Tournament software for Mac

[edew]

The answer is for dberke to compile it on a Mac and get a Mac binary out there. Unless it was written strictly with .NET.

[dberke]

The answer is for dberke to compile it on a Mac and get a Mac binary out there. Unless it was written strictly with .NET.

Initially, my plan was to attempt to port all the C# code to Java for the Mac version. After that, I'd rewrite the UI code using Swing or something similar.

It turned out that moving C# to Java is not as simple as I had hoped. As I investigated further, it became more and more apparent that it would be a huge project to attempt a port.

Right around that time, the Intel-based Macs were unveiled, so I decided to wait and see how that played out. I haven't really researched it much lately, but it sounds like there are some interesting options there.

Another option I was considering was attempting to run it under Mono (the .NET port to Linux) but I haven't tried that yet.

As much as I'd like to have a native Mac version, it's somewhat low priority when compared some of the other features people have requested - especially since there is the VirtualPC option available. I wish I had time to do everything, but at the moment, I have to prioritize!

Dan

[KD5MDK]

I think the Mono option would be the best one, because Mono may facilitiate working on many platforms.

[garyhayenga]

Is there any fencing tournament software for Mac? I've heard about FencingTime, but is that only for windows?

I wrote one several years ago.

I think it works fairly well, we've used it to run several tournaments, but I don't think anyone I've given it to over the years agrees with me. I'm not sure why.

Only one person I sent a copy too even gave me any feedback on it at all, and his chief desire was a method of saving registration information, club, rating, etc., for future re-use. So I added that.

I could send you a copy if you'd like to try it.

gary hayenga