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@bitcoinspot.nl

>> importing keys by typing them in

The hurdle with adding this (which would be very handy) is not the private key but the fact that MultiBit does not have the whole blockchain.   It only has summaries of the blocks, not all the transactions.

In the private key export files are the dates when the private keys were born (or the first transaction) so that I can work out how far back to replay the blocks.  For a key typed in I would have to "go somewhere" to get hold of this information, or replay from the genesis block (which is bad).   Of course this is more to do.


>> secure messaging
AFAIK the signmessage and verifymessage of bitcoind 0.6.0 are not visible in bitcoinj (yet - I imagine it is on Mike's TODO list).
There is no provision to put a general message on a *transaction* so it would need a sidechannel like email or a chat server to pass the messages around.

I have not heard of any work in "bitcoin land" of implementing anything like this (maybe there is someone somewhere I am unaware of).


>> browser integration
EDIT: Sorry missed your last question.
This should be working in anything from version 0.3.0beta1 onwards.
I think when we tested it is was only Chrome on a Mac that did not 'see' the bitcoin registration.

One thing it could be is that you mentioned previously you were running MultiBit off a USB.
How the browser integration works is that when MultiBit is *installed* (for Win and Linux) it registers itself:
"If you get any bitcoin: links, give them to me"

If you have MultiBit on a USB drive that you simply plug in, the host machine will not know that it is supposed to pass the bitcoin: links from the browser to MultiBit.


@spiccioli

>> pool of private keys
There are no hidden keys (i.e. a pool) in MultiBit.   The only private keys in a wallet are the ones listed (as bitcoin addresses) in the 'Request/ Receive' screen.
That being said, if you do want a whole load of private keys added it is quite easy to do.   There is a screen added for support of MultiBitMerchant (web software Gary is working on) where you can add a 1000 private keys to the active wallet in one go.
To enable the 'Merchant' option just add "showMerchantMenu=true" to the multibit.properties.

In the next couple of months there will be quite a bit of work done on wallets/ keys so if you have any ideas or specific use cases in this area I would be interested to hear about them.

Hi 3phase,

Thanks for the translation and the signature link.
I just grabbed your text and built it: here is a screenshot:



Looks pretty good !

I have also added you to the authors.txt that gets distributed with every copy.
You should not have long to wait before you can download a copy - midweek I am hoping for the next release.

Thanks again

Jim

Hi Jim,

do multibit wallets have a pool of private keys, like the original Satoshi client, so that you don't have to back it up after every transaction?

And if so, how big is this pool?

spiccioli.

Hi Jim,

Greek translation ready. I checked it as much as I could for consistency. My only problem is the capital letters but, as you said, it can't be made perfect, there are several differences between English and Greek shortcut keys. And yes, "mnemonic" comes from "mneme" which is "memory".

Hope this helps, and best of luck with your project. I tested the client and its fairly good and lightweight, as advertised. I'll put it in my signature for promotion as well.

o, and another question.. sorry

but: the browser integration, that should be integrated in version 0.3 if im correct?
previsously you had to download the multibit snapshot to get it working, but its not functioning in version 0.3 on my computers....

Greetz~!

I was just wondering, will it be possibel in the new version to import private keys without having to import a file?, so by just typing in the key?

and offtopic:
Is it possibole to send a (private) message with a btc transaction?

Greetz!
Roland.

Today I have wired up the 'Delete Wallet" button.
It has the obligatory warning screen as follows:




In a similar way to the 'Send confirmation' screen, the user gets feedback on the screen as to whether the delete was successful or not.   If not successful (for instance if the files were read-only) they get a message in the space just under the buttons.

Oh: and because MultiBit does not 'like' having zero wallets, if you delete the last wallet it autogenerates a new empty one.

Cheers HostFat.   That is exactly what I was after.

Yes they look pretty similar to what I see on my XP virtual machine (though obviously XP is a bit "clunkier").
It is good enough for a first release using this look I think.

https://www.wuala.com/Slyck/multibit/?key=A0VU5nmIyw8U

Are they right?

