<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif;font-size:10pt"><div>>Google has some truly horrifying results for ktechlab these days,<br>
> especially considering all the bugs I introduced into the code recently. =0<br>><br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.itschool.gov.in/Website_k_tech/.../K-Tech_Module_Eng.pdf">www.itschool.gov.in/Website_k_tech/.../K-Tech_Module_Eng.pdf</a></span><br><br>I think this is the link you meant:<br><br><span>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.itschool.gov.in/Website_k_tech/Eng/K-Tech_Module_Eng.pdf">http://www.itschool.gov.in/Website_k_tech/Eng/K-Tech_Module_Eng.pdf</a></span></div><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Alan Grimes <agrimes@speakeasy.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> ktechlab-devel@lists.sourceforge.net<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, 9 October, 2009 21:43:33<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Ktechlab-devel] I googled recent pages with ktechlab<br></font><br>Google has some truly horrifying results for ktechlab these days,<br>especially considering all the bugs I introduced into the code recently. =0<br><br><span><a target="_blank"
href="http://www.itschool.gov.in/Website_k_tech/.../K-Tech_Module_Eng.pdf">www.itschool.gov.in/Website_k_tech/.../K-Tech_Module_Eng.pdf</a></span><br><br>EEK!!!<br><br>I took another stab at fixing diode today, no luck. =(<br><br>The nodes and connectors code is firming up nicely, I added many inline<br>comments. The biggest open issue is the code which governs the placement<br>of junctions... The current code causes many *interesting* side effects. =\<br><br>Speaking of currents, I think the connector code is good enough to start<br>taking a more serious look at resolving the issues with the calculation<br>of currents. I would suggest a procedure of disabling most of the code<br>except code which transfers information directly from the engine. So for<br>currents you would either get a correct value or "unknown". From there,<br>it shouldn't be that unreasonable to design algorithms which correctly<br>resolve unknown values from known values and fill in
at least 90% of the<br>values that are currently wrong. =(<br><br>Given that people actually use this crap, I think we have a<br>responsibility to try to stabilize what we have right now and focus on<br>regressions and deliver the best ktechlab ever...<br><br>On the other hand, it might be possible to solicit funding for further<br>development on the project.<br><br>Here's a reply I got to a blog post I commented on a few months ago:<br><br>########################<br>For AlonzoTG<br>On July 4th, 2009 LucaT (not verified) says:<br><br>Hello Alonzo,<br>you say that you are the current main developer of Ktechlab so i hope<br>that you can address some serious issues that IMO are slowing down the<br>adoption of this excellent piece of software that we call ktechlab.<br>Before adding new functionalities i think there are stability problems<br>to be addressed.<br>I use the precompiled RPM of Mandriva 2009 and ktechlab sometimes<br>crashes without warning, i
also have some friends who use Gentoo and<br>compile it by themselves who experience the same kind of stability<br>issues. The same stability problems have been observed by other people<br>that i know using different distros and ktechlab's versions.<br><br>Do you experience them too? Because it is pretty bothering to spend time<br>connecting components together and then lose all your work for a sudden<br>and unexpected crash. This is the main reason that keeps me away from<br>ktechlab. It is a very good simulator and it is a shame that it keeps<br>crashing when you less expect it.<br><br>It would be great to see it used in schools but until it is not stable<br>enough to be usable i doubt anyone will adopt it.<br><br>Adding new functions is cool... but if the software keeps crashing no<br>one will really use it. Also... i have noticed that disabling the<br>simulation while building the circuit prevents most crashes... why does<br>ktechlab start with
simulation enabled by default?<br><br>Thank you,<br>Luca<br><br>######################################<br><br>Jeez! I'm shocked that current animation still kinda works cuz I'd been<br>unaware of that feature, after all this time even! =P<br><br><br>-- <br>New president: Here we go again...<br>Chemistry.com: A total rip-off.<br>Powers are not rights.<br><br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA<br>is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your<br>developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay <br>ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now!<br><a href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference" target="_blank">http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ktechlab-devel mailing list<br><a
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