PA 21.00.18 running on Windows 7 64 bit.
I made a big .PA file and thought I’d check it was made correctly with Menu / Actions / Test.
Discovered:
a) PA always issues a UAC prompt to do this!
b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.
WinRAR 5 has a rather useful option in some cases, which is to be able to create an archive by replacing identical files with a reference to the first occurrence (hardlink) within the archive.
In case you choose to convert the file with PowerArchiver to another format, however, the resulting archive does not have all the files. It does not consider those that were present as hardlinks.
If you do a normal extraction of the RAR archive instead, even with PowerArchivier, all the files are extracted correctly.
Please make PA betaversions public
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Please make the PA alpha and beta versions public. like it is by WinRAR. So more people can test betaversion of PA
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yes its a good idea! So people can say whats not so good in the version (Wishlist)!
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Where were you guys? The beta versions were made open to everyone and they asked for user feedback.
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currently I don’t see any beta versions :(
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thats cuz there are no beta versions released
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so how about alpha versions :rolleyes: :D
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Well, my guesses would be similar to what happened before:
“Public” Alpha Testing is only for major changes so next Alpha testing for PA 10 (maybe 9.5?) - as with change from 8.8 to 9.0
Beta’s have released for testing via these forums - maybe for intermediate versions e.g. 9.1 / 9.2 etc? This also happened for 9.0 a few weeks before the forums were reworked.
Basically, when there has been a new feature/changed feature that needs more than normal Q.A. testing.
In other words “Be patient”, let’s enjoy what we have and let 9.0 settle down first.
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TBGBe is correct. They just finished a major new version which under went tons of alpha testing and several weeks of beta testing. I think the programmers should get at least week off for a short vacation before they have to start the next release. :D
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LOL! Yes they must have it cuz when they no have a vacation, the next version will be not good… :D
I understand that such major changes dont appear every day…lets wait patiently!
But i would like to get the german 2004 version (cuz im from Germany)!!
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Then offer to help with it in the translation forum :grin:
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thX i done it! :D :D
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TBGBe is correct. They just finished a major new version which under went tons of alpha testing and several weeks of beta testing. I think the programmers should get at least week off for a short vacation before they have to start the next release. :D
heh yes. Alpha test has been done for more than 3 months on 9.0, with 3 weeks of completly public beta testing, via forums/update/web site.
Basically, as soon as we add major features to next major version of PA, alpha testing starts and alpha testers are able to witness great change from ugly duckling to the beautiful new release…. Then when we finish up with everything, and everything is ready for final release - we do extra few weeks of beta testing.
As you all know, you are able to sign up to become alpha testers so you will be able to do some, once we start doing alpha testing.
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spwolf : witness great change from ugly duckling to the beautiful new release
You think PA 9.00 is an ugly duckling :eek:
Better get Ivan working overtime then :p
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You think PA 9.00 is an ugly duckling :eek:
Better get Ivan working overtime then :p
he already is :-)
My refference was actually to first alpha releases which were far from done, and didnt look anywhere as nice as PA 9.
