File/Picture Chooser Widgets available for Windows XP

[Bob Warren]

Thanks to your valuable feedback, I now know what tasks are immediately 
ahead in order to make the widgets acceptable for your use. I'll be 
going offline for a while now to concentrate on getting these things 
sorted out as soon as possible, and I'll let you know as soon as the 
widgets are hopefully "ready" again.

My aim for #1 is to give Windows XP users a simple, stable and 
acceptable pair of widgets. This involves:

1) Getting rid of "Ken's bug" so that on computers where it appears the 
user has no further trouble either running the widgets or altering the 
INI parameters effectively.

2) Minimizing all "flashing" effects which are particularly apparent on 
slower machines.

3) Allowing the operator to re-size the widgets manually, and to move 
the central division between the left and right panes.

4) Removing the last picture previewed when the operator clicks on the 
folders list in the left pane.

4) Eliminating the functions of keys which do not lead to a useful result.

5) Important "etceteras" as they arise.

My aim for #2 is to incorporate improvements suggested by Alex and 
others, and some of my own. For example, I have already paved the way 
for allowing the user to include his own background picture (usually 
some coloured pattern): this would also involve allowing the user to 
alter the colour of the text, to provide a satisfactory contrast.

As soon as I finish #1 for Windows XP, I will begin work on #1 for 
Linux, simultaneously working on #2 for Windows. Quite possibly, when #1 
for Linux is ready, much of the work achieved on #2 for Windows can be 
transferred immediately to Linux. Finally, I can arrange for #2 of Linux 
to be adapted to MAC (or another option would be to arrange the adaption 
of #1 to MAC as soon as it is ready, and then do #2 afterwards).

I'll probably be back online again if I need help over the technical 
aspects.

Regards,
Bob