Month: June 2017

Simple PoS – Feature complete.

We may not have hit the target of release by the end of June, but we have got there in spirit at least. Simple PoS is, as of the 30th June 2017, feature complete! What does that mean?  That means that all the Version 1 scope of functionality (yes, there are plans for even more…

Simple PoS update

Hi there, With Simple PoS almost ready for release; we are slightly behind schedule and rather than cut corners we are delaying the release from June to July 2017. Rob Valley Software.

In the Lab: Voyer (downloads and more)

Currently completed for the next release of Voyer: UI: Green Text: as requested Green Text is an integral part of 4chan, so I have finished setting the colour coding in comment text as appropriate. Fixed issue where if a thread doesn’t load, it might not refresh either. Now it can tell there was an issue and…

Chains update

Valley Software’s 2nd application ever, Chains, received an update today* The new version 3.1.1 of Chains now includes the ability to archive Chains.  So you can keep you history but clean up your Chain list. Cheers, Rob, Valley Software.   *for the UWP version.  Sorry, 8.1 development has ceased.

Voyer update

Hi there, Voyer has received an update: Major stability improvements in GIF heavy threads along with minor bug fixes. (Requested) Ability to select the comment text, be it hyperlinks or other. (Requested) Show name of the file (if any) as it’s often referred to in subsequent comments. It is in certification now with Microsoft so…

Pinnie becomes Pins for Pinterest and enteres a quiet release phase.

“Pinnie”, my shelved Pinterest client has just become Pins for Pinterest and been uploaded as a concept to the Windows Store for Windows 10 devices. The name change was necessary as some months ago another app was released with a startlingly similar name. Pins for Pinterest is hidden from search, but available on request at…

FlipView SelectedItem binding

For what ever reason, I’ve just lost some hours working around an issue with FlipView on Windows 10 ARM. In the hope of saving you some time, lets take a walk through it together. Consider this basic example: <FlipView   Name=”fv_Items”   DataContext=”{Binding MyDataCollection}”   ItemSource=”{Binding Items}”   SelectedItem=”{Binding Current, mode=TwoWay}”> </FlipView> Assuming you have…

More Icons for AppBarButtons

Hi all, Quick post about something really useful and simple, once you know where to look. The AppBarButton, which you no doubt use all the time, has an Icon property which uses the AppbarIcon enumeration. Firstly; to see what is available in this enumeration look here. Secondly; it is still somewhat limited and in my…