The Mac version of Goldenseal Pro has come to a good, temporary stopping point.
It shows most fields in the data entry screens, but we are still working on breakdown tables. They are by far the most complicated part of the interface. The Cocoa half of that code is ready, but the new tables are very different from the PowerPlant tables we used in regular Goldenseal. We can probably delete 90% of our existing table code, and make a much simpler connection.
However, before we do anything that drastic, it’s time to see how tables work in the Windows version, using their MFC library. So, we will switch to Windows programming for a while, and get it caught up to the Mac version again. Then we can design the new table classes so they work well on both platforms.
The Mac code is ready for an alpha version. We’ll release it next week, after we do more testing. Nothing you can use to run your business yet, but it’s a chance for users to see (and comment on) the new interface. Also, you can use it to convert your company file to the new format, and see how well the translator works. That way we can see what breaks on real data, and fix it before the final release.
Dennis Kolva
Programming Director
TurtleSoft.com
