Shinjula

I think most of us were just ignoring the guy who said Yuck VB, he was such an obvious troll. i see so little point in bothering to contradict him. As to a mac version, Fraid not, I only know how to program visual basic. I've never got the hang of Java at all.

jys072595 - Ooh thanks for that, didnt notice that one. Sorry its not going to work on Mac's, visual basic is a windows only thingy and as I have no access to a mac thats unlikely to change. Sorry that the Right click doesnt work under linux, I do have access to a linux machine but that doesnt imply ill be able to get it running, I will have a look though.

Not a problem. I will be writing a complete context sensitive help once the debugging is sorted out, but til then I'm afraid youll just have to put up with what little I've cobbled together on the site. Yep, it seems like a good idea, I'm just not sure where I'm going to put it.

Er, Buzz Knight, thats not quite right, if you right click a quest in the quest list (on the right hand side) to mark it as complete it it will offer you the opportunity to mark all its parent quests as complete too. I havent implemented that on the smaller information page though, which I presume is what your referring to. I thought I'd leave that one as just a toggle which is greyed out if the quest requirements arent complete, I'm not quite sure why I did it that way, so if you think its important that I change that I'll consider it. I think it was to do with the fact that you cant see whats going on underneath it.

bored321 Well as I said, that would be great, but as i dont know how to program in any of those languages unfortunately not possible. But as far as updating it when a new quest comes out, all you have to do is open the options panel and click the update quests button and itll go fetch new data for you (once I've encoded it at least), that shouldnt be a problem Of course if anyone here knows enough Java/Javascript and Visual Basic to be able to convert it I'd be quite content to share my source code.

Probably not Ixindor. I wrote this program cos I'd started a new character and wanted to know what quests to do and what skills to train to do em. I also get a bit of use from it just messing around and seeing how the quests all fit together. If you only have four quests left to do itll be of limited use to you. Mind you, if you wouldnt mind downloading it to check if it works and give it a quick look around that would however help me with my Beta Testing

Crunchbag >>>I downloaded and installed. On the first run, it crashed out after attempting to retrieve my stats but I think this was down to Norton blocking the connection as it worked fine on the second run, after I allowed it to connect to the internet. Yep that sounds like Norton to me :) >>>Its a pretty nice program, though it definitely still needs some work. Some of my thoughts: >>>- Could make it clearer, perhaps with a dialog on first run, that right click can be used to quickly mark quests complete OK Not sure quite what you mean here, but tell me a little more about what you'd expect and I'll get right on it. >>>- A "cleared all" button would be nice Cleared all what? There is a Show all Hide all button, or do you mean a completed all quests button so that if you've done most of the quests you can click it and then mark ones you haven't done as incomplete? If so that's not a bad idea at all, and I'll have a look at where I can fit it into the interface - that's half the problem I've had with this program, theres just so much stuff to fit in which is why it takes so much screen size. >>>- It would be good if it could better handle quests that are completed without the required stats (ie with potion) That's a really good point and not something I'd considered, I'd also better look into handling any parts which can be done with an assist. >>>- A choice of resolutions would be good but that isn't a big deal That's the big one :) I'll talk more about it further down >>>-The installer seemed reluctant to install into subdirectories. Not sure if theres anything I can do about that, its the standard Visual Basic installer package which I get very few options with. There is a scripted installer creator called NSIS which I've used before but its very complicated and dealing with shared files has to be scripted very carefully. I will almost certainly use it for the final release but hopefully people wont mind if I stick with the standard one for the moment. You can after all simply move the directory about manually should you choose to. >>>Otherwise, a very nice program :thumbsup:! I'm looking forward to future releases. Thanks really appreciate the response. "AWCADDET" >>>It ran first time (yay) >>>I really like it, it is a unique take to the whole quest management, placing it on this spider web makes it very easy to navigate. Whoot, so glad its not in a state where its working on pretty much everyones systems first time >>>The size is a bit of a tricky one to work with I guess, however if at all possible, perhaps make it auto detect screen resolution and draw to that area? (I don't know how this was coded, so I can't say much) I'm fine with scrollbar and all, I just found them to be really sluggish (Much unlike the one for the quest list, which glides effortlessly for me) This as I mentioned above is the big one. It really does need to be resizable. I had a quick look at what I would need to do to sort that out and it's a mammoth task. There are limited places I can cut area off, I can do things such as reducing the fonts on the quest list, losing width on the quest list, shrinking the circle, but getting them to all work in sync is quite tricky. I'd love to get it working but I'm leaving it for version 2. At the moment I'm just concentrating on getting every bug out of the current system. >>>I don't know if this is a bug or if its intended, but when I click on an icon in the little circle, and select Completed, it ends up in the completed quests box, however when I click it again/or right click (to make it uncompleted) it hops over to the left side of the big circle? That sounds like a bug to me, can you tell me which quest it was and I'll see if I can duplicate it. >>>And I don't know if this is a problem my end (Because of my custom theme) or if its in the application itself, but I find the green a tad difficult to read on such a light background (If its my problem, sorry) Not sure whats happening there. It should be independant of your system palette, but i'll go back and check. It should definately not be that colour, it should be a nice black so you can easily read the green, let me know if you see the same thing happening elsewhere. >>>But yeah, I really like it, and I noticed the sound it makes when moving something around :P >>>The XP/Skill reward pages are great as well, simply because it is so easy to read. >>>Awesome job :D Thanks so much for your help. It's really good to get such constructive critisism, and i'm really chuffed you all like it.

