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At this blog you will be able to follow the development of Costa. Every now and then I will post about the current status of the project, tell news about Costa, and talk a little about future goals. Atom feed is available, for those who want to keep posted.

New UI design in the works

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It’s been a while since there’s been news on the development of Costa. But the last couple of days have yielded some newsworthy developments.

Firstly, the entire UI code - that is, the code that draws windows, buttons etc. - has been rewritten.

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New release of Costa - version 1.4.0

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While it may not look like much has changed, there’s quite a few changes behind the scenes in this new version.

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Icon Editor improved, new icon format introduced

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Over the past couple of weeks, I have been working to improve the Icon Editor. Visually, nothing has changed - but under the hood, three major improvements have been made!

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Why the name Costa?

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I was going through my old stuff some time ago, and found my old notebook. I used it to take notes when I was first learning to program, from 2001-2004. It was very interresting to read through my old notes, but one of them in particular caught my attention.

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New release of Costa - version 1.3.0

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After a 2½ year hiatus, I have once again pulled the source code for Costa out of storage, and added some new features. This time around, I’ve implemented some bug fixes, and a whole new theme editor.

With this new theme editor, users can now customize any color of the interface - either by modifying existing themes, or making their own. User submissions are welcome!

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