STC - String Tension Calculator (56k ready)

[Ishan]

New string tension calculator based on Bang Zero applet, called STC for now.
Features:

• It's a stand alone app rather than a website.
• It uses Java 6 so it should be more robust.
• It integrate both Daddario's and Circle K Strings weight datas.

Documentation and source code is included.
You can get latest Java JRE here : www.java.com
If you don't have the latest version, STC won't run. It should be OK for both Windows, Mac and linux/unixes/etc...
If it doesn't work, let me know.

Change in v0.1.6 :

- Move from Applet to Stand alone (jar format).
- slight code clean up (removed deprecated stuffs, now compile without warning on Java 6).
- Move code to NetBeans (easier build management).
- D'addario's weight data moved back in YAY!

Change in v0.1.7 :

- Now load a file named startupSet.txt at startup, you can modify it all you want.

 

[XEN]

At the risk of compromising my decidedly virile reputation, je t'adore!!!!

 

[peagull]

Awesome

 

[Ishan]

At the risk of compromising my decidedly virile reputation, je t'adore!!!!

Platonic love

 

[axxessdenied]

Sick! Thanks

 

[Ishan]

Feel free to request features guys.
I've moved things to Java 7 now that I'm at home so you'll all need Java JRE 1.7. I'm placing a link in the original post.
I'm thinking on adding XML files loading for the strings weight datas so you guys can add them without having to know how to recompile everything. It'll take a while tho.

 

[MF_Kitten]

Didn't work for me on mac.

 

[Ishan]

I don't have Mac OSX around anymore, I'll see what I can do

Edit: Mac OSX doesn't support Java 7 officially it seems, but they have Java 7 Developer Preview available here
If it's too much hassle I'll step down to Java 6 which should work everywhere. Current STC 0.1.6 is still compiled with Java 6 so if you have the latest Apple Java installed it should work.

 

[Danukenator]

Does this support multi-scale? That would be badass!

 

[Ishan]

It doesn't, it'll require some work but it's doable I guess.

 

[theoctopus]

Worked just fine for me an OSX 10.7.4.

 

[flyboy463]

Anyway we can change the start-up settings? Ex. Change the scale length so that each time the calculator starts up it could be to our guitars scale? And change the default strings from Circle K to D'addario?

Wait, I believe I found the file, let me try this real quick

Gah, didn't work

 

[Ishan]

The start-up set is hard-coded, but I could implement something so it would load from a file.

Edit : New version out, it's done Should I add code so it's saved when you close the app?

 

[flyboy463]

Thank you so much! Although now nothing will calculate

 

[Ishan]

My bad, I'll correct that ASAP.

Edit: Back to 0.1.6 as I have to track down a nasty bug

 

[Ishan]

I got all the bug squashed but it seems I can't edit the original post anymore, I'll do a new thread instead