Release Notes

System Requirements

Kisekae UltraKiss requires a Java capable system.  UltraKiss will run on all supported Java levels beginnig from Java version 1.3. A multi-platform product release is offered for Windows, Unix, and Apple systems and distributed with Java Web Start technology. The Java^TM 2 system is supported on Microsoft Windows 98 (1st or 2nd edition), NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5 or later), ME, XP, Vista, and 2000 (with Service Pack 2 or later), running on Intel hardware.  

Windows systems require a 450 Mhz processor and 256 megabytes of memory.   

Apple systems require Mac OS X with a minimum 700 Mhz processor and 256 megabytes of memory

Linux systems require Java 2 on Intel Pentium platforms running the Linux kernel v2.2.12 or later.

Effective with release version 2.0, Kisekae UltraKiss is open source software released under terms of the GNU General Public License. Limited memory systems may experience poor performance due to excessive memory management, particularly if large images or KiSS sets are loaded.  Effective with UltraKiss release 3.0c, an expanded memory configuration is installed by default.

Apple Systems

UltraKiss works best with a 2-button mouse for edit selection.  Ensure that your right mouse button is configured on Apple systems as the Secondary mouse button. If a 2 button mouse is not available then secondary mouse clicks require the Command key to be pressed.

UltraKiss also uses Function Keys F9-F12 to accelerate some menu items.. For Apple systems these are replaced with Shift-F9 through Shift-F12.

The Apple Option key is used in all cases where the documentation specifies an Alt key.

Linux Systems

Linux systems should disable the Alt key edit selection option as this key may be intercepted by the Operating System for window movement. 

Edit functions on Linux systems are performed with the Shift key.

Windows Systems

Edit functions on Windows systems are performed with the Alt key.

Kisekae UltraKiss Problem Reports

Java Web Start Known Issues

• Microsoft Windows systems can fail with Java 1.4.1 and ATI video cards. See Sun Microsystems Bug ID 4749817 BSOD in WebStart: Win2k/XP with ATI graphics. A workaround has been implemented with Java Web Start to eliminate this problem. The Java command line option -Dsun.java2d.d3d= false can be used to disable direct 3d support for Java 1.4.1.  Alternatively, the system environment variableJAVAWS_VM_ARGS=-Dsun.java2d.d3d=false can be set to disable direct 3d operation.
  

UltraKiss Known Issues

• Cursor may not change state until the cursor is moved.  A mouse movement event is necessary before the cursor can change state.
  
• Attempts to reclaim memory through the memory utilization dialog are not immediate.  These requests invoke the Java garbage collection system.    
  
• File Save and File Load dialogs in the Host System user interface do not support filename filters.
  

Text Editor Known Issues

• Edit OVERTYPE mode does not work.
  
• Line numbers may not be rendered correctly if a text document is scrolled.  The line numbers are drawn correctly on a screen repaint if the mouse is clicked within the document text.
  
• Rich text documents may exhibit errors.  Rich text document support is not mature. 
  

Color Editor Known Issues

• Color selection using the eyedropper tool may not be accurate when using magnified images.  The selected color may not always be the color beneath the eyedropper. 
  
• Poor performance may occur while moving objects in the preview window.

Image Editor Known Issues

The image editor is not fully developed.  Limited image editing capability currently exists.  Images can be loaded and saved in different formats. There are no plans to complete or enhance the Image Editor.

FKiSS Editor Known Issues

• FKiSS breakpoints are not retained across a program restart if the configuration has been edited or changed. 
  
• Breakpoints are not functional on initialize(), begin(), or version() events.
  

Archive Manager Known Issues

• ZIP and JAR files may not be saved in an uncompressed form.
  
• Adding multiple elements to an archive file through ctrl-selecting new elements returns the scrollable selection list to the first element selected.  
  

Media Player Known Issues

• Poor performance may occur if video media playback is not started from the beginning.  The video screen and audio track may not immediately synchronize.
  
• Java Media Framework sound and movie file positioning may not work correctly.  The media position control slider does not always size correctly to the frame layout. 
  
• The position tracking slider may stop moving if the Media Player frame is refreshed through menu displays or other actions.