Pimpbot 3.1 beta
the beta version is not yet multilingual, waiting for some more translations
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New Pimpbot
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3.1.1 already!
a pity i had my hands on vista for today's holiday.. but that means that pimpbot (3.1.1) is now fully working on vista!
a pity i had my hands on vista for today's holiday.. but that means that pimpbot (3.1.1) is now fully working on vista!
hey yathosho, i just downloaded the latest nsis and pimpbot, tried to make an installer and got this:
!include: could not find: "MUI.nsh"
Error in script "C:\DOCUME~1\Desktop\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsl88.tmp\script.nsi" on line 77 -- aborting creation process
am i doing something wrong or should that not happen?
!include: could not find: "MUI.nsh"
Error in script "C:\DOCUME~1\Desktop\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsl88.tmp\script.nsi" on line 77 -- aborting creation process
am i doing something wrong or should that not happen?
Originally posted by Mr_Nudgemui is the modern user interface coming with nsis. try reinstalling nsis and make sure it gets installed (one can disable installing mui).
am i doing something wrong or should that not happen?
Originally posted by Yathoshocheers yathosho, it fixed the problem i was having but now i get the same thing but with a different error message;
mui is the modern user interface coming with nsis. try reinstalling nsis and make sure it gets installed (one can disable installing mui).
Invalid command: MessageBox::show
Error in script "C:\DOCUME~1\Desktop\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsx2B.tmp\script.nsi" on line 407 -- aborting creation process
Originally posted by Mr_Nudgewhen installing pimpbot, make sure you install it with all the plugins (such as the messagebox plugin for nsis)!
cheers yathosho, it fixed the problem i was having but now i get the same thing but with a different error message;
Invalid command: MessageBox::show
Error in script "C:\DOCUME~1\Desktop\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsx2B.tmp\script.nsi" on line 407 -- aborting creation process
*crap removed*
pimpbot 3.1.3
new version fixes the bug when using multilingual scripts (+some minor changes). this should be the last 3.1 version.
new version fixes the bug when using multilingual scripts (+some minor changes). this should be the last 3.1 version.
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pimpbot 3.2 beta
it's been a while and there might not be much reason left to update pimpbot, but i did so anyway. let me sum up the news.
1. DROPFOLDER
though pimpbot already makes it very easy to create an installer for your presets, i tried to make it even easier. stick to certain conventions and you can simply drop your project-folder on the pimpbot icon and it will detect the contents automatically. check attachment for details!
2. BACKUPS
pimpbot now includes a backup tool. at the moment you only get a stripped down version of syncbot. it allows you to make offline and online backups of your presets and your previous pimpbot compilations. will get better features and will be integrated in the compiler.
3. TWEAKS
so far, pimpbot's default settings suited my personally preferred settings. you can easily change this by launching pimpbot with the /defaults parameter. this will disable all the checks pimpbot usually does and allows you to put your prefered defaults in any of the fields pimpbot offers. next time you launch an empty pimpbot project, your defaults will be used.
go ahead and download pimpbot!
it's been a while and there might not be much reason left to update pimpbot, but i did so anyway. let me sum up the news.
1. DROPFOLDER
though pimpbot already makes it very easy to create an installer for your presets, i tried to make it even easier. stick to certain conventions and you can simply drop your project-folder on the pimpbot icon and it will detect the contents automatically. check attachment for details!
2. BACKUPS
pimpbot now includes a backup tool. at the moment you only get a stripped down version of syncbot. it allows you to make offline and online backups of your presets and your previous pimpbot compilations. will get better features and will be integrated in the compiler.
3. TWEAKS
so far, pimpbot's default settings suited my personally preferred settings. you can easily change this by launching pimpbot with the /defaults parameter. this will disable all the checks pimpbot usually does and allows you to put your prefered defaults in any of the fields pimpbot offers. next time you launch an empty pimpbot project, your defaults will be used.
go ahead and download pimpbot!
as it will make sense to accept any .ico in your project-folder as installer icon, i will change that for the final version
PimpBot 3.2 beta2
i've released a new beta of pimpbot v3.2
FEATURES
-advanced detection for icons, checkboxes and splash screen
-advanced splash time detection using filename (e.g. 5000.wav for 5s display time)
-fixed dropfolder bug
enjoy!