I have put a Windows EXE of the current state of my code on github at:

https://github.com/downloads/jim618/multibit/multibit-0.3.1-windows-for-screenshots.exe
Edit: now removed

Can someone with a Windows 7 machine download it and post a couple of screenshots of MultiBit running please ?
I am mainly after screenshots of:

+ MultiBit showing the "Send" screen
+ One of the screens with the horizontal gradient fills e.g. "Export private keys"


Of course if you spot anything "bad" let me know.

Due to the way Java draws components (especially the tabs) differently on different OSes it is quite tricky to get something looking reasonable on all of Mac/ Linux/ Win simultaneously.


Note that this code is not finished yet (e.g. not properly tested, "Delete Wallet" just pops up a TODO message etc).  By all means have a play but do not start using it for real just yet.

Hi 3phase,

They are the mnemonic keys (shortcuts within menus).

You get a good hint as to what the action is from the name of the string being translated as I have pretty universally stuck to the convention:

someActionName.text=[The name of the action]
someActionName.tooltipText=[A more detailed explanation of the action]
someActionName.mnemonic=[X]

where X is a letter in the action that you want to use as the mnemonic.

For instance "Zoom" might have the mnemonic "Z" and then the OS typically underlines the Z and you can select it with a shortcut.

I normally choose the "best" letter in the action name.
They are supposed to be unique within what is available on the screen but this is practically impossible to do at translation time so do not worry about this.


P.S.   I am sure "mnemonic" is a transliteration of a Greek word !

Hi Jim,

I came across several capital English letters among the strings. Not sure what I'm supposed to translate there. I understand they are shortcuts of some sort, but I can't see what they do in the client.

Any hints?

3Phase on this forum has started the Greek translation - thanks !

A couple of minor things have gone in today:

+ more "horizontal-ness" in the wallet detail panel (suggested by da2ce7)
+ drill down help on the "available to spend" text to a more detailed explanation.





Help wanted with screen layout on Windows.   
As you have probably noticed, all my development is on a Mac and I test Linux and Windows on relatively old OSes on virtual machines.   It would be nice to get rid of some of the inevitable layout glitches on a "proper" Windows system so I will post an early Windows EXE over the weekend.   Most of the MultiBit downloads are on Windows systems.

If someone could try it out on Windows 7 and have a look at the layouts it would be appreciated.  If you spot anything wrong, post or PM me a screenshot and I will try to iron them out early.   It is things like bad colours, text truncation, whether the gradient fills render, odd grey panels that should not be there, things like that.

We are looking for a Greek translator for MultiBit.

If you are a Greek speaker or have a Greek friend that would be interested please sign up at:
http://translate.multibit.org

Motivation ?
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-mainmenu-26/europe-mainmenu-35/11265-greeks-adopt-alternative-currencies-as-economy-implodes

Anything in the logs directory ?

The log directory is decribed here:
http://multibit.org/help_troubleshooting.html

It could be something to do with new v0.6 nodes appearing possibly.

Edit: I just tried versions v0.3.0beta6, beta5, beta4, beta3 and they could all connect (on a mac) but maybe it is peer node specific.
Edit: Resolved by PM - it was a pre-Feb20 copy of MultiBit being run.

Multibit wont connect.. Anything gone wrong with BitcoinJ atm?

After seeing every new screenshot, I really really can't wait for the new version ! Its just AWESOME !

Thanks speedbus !  Yes it is a much cleaner layout than the current release.

I have also converted it to use the system colours of the installed machine (for things like window borders etc) so it should blend in with the desktop a bit better.

Today I have got the "Request" screen (= the old receive bitcoins screen) to use the same layout as the send screen:




There are a few more days of work to do yet but hopefully I will get it all finished, tested and released around the middle of next week.

New versions screenshots look amazing !  Can't wait for the new version !

@bitcoinspot.nl - glad to get it coded up for you.   :-)