Giggig Blog http://giggig.co.uk/blog Just another WordPress site Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:03:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Web Dev 5! http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=24 http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=24#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:03:25 +0000 jamie http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=24 Work is currently underway for Giggig Web Dev 5. The total new version of Web Dev, re-written from scratch in C++, we have just about confirmed the new User Interface, and will be releasing screenshots and a non-functional preview release soon!

As soon as the User Interface design is complete and we have fully implemented the Auto-Updater we will release our preview release 5.0.0.1 (Pre Alpha 1). We are keen to get your feedback and feature requests in now, to help make the next version of Web Dev the best ever! So what new feature are you most looking foward to?:

  • WordPress Theme editor
  • Web App Installer
  • Code Folding
  • Theme + Code Snippet Marketplace
  • Built in FTP Support (Implemented as plugin)
  • Plugin Support
  • Online Learning Center
  • Multiple document editing support via tabbed interface
  • Dockable pannels
  • Visual CSS Editor

We hope to implement features in order of popularity so you get access to them sooner in our preview releases. Keep an eye on this blog and our twitter stream for release anouncements.

]]> http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?feed=rss2&p=24 0 Web Dev Development Update http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=20 http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=20#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:49:43 +0000 jamie http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=20 Well the development of Giggig Web Dev version 5 is underway. I am currently using wxWidgets to create a cross platform GUI for Web Dev, and hope to move to the WebKit rendering engine (used by Apple’s Safari Browser) to render our content.

I hope to release a preview build soon (mid August?) for all platforms (Windows, Windows x64, Linux, OS X), I think that this first release will only showcase the GUI, as not much more is done yet. If you are interested in development or have experience with C++ please don’t hesitate to get involved for information email me [webmaster [at] giggigNOSPAM [dot] co [dot] uk].

I also hope to mimic the Mozilla Firefox About box and Update box (from the good old classic version 3).

 

]]> http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?feed=rss2&p=20 0 A Word on Web Dev http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=17 http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=17#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:56:35 +0000 jamie http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=17 Today I am announcing Web Dev version 5, even though we never reached an out of beta version 4, no I am not inflating version numbers like Mozilla. I am totally scrapping the current code base, and starting again from scratch. This time it will be written in C++ instead of C#, primarily for performance reasons but also for cross compatibility.

I will however not initially be open sourcing the project like version 4, instead I will build in a plugin architecture, allowing 3rd partie developers to extend the functionality of Web Dev. And then if enough people request for me to, I may choose to release the source code.

I am planning lots of changes for version 5, that I hope you will like including:

  • Cross Platform compatibility
  • Web Kit/Geko based rendering engine (not yet decided which)
  • Plugin Architecture (probabbly initially windows only, later cross platform)
  • Better compliance with user profiles (Windows only)
  • Template Store
  • Ribbon or Menu or both interface, user selectable.
  • And much, much more. Stay tuned!

I would really apreciate your feed back, and feature requests. Please contact me webmaster [ a t ] giggig [ d o t] co [ d o t ] uk.

Thanks

]]> http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?feed=rss2&p=17 0 Giggig OS http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=15 http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=15#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:52:57 +0000 jamie http://jamie.giggig.co.uk/?p=15 Today I announce the development of Giggig OS, whilst there is no way that this will become a full production Operating Sytem, it still remains a fun little educational project for developers to colaborate on. To download a copy of Giggig OS, visit http://download.giggig.co.uk/software/OS/.

Source code will not be avaliable publically.

]]> http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?feed=rss2&p=15 0 Giggig Web Cart http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=12 http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=12#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:50:48 +0000 jamie http://jamie.giggig.co.uk/?p=12 This is a follow up from my previous post My public (and slightly geeky) ToDo list. I have decided to begin work on my upcoming open source online e-commerce system. If you are interested in helping out with the development please email webmaster@giggig.co.uk for more information.

I would like to include the following feathers and would much appreciate your feedback on these features:
Multi-Currency Support, Multi-Language, Product Text and Video Reviews, 5 Star rating system, User customizable Templates, Integrated with our Business and Developer suites, Coupon Code System and Downloadable items.

I will soon be opening a bug tracker, pre-alpha downloads and development forum, please check back soon.

]]> http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?feed=rss2&p=12 0 My Public (and slightly geeky) ToDo list http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=7 http://giggig.co.uk/blog/?p=7#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:51:38 +0000 jamie http://jamie.giggig.co.uk/?p=7 First can I start by saying that this is my public ToDo List and is not an example of further blog posts in this blog. I intend to use this small corner of the web to collect my thoughts, inform others, educate and progress my self and my projects.

1. Write a Point of Sale System

2. Bring Web Dev to alpha

3. Write a hello world boot loader – Have done, see Giggig OS

4. Write a linux distro

5. write a educational network management solution

6. Write a online e-commerce system linking with social networking

7. Learn a solid foundation of programming ready to add more new syntaxes to

8. Write a native linux application

9. Write a mono supported application for Windows, Mac and Linux

10. Play with FreeBSD / OpenBSD

11. Try moving to linux for a month.

12. Try the bing month – I am now using Bing as my primary Search Engine

NOTE: Will expand on each point soon.

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