Davide BucciAfter many months, I finally updated the #FidoCadJ. I stripped the Hugo version (that I couldn't maintain) to revert towards the simplest static site one can possibly imagine: https://fidocadj.github.io/FidoCadJ/ It contains a short description the links to download the program on GitHub and that will be enough for the moment. #opensource
In any case, the biggest issue with long-running projects is software rot. I wrote first code that became #FidoCadJ between 2006-2007. I'm glad I always tried to minimize the software dependencies. At the time I didn't realize that, but being in control of much of what the software does ultimately saved a ton of work. You have to cope with limitations, of course, but this is the way to go. You also have to keep the complexity under control, and this is a good thing. #softwarerot #opensource
We released a few weeks ago a preliminary version of #FidoCadJ here: https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/releases/tag/v0.24.9beta
I just updated the #macOS application.
FidoCadJ is an #OpenSource #GPLv3 drawing program with a large library of symbols for #electronics. It is appreciated for the #DIY in particular in Italy, but used (and translated) worldwide.
Here is the project page on GitHub: https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ
We plan to release stable version 0.24.9 soon:
It's a good time to test it and help us with a feedback!
Wow! The German translation of the #FidoCadJ user interface has been completed in record time! We still need help for many languages, though:
https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3Atranslation
(I know that someone is working on the Spanish translation) #OpenSource #HelpWanted #translation #UserInterface
DaveSo, Java dummy here, running on Windows 11. I'm trying to get FidoCadJ up and running, and have downloaded/installed both FidoCadJ and the Java v8.471. When I try to run FidoCadJ on my desktop, I get "A Java Virtual Machine Launcher message "A Java Exception has occurred". What's the next step to get it working? #FidoCadJ
If you want to participate to an #GPLv3 #OpenSource project, there are a certain number of user interface resources in #FidoCadJ that need to be translated in various languages: https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3Atranslation #HelpWanted #Translation #UserInterface
This evening, I tweaked a little the colours for the user interface of FidoCadJ. In particular, the name of the layer and the icon that indicates if it is visible or not were always written in black. This was not visible enough with the dark mode. Now it should be OK. #OpenSource #FidoCadJ #UserInterface #Development
BTW, if you want to test the release candidate of #FidoCadJ, do it now! We are planning to release the stable version as soon as we get enough feedback and we are confident that enough bugs have been ironed out. We would like to have a feedback also about the release process, too. #opensource #ElectronicsDIY #Electronics
We could release the first preliminary version of #FidoCadJ 0.24.9! It is available here:
https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/releases/tag/v0.24.9beta
It is almost a release candidate, so if you spot any problem, let us know!
It seems I got the #Starstruck bronze badge on #GitHub recently: https://github.com/DarwinNE #opensource #fidocadj