tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53265072658576506182024-02-21T00:26:24.376+05:30Lipikar ChroniclesThese are the Lipikar author comments which were previously posted on the Lipikar Chronicles web page. Users are welcome to comment on any of these posts.Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-81577499522918822922009-01-18T21:35:00.005+05:302009-01-18T21:59:40.537+05:30Version 3.0.0 RC2 Bug ReportA bug has been reported in version 3.0.0 RC2 by Padmanabham Durvasula from Hyderabad. He was trying to run Lipikar at a screen resolution of 800 x 600 when the program crashed. I verified this and saw that this version is refusing to start and crashing on any resolution less than 1024 x 768.<br /><br />These days, not many run their monitors below the resolution of 1024 x 768. So this bug can be considered as a low priority one and will hopefully be fixed in the next/final version.Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-28935585873557058942008-05-25T19:23:00.004+05:302008-05-25T21:27:32.606+05:30Download Pages Cleaned UpThe Lipikar download pages (both icon-based and text-based) have been cleaned up today. Some broken links have been removed and new links have been added. Please let me know if you find any of the existing links not working.Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-72130113018663905352008-05-03T15:26:00.005+05:302008-05-07T23:31:13.452+05:30Lipikar Installation Issues on Windows Vista<span style="font-size:85%;">As I do not have access to a Vista-loaded machine (which I do not plan to upgrade to), I had no way of testing if Lipikar will be able to run under Vista. As such, I had posted a request on the Lipikar download page (System Requirement section) for the users to get back to me if they had problems with installing Lipikar on their Vista machines.<br /><br />Finally at long last, I got the feedback I needed. As kindly reported by one of the Lipikar users, Jos Baldewijns from Herk-de-Stad, Belgium on 2nd May 2008, installation of Lipikar failed on Vista, displaying an error message "</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >Unable to register the type Library: Register TypeLib failed. Code 0x8002801C.</span><span style="font-size:85%;">".<br /><br />The error points to the inability of the installer to register the VB6 type libraries because of the Vista UAC. These kind of errors are quite common with VB6 applications on Vista only because of Vista's unique and stringent UAC component.<br /><br />As much as I would like Lipikar to run on Vista - the absence of a Vista machine on my end makes it impossible for me to review the errors being produced and debugging the program to correct them.<br /><br />So as of now, it is confirmed that </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Lipikar is NOT "Vista-Compatible"</span><span style="font-size:85%;">, unless and until someone reports otherwise. The System Requirement section of Lipikar download page has been modified to reflect this confirmation.<br /><br />If you are looking hard for a silver lining to this dark cloud of incompatibility, I can only mention that if I upgrade to Vista on a future date, I may try to release a version of Lipikar which may be Vista-compatible.</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-65339846745861982122007-07-09T17:43:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:45:03.176+05:30More Hosts for Lipikar Download<span style="font-size:85%;">Six fresh download links have been added to the download page on an experimental basis. All of these links are from free file hosting services. If any of these links pose any problem, please let me know about it.</span><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Also, links from hosts still offering older versions (despite being notified) have been removed from the download page.</span> </p>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-13353568493647167262007-06-17T17:40:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:42:41.678+05:30The DOCs are back<span style="font-size:85%;">In addition to the PDF format, the Lipikar Basics "assist" files are back in DOC format too by popular demand. Also, you can now read them on the web. Please visit the <a href="http://lipikar.googlepages.com/support">Support page</a> if you want to have a look.</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-31153970955527356352007-05-30T17:38:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:39:58.688+05:30Lipikar 3.0.0 RC1 no longer available for download<span style="font-size:85%;">The RC1 version of Lipikar has been withdrawn today from FileDen and will no longer be available for download. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Users</span> are being requested to use the links from the Lipikar Download page to download the latest RC2 version. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Webmasters</span> concerned about broken links are hereby requested to contact me for the necessary information to update your listing of Lipikar from RC1 to RC2.</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-65794942930387392042007-05-15T17:24:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:38:07.594+05:30Lipikar Version 3.0.0 RC2<span style="font-size:85%;">Lipikar 3.0.0 <b>RC2 (Release Candidate 2)</b> has been released as a minor revision to its last RC1 version. Following are the changes from the last version:</span><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Marginal increase in performance.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Some bugs straightened out.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">License changed from Creative Commons ND 2.5 to its India version.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">The Setup program now contains some Indian language fonts. The user has the option to install them selectively. This has increased the Setup file size by about 800 KB.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Also, the format of the "Assist" documents have been changed to PDF to reduce its download size.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I am trying to add a page for <b>Lipikar FontMaps</b> on this site, where any Lipikar user can upload to or download from. Please use the feedback form to let me know your suggestions.</span></p>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-11724970440323621112007-01-01T17:23:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:23:46.611+05:30Happy New Year!<span style="font-size:85%;">Wishing all visitors and Lipikar patrons a very happy and prosperous new year!