'Morning everyone. I woke at 4.30am and decided to check on this thread. My goodness! I'm so pleased it is blossoming like it is. It's now 8.22. Yawnnnnn.

Anyway, there are some questions I can answer.

FE availability: I have all the versions, starting, I think, with 123, and ending with 203b3. I have them all in one folder that also contains the zipped versions. I use 200.b3 and 203.b3. 200b3 is the most stable, but contains fewer built in formulae. The file is 30+ mb. I can either split it and send in several pieces, or upload it to one of those large file-sharing sites for people to download. Can somebody please point me to a good one?  I don't want to split it down into a smaller file, because the one I use is the one I know works.

Developer stuff: Arthur actually was working on updating the code when he disappeared suddenly. No actual reason given, but...anyway. Perhaps voluntary. There is source code around. Andre Vandergoten has a copy.  I  have his email address.

There is no site where 203b3 is available. As far as I know, the Eclectasy site is still operational. It has all the ancillary files. The version there is older.

Compatibility. There are some issues. As Len said, the 32/64 bit is one of them. I have found also that there seems to be a few problems with running system qpps beside fE. This has arisen recently. Going offline and killing virus checker. etc do help, but XP and up are much bigger programmes that do tend to expand to fill any available space. RAM in particular. So if you want to render images larger than 6000x6000, there can be problems, even when running in 'skeleton' mode. Arthur always worried about RAM, as do I.

Bugs: LOL. We're talking FE here; its gold is more hidden than the big shiny fractal software. But usually there are workarounds, including the best workaround of all: patience.

FEusers list is still alive, but is taking no new members, and it has morphed into a group of people posting almost anything but FE. I find it sad to see the degeneration after the strong, robust list I joined in 1998.

Spot sharing: This is the best way to keep the blood circulatig. Like Jenny, I do it all the time. In fact, I think most of us do.

Saving palettes. The easiest way is: in the view pane on the left of the main window, open the folder containing the spot you want to copy th palette from; select and right click the spot. You can then choose to open the palette which will transfer to the image you are workjing on. To save a palette, just use the lower left palette options. This will enable you to save your most favourite palettes where you can access them readily. There is room for six, I think, and you can change them whenever you want. I have a couple of Arend's that I still often use as starting points.

Numbers using FE. I'll get back to you on this.

What a pleasure to read everyone's posts. Jenny you did start something lovely.

I have to go and nurse my pleurisy. Yeah. Still too painful. The good news it it should get better. The bad news is it is expected to be three MONTHS!!!

much love

merren

You're right, Corrie I did get them on 2.02, but I'e installed more RAM since then, and have also found the later versions more stable. I've also installed a RAM optimiser, so I can keep an eye on what's happening. It's a great help.

merren

Beth. Hi

I just read your post thoroughly. You are having a problem that is totally different from the ones we have been takling about. The multiple ERROR messages (as opposed to the multiple windows opening),  is easy to fix.

It's version dependent. The earlier versions were very prone to this for me. Not everybody seemed to get it but I certainly did. The darned thing would just keep on opening more and more errors, drowning everything.

Again, try changing the version to FE 203.b3, or 200b3, which is the one I use most, and there's a palette compatipility issue between 200 and 203. Neither has thrown up this error problem to me.

merren

Send me your email address and I can send you any version you want. I think I have them all.

love
merren

ps The multiple window problem is, as far as I know,  common to all workable versions. Save anything you think you might need.

Yay Kal darlin' That's what I also find. Agreement after all these years lol. It's great.

mer

Sorry I didn't see this post earlier.

There are quite a few bugs in FE, and one can be what you describe, But a lot depends on the FE version, and which Windows version you are running. The multiple open windows problem isn't uncommon. It seems to be related to the amount of RAM you have. It uses a lot of memory. This is more pronounced in the later Windows versions: XP and later, and could also be exacerbated by RAM load from virus checkers and other apps. Increasing the pagefile allocation can help a bit, but hardware RAM increase helps more. (to increase pagefile allocation: Start; System; Advanced). Processor speed may or may not to be a factor.

One fix that I know about and have used, is something that doesn't seem to make sense. If FE stops working properly, n any of a number of ways,  including freezing up, you can fix it by deleting the FE folder altogether and then reinstalling everything. Simply make a new folder and unzip everything into it, including the landcape libraries and compiler. I'm a beta tester from way back, and nobody was able to work out just why this happened. But I do know it works.

As far as I know there will be no new versions of FE. The Ukranian authors of the programme have disappeared. The source file is around. I know at least one person who has it.

Well, I hope this is helpful. Good luck.

merren

Thankyou so much for including my 'Knights Templar' in your list for this week. It is my first time, so I feel doubly blessed and honoured.

merren
aka rerewhakaaitu--that pesky name that nobody can pronounce lol.

Thank you so much for including my  'Knights Templar' in your selection for this week.  It is my first time, so I am doubly blessed and honoured.

%Thankyou

mereren
aka ewewhakaaitu (rthat loong name that nobody can pronounced lol)

ArtPearl-'Claimed and reclaimed'-3 points
3-grr-'winter/spring picture'-2 points
dwindt 'candle pic'-1 point

Very evocative. Lovely, ArtPearl

These are stunning, and so adventurous.

Noel: A kiwi of all people should have been aware of the droughts, in recent years, even in Melbourne. Much luck with the water situation, and with your health. Are you able to grow anything?

Noel:  Lovely story, Aussie. Go, cobber!!  Melbourne is a wonderful city, even when it's cold and wet.

dwindt: thankyou. After all these years on rosity I'm still learning!  I love your beautiful candle.

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2008498

Anyway, here is my offering. Sorry it's not new, but has been reworked. I chose it because it semms to me to sit perfectly with the theme.

Here, to join your great submissions is 'Winds of Change'..the original title was also 'Winds of Change'. <>-)
merren

ps. Couldn't work out the link so this links not to this picture, but to Totem. A bit messy I'm afraid :(

Go, Joey. We know you don't go in for plagiarism.