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OS/2 - eComStation News - May, 2006
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2005: August September October November December
Net: netlabs newsletter #8
Net: eCo Software newsletter, week 18
SW: PMDCalc Plus Version 0.9.9
SW: ffmpeg/ffplay/Ports Page updated
SW: NetDrive for OS/2 3.0.4
SW: NetDrive for OS/2 VFAT plugin 3.0.4
SW: Brutus, version 1.0beta1
SW: Bridge2-Hi V1.0 release
SW: Correction: Bridge2-Hi V1.0 release
SW: smake 1.2.34 for OS/2 and eComStation
SW: star backup 1.5.73 for OS/2 and eComStation
SW: GetMyIP 1.0.4 released
Event: SCOUG Meeting for May
| Net: netlabs newsletter #8 |
2006-05-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Netlabs News
This is the latest edition of the bi-weekly netlabs.org newsletter. The
newsletter can be read on the web at the following URL:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter
News from netlabs.org:
01. - 07. May
* EDM2 Updates
o The formatting of some articles about the OS/2 API Documentation has
been improved
o See: http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Special:Recentchanges
* WarpVision Build Instructions
o If you want to compile WarpVision yourself, there are some helpful
instructions available now
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/wvgui/wiki/WarpVisionBuildHowTo
* Added DWS 2006 presentations
o Almost all Developers Workshop presentations are now available from
the FTP Server (only one is still missing)
o See: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/events/DWS2006/presentations/
* QT3 Library News
o Drag and Drop will be implemented before the RC 7 comes out
o There are plans to create an official binary and runtime distribution
for the QT3 on OS/2
o Various small fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/qt3/timeline
24. - 30. April
* UniAudio
o some custom fixes and new ALSA fixes
o no new binaries available yet
* WarpVision 1.0 available
o WarpVision Version 1.0 is finally available!
o As usual, please read the INF file that comes with the distribution
o Download WPI: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wvgui/wvgui1.0GA.wpi
o Download ZIP: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wvgui/wvgui1.0GA.zip
* Cairo Version 1.1.2 released
o A new version of the Cairo libraries are available for OS/2 and
eComStation
o Download binaries: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/Cairo/cairo-1.1.2-os2-dev.zip
o Download sources:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/Cairo/cairo-1.1.2-os2-src-with-dependencies.zip
* WarpIn 1.0.10
o Various bugs fixed
o Homepage: http://warpin.netlabs.org/
o Download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/warpin/warpin-1-0-10.exe
* FontLib Example in EDM2
o See: http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Ft2lib
Netlabs.org relies on your support as well, we hire developers to have
better progress on projects. For sure this costs money so any sponsoring is
very welcome! You can support netlabs.org via netlabs.org sponsoring units:
http://www.mensys.net/NETLABS/
Thanks for your support!
We can be reached at: newsDESPAM@DESPAMnetlabs.org
Greetings,
netlabs.org team
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| Net: eCo Software newsletter, week 18 |
2006-05-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eeugene Gorbunoff
April was dedicated to debugging of existing software and preparation of
new products.
Software updates:
Updated software:
* Personal cards manager, several internal betas
* Sequence of eSchemes updates for eComStation 2.0 beta 2 (
http://ecomstation.com, improving reliability, NLS support ); Now
separating modules to accelerate debugging;
* MMImage Pack (dosenz of image I/O procs), internal beta
* T&V HappyPlayer, fixes for fullscreen TV support (
http://ecomstation.ru/happyplayer )
* LAN Tools, internal beta
* ACPI temperature monitor ( http://ecomstation.ru/acpitools ), we should
remake it in form of eCenter widget
Updated drivers:
* JFS.IFS -- researching compatibility with 4OS2. New beta-versions are
distributed via eComStation beta-zone (http://betazone.ecomstation.nl/)
* Power management driver for eComStation via ACPI, internal
beta-versions (searching for investors)
* Added support of Realtek RTL8168 network adapter to the driver of
Yanagihara Nobuyuki ( http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=item&id=832 )
Updated toolkits and libraries:
* ACPI toolkit - new examples which allow you catch ACPI events (requires
ACPI.PSD 2.7)
* ECOMEDIA library, internal beta-version; collection of high-level
functions which simplify usage of multimedia I/O procedures for reading and
writing of image files.