i <3 feedback
i've released a new beta of pimpbot v3.2
FEATURES
-advanced detection for icons, checkboxes and splash screen
-advanced splash time detection using filename (e.g. 5000.wav for 5s display time)
-fixed dropfolder bug
enjoy!
i <3 feedback
PimpBot 3.2 FINAL
PimpBot 3.2 is out now and brings many new features (see changelog).. here are the most important ones:
-DragFolder: simply drag a folder on the PimpBot icon and it will guess most of the settings, if you follow the sensible defaults
-Customization: all default settings can now be adjusted, for instance you could specify the same icon for all of your installers or have multilingual installers as default setting
-Backups: while the betas still contained a modified version of SyncBot, the new backup tool was written almost from scratch. it supports dual backups for your presets and pimpbot files - online, locally or both
i also want to point out that PimpBot runs flawlessly on Linux and Mac OS X - if equipped with WINE/Darwine. this screencast was made on ubuntu 6.x (sound is still missing).
Download PimpBot 3.2
PimpBot 3.2 is out now and brings many new features (see changelog).. here are the most important ones:
-DragFolder: simply drag a folder on the PimpBot icon and it will guess most of the settings, if you follow the sensible defaults
-Customization: all default settings can now be adjusted, for instance you could specify the same icon for all of your installers or have multilingual installers as default setting
-Backups: while the betas still contained a modified version of SyncBot, the new backup tool was written almost from scratch. it supports dual backups for your presets and pimpbot files - online, locally or both
i also want to point out that PimpBot runs flawlessly on Linux and Mac OS X - if equipped with WINE/Darwine. this screencast was made on ubuntu 6.x (sound is still missing).
Download PimpBot 3.2
fancy pants!
my next pack is half done so i'll get to try this out soon!
my next pack is half done so i'll get to try this out soon!
PimpBot 3.2.1
before working on the next major release of pimpbot, i will introduce slight improvements and updates for the 3.2 family. hence the first update was released, pimpbot 3.2.1
i'd to get some feedback on the backup module in meantime. it's not available as a seperate download, but comes with the compiler package. once you launched it you have several options available:
-backup your avs folder (avs files only/all files + recursive option)
-same as above for milkdrop and sps (other plugins might follow)
-backup your default pimp folder (e.g. "My Pimp Files")
you have than multiple choices on how to backup:
-backup to one/two local/network mounted drives
-backup to one/two ftp servers
-a combination of the above
i'm also trying to add the option to use gmail webspace as backup destination. it yousendit/sendspace/etc. offer an option, i will have a look at those.
you can download all of the above mentioned -as usual- @ pimpbot website
before working on the next major release of pimpbot, i will introduce slight improvements and updates for the 3.2 family. hence the first update was released, pimpbot 3.2.1
pimpbot 3.2.2 is already in the pipe, it will basically integrate pimpbot backup into the compiler. this will allow you to backup newly created installers right after creation.v3.2.1 "Countdown" (2008-02-12)
* Compiler: removed advanced setting ApeQuestion
* Compiler: added /flush switch
* Compiler: code clean-up
* Backup: fixed bug with .pimp file backup
* Backup: fixed bug in remembering previous settings
* Backup: code clean-up
i'd to get some feedback on the backup module in meantime. it's not available as a seperate download, but comes with the compiler package. once you launched it you have several options available:
-backup your avs folder (avs files only/all files + recursive option)
-same as above for milkdrop and sps (other plugins might follow)
-backup your default pimp folder (e.g. "My Pimp Files")
you have than multiple choices on how to backup:
-backup to one/two local/network mounted drives
-backup to one/two ftp servers
-a combination of the above
i'm also trying to add the option to use gmail webspace as backup destination. it yousendit/sendspace/etc. offer an option, i will have a look at those.
you can download all of the above mentioned -as usual- @ pimpbot website
new version again. added opentype font support for the compiler/runtime and more checks for the backup to avoid possible errors.
Re: Pimpbot 3.3
🙂
Seriously though, I feel like I should thank you for all of your work on this over the years. Its a mature, polished tool, and wonderfully useful for the AVS and Winamp community.
++yathosho;
Originally posted by YathoshoAlways thought pimpbot could use a bit more of this and that.