******************************************************************************************************************************************** * *................................................ Version 0.1 Now Up * ******************************************************************************************************************************************** Ok new version is now up on the website which solves the problem with the Runtime Error 380, which was caused by it incorrectly calculating the change values for the scrollbars when the screen was smaller than the window size. Its quite viewable on 1280x960, theres only a tiny amount of the quest list missing off the right hand side, but it does include the scroll bar for the quest list. Im afraid those on smaller screen will just have to use the bottom scroll bar. That scroll bar by the way wil not be part of the final version, it's just a cludge I added to allow my husband to use the application on his laptop. I've also fixed the problem with the Save option, it wasn't correctly creating a Profiles directory, but it does now :) And I've added some code to allow you to type in your character name and just tap return instead of hitting the GET STATS button as requested. Good idea that one. >>>This is a great idea, but doesnt tip.it already have one of these already? Im probably mistaken but whatever. No, i dont believe it does, there are plenty of quest guides but nothing to help you organise the information in them such as what skills might be best for you to train or how the quests link up together. I could be wrong, but I've never seen one anywhere.

OK THanks for all the info so far, i'll get a new version rolling as son as i can there's a quick work around to the SAVING problem, I forgot (apparently) to add a routine to create a profiles directory. I will add it for the next version but you can simply go to the programs directory and create a subdirectory called "Profiles" and that should sort that one out. And thanks Scorpion Pit, thanks to your help ive now tracked down the runtime error 380, shouldnt be long before i have a solution

What about before the error message?

Oh and heres some larger screenshots for those asking for them [hide=Screenshots]Quest View Skills View Rewards View [/hide]

faiyaz101 - I'll need a little more detail, if you wouldnt mind. In which way is the save function flawed and is there anything in common happening at the times when its shutting down unexpectedly?

OK A version that should hopefully trap the Runtime Error 380 a little (or at least narrow down for me where its likely to be) is now up on the website Its just below the normal download link, called QuestorMSGBOX.zip If you could download it and let me know which is the last message box you get before it recieves the error. I'll get onto fixing that Has anyone who recieved that error got a smaller screensize than I've recommended?

