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OS/2 - eComStation News - August, 2006
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2006: January February March April May June July
2005: August September October November December
SW: OS/2 Warp Developer Kit Java Technology 1.3.1 Service Release
SW: OS/2 Warp Developer Kit Java Technology 1.3.1 Service
Open Office 2.0 for eComstation and OS/2 Status
OS/2 Java Corner has been updated
SW: MySQL Updated to v5.0.24
SW: Cairo Graphics library on OS/2 v1.2.2
SW: DFSee version 8.05 released today
SW: WDSibyl 20060811
SW: ACPI20060812 on BetaZone
SW: Java Movie Database v1.35 Beta3
SW: Boost.Jam 3.1.13 for OS/2
SW: Thunderbird 2 Alpha 1 milestone has been released.
Net: netlabs.org newsletter #15 [Cairo, WDSibyl, XWP, GBM plugin
SW: Firefox 1.5.0.6 released August 3rd
SW: SeaMonkey 1.0.4 released August 3rd.
| SW: OS/2 Warp Developer Kit Java Technology 1.3.1 Service Release |
2006-08-08
From: Ian Manners
OS/2 Warp Developer Kit Java Technology 1.3.1 Service Release 10
Date: 2006-08-07
<http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=142&tc=SSEQ73&rank=8&dc=D400&dtm>
Requires valid entitlement.
Cheers
Ian Manners
http://www.os2site.com/
Jesus Saves, Moses invests, but only Buddha pays dividends.
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| SW: OS/2 Warp Developer Kit Java Technology 1.3.1 Service |
2006-08-09
From: Chuck McKinnis
Now available to eCS users at www.ecomstation.com.
Paul Smedley wrote:
> From: Ian Manners
>
> OS/2 Warp Developer Kit Java Technology 1.3.1 Service Release 10
> Date: 2006-08-07
>
> <http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=142&tc=SSEQ73&rank=8&dc=D400&dtm>
>
>
> Requires valid entitlement.
>
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
> http://www.os2site.com/
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| Open Office 2.0 for eComstation and OS/2 Status |
2006-08-09
From: rwkleinDESPAM@DESPAMmensys.nl
As part of the "Support Agreement for OpenOffice.org" Serenity Systems
International is committed to deliver a natively running version of
OpenOffice.org 2.0 on OS/2 and eComStation.
Since about a month Open Office 2.0 has had 2 internal test release to a
testteam A public beta will be released in the next 2 to 4 weeks.
All basic applications of Open Office are working, including printing to
local printers and network printers.
Open Office 2.0 is bigger then OpenOffice 1.1.5. Starting time from a
JFS volume is about 17 seconds.
In the previous press release we mentioned you can find screenshots here:
http://www.ecomstation.com/openoffice
(click the OpenOffice.org 2.0 splashscreen to access the screenshot gallery)
We'll keep you informed on the progress and of course notify you as soon
as a public beta release is available!
Roderick Klein
Mensys
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| OS/2 Java Corner has been updated |
2006-08-09
From: Roger Henson (javaos2DESPAM@DESPAMattglobal.net)
OS/2 Java Corner has these new and updated links:
Thinking in Java ------> updated link
Limewire ------> updated version and added link to OS/2 tips
JExpress ------> updated version
American History Lux ------> updated version
FreeCol ------> added to page
Frozen Bubble ------> Added to page
Lux Delux ------> added to page
NesCafe ------> updated version
C.a.R ------> updated version
Java Movie Database ------> updated version
Panoply ------> updated version and GA date
Brutus ------> updated beta version
Url: http://www.os2world.com/java/
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| SW: MySQL Updated to v5.0.24 |
2006-08-10
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
I've just updated MySQL to v5.0.24 and it's now available from
http://smedley.info/os2ports
There is an enormous list of changes in 5.0.24 - this can be viewed at
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-24.html
For those that aren't aware what MySQL is, it is a popular Open Source
Database Management System.
Cheers,
Paul.
