I wanted to share with everyone the application I am developing. It's a browser/launcher for Spectrum that allows to explore ZXDB locally and run the games with a single click.
Unfortunately it is a very early version:
- It is only in Spanish.
- Nanual configuration(JSON files).
- Bugs.
The next version (hopefully soon) will bring some improvements:
- English translation.
- Possibility to explore your own local game library.
- SCR support.
- Source code.
Very nice work! One issue I found (on Windows 10) was that the download progress bar got stuck even though the download was completed, so I had to force close the window. Looking forward to future versions.
Magnus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:20 am
Very nice work! One issue I found (on Windows 10) was that the download progress bar got stuck even though the download was completed, so I had to force close the window. Looking forward to future versions.
This may occur if emulators are not configured. Check the paths in JSON files and add/remove emulators as you want.
PeterJ wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:44 am
Excellent work @area51bis. If you want any volunteers to review the English translation I would be happy to help. Peter
Think about adding other languages like Portuguese
Of course most Portuguese speakers understand Spanish fine, but it would be nice option.
I can help with the translation.
Magnus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:20 am
Very nice work! One issue I found (on Windows 10) was that the download progress bar got stuck even though the download was completed, so I had to force close the window. Looking forward to future versions.
This may occur if emulators are not configured. Check the paths in JSON files and add/remove emulators as you want.
Emulators are configured and working, but maybe I'm doing something else wrong (seems so since no one else has complained about this ).
area51bis wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:09 am
This may occur if emulators are not configured. Check the paths in JSON files and add/remove emulators as you want.
Emulators are configured and working, but maybe I'm doing something else wrong (seems so since no one else has complained about this ).
Now I noticed that it works fine when I right-click and select "Download". It is when I double click a file, that the progress bar gets stuck.
Magnus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:15 pmNow I noticed that it works fine when I right-click and select "Download". It is when I double click a file, that the progress bar gets stuck.
This is the bug I know when (default) emulator is not configured properly. Maybe there is another one. I'll check it.
4thRock wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:58 am
Think about adding other languages like Portuguese
Of course most Portuguese speakers understand Spanish fine, but it would be nice option.
I can help with the translation.
Magnus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:15 pmNow I noticed that it works fine when I right-click and select "Download". It is when I double click a file, that the progress bar gets stuck.
This is the bug I know when (default) emulator is not configured properly. Maybe there is another one. I'll check it.
Yes, you are right! I didn't know that the default emulator wasn't correctly configured (since I could launch programs without problems), but I had referenced the emulator by name instead of id in the default config. Now the problem is gone. Thanks for the hint.
Magnus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:46 pmYes, you are right! I didn't know that the default emulator wasn't correctly configured (since I could launch programs without problems), but I had referenced the emulator by name instead of id in the default config. Now the problem is gone. Thanks for the hint.
All the best!
