Topic: NEM (XEM) Official Thread - 100% New Code - Easy To Use APIs - page 1785. (Read 2985265 times)

Okay I'm going to post my criticisms of the new release of the NEM client here because I know the devs are looking here as well and this is where I post most often.

First of all, the names "NIS" and "NCC" are 100% most definitely going to be too confusing for the average user. The only thing that the average user needs to care about or be concerned with is the NEM Community Client. When someone wants to use NEM, they are going to want the wallet to install and load without any trouble or effort.

So, here are my impressions that I had (and I'm pretending to be a first-time, clueless user here). The initial file download was fine, and running it worked flawlessly. However, there was no notification anywhere that an icon had been placed in my system tray. At this point we have probably already lost a majority of first-time users.

Ignoring that, I continued on. I clicked to start NIS, and again received little to no notification that anything was happening until I checked the system tray menu again to see that it was indeed connecting and booting up. Eventually, after waiting a few minutes it seems to have connected but again no notification of this or anything and I kept having to manually check to see what was happening. The average user is going to click, and when nothing happens, get instantly frustrated and probably immediately forget about it or kill the program completely and uninstall it right then and there.

Okayyyy so now that NIS is connected I went to start the NCC. Well, I clicked on Start NCC and got a popup dialog (which is nice, finally some notification that something is happening) but it quickly disappeared and nothing else happened. No launch of the client whatsoever as far as I can tell. I tried many more times and got nothing at all. This could be due to my having the previous version of the NCC installed so I am going to test removing that first and re-installing NEM-Monitor and trying again, then I will continue writing this report.

Okay, just went through the same process and got the NIS running again. But, still no luck on getting the NCC to run. I got the Java pop-up asking if I wanted to authorize the program to run, downloaded the package, saw the NCC splash screen for a moment and the progress bar load, but then the splash screen closed and no NCC to be found. When I check the system tray icon, it says NCC is not running. Same thing happens when I try running it again.

Now I'm starting to think it could be a Java issue, so I'm downloading the latest Java 8 runtime and I'll try again and see if it works after I do that.

Still no luck. Every time I attempt to launch the NCC I get the splash screen, and the icon in the task tray changes to show the lower-right segment of the NEM logo change to yellow, but then it immediately goes back to only the lower-left segment illuminated green (which I assume means that only the NIS is running). So, something is happening that is causing the NCC not to launch. Are there any logs stored anywhere I could look at to see what's going on?

Not a big surprise, it's wirtten by NXTer after all (or am I wrong? he also did that lengthy writeup about bter heist).
Still his articles are good to read.

We need to discuss it little more, but most likely node will be booted with primary account key after you log in.
(actually I think this is possible even now, there's just no way to configure it from GUI)
(related issue: https://github.com/NewEconomyMovement/NIS/issues/31)

On a related note, there were no public answers to this post, although we get two or three PMs:
http://forum.nemcoin.com/index.php?topic=2366.0


Obviously a bug. Ofc it's a bug only in UI. I think no one has added it yet, you can do it yourself if you want to:
https://github.com/NewEconomyMovement/NemCommunityClient/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue





That's a good suggestion. Also feel free to add it in here:
https://github.com/NewEconomyMovement/NemCommunityClient/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue

Also this thread is better for 0.2.9 discussion: http://forum.nemcoin.com/index.php?topic=2382.0

Node name : StarNode
Account label : NemGuardian

  

I can't be the only one who found this hard to read right?

I noticed I was mentioned in it though.


After reading through this page some more, it appears to emphasize things and interject with a subtle hint of bias.

It doesn't quite grasp the fundamentals that this coin was trying to achieve. It was attempting to have a fairer distribution model to that of NXT or any other coin out there. Naturally, a coin that's aiming for equality in it's initial distribution is facing a hard struggle - because many people are going to try their utmost to obtain more. In the end, the debate we all witnessed was just people trying to ensure it succeeded.

All considered, it's one of the best distributions i've seen as a crypto and in many respects i regard it as a success. Anything that improves on what was the previous status quo is an improvement. If you consider the alternative; whereby those who hoard asic's and mining power jump on new currencies only to dump it later, whats worse? I'd choose NEM any day of the week.

So we are 9 months deep.

http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0814/cryptocurrp6.htm

An article was posted detailing the history of NEM from December to February.    Search for: "From Bulldog To Populist"

I think the biggest appeal of Bitcoin was the allure of "free money" or, free bitcoin by using your PC. Crypto's in general mostly have appeal for this nature to the average joe.

I think the same is no different to NEM - I'd wager the vast majority will be wanting to harvest right from the outset each time they start their wallet/machine.  After all, it's been said many times that the biggest problem with crypto is accessibility to the average user. The features i suggested I believe are a step in the right direction in this regard. It's the little things that make a difference; and over time, they amount to a big change.

Another thought that crossed my mind is having some sort of notification icon in the top right near the account name, which indicates any potential problems with the account - out of sync blockchain, harvesting inactive (plus reasons why).

Don't get me wrong, these arn't demands - i'm just brainstorming here. Again accessibility for the less-tech savvy is really at the forefront of my mind here. Overall the wallet is extremely impressive and holds great promise.

Obviously that would only work if the user has laready decrypted his wallet and is logged in. I think it's not a bad idea allthough I'm not sure everyone would appreciate it.

harvest.sh is only needed if you're running NIS headless so it shouldn't concern the avg user.

Starting harvesting automatically means the private key must be stored in cleartext somewhere. I don't think this is a good idea.
Encrypted wallet file is a good thing.

If you really need it, there is a bash script (harvest.sh) to start harvesting; if you don't use Linux someone can create something like that for your system.

Few criticisms with the client that i thought i'd share (And i'm sure perhaps you're aware of):

1.) It would be good if Harvesting was automatically turned on by default - i'm sure most people would rather be harvesting then not. This way, those who make a new account and get NEM havn't got to keep checking their account to make sure it's "Ready" to harvest.

Of course, leave the option there to turn it off if they so choose, but otherwise by default have it turned on so it automatically starts when the account meets the criteria to enable it.

2.) I noticed if i go on the transactions page, and view outgoing or incoming transactions, if i scroll down the page it just repeats the transactions over and over to infinity - I assume this is a bug.

3.)  I'm not sure if this is in the pipeline or even thought of, but having line graphs, bars or charts that represent outgoings, incomings, balance over time, Harvesting power/probability etc would be really sweet to have. I suggest this idea because i noticed my FIAT online banking pretty much has the same features, so creating equivalent or better tools for NEM just makes sense.

In fact, as i said before; you can probably get alot of inspiration by looking at your own online banking sites (in FIAT) and seeing what features it offers you.

4.) In-Client options to backup your wallet to save to a path you choose would also be really handy.

Created an new account within wallet, but cannot switch between accounts. have to close and reopen to go back to primary account ?

Edit. Works after restart.

+1

up and running. Can I have some to play with?

running smooth without any issues, 0.2.9 download posted on facebook.

http://forum.nemcoin.com/index.php?topic=2382.0

Any new features implemented in 0.2.9? What's the full list of features implemented at this time?

some little thing I can do for NEM.




https://i.imgur.com/xhfwxt4.jpg?1

You're mixing feedback for an older release with one for a newer release.
Feedback may still be valid...just sayin

is?  
 not yet seen ...


Ofc it is promising that the software gets positive feedback from test users.
Tho few negative issues http://forum.nemcoin.com/index.php?topic=2230.150 may indicate about ...
a) software compatibility error
b) usability error
c) users that were not well enough informed
d) something else ...

@ DEVS. well done. This wallet is rockin. NEM monitor is freaking awesome