Source Code questions
There have been a couple of inquiries about working on the source code, adding to it, customizing it, etc and I just wanted to say a few words on this.
I am very open to anyone who wants to do any volunteer work with AutoHARP, be it beta testing or actually working with the code.
Currently there isn't any SVN for the source code and this might be a good idea in case I get quite a few people working concurrently on the code itself. The reason SVN is not available is because I cannot seem to get an SVN connection to work here where I live. We have one of the most annoying network setups I have ever encountered. In any event I will be moving soon, so I may be able to finally get SVN working after all.
As for beta testing. If you are interested please email me. It's always nice to have outside people looking at the program. I already have a couple people who I have certainly come to call beta-testers on the Harp Fantasy line. I still haven't heard much from the Sci-Fi end of things. My practice right now for beta-testers is a working relationship either here or on source forge in submitting bugs and any other issues. So if you are interested I need to know your level of commitment.
For source code, If you have ideas for additions or have already made changes and want to submit them, by all means please email me and let me know what you want to do or what you have done. Like any project, I am looking for a few things.
1) I come from a software engineering background so when I write up GUIs or design the workflow I do so from the perspective of a software engineer, not necessarily as an RPG enthusiast. What does this mean? It means I have created AutoHARP to look and act like your average software. I'm certainly not against changes to the GUI from a graphics design point of view. I'm not a graphics designer and I have no formal training in it. But I do have formal training in software development and GUI so if the GUI looks standard that's why. My main goal for any software is self evident. I want it to stick as close to standards as possible so that most people can just pick it up and know how to use it. Naturally this isn't 100% possible. There are always parts of the software that are just down right difficult to make self evident. And other times, having a rich graphical interface that isn't standard can be an improvement. It's always nice to get other perspectives so I can push myself to think of new solutions.
2) I like a clean interface. Not everything can be clean and wxWidgets is limited in this but the cleaner the better.
3) Also you cannot use anything that is commercial when it comes to graphics. All graphics, icons and images used must be royalty free.
If you plan to make changes it would be better to submit to me your plans, possibly a screenshot and/or design. Given I plan to review submissions it might help with anything I might be hesitant with. Now I'm not going to be hard-nosed with submissions but I figured I wanted to let you know where I come from
Also I love the idea there are people out there who are interested in adding or volunteering to help with AutoHARP. It a good thing for me to have options with other people in case I may no longer have the time to work on it.
Send any questions, submissions, etc to perfecthundred@gmail.com
This goes out to those who have contributed. Thanks again for all your help!