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 Control Panel
This is a tool that I wrote for myself back when I was initially developing SwiftKit. The main purpose of this tool is to allow me to manage updates for SwiftKit (including SwiftKit MS). While the tool doesn't actually do the uploading it more or less does everything else. Including packaging, compressing, signing integrity, version control and placing all the update files in a holding directory ready for upload.

The first screenshot is where I grab the world info for all the RuneScape servers and pack it into a single file. The second screenshot is where I come after I have compiled a new version of SwiftKit. Clicking one of the update buttons increments the version number, compresses the executable and signs its integrity. The last screenshot is where I package and compress all the SwiftKit000x.skd data files into a single .skd file. The SwiftKitData001.skd file has over 670 calculator images compressed into it. This is why you see an unpacking images progress bar in the Calculators utility.

So there's a quick look the two main tools used for managing the SwiftKit project. Not an ordinary Dev Blog post but hopefully still informative for those who had been wondering - or had asked me about them in the past.

Changes and Fixes:
+ ADD: The ability to right click upload images in Windows Explorer. (If selecting multiple images they must be same format)
+ ADD: Multi Uploader.
+ ADD: The system tray icon now changes if SnagIMG is disabled.
+ ADD: SnagIMG will now check for updates on startup.
+ ADD: New option in Settings to disable update check on startup.
+ FIX: Panning in the Viewer should now work correctly.
+ FIX: Few glitches fixed with the Drag Screenshot feature.
+ FIX: No longer crashes on startup after reboot/logoff.
+ CHANGE: Update process is now a little more automated.
+ CHANGE: You can now open multiple instances of the Viewer.

To update, either right click the SnagIMG system tray icon and check for updates or go to the downloads section.

A few other changes are you can pan screenshots in the Viewer, 'Check For Updates' menu added and an 'Open in Browser' button added to the Upload form. See full story for a complete list of changes. To update simply make sure SnagIMG is closed (right click > exit on Camera icon in system tray), download and install over the top of your existing installation.

Changes and Fixes:
+ Threaded the screenshot upload process.
+ CTRL+PrntScr now brings up the Drag Screenshot form.
+ Added 'Open in Browser' button to the Upload form.
+ Added a 'Check For Update' menu option.
+ You can now pan screenshots in the Viewer.
+ Made 'Upload Screenshot' button easier to identify in Viewer.
+ Cross hair should appear correctly when using the blur tool.
+ Adds to registry the installed path on startup.

If you use Firefox and are interested in this addon, head over to the Copy Link URL page.

The forums are also up and running smoothly, we encourage everyone and anyone to register and post. Especially if you are interested in software and web development, it's a great place to start up or jump into an existing project.