Gadget Update

The Window (sidebar) gadget has been updated to fix a bug which causes it to retrieve your stats from the website every second. Also full Windows 7 compatibilty has been added. Please update it if you have it running! (http://whatpulse.org/downloads/)

Dynamic Images

Since the former WSI went offline, people have been asking WhatPulse to host the forum images. Unfortunately, we have not been able to do so, until now.

A new section on the website called ’Dynamic Images’ has gone online. Here, you can create a dynamic image (with drag and drop ease) with your statistics on in. After you’ve created an image, you can use it on a forum signature, on your website, basically anywhere you can please an image on.

Read about how to get started on our brand new wiki: http://whatpulse.org/wiki/Dynamic_Images

Knowledge Base replacement

I already used the url above; we are replacing the current knowledge base with a wiki.

This way, you (yes you!) can contribute to the overall documentation of WhatPulse and help new users to get around better. Go ahead and take a look on http://whatpulse.org/wiki, see if there’s something you’d like to write about!

Twitter

Twitter has become a hugely popular service and requests for tweeting WhatPulse stats are growing as well. This is why there is a new page in the control center where you can configure periodic tweets of your stats! If you’re using twitter, check it out at http://whatpulse.org/my/twitter/

Speaking of twitter, WhatPulse has its own twitter account (http://twitter.com/whatpulse). We will use it for everything to report pretty much everything (website downtime, minor new features, etc) coming down the path.

Bug tracking / feature requests

There have been quite a few different bug and feature trackers used in the history of WhatPulse. A few months ago, we switched to redmine and are convinced this one will stick. 😉

Robbie (Windows developer) has requested a storm for improvement ideas for the windows client, he is working hard to release version 1.7 as a christmas present. Ifyou have an idea, please report it on http://redmine.whatpulse.org/projects/show/windows!

That’s it for now, untill next time!

The client has the basic features you’d want, and there will be updates along the line to get it up to speed with the features of the other clients.

It has been tested on several Linux distros and found to be capable of running on the latest mainstream ones.

There are two binaries for your downloading pleasure, a dynamic and a static (Qt) linked one. You will need at least Qt 4.5.0 (http://www.qtsoftware.com/downloads) to be able to run the dynamic linked one.

To organize things a little better I have set up a redmine tracker for reporting bugs/feature requests.

Here’s the changelog:

Enhanced: ’Pulse timed out’ message box now displays more information.

Enhanced: Changed all ’Check for Updates’ references to ’Version Checker’/’Check Version’.

Enhanced: Installer attempts to shutdown WhatPulse during install.

Fixed: Version checker giving wrong version update details.

Fixed: Removed ”state.m_iPulseEveryHours: ’0’” popup box.

Fixed: Multiple issues with Check for Update/Distance settings.

Fixed: Selecting tabs in settings took focus from the window.

Fixed: Close button was not enabled after successful registration.

Fixed: Closing login window with Alt+F4 now removes data.

Fixed: Only one ’Pulse Timed Out’ message will open until OK is clicked.

Thanks to c-smith, you can now find a WhatPulse application here: http://apps.facebook.com/whatpulseapp/

For questions or additions, use the forums

After a turbulent release of 1.6, 1.6.2 is now on the market. Here’s the changelog:

Enhancements:

For developers: Added option to export Key Frequencies as XML.

When upgrading from 1.6 to 1.6.2, keys, clicks, distance and settings will remain.

Removed popup when opening Pulse Log if Pulse Log doesn’t exist.

Changed tray menu balloon to multi-line.

Added ability to change between two ports: 80 and 3490 (Also fixes Pulsing/connection issues).

’Logoff User’ now removes all data files.

Changed ’Check for Updates’ dialogue slightly (makes it more clear that it is a notification not an updater).

Added ’Set Default Values’ for skin settings.

Skin settings automatically revert to default if for some reason they all go blank.

All dialogue windows now show in taskbar.

Settings now save on Windows shutdown.

Pulses time-out after 30 seconds.

All dialogue windows now only open one instance.

Changed the way saving Key Frequency exports is done (automatically enters name and file type into save dialogue).

WhatPulse.xml is now stored in the same location as the .wpw files (Defaults to %APPDATA%\WhatPulse).

Other Fixes:

Fixed bug where tray menu would display ”Pulse! (Auto -2147483648 s).”

Fixed tab order in Program Settings dialog.

Fixed issue of WhatPulse? pulsing when an hour timer is set.

Fixed pulse timer not going over 1 hour.

Login Window:

Now shows in taskbar.

Tab order changed.

Added exit option.

Fixed: Button enable/disable issues.

Fixed: Dropdown box is now better sized and operates properly.

Fixed: Proxy Setting issues.

Many other small fixes.