Collaboration with other developers and companies:
* Dmitry Frolov (aka froloff) answered to our questions and described how
to use USBCALLS library and control USB toys (
http://ru.ecomstation.ru/commentnews.php?id=1288, russian text )
* the next version of eComStation/Rus will include Doodle screensaver and
improved installation of eWorkPlace.
Miscellaneous news:
eCo Software strategy
* The strategy of eCo Software states that we should create more WPS
applications to attract new users and students. To stimulate the process,
we are starting publication of tutorial "Object-Oriented Programming in
eComStation, Part 1: Introduction"
(http://ru.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=144, russian text)
Participation in Developers Workshop 2006 (
http://en.ecomstation.ru/conferences.php ) -- eCo Software developers
prepared and presented three reports:
* Library for easy multilanguage support (we compared existing meanings and
suggested methods how to improve things)
* How to join eComStation development (You can join ACPI and Power
management projects, we need better support of USB devices, pay attention
to FM-tuners if going to create multimedia software, let's create
syncronization modules of mobile devices with the database of Personal
Cards Manager)
* Using eComStation infrastructure for development of new applications (We
must create more WPS applications; We must use MMOS2 I/O procedures to
shorten the life cycle of multimedia software development)
* WiZard constructed logo for Developers Workshop 2006 (
http://ecomstation.ru/pic/articles/dw2006/workshop_2006_new_001b.png )
* Presentations are published at netlabs.org ftp (
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/events/DWS2006/presentations )
Financial 2005 year is completed
* the previous financial year is finished. Taxes was paid in all countries
where our developers are working.
* eCo Software is planning continue investments into futher development of
existing drivers and applications (auxiliary applications may be create if
needed)
* We should pay special attention to work of our support service and
delivery service.
How to help to eCo Software:
* translate eSchemes to your language
* if you are a registered customer of SciTech SNAP, request the company
support ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 adapter. Else we have troubles with
notebooks used in power management project.
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| SW: PMDCalc Plus Version 0.9.9 |
2006-05-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Herwig Bauernfeind
This is a lightweight calculator for daily office use, which is
optimized for fast and simple calculations. In additions it has options
to ease the transfer of
- results from PMDCalc Plus into other programs
- numbers from other programs into PMDCalc Plus using the clipboard
and/or drag and drop.
Note: This calculator is not suitable for scientific mathematics, it is
not capable to handle brackets, it does not honor point calculation
before line calculation.
What's new in this release?
+ Added: Detect presence of the LEDPanel font and use it in the display
(LEDPanel font is included in the installer package now)
* Changed: Fallback default font is now 12. System VIO instead of
13.System VIO (looks better on 96dpi systems).
* Changed: The whole calculator window (including all GUI elements!) now
resizes properly.
! Fixed: Finding the .INI file was not working how is was supposed to
(might lead to a different location of the .INI file).
! Fixed: Helpfile is always found (even if there is no "." in HELPPATH
or DPATH)
! Fixed: A few typos in the manual/helpfile.
Get PMDCalc Plus from:
http://members.aon.at/herwig.bauernfeind/pmdcalcp/pmdcalcp099.wpi
or
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/pmdcalcp099.wpi
Later:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/calc/pmdcalcp099.wpi
Kind regards,
Herwig Bauernfeind
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| SW: ffmpeg/ffplay/Ports Page updated |
2006-05-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
HI All,
I thought it was about time to update FFMpeg & FFplay from the latest code
in the sourceforge repository.
As a reminder of what ffmpeg/ffplay do:
FFmpeg is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and
video. It includes libavcodec, the leading audio/video codec library.
FFmpeg is developed under Linux, but it can compiled under most operating
systems, including Windows.
The project is made of several components:
* ffmpeg is a command line tool to convert one video file format to another.
* ffplay is a simple media player based on SDL and on the FFmpeg libraries.
I've also started working on a revised web page for my ports - any feedback
on this is appreciated.
The old ports page is at http://smedley.info/os2ports.html - the new is
http://smedley.info/os2ports
Thanks,
Paul Smedley
Adelaide, Australia
11th May, 2006
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| SW: NetDrive for OS/2 3.0.4 |
2006-05-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: NetDrive Development (netdriveDESPAM@DESPAMbmtmicro.net)
Blueprint Software Works (netdriveDESPAM@DESPAMblueprintsoftwareworks.com)
has updated NetDrive for OS/2, a virtual file system, that allows seamless
access to FTP, NFS, VFAT and other resources.
The new version 3.0.4 includes updated FTP plugin, which has a fix for
incomplete uploads to some FTP servers.
NetDrive for OS/2 can be downloaded from
http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/netdrive
Full announcement can be found at
http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/netdrive/news.html
Url: http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/netdrive
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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| SW: NetDrive for OS/2 VFAT plugin 3.0.4 |
2006-05-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: NetDrive Development (netdriveDESPAM@DESPAMbmtmicro.net)
VFAT plugin for NetDrive for OS/2 version 3.0.4 released
The plugin allows full read/write access to VFAT file system that supports
long file names on FAT formatted disks and USB memory devices.
The new version fixes the problem with wrong file names in directories with
a lot of files.
Registered customers of NetDrive VFAT plugin get the new plugin version for
free.
For details please see
http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/netdrive/news.html
Url: http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/netdrive/news.html
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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| SW: Brutus, version 1.0beta1 |
2006-05-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Dale Erwin
The first beta release of Brutus, version 1.0beta1, is available for
testing here:
http://www.casaerwin.com/brutus.zip
and a brief instruction tutorial here:
http://www.casaerwin.com/Install.txt
Brutus organizes and catalogs the things we collect: CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes,
LPs, MP3 files, MPG files, PDF files, etc.
If one of your collectibles consists of MP3 files, it can launch the MP3
player to play the files, or it can launch Acrobat Reader to display a pdf
file, or the Browser to display an html file.
If this type of app is of interest to you, pleast try Brutus and tell me
what you think it needs.
Brutus supports English, German, Italian and Spanish, but the help files
are so far only available in English, and the Install file lacks the German
translation.
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| SW: Bridge2-Hi V1.0 release |
2006-05-12
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: CHEN, Biao (ChenbiaoDESPAM@DESPAMBridge2.cn)
I'm glad to announce that Bridge2-Hi 1.0 is released.
Bridge2 - Hi (Hi is the abbreviation of Hanzi Input) is an Input-Method
software for Chinese characters. 'Hanzi' is the written pronunciation of
Chinese character. You can use Bridge2-Hi to input Hanzi into any PM
application running on the OS/2 - eCS platform.
Functions in version 1.0
1, Input Method: Easy Pinyin Input Method.
2, Encoding: Chinese Simplified GBK.
3, Number of Hanzi can be inputed: support total 21000 Chinese characters
(simplified, traditional Hanzi and including common used Hanzi in Korea and
Japan) and 101 special characters.
4, On-line toggling between the Chinese punctuation marks and western
punctuation marks.
For more information please go to my homepage: http://www.Bridge2-Hi.cn
You can download the installation package at
htt://www.Bridge2-Hi.cn/Bridge2-Hi_V1_0.wpi
I writed a article "Surfing In The Colorful Chinese World With OS/2 And
eComStation", explaining how to prepare the operating system and how to
setup the right environment parameters for correctly displaying Chinese
characters on OS/2-eCS with various application software . You can read it
from eZine, Volume I:Issue II, Spring 2006,Published: April 1, 2006.
http://ezine.os2ecs.org
Bridge2-Hi is a Shareware and you are welcome to register it at
http://www.mensys.net/Bridge2-Hi/
I hope it can help you getting close to Chinese people and culture.
Url: http://www.Bridge2.cn
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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| SW: Correction: Bridge2-Hi V1.0 release |
2006-05-12
From: Ed Durrant
Hi - there's a couple of errors on the posted message:
The web URL reference for the WPI file is missing the p from http but more
importantly, the domain name is incorrect (I think someone did a
global find and change) - it should be http://www.Bridge2.cn throughout not
http://www.Bridge2-Hi.cn
Correct URL for the web site is: http://www.Bridge2.cn
Correct download URL for Bridge2-Hi -
http://www.Bridge2.cn/Bridge2-Hi_V1_0.wpi
Cheers/2
Ed.
madodel wrote:
> ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
>
> From: CHEN, Biao (ChenbiaoDESPAM@DESPAMBridge2.cn)
>
> I'm glad to announce that Bridge2-Hi 1.0 is released.
