AjaxLife Blog http://blog.ajaxlife.net AjaxLife status and updates Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:49:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en AjaxLife’s future http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/10/ajaxlifes-future/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/10/ajaxlifes-future/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:49:26 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=303 AjaxLife currently costs roughly $130/month to run (less when it’s not actually running properly). Of this, I have made exactly $0/month back (lately).

As such, starting December 1st, AjaxLife will run for a month only when $130 in donations have been collected. The remainder of the time it will be down. So, if you want to use it, please donate!

A donation counter is available below:


The standard disclaimer about it not being my account, but an adult’s, etc. still applies.

This does mean that if the required donations are not reached reliably, AjaxLife’s uptime will be even patchier than it always is. On the other hand, if they are reached, it will be more reliable. Amazing, eh?

(And if the donations required, or something close, are never reached, AjaxLife will never be up.)

]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/10/ajaxlifes-future/feed/ AjaxLife 0.5.1 http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/09/ajaxlife-051/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/09/ajaxlife-051/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:47:22 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=301 AjaxLife 0.5.1 has been released, featuring not much of anything.

Bug fixes

  • Desktop version no longer shows “None” in the group list if you aren’t in any groups.
  • iPhone version properly escapes messages.
  • iPhone version resets unread local message count to zero when you read the messages.
New features
  • The iPhone version allows you to accept or decline offered teleports
  • The iPhone version lets you tap new IM notifications to be taken to the IM panel
  • The iPhone version can be used properly in landscape orientation (you might count that as a bug fix)
Oh, and there was a 0.5.0 (and a 0.5.0.1) - it was the iPhone version referred to in the previous post.
I am aware that some users are having issues receiving IMs in the iPhone client, but have yet to determine the cause.
I am also aware that the desktop version will tend to announce that you’ve been disconnected when you actually haven’t; I will fix this when possible. For now, the workaround is to ignore the warnings. An easy way to check is by saying something in local chat - if you hear it back, you’re connected.
]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/09/ajaxlife-051/feed/ iPhones http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/08/iphones/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/08/iphones/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:45:54 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=289 AjaxLife is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch! It’s currently about where AjaxLife itself was just over a year or so ago - you can chat to people, IM those on your friend list (online or offline this time ’round), and receive IMs from arbitrary people. Thus far, there is no movement, no inventory, no money transfers, etc.

To use it, simply visit http://ajaxlife.net on your iPhone or iPod touch. You will be redirected to a secure “login proxy”, which is used because the iPhone could not reliably run the code to encrypt your login details. From there you will be redirected to the standard server.

]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/08/iphones/feed/ AjaxLife 0.4.0.1 Release Notes http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/08/ajaxlife-0401-release-notes/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/08/ajaxlife-0401-release-notes/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:13:14 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=286 New features

  • “Offline Friends” list to complement “Online Friends”
  • Following disconnection from the server, a more obvious dialog will be shown. Note that it’s not necessarily true - it might be a momentary blip.
  • Textures shown from inventory have a checked background behind them, which shows through transparencies.
  • Added a server-side ban list - I can ban you now. :p

Changes

  • Removed “Properties” from inventory context menu in Internet Explorer (it didn’t and won’t work)
  • Moved the “Online Friends” and “Groups” tabs into a new “Contacts” window. Instant Messages is now only visible when there are instant messaging sessions in progress.
  • Unsuccessful texture downloads are now shown as such, instead of waiting forever.
  • Server now uses libsecondlife 0.5

Bug fixes

  • Profiles load in Internet Explorer again.
  • When starting a group IM, proper notification is given when it is (or isn’t) created, instead of mostly hidden errors
  • Internet Explorer users can drag the Parcel Media window down without the drag aborting after twenty pixels.

This update will (should) appear automatically without your intervention. Please enjoy Linden Lab’s new splash screen, too.

]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/08/ajaxlife-0401-release-notes/feed/ AjaxLife 0.3.8 release notes http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-038-release-notes/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-038-release-notes/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:57:31 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=280 New update without any downtime. And you don’t, in theory, have to clear your cache, either. Hurrah.