</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-7666416335144935632006-11-15T17:20:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:22:29.760+05:30Lipikar Version 3.0.0 RC1<span style="font-size:85%;">A new version of Lipikar 3.0.0, fashionably called as <b>RC1 (Release Candidate 1)</b> has been released. Following are the major changes from the last Beta-3 version:</span><ul type="disc"><span style="font-size:85%;"><li><p><b>FontBrowser</b> (scaled-down) module added back.</p></li><li><p>The <b>Setup</b> program is now a little over <b>2 MB</b> - an improvement of about 75% from the last one.</p></li><li><p>The main window cannot be resized freely any more. <b>Window width</b> is now dependent on the FontMap size. <b>Window height</b> can be adjusted by grabbing the horizontal bar between TextBoard and FontMap and pulling it up or down.<br />This was needed as the window resize function of old Beta-3 was fairly calculation-intensive and was reported to have brought a P-II 350 MHz (Win98) machine on its knees!<br /></p></li><li><p><b>Views</b> area now has its <b>own toolbar</b> - appropriate buttons have been moved there from the main toolbar.</p></li><li><p><b>License</b> has been changed from GNU-GPL to <b><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/">Creative Commons ND 2.5</a></b> to avoid the continued controversy about inclusion of ActiveX controls in GPL binaries. Not to worry, it is still a freeware!<br /></p></li></span></ul><p><span style="font-size:85%;">This will probably be the last test release until the full release with integrated help is completed.</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-34724722949247343482006-09-06T17:17:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:19:37.771+05:30Full Version only after Help File completion<span style="font-size:85%;">I have decided to release Lipikar 3.0.0 with its long overdue offline integrated help system. As the entire Lipikar development team comprises of I, me and myself - there is little chance that it will see it's daylight before the end of this year. In the meantime, there might be a Beta-4 release with some of the Beta-3 creases straightened out on user feedbacks. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-60902727472421298722006-06-15T17:16:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:17:04.791+05:30Disruption in Lipikar Development<span style="font-size:85%;">Sorry folks, it seems I have to postpone the release of Lipikar version 3.0.0 for a while. I have been diagnosed with RSI (Repetative Stress Injury) of the right hand and have been prescribed rest. I am trying my best to kill my doctor and happily get back to coding again as soon as possible...</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-48959341891749020512006-05-08T17:14:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:15:22.080+05:30Lipikar Version 3.0.0 Beta-3<span style="font-size:85%;">Beta-3 of Lipikar version 3.0.0 released with the following major changes from Beta-2:</span><ul type="disc"><span style="font-size:85%;"><li><p>The "FontBrowser" module was removed - it's contribution towards the core functionalities of Lipikar could not justify it's high overheads. As a result of this removal, the executable size has reduced by about 75% and startup time has reduced significantly. </p></li><li><p>While starting, instead of conforming the window size exactly to the FontMap, Lipikar can now revert to the last window size if the user had resized it. </p></li><li><p>The installer is now capable of detecting and uninstalling any existing installation of Lipikar. Henceforth, Lipikar will not be installed if an existing installation is detected until it is uninstalled. </p></li></span></ul>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-62220472689014724002006-05-05T17:12:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:13:47.538+05:30Lipikar Version 3.0.0 Beta-2<span style="font-size:85%;">Lipikar version 3.0.0 Beta-2 released today. "Beta-1" was never publicly released - it was provided to Mr. D K. Chowdhury on 29th April 2006 for private testing only. So, as far as public versions are concerned, it's a major jump from the last public release of version 2.1.3. Major improvements are:</span><ul type="disc"><span style="font-size:85%;"><li><p>The "FontMap" (previously known as "Character Map" but rechristened to avoid confusion) gets it's own toolbar. </p></li><li><p>A unique feature called "Custom FontMap" introduced. Instead of operating with a mundane looking FontMap which looks same for all the fonts, you can create your own FontMap layout for a particular font by choosing only the characters you need from that font and arranging them on the 8x28 grid by whichever way you like. Take a look at the two screenshots (<a href="http://lipikar.googlepages.com/Lipikar300MainPlain.jpg">normal</a>, <a href="http://lipikar.googlepages.com/Lipikar300MainLoaded.jpg">custom</a>) to get an idea. </p></li><li><p>Along with create, you can save, load and edit the custom FontMaps as well. These files are only 2 KB in size and can be easily ported by floppies or mail attachments. </p></li><li><p>"Options" was changed to "Default Options". Any change in settings there will affect only Lipikar's default or startup options from now on - it will not change any of the current settings. </p></li><li><p>The "FontBrowser" module gets it's own tab in "Default Options". Among other settings, you can now change the sample text ("The Quick Brown Fox...") too. </p></li></span></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-67764872609092412122006-04-20T17:00:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:02:31.565+05:30New Host for Lipikar<span style="font-size:85%;">The file hosting was shifted from GooglePages to Simtel.net today. Affected users notified accordingly. The e-mail to Google has not yet been responded to.</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-55238309552367109682006-04-14T16:56:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:00:34.463+05:30Incomplete download from GooglePages<span style="font-size:85%;">After one user complained, it was found that the Lipikar setup file was not being downloaded completely from GooglePages site. After downloading the first 1.5 MB, the download was showing as "complete" - go figure!</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507265857650618.post-34456979575612584822006-03-14T17:07:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:12:06.192+05:30Lipikar Version 2.1.3<span style="font-size:85%;">Lipikar version 2.1.3 released today.</span>Santanu Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02399090742565183866noreply@blogger.com0