Easy to use portable Bitcoin client

[QuantumKiwi]

I wouldn't trust any other bitcoin client other than the original genuine, uptodate bitcoin client.... The normal, client.

[electrum1.6.0_Diff_QVxy]

ahh, thanks ?

No dude there is no such menu which is why I am confused.
No menu, no other buttons etc.

I keep saying that, somehow my client is only showing the Receive/Send buttons and that "hide used addresses" at the bottom
that is it (on Ubuntu 32bit)

No other options.
I even tried maximizing to see if a menu bar would come up.
It does not

WTH man ?
can't even give a screenshot here
i click image and try to post a screenshot, but don't know how, is there an XML tag I have to use to post within my post here ?

God dam, this is ridiculous

[flatfly]

Not sure why you don't get the menu bar... What version of ubuntu?

Try this: close electrum, type "electrum set gui classic" in a terminal and restart electrum.

[bitcats]

Not sure why you don't get the menu bar... What version of ubuntu?
Try this: close electrum, type "electrum set gui classic" in a terminal and restart electrum.

Yes, open a terminal and try this! It should open a normal interface.
You can take a screenshot, save it, and upload it here: http://tinypic.com/
After the upload you get a link that you can post here.

[ThomasV]

I realize it was a mistake to introduce a button to switch GUI without an easy way back.
I will either remove it, or add a similar reverse button to the lite GUI.

[bitcats]

...
I will either remove it, or add a similar reverse button to the lite GUI.

Thanks for changing that 

[BkkCoins]

ahh, thanks ?

No dude there is no such menu which is why I am confused.
No menu, no other buttons etc.

I keep saying that, somehow my client is only showing the Receive/Send buttons and that "hide used addresses" at the bottom
that is it (on Ubuntu 32bit)

No other options.
I even tried maximizing to see if a menu bar would come up.
It does not

WTH man ?
can't even give a screenshot here
i click image and try to post a screenshot, but don't know how, is there an XML tag I have to use to post within my post here ?

God dam, this is ridiculous

If you are using the Unity desktop in newer Ubuntu versions then this could be the issue. I think they strip the menu from the app window and stick it up top of the desktop. So try looking up there for a menu and click View->Classic Gui.

[ThomasV]

...
I will either remove it, or add a similar reverse button to the lite GUI.

Thanks for changing that 

That's done: the lite gui has the same switch button now.
I will make a 1.6.1 release this week end.

[Troutner]

Cool!

[electrum1.6.0_Diff_QVxy]

Hours later,

Thank you   FlatFly, Bitcoins, thank you thank you

Finally, some sage and straightforward advice for fucking retards like me.
That worked fine.

[bitcats]

Hours later,
Thank you   FlatFly, Bitcoins, thank you thank you
Finally, some sage and straightforward advice for fucking retards like me.
That worked fine.

Your welcome. Great that your client finally works.
(My name is bitcats, not bitcoins )

[electrum1.6.0_Diff_QVxy]

Dear bitcats,

Seems I couldn't even get your name right.
Sorry about that.

Once again, thank you, thank you !

[electrum1.6.0_Diff_QVxy]

I realize it was a mistake to introduce a button to switch GUI without an easy way back.
I will either remove it, or add a similar reverse button to the lite GUI.

thanks Dude,
I guess my stupidity and ignorance was useful after all...

[Seal]

Download: http:// ge.tt/3CppLwT/v/0

I do appreciate the work you do to promote Electrum.
However, I am very concerned by binaries distributed by third parties, because this is a potential vector for malware.

I guess this binary uses the --portable flag on startup, and this (hopefully) is the only difference.
why don't you ask slush to create an official "portable" executable file with this option?

+1, is there an option for a portable build on the official site?

[bitcats]

Good news: The new release is ready to download 
http://ge.tt/4xwlU5V/v/0


Various improvements have been added to the GUI
This version fully supports compressed keys (the new key format from bitcoind).
It is now possible to import keys and delete them in the GUI

[ThomasV]

Good news: The new release is ready to download  
http://ge.tt/4xwlU5V/v/0


Various improvements have been added to the GUI
This version fully supports compressed keys (the new key format from bitcoind).
It is now possible to import keys and delete them in the GUI

Electrum version 1.6.1 has not been released yet.
Of course you have the right to name your build as you wish, but it really complicates the task of developers who try to diagnose
bugs if you distribute binary builds that use version numbers that are not consistent with the official version.

In addition, please note that Electrum is free software, released under the GNU GPL Licence.
This means that third parties who distribute builds must publish the source code they used to create the build, the compiling instructions for the build, and any modification they made to the code.

[bitcats]

Thanks for pointing it out. I should have named it 1.6.01

[Tachikoma]

Thanks for pointing it out. I should have named it 1.6.01

I really think it's better to only build from git tagged sources. That way you know no creepy bugs end up in your builds. Do you have your source fork available on github somewhere?

[bitcats]

I fully trust in slush's electrum builds! I made it portable using a batch file, quite simple.
I will update the portable client to 1.6.1 with the next release - coming soon, as announced.

[electrum1.6.0_Diff_QVxy]

Seems like I am destined to make every mistake possible.

I have forgotten my wallet password.
Wasn't much in there to begin with.
So, I've read pretty much impossible to recover it.
Fine I can live with that and my mistake.

the REAL QUESTION IS:

How do I uninstall , reinstall electrum so that I can have a chance of entering a NEW password and then making sure I don't forget it ?
Else if I delete it, and restart it, it would just ask for the old password which I forgot...
Thanks again.