
Its only taken about 14 months but the final version has arrived. The program is a testament to the fact that Backup plans don't always work. For a while it was completely lost as new multiple replacement hard drives entrusted with precise code all died with in a 5 days. Meanwhile backups were all so lost on the project site and the whole thing lay in tatters. A chance find on a drive garbage collection revealed a tar file with a broken but usable copy of the source and the final version was born.
Whats New
Visually it appears and operates the same as the beta. The differences are under the bonnet. There are numerous changes and fixes learned from problems with the beta. Things like window handling and installation is much better with a single executable file replacing all the tatty support file that needed to be installed. This in plain English means you have one simple tidy file that can run from anywhere you have permission to run code. The fundamental change is the ability to extend the function with scripts to incorporate other toys or commands you may with to run. So you can extend the functionality to include for example, external release, remote control, USB only storage and so on. All these options I will put as howto's in subsequent posts.
Getting Started
Warning: Sadly computers and programs fail, never trust a computer with your life or put yourself at risk. And always work with a backup plan in the event that things should go wrong. This program is written for novelty value for your entertainment fun. Play safe and have fun.
Okay so let lets get started. You will need a to download and run a copy of PictureLoKiT from Sourceforge from the projects files section at http://sourceforge.net/projects/picturelokit/files
FAQ's
Q.What happens if the computer resets or switches off?
A. If restart PictureLoKiT the session should resume. It the session has completed then it will jump to the restore sequence.
Q. what happens if PictureLoKiT is minimized and the session ends?
A. The file will restore normally and the window will automatically unminimize to display the release picture.
Q. What happens if the folder from which the picture was stored from has been deleted?
A. When all else fails and the picture can no be saved back, then it is saved to the c:\Document and Settings\username\piclok folder.
Q. What happens if I mess with the system clock while its running?
A. The program ignores it

Q. Sometimes its a little slow starting, is this normal?
A. The program does a lot of checks and tests before deciding to run or recover a session before it appears.
Have fun