Anyway:

New features

  • Display of parcel title next to your position
  • Parcel media support
    • Two new buttons will appear when applicable in the toolbar, labelled “Music” and “Media”
    • These buttons will only appear if you have the QuickTime plugin installed
    • The “Media” button will show the parcel media - most often a video
    • The “Music” button will show a window in which you can play the parcel stream
    • Nothing will auto-play
    • Web pages are not supported
Changes
  • Added version number to static script URLs, avoiding the need to clear cache.
Known issues
  • If a video is playing, it will show through any windows above it. Workaround: don’t put any windows above the video. You can shrink the video to help
  • Videos will always open at the same initial size, although they will play at the correct aspect ratio. You can resize the video yourself.
  • Streaming audio may stop playing if the window is closed and then reopened. Solution: click elsewhere on the time bar thingy, and also make sure it’s actually playing.
Pictures
]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-038-release-notes/feed/ AjaxLife 0.3.7 release notes http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-037-release-notes/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-037-release-notes/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:01:20 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=276 Not much actually changed, but here you go:

New features

  • Option to disable notification sounds - checkbox at login, and keyboard shortcut (ctrl-shift-S) to toggle.
  • Keyboard shortcut (ctrl-shift-H) to teleport home
Changes
  • Updated German, Brazilian, Hebrew, Japanese and Dutch translations to include all phrases in 0.3.6.
  • Changed backend server start system to dramatically reduce effort required to release updates
  • Removed ability to hit “esc” to escape modal dialogues (sorry, no choice).
Bug fixes
  • Clicking “Instant Message” on one’s profile repeatedly would open multiple IM tabs, which didn’t actually work.
  • Conference IMs show “(hippos)” as the tab title. Note that replies are still impossible (but now marked as such)
  • Dialogues can’t be dismissed without the modal dialogue system being aware of it.
As an additional result of the changes made in 0.3.7, you shouldn’t have to clear your cache when 0.3.8 rolls around (due to the ease of server updates). But for now you do, so please clear your cache if you see a checkbox labelled “(loading)” on the login screen.
]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-037-release-notes/feed/ AjaxLife down http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-down-2/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-down-2/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:40:57 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=266 [01:26 BST] AjaxLife is up again, running version 0.3.7. If you see a checkbox labelled “(loading)”, please clear your cache and try again. Thanks to a backend change made in 0.3.7, this should not be necessary for the next version (probably 0.3.8).

[00:46 BST] S3 is now up. However, AjaxLife remains down for work that will decrease the time required for updating in the future, and for an update to 0.3.7.

Due to a failure with Amazon’s S3 storage service, AjaxLife is down until they fix it. This is the same reason that LL’s website is broken and half the rest of the “Web 2.0″ thing is screwy. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please moan at Amazon instead.

]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/07/ajaxlife-down-2/feed/ AjaxLife 0.3.6 release notes http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/ajaxlife-036-release-notes/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/ajaxlife-036-release-notes/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:18:40 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=265 AjaxLife 0.3.6 was released today. Please clear your web browser’s cache to update.

New features

  • Creating new notecards through right-click in inventory
  • Saving notecards you have permissions on.
  • Notification of new inventory from other people/objects, and the ability to see it without relogging.
Bug fixes
  • Failure to show any modal dialogues after certain custom dialogues were displayed
  • Failure to show the dialogue regarding giving out inventory.
]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/ajaxlife-036-release-notes/feed/ Update to 0.3.6 http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/update-to-036/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/update-to-036/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:05:39 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=264 AjaxLife is currently down for updating to 0.3.6. This version is less buggy and has improved inventory support. More details will follow.

(Anyone wondering why I always make these posts just before I do an update: because the system redirects new requests to ajaxlife.net to blog.ajaxlife.net when I set it to update mode.)

]]> http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/update-to-036/feed/ AjaxLife 0.3.5 release notes http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/ajaxlife-035-release-notes/ http://blog.ajaxlife.net/2008/06/ajaxlife-035-release-notes/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:50:11 +0000 Katharine Berry http://blog.ajaxlife.net/?p=263 The 0.3.5 update has just been completed. Please clear your browser cache if you experience any issues.

New features

  • “Start Location” option on login screen lets you choose to log in at your last location, your home location, or an arbitrary sim (you’ll be placed at (128, 128, 20), and SLurl link format won’t work)
  • Support for the Callout Firefox notification add-on, if installed. Used as the Fluid growl support is now.
Changes
  • Altered the layout of the login screen - will now fit smaller screens without hiding buttons.
  • Estate messages appear in a modal dialogue
  • Updated to libsecondlife 0.4.1
  • Added TEXTURE_MEDIA constant to LSL highlighter
Bug fixes
  • Modal dialogues do not kill previous modal dialogues; they now show in the order they were created, after being cleared.
  • Keyboard shortcuts no longer function while a modal dialogue is being displayed
  • No longer runs out of memory on the Wii browser
  • The “Log in” button is not hidden on the Wii browser
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