[Itms-backup-beta-testing] Fwd: Release 0.8.2

[Mario D. <mar...@ma...>]

Hello,

I released Beta 0.8.2 to Bruce to see if it fixed the issue he was 
having. It did, but there is more fun to be had. (See below!)

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bruce Gerson
>
> [...]
>
> OK.  The first time I launched it, it took 17 seconds from the time I 
> clicked Backup Purchases until it indicated that it was Building the 
> database.  On subsequent launches, backup began almost immediately.

I still don't understand the delay, since I didn't get one when I moved 
my iTunes folder to a USB Zip Disk. Nevertheless, it apparently shows 
up under some configurations. I hope my fix is satisfactory.

> Still needs fixing:
>
> 1.  The location of the previous backup should be stored and displayed 
> so that the user doesn't have to select it each time.

The backup location will be stored for the automatic backups, of 
course. I suppose it is a good idea to store the last backup location 
for manual backups, too. I'll take care of that.

> 2.  Click the red widget to close the window.  Now, you're stuck!  You 
> can't create a new window [...]

Well, you can create a new window by clicking the icon in the Dock. I 
suppose if the window is closed, there should be a menu item to open a 
new one. I'll see about including that.

> [A]nd making any of the menu selections with the window closed results 
> in some weird behavior (no error messages or crashes, though).  I 
> especially like Choose Backup location...

Okay, this is very weird! Good job finding this. It's one of those 
non-obvious things that happen to be right in front of your face. I 
don't know how I didn't think of this.

You're right, something has to be done about this. Do you want to file 
these bug reports, or shall I?

> I hope this helps.

Sure does! :-)

Okay, I'm satisfied that 0.8.2 can be released to MacUpdate.com. First, 
of course, I'll upload it to Sourceforge. I'll take care of that by 
this afternoon.

Happy beta testing, everyone!

Mario

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