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| SW: Cairo Graphics library on OS/2 v1.2.2 |
2006-08-10
From: doodle@scenergy.dont.even.try.spamming.dfmk.hu
The OS/2 port of the Cairo 2D graphic library was updated to v1.2.2.
The source code package, the developer's package and the self-installing
runtime library is available from Netlabs FTP. They are currently in
/incoming, but soon will be moved to /pub/cairo.
This new release contains (in addition to an updated core Cairo code) a
new FontConfig library, which does not create fonts.cache files, but
stores its cache data in OS2.INI, thus, it should not interfere with
XFree86's FontConfig anymore.
Also available a package of updated Doodle's Screen Saver Cairo modules
that were recompiled to use this new Cairo runtime version.
Cairo v1.2.2 runtime, self-installing WarpIn archive:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/cairo-1.2.2-os2-bin.exe
Updated Doodle's Screen Saver Cairo modules, self-installing WarpIn archive:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/dss_cairo_modules_v17.exe
Url: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/cairo-1.2.2-os2-bin.exe
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| SW: DFSee version 8.05 released today |
2006-08-12
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Jan van Wijk
DFSee version 8.05 has been released today.
This version extends the powerful HEX/ASCII sector editor to work directly
on (binary) files as well, keeping the size the same.
>From the operating system level, just use a command like:
DFSOS2 edit somefile.bin
Cloning disks with bad-sectors is improved to allow MUCH faster operation,
and will be enhanced even more in the next versions.
Searching for files in most filesystems has been made a lot faster too,
using several enhancements to the FIND command.
Several smaller improvements like new menu-items have been made and a few
bugs and inconsistencies have been fixed ...
DFSee is a very powerful disk-utility with disk partitioning, filesystem
and disk analysis, file recovery, UNDELETE for HPFS, JFS, and NTFS,
resizing, imaging and cloning.
More details at:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/
Direct download links from the DFSee website:
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx.msi
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx_warpin.exe
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx_iso.zip
http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/dfsee8xx_dsk.zip
Note: Most of these can also be downloaded using '805'
instead of the generic '8xx' version number
Or from the HOBBES website:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee805.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dfsee
Most important functional changes since 8.03:
- MOVE Added 'Smart' checkbox for much faster operation
- CLONE Added -skipbads:nnn option, fast bad-sector cloning
- CLONE Reset active store on Escape or a failure too!
- CLONE/IM Show number of bad-sectors in progress status too
- EDIT Add Ctrl-E to erase edited item to a hex value or
- EDIT fn HEX/ASCII binary sector edit specified filename
- FAT FS Detect unmapped clusters, inconsistent bootsector
- FILEFIND FAT, fixed finding files with extensions like *.c
- FILEFIND menu dialog, new 'verbose' checkbox, default FAST
- FILIFIND NTFS, speedup MFT-record search using speedstep 2
- FIND Speedstep mode using -i:n option, skip n sectors
- FIND dlg Add 'Step' field for the -i:Speedstep option
- FIXBOOT FAT, added bootcode type 'W = Win-9x on FAT16'
- FIXBOOT NTFS create record from template if no spare
- FIXPBR Disallow FIXPBR in FDISK mode for safety
- FS FAT Fixed trap if the bootsector was a valid NTFS
- IMAGE Exact image size is kept the same on writing
- MENU Added 'reselect disk' to FS menus; part to FDISK
- MENU Reworded NEWMBR submenu text, better style :-)
- MENU Added: 'Edit -> File, Binary edit' to edit files
- Menu Edit always starts with 1-sector items
- PART Reworded cylinder-alignment messages for clarity
- PART Pick-up correct FAT32 label from root directory
- PART WARNING on LVM/JFS with DLAT but no BBR info sector
- PSAVE Include unformatted bootsectors in .PDx file
- RESIZE FAT, fixed maximum size in dialog in some cases
- SLT Faster fileinfo on JFS/NTFS/HPFS, no alloc check
- STARTUP No 'GETDEVICEPARAMS failed' messages anymore, USB
- STORE Added exact image-size in bytes to internal info
- STORE Fixed store-nr display: Store #, added imagesize
Regards, JvW
=========================================================================
DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
infoDESPAM@DESPAMdfsee.com
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| SW: WDSibyl 20060811 |
2006-08-12
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
I don't use WDSibyl but I noticed it has been updated on Netlabs ftp site
as of 2006-08-11. There are both OS/2 and Win32 sources and binaries. Help
is in both German and English. I am not sure what has changed but there
are a number of updated files in the different zip archives.
