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drneau · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: Repository Structure

Work on release 3 is progressing.

I started by working on the repository structure. Everything will be stored in the repository, and thus can easily be moved from computer to computer. The repository structure contains the following:
- An "Audios" directory. All audios used in the app must live here.
- A "Chip Designs" directory (you'll be able to design your own chips in v3). There will be one chip design per file.
- A "Components" directory to contain all reusable tournament components. There will be one component per file.
- A "Consoles" directory. These files will contain individual screen definitions (rather than a file that contains multiple definitions like in v2). They can they be reused among...
- A "Console Configurations" directory. A Console Configuration will define which Consoles are used for Play, Post, Break and Pre, as well as the c1..c10 settings. One Configuration per file.
- An "HTML Preferences" directory. I'm splitting the HTML Prefs out from the App Preferences so you can save and load different HTML configurations...
- An "Images" directory. All images used in the app must live here.
- A "League Formulas" directory. One formula per file.
- A "League" directory. One league per file.
- A "PlayerDBs" directory. You can have multiple player DBs.
- A "Tournaments" directory.

When you start the app, DrNTM3 will check for the pointer to the repository. If it doesn't exist, you will then be prompted to either browse to an existing repository (which becomes the default for next time) or create a new one.
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MaxPower · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject:

I like this a lot!

Max

Anyone hear TD shaking from fear?
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drneau · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

jumperjeff · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject:

TD may have some similar features, but the implementation of those features are NOT as well put together as DrTM. Without question, yours is the better product.

Still don't like the subscription based license, but like you said, "What are you going to do..." Smile

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LA_Rounder · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject:

just to make sure i'm clear on this, you're planning for release 3 to live in and operate from any directory or mobile disk (flash drive, ipod, etc.), right?

one current limitation with TM is that the software and its prefs cannot be moved very easily. it would be ideal if, for example, the application always stored its prefs, prefs files location, and everything else incidental to the ap in the same place, and looked for it there every time.

my understanding is that's how it's going to work, so sorry if it's been covered. for me the ideal is as follows: i am able to keep 50-60MB free on my flash drive, which will hold TM and all of its assorted audio files and pics, leagues, results, and basically everything else currently stored on my computer incidental to TM.

then, no matter where i plug the drive in, i can use it as the TM disk, and TM knows to find all of its components on the drive. it never has to use the host computer's drive to store anything and can move from machine to machine, place to place. is this the plan?
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drneau · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject: