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DualMode full screen/windowed graphics library release 6 is available
The DualMode Library and MGLServer are tools to allow a developer to
develop graphics applications that can seamlessly switch video resolutions
and operate in a resizable DIVE window. It handles all video, keyboard,
mouse, and joystick operations making the state of the video (full screen
or windowed) completely transparent to the developer.
The current release has the following enhancements and updates:
* Mouse absolute positioning in PM mode changed
While in PM mode when the mouse is grabbed, mouse movement is restricted
to the size of the playfield without polling and recentering the mouse.
This should make for less processor "noise" and smoother operation and
mouse readings.
* Completely customizable and programmable keyboard interface
Keys on the keyboard can now be programmed to perform a time-dependent
sequence of events, like rapid fire or those tricky little "dragon punch"
Street Fighter moves. ;-)
* Standard GUI interface for keyboard settings
Your application can call a function to pop up a dialog window which can
maintain your programmable keyboard settings and these settings can be
saved in your application's INI file.
* Direct framebuffer blitters cleaned up a bit
The direct framebuffer blitters will now clip properly to the size of the
window and will clip around windows that are placed on top of your
window. They're still a bit sloppy, but generally seem to get the job
done.
* Blitter support for complex shapes
Support was added for placing a complex shaped window on top of your
DualMode application. So anyone with Sit-O-CHIRARI or similar enhancer
running won't have to worry about it interfering anymore.
* Bug fixed on potentially improper full screen shutdown procedures
* Added preliminary support for BGR3/4 source format images
This has not been implemented for full screen sessions yet.
* Example application updated
DMLibTest now will accept keyboard and mouse input to demonstrate how to
use more of the features of the DualMode library. It will draw a colorful
bitmap and allow you to switch full screen by pressing any key other than
ESC (which will exit) or 1 (which will bring up the keyboard settings).
While the app is running, you will be able to draw in white on the bitmap
using the mouse.
The updated source and binaries can be downloaded from here:
http://emuos2.netlabs.org/generic/dmlib_r6_srcbin.zip
-> URL: http://emuos2.netlabs.org
Weasel Filter version 3.05
Junk email filter to go with Weasel smtp/pop3 server. Provides a versatile
filter to bounce unwanted junk email. Now operates on a scoring
system rather than individual line matches.
Release version with a few field-related killfile bugs fixed. Also changed
the readme file to INF format, comments on whether this is better are
welcome.
Url: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/weaselfilter305.zip
Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=weaselfilter305.zip
Prima Perl GUI Toolkit for OS/2 & other platforms
Prima is an extensible Perl toolkit for multi-platform GUI development.
Supported platforms include Linux, Windows NT/9x/2K, OS/2, and UNIX/X11
workstations (FreeBSD, IRIX, SunOS, Solaris, and others). The toolkit
contains a rich set of standard widgets and has emphasis on 2D image
processing tasks. A Perl program using Prima looks and behaves identically
on X, Win32, and OS/2 PM.
Version 1.06 (Jun 22, 2002) is the most recent version, which is covered
by the BSD Software Licensing Scheme.
-> URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/prima/
Java 1.3.1 Updated on Software Choice
SWC shows that the Java 1.3.1 has been updated as of 7/31/2002.
-> URL: http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/java13/f-server.htm
eComStation users can also log into http://www.ecomstation.com/ to download this update.
Extended Partition Support
IBM has released an extended Partition Support
This EXPART*.EXE driver package provides you with IBM's most current support for
hard disk drive Extended (type 0x0F) and Fat (type 0x0E) partitions on the OS/2
Operating System. Those partitions are located beyond 7.8 GB limit.
The packages include refreshed drivers, lvm and kernel (rev. 14.091UNI or W4)
For warp 4.5 (UNI Kernels only) or greater:
http://www.os2site.com/sw/incoming/expartcp.exe
For Warp 4:
http://www.os2site.com/sw/incoming/expartw4.exe
Naturally the packages are available from IBM too'';
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/4eddaa42e99c19e186256a700058020a/81e
0e0371d5c50d986256c08004a2cca?OpenDocument
new CDR/RW Wizard beta version RC3
There is a new CDR/RW Wizard beta version, the Release Candidate 3, with many
bugs fixed.
In September will be published the final 1.0 version.
http://www.quasarbbs.net/rocco/
eComStation 1.1 development
There is being worked hard on the next release of eCS. On the following link you can
find some screenshots of the new installer:
http://www.ecomstation.com/gallery/index.php?g=eCS_1.1_installer_(subject_to_chan
ge)
Please note, all things/look can change...
XShadow version 1.1.0
Peter O'Donoghue has released XShadow ! XShadow version 1.1.0 is replacement
Shadows for WPS - allows renaming and removes Lockinplace bug.
Warning - do NOT use Warpin V0.9.19 !
The current version of Warpin (V0.9.19) appears to have a bug that is exhibited when
installing XShadow. Earlier (and presumably later) versions of Warpin should work.
-> URL:http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=xshadow&pushbutton=Search
FtpServer 1.05
A socket leak has been discovered in FtpServer. (Actually, it was
reported some time ago, but until recently I was never able to
reproduce it.) It happens when a client uses passive ftp and then
attempts to do an illegal operation. This is probably not a problem on
small-traffic sites, but could cause serious problems if you have a
heavily-used server, and most particularly if you are being attacked by
hackers trying to find ways to break into your site. In such cases your
system will eventually run out of available sockets, effectively
blocking all network operations.
Accordingly, users of FtpServer are strongly advised to upgrade to
version 1.05, which can be found at
http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/os2/ftpserver.html
or at
ftp://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au/software/ftpser105.zip
LIST OF CHANGES (since version 1.00)
Version 1.05
Fixed a crash on hacker attempt to create impossible directory.
Fixed a socket leak in passive mode.
Change to way nameserver lookup is done, for better
performance in the case of a denial-of-service attack.
Added logging of soclose() failures.
Peter Moylan
Audio/Data- Cd-Creator 0.52
Chris Wohlgemuth has released AudioDataCDCreator 0.52
Audio/Data-Cd-Creator is a set of WPS classes for easy creation of audio and data
CDs. Burn CDs entirely via drag'n'drop by using the power of the WPS. It's released
under the terms of the GPL (General Public License) so full source is available.
Features include:
* Full integration into the WPS: drag'n'drop, context menus...
* Use shadows for creating a virtual tree of files or putting together an audio sampler
* Creation of TAO and DAO Audio CDs
* Audio CD writing with several writers at the same time possible
* Writing of MP3/Ogg/Wave/... files in TAO and DAO mode
* On the fly MP3/Ogg/Wave/... writing in DAO mode
* Support for grabbers
* FreeDB/CDDB-Support
* Dynamic priority control during writing
* Creation of single- and multisession data CDs
* On the fly data CD writing
* Image creation
* Boot CD support
* 1:1 CD copy
* User defined menus if WPS-Wizard is installed.
* Tutorial and help for all functions.
* ...
New with V0.52 (31.Jul.2002):
* Writing of certain MP3 files with MMIOMP3 failed due to wrong time calculation.
* Wrong setup page for cdrdao (target).
* cdcopy fixed. Failed when two devices were used.
* On the fly frontend crashed when image calculation failed.
* MP3 decoding frontend tried to decode wave-files when using z!.
* CD-size menu was broken.
* If volume name was too long writing failed.
* Fixed background painting for empty folder launchpads.
* Preparation for use of CW-MM classes v0.2.3 and above.
* 'Create shadows' is default after initial installation.
BTW.: Before ever thinking on complaining about something not working make sure:
1. You have read the readme.1st and it's advices
2. You have followed all advices the installer gives (this means especially if you have
installed an old version of AudioDataCDCreator or an old version of the installer,
please deinstall them first, reboot the WPS, clean INI's if necessary ...)
3. You have read the Tutorial.inf and followed all advices in there.
http://www.os2world.com/cdwriting/creator/creatormain.htm
GUIFFY 4.5 released
Guiffy is the quintessential cross-platform visual compare/merge utility. Features 2-way
interactive and 3-way smart, "SureMerge", interfaces. Merge interfaces support Editing
during the merge and Undo. Guiffy's compare
views include Inline diff highlighting. Guiffy includes integrated Folder
Compare/Synchronization features. Comes with builtin UNICODE and MBCS support.
And, a command line interface for CM/SCM integrations -- Works with CVS, Perforce,
SOS, and Starbase. Plus, a complete API package is included.
Available for all Java-enabled platforms including: Windows, Linux, Unix, MacOS 9/X,
and OS/2 or eCS.