Homepage (In German, Dutch and English):
http://members.chello.at/webstar/wdsibyl.html
"This is a Pascal-Compiler which processes a language closely related to
»Delphi«."
Download:ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wdsibyl/wdsibyl/Install_20060811.zip
The developer is asking for help with the following:
..) new components and sources
..) documentation
..) testing
Support is provided through:
International: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.sibyl.devel
German language: http://www.commtalk.de/ (currently below: OS/2 Development)
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| SW: ACPI20060812 on BetaZone |
2006-08-13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
"ACPI (short for "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface") is a
standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces
between an operating system and Hardware. It is meant to supersede
the older APM standard (for power management) and provide a generic
interface for recognition and configuration of hardware devices."
Available to those with access (via Software Subscription Services) to the
eComStation BetaZone: http://betazone.ecomstation.com
The ACPI beta drivers have been updated on the eComStation BetaZone:
acpi-drivers-20060812.zip Auxiliary drivers for ACPI use... 49 kb
12/08/2006 06:32 am
These are Resource.sys and a replacement for com.sys for SMP systems that
require ACPI.
acpi-20060812.zip ACPI for eComStation (Downgrad... 492 kb 12/08/2006
10:23 am
Updated ACPI driver:
ACPI-CA driver WHATSNEW
20060812 (vesion 2.11)
* Attention! Installation instructions changed!
* ACPI snooper: you can load ACPI tables now;
* ACPI snooper: you can change IRQ for devices; disable IRQ, etc.
* ACPI: Downgrade to January 2006 Intel source code
* ACPI: Fixes for APM sleep/resume (S3 state), first blood -- not finished
acpi-snooper-20060812.rar ACPI snooper (IRQ control, ACP... 13 kb
12/08/2006 10:33 am
According to UNRAR this file is encrypted so I assume its not needed except
by whoever has the password.
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| SW: Java Movie Database v1.35 Beta3 |
2006-08-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Juergen Ulbts (magog002DESPAM@DESPAMweb.de)
The new Java Movie Database 1.35 Beta3 has been released on 2006-08-10.
The Java Movie Database (JMDB) is a Java program which stores the data from
the IMDb Text files (Internet Movie Database - http://www.imdb.com) in
several MySQL/PostgreSQL tables.
After you have imported the data, you can search for actors, movies,
producers and actors. About the movies and people a lot of details are
shown (depending which IMDb text files you did import).
Changes in this new Beta:
-huge speed improvement importing several files (3 to 21 times faster)
-Swedish translation updated
-added workaround for running-times.list IMDb bug
-added support for several free Java Swing LookandFeels
-and some other changes
A detailed changelist is available on the project website:
http://www.jmdb.de/
Url: http://www.jmdb.de/
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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| SW: Boost.Jam 3.1.13 for OS/2 |
2006-08-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Cornelis Bockemühl (cornelis.bockemuehl.DESPAM@DESPAM.tele2.chb)
Boost Jam is a build system that allows for a much more flexible definition
of toolsets, sources, targets, directories and actions than other common
make tools. The current OS/2 port includes a predefined gcc toolset, but
others can be added easily.
Url: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=boost-jam-3_1_13-os2.zip
Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php
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| SW: Thunderbird 2 Alpha 1 milestone has been released. |
2006-08-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/
August 8, 2006 Thunderbird 2 Alpha 1 milestone has been released.
"The Thunderbird 2 Alpha is now available. This alpha release is intended
for developers and testers. It is focused on collecting feedback for
several new features including: message tags, folder views, a new Windows
installer, and a new mail alert notification."
