I'm working really, really hard to complete this wallet overhaul in time for the big RC4 release and trying to coordinate my work with Evan so we can make it happen. We still don't have any concrete release date, and I'd be lying if I tried to give you one. But if I had to make an educated
guess, I would say that seeing RC4 within another 2-4 weeks is
possible. Again, that's just a guess based on where I'm currently at and where Evan, flare and the other devs are at with their workload. It could, with any luck, come sooner... and if things get delayed it could be later. So please take my guess for what it is and don't bet any money on it!
Also worth mentioning is that the new wallet software will indeed include a feature to automatically convert payment amounts from DRK, BTC, fiat, etc. Need to quick-send your friend $50? No longer will it be necessary to minimize your wallet, open a calculator, check prices on exchanges, do the math yourself then copy+paste the correct amount of DRK into your payment form. You can simply select "USD" from the combo-box, enter a value of 50.00 and the wallet software will calculate the correct amount of DRK for you. When you click the "Send" button a small confirmation window will pop up and say something like "You are attempting to send 7.14 DRK ($50.00 USD) to [recipient]. Is this correct?" and there will be a "Confirm" and "Cancel" button. That way it will help you avoid any mistakes you may have made if you, for example, forgot to select the right thing or entered the wrong amount.
I'm doing everything I can think of to make the new Darkcoin wallet a self-sufficient piece of software. Current crypto wallet designs require too much switching to other applications and tools to check things, convert prices/currencies, copy+paste addresses and data, etc. I'm trying to eliminate all those extra complications so that you can figure out everything directly from your wallet without switching apps to improve your personal workflow and reduce the amount of mistakes you make with transactions.
I also wanted to "bump" this for those who didn't get a chance to see it...
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Hey everyone,
I'm pleased to announce that my project team and I have decided on the final design of the new Darkcoin wallet software and UI. The new Darkcoin wallet will look like this:
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-- EDIT --As
Mangled Blue suggested, the arrows for incoming/outgoing tx's will
be properly re-oriented in the actual software. Bear in mind the images you
see below of the new wallet are just a mock-up constructed from our PSDs
of the user interface and not screenshots of the actual software itself.
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Light/White SkinDark/Blue SkinYou'll be able to choose your desired skin/theme and modify colors to your liking. We may support custom layouts in the future as well, but for now we must focus on functionality and completing the work in a timely fashion.
You can view
yesterday's status report on the wallet overhaul at
DarkcoinTalk.org...
Regards,
The DRK Lord
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Here are all of our wallet addresses if you'd like to send a tip to those of us working on the wallet/client overhaul:
raze: Xtrdw361DvoyDhxL5XoeAvTxTPvM4dXuLW
Minotaur: Xu2shU9MsYboEipSgGJTnyrNfkyRKEaB7y
DRKLord: XvWrvpERfUN8r1LB9JDMZS3Yu2rSfEYrHk
Thanks for your support and care.
-- The DRK Lord --
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Thanks everyone for your continued support and generosity! :-)
-- The DRK Lord --