Done did it this time!

I knew the change would come, but did not plan it.

HTML 5 is in and the only way to keep up with change.  So while I was updating my subscription page I decided to dive in and change the whole site.  I cut the large text out.  Seems like no-one really reads it anyway.  I went with a new color scheme, and woody look.

Tomorrow I visit the small business center here in Eugene OR.  I have yet to put the plan in writing.
Maybe after I have it all functioning I'll take time for mapping the future.  I have taken business management, accounting, and 101 in business law.  But the more expertise the better.

Things can change on a whim right now.  So for now I'm developing as I see the puzzle coming together.

Click Thru's
I will have click thru's to help support admin costs.  I learned database development techniques that will prevent over clickers.  So no worries there, it's one click per user per day.


Online Services
I'll have online subscriptions for $3.99 a month.  That will allow users to post items on any web page. That means one can share a project from anywhere online, and is useful for data backup for those who have the download.  

Download
The download is for those who need to work while offline and prefer a desktop program. I'm going to put a $39.99 price tag on it. You don't have to have it to add items now. But it is nice to have when you want to keep everything on your computer at home.

It's been a long Thanksgiving weekend.  I spent the whole weekend coding in the features for

Exclusive Craft Board

 How it works is a website can make only their items to load into the board.  With their most recent items on the top and projects made from their items on the right.  The website includes linkbacks to the items in their item panel.  So if a user wants to order all the items for the project they are directed back to the website the items came from.

This is only functional in exclusive mode from the browser page.   The download lists all the stores that have posted items.

I'm guessing one more week of testing it at beadoroma.com then it will be ready to roll.

Working on the Sellers Panel

I finished most of the post item portion.   There are a few things to iron out in that part.  But I decided to work on the Sellers panels before I put in the last tid bits there.

I'm guessing this weekend will be spent finishing the sellers panels, (there are 2).
Then next week I hope to tackle the cart.  It would be soooo nice to have the cart in by Black Friday.  After that I want to make it available for users to add their own items.

Today was a 12 hour day coding.
I got tired and decided to play with a nice bead my mother just bought for her site.

I made this on the craftboard.

Buggy Beads

I've now finished making item images show in the admin panel while running the app in the browser.  Tomorrow I hope to start in on the item post panel.  But I found a couple errors on file saving and opening that need my attention.

Last week I decided to reformat some data and remove some pesky characters that are hard to deal with.  That threw me back a few days, because a simple reformat can throw off several functions.  It's all cleaned up now and better to do it before it gets bigger.

I'm going to target Sunday for the online admin panel to be ready.  That's the earliest I get it done.  Hopefully the rewrite makes it easier.

Upload for items is done

I have reworked the Item Panel.  I've decided to make the admin panel accessible from the browser version also.This should take about a week to perfect.  The upload panel was the main object completed.  But other little goals were reached too.

I'm hoping to get a code signing cert for the download in January.
Till then the unknown publisher alert will show in the download.

I have inserted a top area for early subscription links and advertising.  Plus put an easy join in link.

On the admin panel I have finished the upload items panel.  Now the next thing to do is put the data in on the server  side.  Then the cart is next.

I have had to write my own components for listing items.  This tree component was not an easy accomplishment.  But it is ready to go.  I still have a few more things to accomplish.  Like the ability to upload items.  For now one can categorize items using the tree kinda like you would the file explorer.  But it doesn't make folders per say.  Just a list that is viewable in the software.

I have finished most of the admin panel.  The download with the new updates is posted at http://perlygates.net
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