Menu

NumberMonkey / News: Recent posts

Update on 3.0 progress and key bindings for basic soon

Sorry we've been releasing so much news lately, but a lot is going on. We have key bindings working for numbers, operators, and enter (equals) on both the standard keyboard and the numpad that is included on many keyboards. For some reason, the key binding for the backspace button isn't working. As soon as we find out why, we will release 3.0, but for now we have a beta. Get it here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=243714&package_id=297023&release_id=645227... read more

Posted by 2008-12-06

CVS

Yesterday we uploaded the latest code (3.0a) to SourceForge.net's provided CVS repository. This allows us to collaborate on code much more easily and also allows us and anyone else to view the code at any stage in development and what changes were made at what times.

All changes made to the code since then have been and will continue to be uploaded to the CVS repository. You can look at it there if you want, see SourceForge.net's provided documentation on CVS. You can see the code and changes even if you are not a developer.... read more

Posted by 2008-12-05

2.1 and 3.0 Alpha now out

Version 2.1 is now available with all known bugs fixed. In addition, we have released the alpha of version 3.0 with key bindings!

Posted by 2008-12-03

3.0 Development and Key Bindings!

UPDATE: We will now be including key bindings in the 3.0 release! Our original plan was to release 3.0 with a more refined text field and put in key bindings in a later release, but after some more work and research we have decided to move straight to key bindings. Look for this functionality in 3.0! Meanwhile, we will also be releasing at least one more 2.x release with bug fixes before 3.0 comes out.... read more

Posted by R. Phillip Castagna 2008-12-03

Update and notes on native compilations

We now have native compilations for both Mac and Windows of the Basic and Normal/Advanced versions. Linux versions will hopefully be coming soon, but for now you can always use the .jar file on any OS with JRE installed.

Notes on the native compilations:

Mac:
Compiled using Xcode 3.1 (http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/), should run natively with no problems. Simply mount the .dmg file and drag the .app to your Applications folder or wherever else you want to run it from. It works like any other application, just double-click it (or cmd-O) to run, or drag it to the dock and run it from there. To remove it, just drag the .app file to the trash (delete it).... read more

Posted by 2008-12-01

Native compilations

We are beginning to release native compilations of NumberMonkey. We have added a Windows .exe for version 2.0, and we will soon be offering Mac and Linux versions as well, and native applications for the basic version.

Posted by 2008-11-24

Rapid Developments, 2.0 Stable Release

New, New, NEW! 2.0 is here. It has many new functions including factorial, modulus, square root, and exponent operations, plus backspace, clear entry, and positive/negative functionality.

New from the beta release, there is now a memory indicator above the memory operators that tells you what (if anything) is stored in memory.

There is also a brand new layout with spacing worked out that uses nested panels.... read more

Posted by R. Phillip Castagna 2008-11-19

2.0 BETA release

The 2.0 beta release is now available, holding a brand new layout and set of functions. Spacing in the layout is still very rough, however, and will be fixed for the final release.

New in 2.0:
- modulus, factorial, square root, exponent operators
- positive/negative, clear entry, backspace buttons
- new experimental layout with seperate pannels for each grouping of buttons

Posted by R. Phillip Castagna 2008-11-19

Note on GUI

Please note that NumberMonkey's GUI will look different depending on your operating system and the way it is compiled. Although all the buttons will still be the same size, in the same layout, etc., just keep in mind that what you see in the screenshots will not necesarily match what you will see when you run the program exactly (in terms of how the buttons look). The differences will not affect NumberMonkey's performance.

Posted by 2008-11-17

Initial Release Available!

You can now hit the downloads section to get the source code for both the desktop AND applet version with basic operations and memory functions. Saved in a .tar.gz written in Eclipse SDK 3.2.2.

Posted by R. Phillip Castagna 2008-10-30