Guiffy 4.5 includes the new feature "ComparEdit":
>> Edit in compare views...Then, Click to SaveAS
>> Click to Copy a change from one view to the other
>> Click to Mark Selected lines as Removed
Homepage: http://www.guiffy.com
License: 30-day evaluation.
Single User registration is $79.
New WarpVison GUI + Skins
The goal of the WarpVision project is to create an OS/2 multimedia player
that supports the latest formats, as well as the latest hardware features.
Program URL: http://www.os2.kiev.ua/
Download player:
http://www.laemmlin.net/mirror/wvcli/wvcli20020730.zip
Download skins:
http://www.laemmlin.net/mirror/wvgui/wvguiskins1.zip
OS/2 Netlabs Relaunch, some updates
Hi OS/2 and eCS Community,
It's quite a long time ago that I promised a complete relaunch of OS/2
Netlabs. The past months a lot of people asked me about the outdated
webpages and about serveral projects, let me explain why it takes that
long and what you can expect soon.
End of July 2002 I finished classes at the Computer Science Departement at
Biel School of Engineering in Switzerland. As you can imagine it's quite a
lot of work to finish the studies so I couldn't invest as much time into
OS/2 Netlabs as I expected. I also had to earn some money in my spare
time...
However, at my current job I wrote a new content management system (CMS) I
will use as well for the new webpages at netlabs.org. This CMS is working
on my local testwebserver and will be enhanced in the future.
I will have my diploma exams in early September and November/December I
will write my diploma work. That means after my exams I will go to Hamburg
(Germany) to meet Arne Blankerts which hosts the netlabs.org webserver.
In Hamburg I will completely update the current webserver and enable the
new face of the webpages. After the relaunch we will have some exciting
new projects at OS/2 Netlabs, I'm quite sure you will like it!
The update will be ready for Warpstock USA, Arne Blankerts will introduce
it live at our OS/2 Netlabs booth and answer your questions. Because of
the new CMS everyone can be an active contributor to OS/2 Netlabs, even as
a normal user. We will provide a short introduction to our CMS at
Warpstock (USA and Europe) and we hope that several users will get so
called Project Administrators. This will help us to keep OS/2 Netlabs up
to date in the Internet.
There will also be a lot of news for developers out there, we have plenty
of ideas which will be discussed as soon as possible. Also we plan to
relaunch edm2.com, the domain is now hosted at netlabs.org (and belongs to
us as well, thanks a lot to the previous EDM/2 crew!).
If you want to meet us you should definitely visit Warpstock USA and/or
Europe. A lot of our developers will be there and we also have several
presentations about OS/2 Netlabs related projects. It's always a great
plesure to meet the people out there in real live! I can't make it to
Warpstock USA unfortunately but I will be at Warpstock Europe.
That's it so far, expect some news soon!
Enjoy the summer!
Adrian Gschwend & the whole OS/2 Netlabs crew
Links:
OS/2 Netlabs - http://www.netlabs.org
EDM/2 - http://www.edm2.com
Warpstock USA - http://www.warpstock.org
Warpstock Europe - http://warpstock.os2.org
Postgres SQL server V7.2.1 is available
The last version of the Postgres is available. In this release I have included a new
PostGis module.
In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as
a backend spatial database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like
ESRI's SDE or Oracle's Spatial extension
In the download section is possible download a University of Minnesota Mapserver for
OS/2. This server work with Postgres via PostGis module.
Tell me your comments or questions.
Vincenzo
Updated idedasd drivers
IBM has updated the idedasd driver package
http://www7.software.ibm.com/2bcprod.nsf/4eddaa42e99c19e186256a700058020a/18c
58fa5c90650d287256a0f00592856?OpenDocument
Driver versions:
IBMATAPI.FLT 10.076
IBMIDECDFLT 10.076
IBM1S506.ADD 10.076
IBM1FLPY.ADD 10.076
OS2DASD.DMD 10.052
QueenCy 0.1.1i
Masami Kitamura has released QueenCy 0.1.1i at 7/29/2002.
0.1.1i fixes a TWAIN related bug of 0.1.1h.
QueenCy is a painting program for OS/2, supports layers and TWAIN scanners.
Wacom tablet driver for easy painting is also available.