Zipfile:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/2.0a1/contrib/thunderbird-2.0a1.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes: http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/releases/2.0a1.html
Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/releases/2.0a1.html
"Changes in this Development Milestone
There is a lot in Thunderbird 2 Alpha 1 that we invite you to play around
with and give us feedback on:
* Message Tags
* Folder Views including favorite folders
* Improved New Mail Notification Alerts
* New Windows installer based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
* Find As You Type in the message pane
* New combined and improved Add-ons manager for extensions and themes
* Updates to the extension system to provide enhanced security and to
allow for easier localization of extensions"
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| Net: netlabs.org newsletter #15 [Cairo, WDSibyl, XWP, GBM plugin |
2006-08-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: netlabs.org 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:
07. - 13. August
* New Cairo Release - v1.2.2.
o This new release contains (in addition to updated core Cairo code) a
new FontConfig library, which does not create fonts.cache files, but stores
its cache data in OS2.INI. Thus, it should not interfere with XFree86's
FontConfig anymore.
o Cairo v1.2.2 runtime, self-installing WarpIn archive:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/cairo-1.2.2-os2-bin.exe
o Updated Doodle's Screen Saver Cairo modules, self-installing WarpIn
archive: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/dss_cairo_modules_v17.exe
* WDSibyl Release 2006.08.11
o WDSibyl is a Pascal development environment
o The update brings changes in libraries and an enhanced installer
o Support mailinglist / newsgroup: gmane.org.netlabs.sibyl.devel
o Download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wdsibyl/wdsibyl/Install_20060811.zip
31. July - 06. August
* XWP
o The German NLS package for version 1.0.5 is available.
o The NLS package can now be installed from the main XWorkplace package
as well, if they reside in the same directory.
o Download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/xworkplace/nls
* GBM Plugin Version 1.10 for Lucide
o Save bitmaps in any format supported by GBM (works only for one page
bitmaps and requires the latest Lucide beta)
o Now supports dynamic lookup of GBM.DLL. Either via LIBPATH or look
into the directory where lugbm.dll is located.
o GBM Homepage: http://heikon.home.tlink.de/
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: news@netlabs.org
Greetings,
netlabs.org team
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| SW: Firefox 1.5.0.6 released August 3rd |
2006-08-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#wznews
"The award-winning Web browser is better than ever. Faster, safer, and easy
to use, Firefox delivers a better Web experience."
# August 3, 2006 Firefox 1.5.0.6 has been released.
Zipfile:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.6/contrib/firefox-1.5.0.6.en-US.os2.zip
Release Notes: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/releases/1.5.0.6.html
"What's New in Firefox 1.5.0.6
Firefox 1.5.0.6 is a stability update that is part of our ongoing program
to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that
all users upgrade to this latest version.
* Fixed an issue with playing Windows Media content "
Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html
For more on Warpzilla see Steve Wendt's "Tips for Warpzilla" page:
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
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| SW: SeaMonkey 1.0.4 released August 3rd. |
2006-08-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
From http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#wznews
"Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and
HTML editing made simple -- all your Internet needs in one application."
# August 3, 2006 SeaMonkey 1.0.4 has been released.
Installer:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.0.4/contrib/seamonkey-1.0.4.en-US.os2.installer.exe
Zipfile:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.0.4/contrib/seamonkey-1.0.4.en-US.os2.zip
Installation Instructions: http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/#instreq
Release Notes:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases/seamonkey1.0.4/
Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library.
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html
New Features and Fixes
General
* A bug introduced in SeaMonkey 1.0.3, which caused problems with
plug-ins has been fixed (Bug 346167)
* Improved stability
* Several security fixes
* A bug was introduced in SeaMonkey 1.0.2 that sometimes caused the
URL bar to stop working properly when switching tabs. This has been fixed.
(Bug 332874)
* If you have more bookmarks on your personal toolbar than there is
space for, the ">>" overflow icon will now display more reliably (Bug 338803
* If you choose to update SeaMonkey when it notifies you that an
update is available, the update page will load in a more useful browser
window (with navigation buttons and toolbars) (Bug 334903)
For more on Warpzilla see Steve Wendt's "Tips for Warpzilla" page:
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
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