The Windows JJ client was updated to 1.04 tonight. A few minor bugs were fixed and background color was added to journal entries. There are a few bugs left with the color code, but it seems quite usable. White is considered the transparent color. If you want your entry to match whatever the background color is for your journal (the theme), then use white.
The version of just jounral released on the 21st was a minor bugfix release. It did add additional music players to music sense. Music sense also runs automatically now when you begin a post.
The next release will feature colored backgrounds and more goodies.
We had a bit of unexpected downtime today. Our webserver rebooted at 7:18am this morning (EST). I'm still looking into the cause of the downtime, although the logs appear clean.
If you do not have the .NET framework 1.1, you can download it from microsoft at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en
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The JJ windows client source code has been release under the GNU GPL license. This code was based on other GPL code and therefore it was also licensed under gpl. The java source for the server continues to be licensed under the BSD license.
The code is written in C# using Visual Studio 2003. The code should compile in the new Visual Studio 2005. Since the express edition does not include an installer project template, i have not used it for the build. Also, more people have the .net 1.1 runtime at this time.
I will eventually import this code into cvs.
The java client is in CVS now on source forge. I am not maintaining that code, but an alpha release is on the web.
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Just Journal for Windows 1.0 has been released. This client allows you to post journal entries from your windows based PC without coming to this site. You still must be on the internet to use the software. Future versions will let you write offline and post online.
The release version fixes quite a few bugs from alpha 3. Bold, Italic and Underline now work with ctrl + b, ctrl + i, and ctrl + u respectively. There is now an options screen which lets you disable auto login once its set. Music is detected with winamp 1.0, Windows media player 9 or 10 with the blogging plugin installed (from microsoft.com), or older versions of Music Match. Location and security settings are saved between posts so you won't need to change them constantly. Mood lists work now from the server.
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If you used to have a live journal account, you may appreciate this.
http://fawx.com/ljArchive/
It allows you to archive your entries to your computer. Its open source so i may find a way to set it to import entries into JJ. I'm hoping I can do this for people migrating.
You can auto detect the music using the sense button in the latest experimental JJ client. It will be released later today.
You must get the windows media blogging plugin for this to work. You can download it at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/wm_create.mspx
I upgraded the server version a few days ago to fix the bug earlier reported with the friends page and others not displaying without a login.
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I'm happy to announce the second release of the just journal windows client. Alpha 2 adds the following features:
Saves your username and password
Automatic logins
New login form thats smaller and easier to use on older/small monitors.
Now minimizes to the system tray (by the clock). You can double click on the icon to create a new journal entry or right click to see a menu with several options.
About screen with version information
Problem where the program keeps running if you hit the X to close the post window is resolved. (tray icon)
Known bugs:
Mood list does not have anything in it. This information must be downloaded from the site and I haven't upgraded the server code to handle it yet.
Annoying message box pops up after posting an entry. This is for debugging. If it says something like JJ.UPDATE.OK it means your post should be on the site.
Allow comments and emails check boxes don't do anything. This is a server side problem as well. I'm investigating the problem. A possible patch is ready and I'll be testing it in the next few days.
Entry is marked as html output and is not auto formatted. Server side issue as well. Working on a fix.
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I released a new version of JJ on the server last night. It fixed some problems with logins, but also introduced a new bug where journals are only viewable when logged in. I've got a patch ready and will install it later.
I did fix everything but the friends page.
I have an SSL test certificate installed. You can use the site at https://www.justjournal.com/ during the testing period if you would prefer to have secure logins, etc. The site will act slower under ssl and i'd probably just setup logins to handle ssl in the future if i keep ssl.
Just noticed some problems with comments. I'll look at the code tonight and try to figure out the regression error.
Hmm.. quick bug list.
New theme Modern has a spacing problem that hides the logged in user.
login page has an extra character in the menu causing odd whitespace.
Missing footer on login page.
Maybe add mini calendar.
Favorites still don't work.
Last night I installed a new version of the just journal software on the server. It fixed several bugs and even added a few new features.
I also added a new theme to the site called Modern.
The hard drive failed on this server eariler this month. The site was restored last friday to its state in late august. The database backup from around the 8th of this month was corrupt. I'm trying to salvage some of the data and re-import it into the site.
The server was brand new and contained a seagate SATA 80 gb hard drive.
I've started planning a new backup process so individuals can back up their blogs. This is the second loss of data since just journal started two years ago. This time I had backups, but they were not correct. I had done global backups and not per database. Some binary data in another database caused the import to fail. I'm looking into alternate backup procedures which may require bring the site down monthly for full backups of the data in a binary form in addition to mysqldump and/or exports via phpmyadmin.
I just launched the new theme for just journal. I'm planning on improving the site design further in fine detail. After 2 years, it felt right to update the design.
The RSS syndication feature got an overhaul. I finally got RSS caching working. That means when you subscribe to rss feeds or live journal friends it will load much faster. Currently rss content gets updates every 24 hours. I'm hoping to make some sites update more often. News sites in particular should update every few hours.
I've also updated some of the code in the cvs repository with the recent changes. If this is greek to you, don't worry it is to most people. It might appeal to programmers.
I spent some time on the windows client tonight. I haven't looked at the source for a few months. Its not in very good shape at the moment. I want to get something that works out soon.
Subscription views are currently broken. I'm working on some new code to fix cached rss feeds. I'll try to get this fixed as soon as possible.
The source code to Just Journal is now available on http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/justjournal
Currently you can check it out of cvs. I'm planning on adding documentation, template examples, configuration files, and other required ports of just journal to the repository soon.
I just applied for a new source forge project for Just journal. If they approve it, I can have a CVS repository open for the project, bug reporter, etc.
If approved the project name will be Just Journal. :)