New icons for SwiftKit Mobile
With the launch of the mobile platform, and it's steady pace, I've decided to start working on the UI if it. The first place I attacked was the icon of the program. I wanted to make it fit in with the rest of the android apps, bring soft and matte-like. I also didn't want to make it overcomplicated and cluttered.
The icons should be pushed with the next update, along with a few other features that we've added. The next area I'll focus on is the main screen, and making that area a bit more pretty. The current brown mess isn't going to be sticking around for long. 
SwiftKit Mobile for Android
Today we have released the initial version of SwiftKit Mobile onto the Android Marketplace. SwiftKit Mobile is a project that we have started to bring SwiftKit utilities and features to your phones for while you are on the go. Currently we only have an Android version but are looking into iPhone/iPod Touch solutions.
Version 1.0 at the moment features a highscores lookup. However with future updates we plan to expand on the content to include database lookups (prices, items, monsters, clans), Adventure Log, basic calculators, notifications and much more.
If you do have an Android device we encourage you to install it and let us know how it performs, positively or negatively.
Tools Behind Maintaining The SwiftKit Project
It's been awhile since the last Dev Blog post so I've decided to write up another. This time however it won't be about an upcoming update or software release. Instead we'll have a look at the tools behind maintaining the SwiftKit project. The two main tools that will be shown are the Control Panel and the new Database Editor.
Database Editor
This is a new tool that has been developed to allow SwiftKit staff members to access, modify, add and delete data within the SwiftKit00x.skd files. The SwiftKitData00x.skd files are used for the calculators, quest center, atlas, achievement diary center etc. The tool was written in .NET and connects to a MySQL database on the SwiftKit server. Currently the changes made are not live, in order for the changes to take effect the data needs to be exported, packed and then uploaded. The main benefit of the tool is that it allows other staff members to manage the data instead of just myself.
SwiftKit MS – Screenshot Viewer
It's been a little while since the last Dev Blog so I thought I should make a post about the Screenshot Viewer I've been working on. In SwiftKit RS the Screenshot Viewer is pretty ordinary to say the least so in SwiftKit MS we wanted to give it more purpose. The idea was to have something that's similar to Windows Explorer, but not as extensive. Here's what we've come up with so far.
You can also check out the new Screenshot Viewer in the latest SwiftKit MS update. For instructions on how to download SwiftKit MS see here.
SwiftKit MS – Initial Stages
It's been awhile since we announced that we would be developing a toolkit for MechScape so i thought it was about time for the first dev blog post regarding SwiftKit MS. Even though MechScape hasn't been released, we've still been able to work on the non-MechScape related tools and functionality. We've also decided that the development of SwiftKit MS will be public, this means that you won't have to wait till it's finished to download it. You'll be able to download ALPHA and BETA versions all the way throughout the development. For now though let's get into the blog post, you'll find out more about downloads in a week or two.
Docking Tool Windows:
The first feature I want to talk about, and probably the most important is the ability to dock tool windows. In SwiftKit RS you can sort of do this, by moving the tabs about. In SwiftKit MS though, we wanted to implement it properly. You will have the ability to dock, undock, add, remove, resize, autohide and detach all internal tool windows. You can see an example of this in the screenshots below, when you grab a tool and drag it you are presented with a number of placement options.