[REQUESTS] Minimal Electrum builds for Windows

[flatfly]

thanks for your feedback! I really like that font too, so will add it in when making my next package.
Most probably before the end of this week.  Need to find an hour or two in my schedule...

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[minimalB]

That would be great.

Another thing: lately i have problems with connecting to server with 0.43b.

Status bar just says "Connecting..." and if I click on Network icon, I get "No nodes available" for tcp, http and native option.
Also... when I click on "Find nodes", program gets unstable... sometimes it also breaks and I have to terminate it.

[flatfly]

Hi,

I haven't had any such issues, but I will try to help:

are you sure the problem is specific to Electrum?
Are you able to ping those servers when the problem occurs?
 (electrum.novit.ro does not respond to Ping requests but the other 2 servers do)

Have you made any firewall or other network-related changes in the last few days?

[minimalB]

Hey,

Yes, it's Electrum specific, I can connect to satoshi client or multibit without a problem.

Here is the pic:


Can you please tell me the name of other 2 servers? They are not listed inside my client anymore.

I tried to ping ecdsa.org web page... and i get 0% loss, so i guess i have no problem with connection.

Cheers!

[flatfly]

electrum.bitcoins.sk & ecdsa.org

i'm curious what the problem could be. you could also try renaming your wallet file and trigger the recovery procedure to see if that helps.

[minimalB]

Thanks, electrum.bitcoins.sk worked fine for me.

BTW: you'll have to change your signature soon... : )

Cheers!

[flatfly]

Wow, geeky dream come true! VERY appreciated, thanks!  Ok, gotta go to bed now...

[flatfly]

New Windows build is out!
Version 0.43d, with the new Dina monospace font.

(If upgrading from a previous version, you will need to manually delete or rename the Electrum-P folder
  in your profile/Application Data directory)

EXE: http://dre.tx0.org/elec043d.exe  (I haven't updated the web page yet)
MD5: E87685A2DFF2F99704F91B1E6924CD1C


If you're paranoid: please feel free (and I even encourage you) to diff the
files in your Electrum-P folder against the official source code.

[ThomasV]

New Windows build is out!
Version 0.43d, with the new Dina monospace font.

EXE: http://dre.tx0.org/elec043d.exe  (I haven't updated the web page yet)
MD5: E87685A2DFF2F99704F91B1E6924CD1C


If you're paranoid: please feel free (and I even encourage you) to diff the
files in your Electrum-P folder against the official source code.

thanks.
sorry that I forgot to explain this, but the only difference between the 0.43c and 0.43d packages is the presence of an Android client.
no update is necessary if you're using Electrum on your desktop.

[flatfly]

No worries... Anyway, so this means the only change in my latest package is the new (public domain) font.

[ThomasV]

oh, there is still a small change to in the gui:
the seed can be displayed as a QR code, so that the wallet can be imported on your telephone.

[flatfly]

oh, there is still a small change to in the gui:
the seed can be displayed as a QR code, so that the wallet can be imported on your telephone.

oh yes, indeed... I can confirm it works fine on Windows as well.

By the way, just a pointless but fun little idea: store the seed as music!
 Check this little QR-to-Midi demo:  http://www.jeremywentworth.com/2011/09/15/qr-code-image-to-midi-sequences/ 
 

[ThomasV]

I released version 0.44. can you make a windows build?
servers will not remain fully compatible with the older clients

[flatfly]

I should be able to release the Windows package within a few hours (hopefully - got some other stressful issues to deal with as well...)

[flatfly]

version 0.44 1-click executable for Windows is ready! See link in top post.

[ThomasV]

version 0.44 1-click executable for Windows is ready! See link in top post.

great, thanks

[flatfly]

By the way: all the standard Electrum command-line parameters should work
in my builds, but only on unencrypted wallets at this time. So if a command-line argument (such as importing a private key) appears to do nothing, please ensure the wallet is unencrypted and try again. Once successful, the wallet can be encrypted again.

EDIT: the -w option doesn't have that limitation.

[flatfly]

Executable release 0.47a is now available for Windows.

New "frozen addresses" feature!
See the main Electrum thread for details.
 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50936.440

[flatfly]

Coming soon, another drastic size optimization. Expect about a 50% smaller download and faster startup times!

[ThomasV]

Coming soon, another drastic size optimization. Expect about a 50% smaller download and faster startup times!

nice!
how did you achieve that?