I have released version 2.0 of Phynchronicity, my GUI for Fink. Phynchronicity aims to make Fink easy to use. Unlike other GUI tools for Fink, it does not overwhelm you with options. Instead, with a simple three-pane interface, it lets you get started doing what you want to do--finding, installing, and removing packages.
Phynchronicity is shareware, a universal binary, and requires Mac OS X 10.4 to run. A 30-day demo is available from http://www.codebykevin.com/phynchronicity.html. Version 2.0 is a major update with significant improvements in ease-of-use: * On first launch, configure settings without registration screen popping up. * Tree widget now scrolls correctly. * Software update now lists changes. * Added "Contact Code by Kevin" function to improve user support. * Update to latest versions of Tcl/Tk 8.4.16, which include numerous updates and bug fixes. * All tree and table items return data with a single click. * Searching and sorting information is now much faster; the list of packages is cached and updates by calling Fink only when a package is removed or added. * When installing a package, user stays in the same table view when the installation is done; it no longer pulls away to the updated list of packages. * The progress bar and beep are only called during long-running processes (installing, removing, upgrading packages). Simple or quick processes (fetching info, filtering by category) simply display the proper data. * UI improvements: Standard Mac toolbar, standard Mac search field, three-pane layout, integration of installed packages with main table view. More intuitive and simple to use. * Live resizing of window view. * Expanded documentation: now includes an introduction to Fink as well as documentation on Phynchronicity. -- Kevin Walzer Code by Kevin http://www.codebykevin.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
