[ANNOUNCE] Electrum - Lightweight Bitcoin Client

[flatfly]

highlighted by the mouse click I guess, not highlighted before?

yes, the one highlighted by the mouse click (or keyboard selection)

there are two ways to trigger the menu from keyboard: the menu key and the enter key
(the purpose of MyTreeWidget is to launch it with the enter key)
do you observe a difference between these two methods?

Whether I use the mouse, the enter key or the menu key, the effect is identical.

I tried replacing MyTreeWidget with QTreeWidget, to no avail. However, I can't be considered a true Python developer so perhaps someone else should try as well.

I imagine it must not be easy for you to fix this bug without having some experience with Windows...

Here's a screenshot so you can see what it looks like:

[Tuxavant]

Client is stating "Server not ready". Getting this debug info:

Code:

--> {"params": ["0.57b"], "id": 185, "method": "server.version"}
<-- {u'id': 185, u'result': u'ok'}

[Xenland]

Code:

python electrum balance 1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe

1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe 0

http://blockchain.info/address/1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe

Maybe I should use a different server? How do i get the electrum server list? and I don't know the arguments for changing hosts by heart help please!

[Tuxavant]

"server not ready" problem affecting more people: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=85475.msg954422#msg954422

Appears to be a client problem. If I enable debugging, I can see the server connected messages and 'electrum balance' works.

[ThomasV]

Code:

python electrum balance 1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe

1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe 0

http://blockchain.info/address/1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe

Maybe I should use a different server? How do i get the electrum server list? and I don't know the arguments for changing hosts by heart help please!

it was a server problem.
(the gui displays "server not ready")
the text mode should display it too.

[NothinG]

Can Seconds be added to transaction times?
Some of my transactions are getting me confused at to which ones are from what.

[bitcats]

Is it possible to create a transaction offline using an imported address? (Deseed and reseed doesnt work with imported addresses)

[ThomasV]

Is it possible to create a transaction offline using an imported address? (Deseed and reseed doesnt work with imported addresses)

it should work. what problem are you having?

[bitcats]

Maybe I was wrong. So you can reseed imported addresses?

The possibility to create transactions offline is one of the most useful features. Though you can't do it straight forward on the command line. Wouldn't it be much easier with buttons for mktx/sendtx in the GUI?

[ThomasV]

Maybe I was wrong. So you can reseed imported addresses?

yes, the .seed file contains your seed and the private keys of imported addresses.

The possibility to create transactions offline is one of the most useful features. Though you can't do it straight forward on the command line. Wouldn't it be much easier with buttons for mktx/sendtx in the GUI?

I have no plans to do that soon.
My priority now is to stabilize the server.

[Lumpy]

Can Seconds be added to transaction times?
Some of my transactions are getting me confused at to which ones are from what.

This is quite simple: go to line 385 in gui_qt.py:

time_str = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp( tx['timestamp']).isoformat(' ')[:-3]

Remove the [:-3] from the end.

[flatfly]

highlighted by the mouse click I guess, not highlighted before?

yes, the one highlighted by the mouse click (or keyboard selection)

there are two ways to trigger the menu from keyboard: the menu key and the enter key
(the purpose of MyTreeWidget is to launch it with the enter key)
do you observe a difference between these two methods?

Whether I use the mouse, the enter key or the menu key, the effect is identical.

I tried replacing MyTreeWidget with QTreeWidget, to no avail. However, I can't be considered a true Python developer so perhaps someone else should try as well.

I imagine it must not be easy for you to fix this bug without having some experience with Windows...

Here's a screenshot so you can see what it looks like:

After much searching, I found a quick and simple workaround for this bug. I still need to test a bit more tonight, then I'll make a new build and post some more details.

[flatfly]

Build 0.57c for windows is available. Should fix the context menu issue! Let me know if not.
(No time to post more info now, will try tomorrow, and hopefully we could integrate the code changes in the official source)

[ThomasV]

Here is a clarification if you have encountered a 'transaction rejected by memorypool' error.
I am seeing more and more of those on the server.

When you send a transaction, there is a delay before the Electrum client displays the transaction in its history.
This is because the server polls bitcoind's memorypool every 10 seconds.

If you create another transaction during this interval, during which the first tx is not displayed,
then your client will pick the same coins again, and the transaction will be rejected as a double spend.

[NothinG]

Here is a clarification if you have encountered a 'transaction rejected by memorypool' error.
I am seeing more and more of those on the server.

When you send a transaction, there is a delay before the Electrum client displays the transaction in its history.
This is because the server polls bitcoind's memorypool every 10 seconds.

If you create another transaction during this interval, during which the first tx is not displayed,
then your client will pick the same coins again, and the transaction will be rejected as a double spend.

In other words, wait until you at least see "pending" by the transaction?

[ThomasV]

In other words, wait until you at least see "pending" by the transaction?

exactly

[ThomasV]

Can Seconds be added to transaction times?
Some of my transactions are getting me confused at to which ones are from what.

seconds will not help.
there is currently no guarantee that transactions that belong in the same block are displayed in chronological order

[MagnaGen]

do you have this for windows?

[ThomasV]

do you have this for windows?

yes

[Xenland]

Code:

python electrum balance 1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe

1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe 0

http://blockchain.info/address/1BmjGyZ1ZB5y5oupUx2xioNF4WwRn6BXXe

Maybe I should use a different server? How do i get the electrum server list? and I don't know the arguments for changing hosts by heart help please!

it was a server problem.
(the gui displays "server not ready")
the text mode should display it too.

I don't see any command line arguments for using a different electrum server host, do i have to reseed the wallet to change this?
all this terminology got meh head spinning..