Morthawt Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Is the beta version of Autoit stable? I notice there are a few UDF cropping up that require the beta and so I was wondering are people already using the beta for their scripting? Is it stable enough? Also are there any ideas on how long it will be before the new version goes final? Free and easy Autoit scripting video tutorials (plus more videos always coming!) General video tutorials, especially correct and safe TeamSpeak permissions tutorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted October 1, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2013 Morthawt,Beta versions are, by definition, not entirely stable - so the short answer to your question would have to be "No". But I have been running the Betas as soon as they are released (and sometimes a little before as well! ) and there seem to be few problems with the current one. As you can run the Beta alongside the last release version without causing any difficulties at all (SciTE4AutoIt3 even develops a whole new set of menu options to distinguish between them) I would suggest doing that and trying it out for yourself - besides the more people who use the Beta the better workout it gets and the more stable will be the final release. And as to when that will be....only Jon knows. But I do not think it is too far off. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morthawt Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 I did test it out for a short time and was impressed with the whole variable for function calling. But I got into a mess when i was using the swap tool to swap from beta to release but I could tell no difference, then it got screwed up and wouldn't swap to the release version and everything was all messed up. Tidy would constantly crash. I figured it would be just something I did relating to swapping from one to another perhaps? Nice, I hope it is soon. I love autoit so much because I have no patience to learn a massive high level programming language, so when I know there is a new version coming soon it is like a kid waiting for christmas to come lol. Free and easy Autoit scripting video tutorials (plus more videos always coming!) General video tutorials, especially correct and safe TeamSpeak permissions tutorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted October 1, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2013 Morthawt, But I got into a mess when i was using the swap tool to swap from beta to releaseWhat "swap tool"? And why on earth do you need one? When you install the Beta it goes into a separate subfolder within the main AutoIt folder and there is no interaction at all between the 2 installations. As I mentioned, SciTE4AutoIt3 creates a whole raft of new menu items so that you can choose which of them to use. If you do find problems with the associated tools, then I suggest you download the Beta versions from here - Jos does a excellent job in keeping them up-to-date to match the new Betas. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morthawt Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 There is a some kind of a swap tool that comes when you install the beta. The context menus in windows change and everything I think because it was all screwed up in the end and locked on to the beta version and it wouldn't swap back. That coupled with the tidy crashes just made me uninstall all of autoit and scite and reinstall. Free and easy Autoit scripting video tutorials (plus more videos always coming!) General video tutorials, especially correct and safe TeamSpeak permissions tutorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted October 1, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2013 Morthawt, There is a some kind of a swap tool that comes when you install the betaNews to me. As I explained above, the Beta just installs itself in a subfolder of the main AutoIt installation. There is certainly no added "swap tool" that i have ever seen or heard of - and my context menus stay just as they were. Can you be more specific? What is this tool called? How do you use it? What does it do? And do you carry out a standard install using the files available from this site or do you do some sort of personalised version? M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morthawt Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Beta\AutoIt3.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Beta\Extras\Toggle AU3 beta.au3" I was using that back and forth and some how it screwed me all up so it put me off continuing with the beta. Free and easy Autoit scripting video tutorials (plus more videos always coming!) General video tutorials, especially correct and safe TeamSpeak permissions tutorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted October 1, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2013 Morthawt,Thanks for pointing that out - I had never even seen it before. You never stop learning. But as I said, why bother with it when SciTE4AutoIt3 allows you to use both release and beta versions with no "switching" required? I have been running Betas for many years without ever needing this "switch tool" and never had any problems getting "locked" into one version. So why not install the full SciTE package and try for yourself. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morthawt Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 True, I only used it because the first thing I did was check the startmenu for anything new. Free and easy Autoit scripting video tutorials (plus more videos always coming!) General video tutorials, especially correct and safe TeamSpeak permissions tutorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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