We’ve just released Billing 1.0.3 (3) inrelease version. This release includes some important changes, so update theapp for better experience.
Files Structure
We’ve changed the saving files structure inthis release for better performance. When you upgrade the app from version1.0.1(1) and 1.0.2(2), the files will automatically change to support newstructure. If any problem goes on, please uninstall the app, and then reinstallit.
In earlier version, the app saves all billsin /files directory with the file “bills.json”. But then we realize that thismay cause problem. Every time the app starts, it has to load all the bills thefile saved, even when these bills are saved in very long time ago, and usersmay not be interested in them. So from this version, bills will be saved bymonth in their separate file. The file name follows “bills.(month).json”, forexample “bills.2014-11.json”. By using this way, when the app starts, it willonly load bills in current month, not to bother other bills. When you wants tosee bills in other month, navigate to “Select Month” in navigation drawer (wewill talk about that in the next section), then, a month picker dialog willappear, and select the month you are interested in, and click OK. It’s verysimple and effective.
Types and settings, by the way, are in thesame directory as usual. Nothing changed.
Navigation Drawer
The new navigation drawer, which takesplace of the old menu, shows at the left of the app. (In RTL countries, itshows at right edge.) By using Android support library, it shows in a materialdesign theme. Every item accessed from tradition menu can now be shown in thenavigation drawer.
Recycle Bin
We added a new functionality called recyclebin. If you enable this functionality (which is default setting), all unsavedbills and deleted bills will show in recycle bin. You can restore, clear themin recycle bin, which is very useful. If you don’t like it, just disable thisfunctionality in setting page. Note that if recycle bin is unavailable, whenyou deleted bills, you can’t undo the operation.
New Floating Button
Android material design introduces a newfloating button, providing the most useful operation with just a simple click.Unfortunately, the floating button is only available in Android 5.0 (API 21).Thanks to Markushi, we can use material-design-like floating button in Android3.0+ (API 11+). If you run the app in Android 3.0 and up, the new floatingbutton will shows at the lower-right corner. By now, the button has 3 patterns,according to specify situation. If you have at least 1 bill, this button willshow as “Add Button”, when you click it, you can add a new bill. If you havemore than one screen of bills, when you swipe down, you will find that thebutton changes to be a “Go Top Button”. When you click it, the button will leadyou to the top of the bills list. When you are viewing bills in other month (thatis, not the current month), click this button will simply navigate to currentmonth’s bills. It’s very simple. But, as previously described, this is onlyavailable in Android 3.0+. if you are running the Android under Android 3.0,the add button will appear at the menu, same as previous version.
Import/Export
We now let you export all of your bills,types and settings into a simple text file (.txt). Save these backup files inyour computer, and when you reinstall the app, you can import this file so thatyour bills and others will not be lost. Import and export makes it easy totransport bills between different devices. Note that these export files will besaved at /(ExternalStorage)/Android/data/com.thingyear.android.billing/files/export_files. And ifyou want to import from saved files, you have to put your file under thisdirectory so that the app can find them. If you want to see these files,navigate to Import/Export, click the overflow menu button (press menu button insome devices), and click View Export Files.
Download Links
Several links are available to download thenew version, shown below:
For China: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1kT7PBEn
For rest of the world:
Published at Nov 18, 2014
©Thingyear Corporation. All rightsreserved.
Files Structure
We’ve changed the saving files structure inthis release for better performance. When you upgrade the app from version1.0.1(1) and 1.0.2(2), the files will automatically change to support newstructure. If any problem goes on, please uninstall the app, and then reinstallit.
In earlier version, the app saves all billsin /files directory with the file “bills.json”. But then we realize that thismay cause problem. Every time the app starts, it has to load all the bills thefile saved, even when these bills are saved in very long time ago, and usersmay not be interested in them. So from this version, bills will be saved bymonth in their separate file. The file name follows “bills.(month).json”, forexample “bills.2014-11.json”. By using this way, when the app starts, it willonly load bills in current month, not to bother other bills. When you wants tosee bills in other month, navigate to “Select Month” in navigation drawer (wewill talk about that in the next section), then, a month picker dialog willappear, and select the month you are interested in, and click OK. It’s verysimple and effective.
Types and settings, by the way, are in thesame directory as usual. Nothing changed.
Navigation Drawer
The new navigation drawer, which takesplace of the old menu, shows at the left of the app. (In RTL countries, itshows at right edge.) By using Android support library, it shows in a materialdesign theme. Every item accessed from tradition menu can now be shown in thenavigation drawer.
Recycle Bin
We added a new functionality called recyclebin. If you enable this functionality (which is default setting), all unsavedbills and deleted bills will show in recycle bin. You can restore, clear themin recycle bin, which is very useful. If you don’t like it, just disable thisfunctionality in setting page. Note that if recycle bin is unavailable, whenyou deleted bills, you can’t undo the operation.
New Floating Button
Android material design introduces a newfloating button, providing the most useful operation with just a simple click.Unfortunately, the floating button is only available in Android 5.0 (API 21).Thanks to Markushi, we can use material-design-like floating button in Android3.0+ (API 11+). If you run the app in Android 3.0 and up, the new floatingbutton will shows at the lower-right corner. By now, the button has 3 patterns,according to specify situation. If you have at least 1 bill, this button willshow as “Add Button”, when you click it, you can add a new bill. If you havemore than one screen of bills, when you swipe down, you will find that thebutton changes to be a “Go Top Button”. When you click it, the button will leadyou to the top of the bills list. When you are viewing bills in other month (thatis, not the current month), click this button will simply navigate to currentmonth’s bills. It’s very simple. But, as previously described, this is onlyavailable in Android 3.0+. if you are running the Android under Android 3.0,the add button will appear at the menu, same as previous version.
Import/Export
We now let you export all of your bills,types and settings into a simple text file (.txt). Save these backup files inyour computer, and when you reinstall the app, you can import this file so thatyour bills and others will not be lost. Import and export makes it easy totransport bills between different devices. Note that these export files will besaved at /(ExternalStorage)/Android/data/com.thingyear.android.billing/files/export_files. And ifyou want to import from saved files, you have to put your file under thisdirectory so that the app can find them. If you want to see these files,navigate to Import/Export, click the overflow menu button (press menu button insome devices), and click View Export Files.
Download Links
Several links are available to download thenew version, shown below:
For China: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1kT7PBEn
For rest of the world:
Published at Nov 18, 2014
©Thingyear Corporation. All rightsreserved.
