XYplorer Beta Club

Could you add a command under the help menu which would check your TV3 version with the latest released version and would then optionally download latest copy if you are behind?

Frankly, I have no idea how to do this...

admin wrote:Frankly, I have no idea how to do this...

You mean checking the version? I guess all it needs is a file with the latest version number on the server. TV3 just reads that file and compare with its own version number....

You could even use the "Latest official release" on the main page of TV3 site to check, so no need to create/update a new file.

Yep, that would work. But I don't think I will do it. Don't like it.

admin wrote:Yep, that would work. But I don't think I will do it. Don't like it.

Up to you. I don' t really care, as I guess such a feature would not work for beta versions and I'm always using the latest beta so....
(plus I come over here pretty often )

A very unintrusive way to implement this feature is to simply have a "Check for Update" menu option off the Help menu. When selected, this menu option submits a URL to the system-default browser. Part of the URL string sent is the version and build of the application in use at the time. (For example, the string sent by the application PurgeIE Pro is "http://www.purgeie.com/verpurgpro.php?ver=3.02&bld=124").

The web server compares the version in the requested URL string to the most recent version available, and says either something like "You have the most recent version", or "An update is available", or "Error 404 -- I don't feel like implementing this feature".

pissant wrote:The web server compares the version in the requested URL string to the most recent version available...

Yes, but I still would have to inform the webserver about the latest version each time I upload (almost every day); or I would have to write a PHP script that parses the forum pages... I'm not that bored at the moment.

It wouldn't be every day if it only checked for release versions (not betas/nightlies).

pissant wrote:It wouldn't be every day if it only checked for release versions (not betas/nightlies).

OK, in that case it could be done. But what's the big advantage? Why can't one simply surf to the website and look at the current version number?

It just makes it easier for the user. Instead of finding out what version is currently being used, remembering the version number, then going to the site and checking to see if a newer version is available, they could just select Tools > Check for new version, and it would be obvious either way (update available or not).

It's no big deal, just a "value-added" sort of thing. Just a nice touch.

I have trackerv3.com set up in WebSite-Watcher, so to me, it's no big deal either way.

The value has been added.