>
> Bridge2 - Hi (Hi is the abbreviation of Hanzi Input) is an Input-Method
> software for Chinese characters. 'Hanzi' is the written pronunciation of
> Chinese character. You can use Bridge2-Hi to input Hanzi into any PM
> application running on the OS/2 - eCS platform.
>
> Functions in version 1.0
> 1, Input Method: Easy Pinyin Input Method.
> 2, Encoding: Chinese Simplified GBK.
> 3, Number of Hanzi can be inputed: support total 21000 Chinese
> characters (simplified, traditional Hanzi and including common used
> Hanzi in Korea and Japan) and 101 special characters.
> 4, On-line toggling between the Chinese punctuation marks and western
> punctuation marks.
>
> For more information please go to my homepage: http://www.Bridge2-Hi.cn
>
> You can download the installation package at
> htt://www.Bridge2-Hi.cn/Bridge2-Hi_V1_0.wpi
>
> I writed a article "Surfing In The Colorful Chinese World With OS/2 And
> eComStation", explaining how to prepare the operating system and how to
> setup the right environment parameters for correctly displaying Chinese
> characters on OS/2-eCS with various application software . You can read
> it from eZine, Volume I:Issue II, Spring 2006,Published: April 1, 2006.
> http://ezine.os2ecs.org
>
> Bridge2-Hi is a Shareware and you are welcome to register it at
> http://www.mensys.net/Bridge2-Hi/
>
> I hope it can help you getting close to Chinese people and culture.
>
> Url: http://www.Bridge2.cn
>
>
> Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
>
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| SW: smake 1.2.34 for OS/2 and eComStation |
2006-05-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: mc6530DESPAM@DESPAMmclink.it
Smake is a highly portable make program with automake features. Smake
executes command sequences based on relations of modification dates of
files. The command sequences are taken from a set of rules found in a
makefile or in the set of implicit rules. The argument target is typically
a program that is to be built from the known rules.
Binaries and sources:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=smake-1.2.34-os2.zip
Requires libc061.dll
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| SW: star backup 1.5.73 for OS/2 and eComStation |
2006-05-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: mc6530DESPAM@DESPAMmclink.it
Star is a very fast tar(1) like tape archiver with improved functionality.
Star includes the first free implementation of POSIX.1-2001 extended tar
headers.
The OS/2 port features full 64bit I/O file access, breaking the 2GB barrier.
Also OS/2 Extended Attributes can be saved and restored.
Please note that extended headers used to store OS/2 specific attributes
are still not officially approved, so a future release can be unable to
restore your backup files.
Tape units are not supported, this may change in future.
Binaries and sources can be downloaded from Hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=star-1.5.73-os2.zip
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| SW: GetMyIP 1.0.4 released |
2006-05-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Peter Lueersen posted on comp.os.os2.announce
GetMyIP 1.0.4
Get your external IP address.
This Program will retrieve your IP address assigned to a host either
through an external server. The address is an external IP address which may
be dynamically assigned by an ISP.
WEB SITE: http://www.warp-ecs-owl.de/Peter_GetMyIP.html
HOBBES: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=getmyip104
Changes:
GetMyIP
New show "ERROR NO IP" if the IP could not be determined.
New Logfile /l: or /L:
Fix Help
Now uniform version number for all programs
WPGetMyIP
New give commandline / options to GetMyIP
Fix Queue, clear queue and linein("QUEUE:")
Now uniform version number for all programs
WPGetMyIP_all5m
New give commandline / options to GetMyIP
Fix Queue, clear queue and linein("QUEUE:")
Now uniform version number for all programs
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| Event: SCOUG Meeting for May |
2006-05-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Tom Brown
Ah! Another morning of OS/2 to look forward to at SCOUG's May meeting. We
have a full slate planned:
* Tony Butka is bringing his AMD machine to show us SMP.
* For the Programming SIG, Bob Blair gives us Hello Newer World in his
Intro to PM Programming.
* Steven Levine hosts a Live Help Desk with a couple of systems that
have issues of (hopefully) general interest.
Got questions? SCOUG has answers! Our Q&A session at each meeting gives you
a great opportunity to work the kinks out of your systems.
Plus, don't forget, we always have coffee and donuts. Make sure to be at
SCOUG in May!
Room 326 of the Eastside Christian School
at the Grace Ministries Complex
1645 W Valencia Dr. in Fullerton
For a map and further directions,see:
http://www.scoug.com/meetings.html
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