Thanks for the really positive responses. Sorry, I dont know nearly enough php to code this in it. I've got very little experience in web based programming. Although I do think you are right and this would be a good direction to take the project in. Glad to see the virus checkers results youve posted :) I'll look into the runtime error you got, its an invalid property value it'll take me a while to work out why that's coming up for you and not me and I'm not sure quite how to trap it to find out where its occuring. I'll probably have to make a version with a whole bunch of msg boxes marking out each of the setup routines. I'll shout once thatsdone and then if Pyromancer could download the new version and give me the results I'd be very grateful. Incidentally, dont worry at all about being cautious thats exactly the right attitude to take. There always people about who have either high security system who can try it out in sand boxes to check first or people with less care of their computers than you might who are willing to restore their system if it goes wrong. Hopefully people will start to feel a little more confident about it now, but as always if in doubt dont download.

Oh and heres a few screenshots so you can see roughly what its like.... The main Quest View The Skills View The Rewards View

******************************************NOTE TO MODS****************************************** If not 100% sure if this sort of post is allowed, I have re read the rules of the forum and have found no mention about offering software such as skill calculators so I assume I am allowed to but if this sort of post isn't allowed and I have missed a rule about it please lock this thread for me. **************************************************************************************************** Hi Folks, I'm looking to get people to help me Beta Test a program I've written. Its a Runescape Quest Calculator designed to help people organise information about Runescape members quests. I'm looking for people running windows as it's a Visual Basic program. You'll need to have quite a large screen resolution (at least 1350x850) as visually is quite big. It should run on anything from Windows 98 onwards. You'll also need to have a reasonably stable system (not virus ridden) and be willing to write detailed descriptions of any errors you find. The program is available for download at http://www.RSQuestor.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Obviously this is an executable file so you should be aware of security, and have reasonable good virus protection for your own safety, it is free of all viruses, but of course at this stage you only have my word for that :) If you are at all worried, don't download it.The site above contains information on how to use the program and I'd really appreciate any help anyone can give me in testing it. Plus of course, you'll be the first to have a chance to try out what I believe is currently the ONLY Runescape Quest Calculator. If you would like to participate please go to the link above and download the zip file, extract and run the setup[Caution: Executable File] file and follow the installation packages instruction, then please post here to let me know you've done so. Please include in your first post, what windows system you're running, very basic computer specs such as how fast your computer is, what graphics card, ram. It's also very important for you to post whether or not the program ran first time for you and if not what the error and error code (a number which should appear in the message box reporting the error) you received. At the point we can go on from there to discuss any bugs you find and any aspects of the program that you'd like to see improved and/or work differently. Your help is much appreciated. EDIT : You'll probably need to close Swift Kit during the installation if you use it as it uses the same VB Module as my program.

Hi, I thought I'd join this thread since it's a subject close to my heart. I believe in polyamory, many loves. To me love is infinite, and thus can be split many times without diminishing it. I cannot see anything morally wrong with it, perhaps a good way of looking at it, is to consider how easy it is to love both chocolate and vanilla ice cream. There just isn't a conflict there. Bit of background, I am a gay man, I have a husband, and at the moment that is the only relationship I am in. I have previously had other boyfriends concurrent to my marriage. My husband has also had a girlfriend concurrent to my marriage and also concurrent to one of my boyfriends. So it gets complex, and sure, for some people I'm sure it would be too much to deal with. But I love that complexity. Jealousy for me is not a problem. I love seeing my husband happy, and also often need time to myself, so I don't mind at all that he goes out with other people, as long as he's happy that makes me happy, I only want the best for him. My husband however does have a little problem with jealousy. It's not much though, and its certainly no different to the jealousy I've seen in normal couples who don't practice polyamory. Other than that we have no other significant problems different to any couple. The key to it all is good communication, like any relationship. As long as there is clear communication about what is going on between all parts of the relationship there tends to be no problems.

China would totally hand America it's [wagon] on a plate, 700 million soldiers compared to a population of 300 million. Your technologies aren't that dissimilar, its not a case like Iraq. America would be toast.