leeoniya Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 yay RC1. but... i only see the basic Unitray plugin uploaded to SF http://sourceforge.net/projects/miniserver...basic_8_0_0.exe bugs found: - when trying to start/stop either Apache or MySQL by clicking on the indicators in the Basic tray (run as program mode), nothing happens.- clicking "stop both" leaves mshta.exe running.- there's still no at-a-glance indication in the tray icon itself which shows that the server is running. you have to go to the tray menu to get to this info, which makes it much less useful. would be much better if it was done as in previous versions, update the tray icon green/red or half green/half red to indicate Apache/MySQL status. Also "restart servers" would be hugely useful, rather than clicking, stop, waiting, then start for each component independently.- every exe start forces you through the UAC prompt, i'm not sure if this can be fixed by signing the exes or whatever is done to avoid this. W7x64 thanks,leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Well, the UniTray plugin is probably not yet ready for prime time. We're still working on that piece, since it was a late addition. Your thoughts are noted. Remember, UAC is under your control, not ours. It gets activated because the servers require access to the network controls, among other things. All that you can do is change the level of UAC annoyance you want (or need). However, I agree that it can be annoying. "Restart Servers" is a good idea, but would require a redesign of the control panel (where were you during the Beta? :-) Maybe after Ric takes a break he can come up with an alternative. I suppose the real question is whether UniTray should override some of Unicontroller's actions, or be a stand-alone, or some other combination. Maybe be version 8.0.1 we can get it nailed down. Regards,BobS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 "i only see the basic Unitray plugin uploaded to SF"Had other priorities hence not all material was published. The two UniTray files have now been uploaded to SF. "bugs found:- when trying to start/stop either Apache or MySQL by clicking on the indicators in the Basic tray (run as program mode), nothing happens."Not a bug, the basic tray menu launches only the two main menus, program or service and provide server status feedback. "- clicking "stop both" leaves mshta.exe running."Again not a bug, closing either of the main menus stops msha.exe "- there's still no at-a-glance indication in the tray icon itself which shows that the server is running. you have to go to the tray menu to get to this info, which makes it much less useful. would be much better if it was done as in previous versions, update the tray icon green/red or half green/half red to indicate Apache/MySQL status. Also "restart servers" would be hugely useful, rather than clicking, stop, waiting, then start for each component independently." a ) More than one instance of Uniform Server can be run, hence it is not possible to use the tray icon itself to indicate server status. However for a single instance if you want that functionality you can tailor the design to meet your requirements. b ) "restart servers" You can easily add this functionality to both intermediate and full tray menu. "- every exe start forces you through the UAC prompt, i'm not sure if this can be fixed by signing the exes or whatever is done to avoid this."It’s impossible to circumvent this see BobS reply above. "Restart Servers" is a good idea, but would require a redesign of the control panel (where were you during the Beta? :-) Maybe after Ric takes a break he can come up with an alternative." Bob is correct both Menus and UniTray are tightly interlinked hence require a redesign. RC2 will include appropriate modifications along with new versions of UniTray that include implementations for a ) and b ) All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeoniya Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 awesome. the Full tray plugin is looking good, though i'd prefer a narrower sidebar maybe a top-bar instead, less distracting i think. Maybe once the plugins are finalized/released i'll see about hacking these into the tray: - (Re)Start Both- (Re)Start Apache- (Re)Start MySQL- Stop Both & Exit- Single-instance status indicator via tray icon using Process Explorer, i noticed a lot more stuff going on during "Stop Both" than previously. it seems to take longer to shut down Coral than Orion for some reason. thanks!leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 UniServer 8.0.0RC2-Coral released.New versions of UniTray also released. Downloads:UniServer 8.0.0RC2-CoralCoral Plugins All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeoniya Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 sweet. working well so far. i was testing the sync between the menu and the tray menu. noticed that when you click "Start Uniserver" from the tray menu, it auto-kills the regular menu if it's open. one suggestion would be to rename "Menu" to "Panel" or "Config Panel" or "Full Panel". it's strange to call it "menu" since you're already within a context menu. i still think would be useful additions: Start Tray + Start UniServer (autostart server maybe via a unitray config file/option)Stop UniServer + Exit (as a tray menu entry, maybe i can add this myself?)Restart UniServer (as a tray menu entry, maybe i can add this myself?) every day i have the same routine with my portable setup which can be simplified by adding these. routine----------------------------------------get to work, plug in portable drivestart traystart servercodestop serverstart server (restart)codestop serverstart server (restart)codestop serverexit trayunplug portable drive, leave work---------------------------------------- thanks!leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I can see why you'd want those options. As you can guess from Ric's reply, though, "it's left as an exercise for the user." :-) One question I have is, why do you need to restart the server? That's not normally necessary, unless you make changes to the server configuration files. Regular "code" (HTML XHTML, PHP, etc.) doesn't require this. At most you may only need to flush your browser cache. Regards, BobS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeoniya Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 One question I have is, why do you need to restart the server?there are times when i adjust the Apache config, MySQL config, PHP config after running load tests. it's certainly not daily but it does happen a couple times a week as i test different setup combos for various webapps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Cool. Just wanted to get a feel for the frequency. It doesn't seem to be a regular occurrence (10-15 times/day). Regards,BobS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeoniya Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 has there been any further consideration regarding enabling InnoDB by default? i feel that i provided a workable solution that addresses the outlined roadblock, but got no response http://forum.uniformserver.com/index.php?s...post&p=9673 InnoDB is in fact what makes MySQL an actual database rather than a glorified data-store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Sorry, I didn't see the ref until just now. We'll discuss it.Regards,BobS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Quick update, we have now considered this.With the release of Coral-8 default is InnoDB enabled. All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeoniya Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Quick update, we have now considered this.With the release of Coral-8 default is InnoDB enabled. All the bestRicyay! let's party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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