* this and that
🙂
Seriously though, I feel like I should thank you for all of your work on this over the years. Its a mature, polished tool, and wonderfully useful for the AVS and Winamp community.
++yathosho;
thank you!
been going through old posting on the board to reproduce the release dates for each release. pimpbot is there for 5 years already! i'm still having plans to do major releases, though my main motivation is not its original purpose anymore: creating installers for avs. i'm more interested in creating better nsis scripts and ui, and i also plan to support installers for other purposes than avs.
it's quite sad, that only about 20 people make use of this program, without even knowing about some of the features i built in in the 3.x series. namely that's dragfolder, which allows much faster compiling of packs. also the pimp files hasn't become a popular way of distribution, though they provide more security and much smaller files. well, the days are over!
i also want to thank for all you people's support. bugfixing, suggestions, translations..
ps: pimpbot 3.3.3 should be out real soon 😉
it's quite sad, that only about 20 people make use of this program, without even knowing about some of the features i built in in the 3.x series. namely that's dragfolder, which allows much faster compiling of packs. also the pimp files hasn't become a popular way of distribution, though they provide more security and much smaller files. well, the days are over!
i also want to thank for all you people's support. bugfixing, suggestions, translations..
ps: pimpbot 3.3.3 should be out real soon 😉
Pimpbot 3.3.3
looks like this is the last version of the 3.3 branch, bringing mostly small bugfixes
* Compiler: added japanese translation
* Compiler: fixed bug in spanish translation
* Compiler: fixed bug in german translation
* Compiler: fixed bug in installer
* Compiler: modified background color in fullscreen
* Backup: added additional pre-backup checks
* RunTime: added version information
* RunTime: added support for autoclose
* RunTime: modified default installation dialogs
available here
looks like this is the last version of the 3.3 branch, bringing mostly small bugfixes
* Compiler: added japanese translation
* Compiler: fixed bug in spanish translation
* Compiler: fixed bug in german translation
* Compiler: fixed bug in installer
* Compiler: modified background color in fullscreen
* Backup: added additional pre-backup checks
* RunTime: added version information
* RunTime: added support for autoclose
* RunTime: modified default installation dialogs
available here
please give it some pimplove 😉
pimpbot 3.4 alpha supports the inclusion of svp files, which many oldschool presets require. apart from that, 3.4 will primarily be a maintenance release with a major code-cleanup.
the release should be just as stable as v3.3.3, i just labeled it alpha as most of the work has not yet been done. the svp feature came into my mind after reviewing a lot of old packs from the visbot archive.v3.4 alpha (2008-09-10)
* renamed executables to compiler.exe, backup.exe and runtime.exe
* Compiler: added support for installing Sonique plugins (.svp)
* Compiler: fixed bug with custom wizard image
* Backup: added check for existing file on server
* Backup: modified error output
* Backup: fixed bug with input files containing spaces in filename
* RunTime: added support for installing Sonique plugins (.svp)
* upgraded 7-zip to 4.60
* upgraded curl to 7.19.0
* improved setup
* improved documentation
PimpBot 3.4 beta
many changes led to v3.4 beta. a nasty bug in the interaction with the backup tool has been fixed, a lot of changes came to the appearance of everything pimpbot.
you can help me test the product by just installing and running it. just let your last pack recompile or use one of your old .pimp files to compile it to an installer. if there are bugs, post the log-file in this forum.
thanks!
many changes led to v3.4 beta. a nasty bug in the interaction with the backup tool has been fixed, a lot of changes came to the appearance of everything pimpbot.
you can help me test the product by just installing and running it. just let your last pack recompile or use one of your old .pimp files to compile it to an installer. if there are bugs, post the log-file in this forum.
thanks!
PimpBot 3.4.1
the new version adds one feature to the compiler. there's an option to zip the finished installer and add a text or diz file to the archive. backup now has autoclose and save passwords options, though both can only be applied through the pimpbot.ini. saving passwords is not recommended and should only be used on trusted machines, as there's no mechanism to encrypt the password.
get it here..
the new version adds one feature to the compiler. there's an option to zip the finished installer and add a text or diz file to the archive. backup now has autoclose and save passwords options, though both can only be applied through the pimpbot.ini. saving passwords is not recommended and should only be used on trusted machines, as there's no mechanism to encrypt the password.
get it here..