URL (Japanese): http://www.1drop.net/os2.html
QueenCy download : http://www.1drop.net/qc/QC011i.zip
QueenCy readme (English) :http://www.1drop.net/qc/readme.us
Wacom tablet driver download : http://www.1drop.net/w/W1_010.zip
Wacom tablet driver readme (English) : http://www.1drop.net/w/readme.us
New Z!
Z! is a vio MP3 player for OS/2.
-> whats new?!
--------------
x fixed: shift+char search in the lister w/the playlist & shoutcast bookmarks
x alt-r while playing will randomize all the unplayed files in the playlist
x new: list .m3u files in the selector, l to load a list, enter/p to
load & play it
x add .m3u to the playlist filename if no extention was specified
x minor UI bugfixes
x alphabetize the genres in the id3 editor
Program URL: http://dink.org/z/
http://dink.org/files/z-2.6beta6.zip
Lynx 2.8.4 Release.1b
Lynx 2.8.4 Release.1b - Includes latest patches, bug fixes, and SSL
support. Lynx is a text browser for the World Wide Web.
Program URL: http://lynx.browser.org
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/lynx2.8.4b-os2.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=lynx2.8.4b-os2.zip
Mozilla 1.1b
Mozilla 1.1beta has been released
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.1b/
For more information see:
Release of French language for C-Side
Guillaume Gay has created an French language file for C-Side v.5.01ß, it can now be
downloaded from the C-Side homepage at :
http://www.os2world.com/C-Side
--------
For those who don't know, C-Side is a CD label and cover designer, with a multitude of
functions, and more are coming!
Octave 2.0.17 for OS/2
Klaus Gebhardt has released a new build of Octave ! Octave version 2.0.17 (Build 01)
is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a
convenient command line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems
numerically.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-browse?dir=/pub/incoming&sort=date
IBM OS/2 4.52 is Out
OSNews reader Prognathous writes: "Well, actually it was released earlier this year,
but I couldn't find any references in your news section, so it's about time. The only
problem is that other than in usenet, details are scant and the official release was very
subdued (search the page for "4.52")." This release is only available to IBM's active
software subscription customers of OS/2 Warp 4 and it does seem to be a service
pack.
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1436
x-commander
X-Commander is a file manager, that would allow you to do your everyday
work with files and archives faster and easier. (copying, deleting,
renaming, etc. are available). The interface of the program is easy to
tune in. Among various features of X-Commander are:
Supporting different operation systems. Versions for OS/2 and Win32 are
available!
Operations with files (copying/deleting/moving).
Supporting integrated modules (plugins), that can unlimitedly extend
the program's features.
The viewer keeps up all encodings available in your operation system.
Working with system clipboard.
Interface and colors tune is available.
Multilanguage support.
Clock, screensaver.
And many other features are also accessible!
The program is developing rapidly and is being extended with new
features. The author appreciates any kind of references and comments on
the program.
Program URL: http://x-commander.ru/index_en.htm
http://www.x-commander.ru/downloads/xc20_96.zip
Album Grabber 0.75
Album Grabber is basically a bot that grabs album covers off of www.allmusic.com. In
order for it to work, it expects your music collection to be in a certain format. Your root
music directory should contain artist directories, and underneath each artist dir should
be album directories. Album Grabber will attempt to locate the correct album cover and
present it to you in a window along with 'yes' and 'no' options. 'yes' means to save the
album jpg inside the album directory, 'no' means do nothing and proceed. The
program is multi threaded, so you can let it run for awhile and then come back and
make your decisions. It was compiled using Sun's 1.3 JVM. The source and JBuilder
project files are all included so its easy to recompile it yourself.
License: Album Grabber is release under the GNU GPL freeware license.
http://bluedragontavern.dyndns.org/albumgrabber/index.html
BTW: on my system (Java 1.3.1) the Album Grabber crashes when starting it on a
second attempt. Deleting the settings.ini helps as workaround, but if some more OS/2
users send feedback to the developer this will be hopefully solved in future releases.
VFAT2EA v1.31
Converts VFAT Long Filenames to .LONGNAME EAs and vice versa. Use it
for WinXX written floppies and FAT partitions, and it makes long
filenames visible from the WPS, without using the VFAT IFS. Full source
code included.
New in this release:
- Fixed upcasing national characters
- Fixed upcasing DBCS strings
- Fixed a small possible memory leak
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/vfat2ea_v131.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=vfat2ea_v131.zip
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