After having to activate an account with another server host (this one free) to be able to continue developments of the Mercury System because I do not have money for my server currently, my PC decided to not work this evening. It won't function at all. It's a 25lb paperweight with a couple of electronic lights on it. Thankfully I have a laptop which will allow me to continue working on the system with a not-so-blazing ultra-narrow-band 28.8k modem. But work continues.

I was able to reinstate the redirection method that will take you from the login screen to your pal list (assuming that your username and password credentials were correcty) directly and will not require you to click on a link after signing in. i really wanted to get this to work to make it more like an IM system which most of you would be used to using.

Tonight I also adjusted the sizes of some of the windows throughout the system because some of them were a little larger than they needed to be and they look much better at a correct size.

The other night I decided that the Pal List window and IM window were filling up with buttons and even though they were helpful there, I have moved all of them into an 'options' button that is found in the Pal List. This really helps clear up the other windows of too many buttons and organizes the options/preferences for each user. I am noticing a few other design changes to make here and there but my personal motto is "functionality before design" when it comes to programs meaning that I want to get all of the features included that I want and make certain that all of them are working before worrying about the 'cleanliness' or overall look of the system. The design is easy enough to fix up afterwards.

Also... a couple entries back I mentioned a huge problem that I had to fix and that the problem may require help in discovering the solution but I managed to fix it myself this evening. The system no longer suffers from double posts. Even when emoticons are entered.

So now progress shall continue on...on the laptop for as long as it must be that way.

progress is good!
well it seems this system is taking hard hits left and right, but at least you can still work on it, do you have any idea when it will be available?
» Morpheus on 2004-07-17 09:33:59

one more question
this program won't have to be downloaded will it? I won't be able to use it if it's a downloading only program. My computer is run by my school, so a bunch of restrictions are on this computer. Just get back to me sometime. thanks
» Morpheus on 2004-07-17 09:38:31

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