Offline Post Editor for Gamer.ru [ver 1.8.6]
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So, it's been quite some time since I published my previous version of the program (1.5.4). During this time, it has undergone numerous improvements. Almost all changes are functional, so I recommend at least reading the features (if you're not familiar) or fixes and improvements if you've used it already and know where to click to make it good. :)

I modestly present version 1.8.6. As usual, the first digit is the base number (if I've changed it, it means either I've rewritten the program from scratch or added a module that is not smaller than the main part). The second digit indicates slightly less serious changes (it resets when the base number changes). The third digit represents cosmetic changes in the current version indicated by the first two digits. But that's all just lyrics since I don't release new versions so frequently that one could ponder whether the new batch of changes is worth downloading the new jar exe file.

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Features

The offline post editor for Gamer.ru allows you to write and format posts for publication on the site. The text prepared in it can be published immediately (after uploading images to the site in the usual way and processing the upload result in the editor).

Besides copying the functionality of the site's online editor, the program allows you to write and format posts without the internet while estimating how the post will look on the site.

The program can open (including simple drag-and-drop) and save (including automatically) text files, as well as add images (with a preview view).

Among the nice features — there’s a tag for placing several small images in a row (you need to wrap the images/text you want to place in a row). Unfortunately, the preview for this tag is currently poorly implemented.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Added the ability to open a text file (one) and insert images into the text (multiple at once) via drag-and-drop. You can drag a folder at once — but only one — the program will show its contents and prompt to select which file to open.

  • Generating a preview no longer blocks (does not "hang") the application.

  • Added the ability for auto-saving typed text after a timeout to a selected file (menu Service - Auto-save Settings).

  • Added a status bar indicating the time of the last auto-save (if enabled) and an indicator for creating previews.

  • Important! Added the ability for automatic replacement of image links with their IDs just before publication. To explain in simple terms: you upload images using the uploader on the site (as you may have noticed, it doesn't matter where you do this—whether in a comment or creating a post) and leave it in that state (do not post it); then you select the menu item Service - Replace image links with their IDs with two options: you either enter your account data (username-password) and the program retrieves the necessary data itself or download the file gamer.ru/attached_images.json from the site and upload it into the program. Moreover, during the subsequent preview of the post, the program fetches the preview for these images directly from the site.

    Goodbye era of manual replacement of all images before publication. :)

  • Slightly adjusted CSS (but I don’t mind if someone dissects the site’s css file, extracts all related to the post, and provides me with the result).

  • Now, when the preview button is pressed, the preview field occupies not the entire screen, but only the necessary part of it.

  • From now on, there will be the familiar executable, not the obscure jar files to the general public.

If I forgot something, it's probably just minor bug fixes or optimizations.

PS: As it turned out today, a "game" tag (seems) appeared. Accordingly, it will only appear in the editor in the next version.

*PPS: I ask you to honestly respond in the poll if you use the editor.