I wonder if I just rename the .exe as .pax or something, then the recipient would need to rename it back. Wonder if that would work.

I'll give it a shot.

on Mar 29, 2005
Paxx: Yep, that works. I just tried it with my Gmail account (using a widget) that I renamed .pjj. Worked just fine.
on Mar 29, 2005
The Beta 2 seems to work great... no any flows until the moment... I'll keep you updated...
on Mar 30, 2005
Am I too late with the request for the beta of your adressbook?
I really would like to test it out. Really want a good looking and good working adressbook.
My email: lotta-silen@telia.com
on Mar 31, 2005
Did you recieve my last two email regarding the second beta? I replied to the email address you sent the file from.
on Mar 31, 2005
Paxx
Im really sorry, but I have not been able to participate in beta testing your app. Been having computer problems. Better count me out. Sorry
on Apr 01, 2005
lotta: you should have received the last beta.
thomassen: sorry I didn't reply right away, yes I received your emails. Replied last night.
crissy, sorry to hear that. Just let me know if you want back in later.
on Apr 03, 2005
Update: I have most of the bugs fixed I think, and most of the most needed features. Now, I just got the crazy idea of making the thing skinnable. So that's what I'm working on right now. Hehehe! Kinda cool.
on Apr 04, 2005
cooooool... Show us the results later... (Your brain dose not stop)
on Apr 04, 2005
That's a good idea. No need for an endless number of the same object just with different graphics like with alot of the rest you find here. Are you going to add some more skins then for the release?
on Apr 04, 2005
thomassen: I don't know, maybe I'll supply a dummy skin to use as a guide to make further skins. Maybe some beta testers would like to make some skins after I send the next beta with the dummy skin?
on Apr 04, 2005
That sound nice.
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