eXpresser v0-1053

The latest version of the system (v0-1053) now includes a mock-up of ‘resource allocation’. Each colour now has a numeric limit. By default this is 10 per colour. Once this number of basic blocks of that colour have been used up, blocks are no longer painted using that colour but instead are shown with a [...]

eXpresser v0-990

The latest release of the system is now version 0-990. Here is a brief description of the updated and new features: The slow-down experienced in earlier versions is not so noticeable. This is due to the fact that patterns really are made out of constituent shapes now rather than spoofing them. Configuration files can be [...]

eXpresser v0.25

Release v0.25 of the MiGen System software is now available. The issues that this addresses largely do not affect the user interface but do affect the performance of the software. In particular, this release addresses the serious memory leak that was in Release v0.24 that lead to slow down after continued use. Other minor changes [...]

eXpresser v0.24

Release v0.24 of the system is now available. This provides several small improvements over Release v0.23. Specifically: Newly-created single blocks are selected by default once they are created. The clone/slave functionality has now been more accurated named copy/link-copy. These use the same icons. Can now ‘unpattern’ which replaces a pattern with the original shape on [...]

eXpresser v0.23

Release v0.23 of the system provides a significantly different user interface to the previous release. The interface is a lot more consistent with typical GUIs, providing a small toolbar of icons as well as access to (most of) the functionality through menu items. All tools have corresponding control-key shortcuts (see the annotations in the menus). [...]

eXpresser v0.22

Release v0.22 of the system provides the following new features: Shapes can now be grouped and ungrouped. As expected, these groups can be used as a basis for patterns. Shapes can be cloned (an independent copy) or ‘slaved’ in which case changes to either the original or new object are reflected in the other. ‘Select [...]