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OS/2 - eComStation News - April, 2007
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2006: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2005: August September October November December
Event: Kitchener-Waterloo Users' Group April Meeting
SW: Doodle Screen Saver 1.7.5
SW: eCS Clock Tools - TimeSet 0.92
Event: netlabs.org Developers Workshop 2007 - Tickets available
SW: Samba 3.0.25rc1 Available for Download
Net: netlabs.org newsletter #32 [GenMAC, Doodle's Screen Saver, FM/2,
Net: GenMAC-sponsoring - Thanks a lot!
SW: eCS Firewall update on BetaZone
SW: Alternative video drivers for eComStation
SW: Sane2twain first alpha release
Net: eComStation PC
SW: Sane2twain first alpha release (again)
SW: DFSee 8.14 released
SW: eSchemes Deluxe + Piano Launchpad
SW: SigmaMD5 ver 2.0 released
| Event: Kitchener-Waterloo Users' Group April Meeting |
2007-04-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Walter Metcalf
KW/2
K-W OS/2 Users Group
Serving Kitchener-Waterloo and south-western Ontario area
OS/2 and eComStation Users
April 2007 Meeting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DATE: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
TIME: From 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Room DC1316, Davis Centre, University of Waterloo
Meeting facilities provided courtesy of Institute for Computer
Research.
Everyone is Welcome to Attend!
Topic under Development
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Topics for discussion for this monthly meeting are still under
development.
OS/2 User Forum
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Sharing OS/2 Ideas)(Bring Your Questions)
(What's New with OS/2)(Announcements)
As a courtesy to our presenter, please plan to arrive by 7:00 p.m.
For up-to-date information check our homepage at:
http://www.sentex.net/kwos2cug/
For directions to get to the meeting check:
http://www.sentex.net/kwos2cug/directon.html
Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
*****************************************
Walter F. Metcalf
VOICE Vice-President
New PMMail Project Director
http://wmetcalf.com
walter dot os2 at rogers dot com
*****************************************
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| SW: Doodle Screen Saver 1.7.5 |
2007-04-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
This is a new Screen Saver for OS/2 and eCS. It's integrated into WPS,
replaces the old Lockup Desktop facility, and can cooperate with third
party applications.
Changelog.txt:
* v1.7.5 : 2007.03.08.
- Modified DPMS handling, so that it can be told *NOT* to use SNAP,
but use direct VGA register access. This might be a bit risky, and
only supports ON and OFF modes, but this is the only working method
when SNAP has problems with the monitor. A REXX tool has been
included to turn on/off this feature.
- Added new module: SlideShow (Thanks to Warp5!)
- Updated ShowInage and SlideShow modules to v1.7.1.
They now use the GBM library to decode images, not the MMPM IOProcs.
- Modified Cairo modules so they now link to Cairo v1.2.4
This should resolve FontConfig problems.
- Compiler upgraded to OpenWatcom v1.6.
It can be downloaded from hobbes.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dssaver_v175.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dssaver_v175.zip
Currently on Netlabs in their \incoming directory:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/dssaver_v175.exe
Also the source can be found at
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/dssaver_v175_srcbin.zip
Please note that if you want to use the Cairo saver modules, they require
Cairo v1.2.4 Runtime to be installed first. It can be installed from
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/cairo-1.2.4-os2-bin.exe or from hobbes:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/cairo-1.2.4-os2-bin.zip
Articles at EDM/2 about how to create modules for Doodle's Screen Saver:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_1
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_2
Do you think you could do better skins for the Pretty Clock module?
Here is the description for the skin file then:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_3
WSE'2005 presentation about creating new modules using Cairo:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_and_cairo.zip
Web Site:
http://dssaver.netlabs.org
Forum:
http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/forum/UltraBoard.cgi?action=Headlines&BID=78
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| SW: eCS Clock Tools - TimeSet 0.92 |
2007-04-08
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Mark Dodel
Alex Taylor has released a new utility on the eComStation BetaZone for
configuring Internet-based time/date synchronization under eCS. This
appears to only be available to Software Subscription Service customers. I
had to login to mensys.nl
Project: Clock Tools
timeset_092.wpi 99 kb 06/04/2007 05:47 pm 0.92 Alex Taylor
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| Event: netlabs.org Developers Workshop 2007 - Tickets available |
2007-04-09
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Robert Henschel
We would like to inform all developers that plan to attend the OS/2 and
eComStation Developers Workshop 2007 that you can buy tickets now!
We use the Mensys online shop for registration. The shop is secure and
offers a number of different ways to pay the registration fee. While it
will be possible to register at the checkin desk, we strongly suggest not
doing this. Why? Because we have to know how many people are attending the
workshop! (at least, roughly!) We know that some people make a last minute
decision to participate and that is OK with us. However, if you already
know that you want to attend, please use the online shop to register!
The final prices for the event are:
45 EUR for a two day registration
25 EUR for a one day registration
Students have free access.
The tickets include only the entrance fee for the workshop. Lunch has to be
purchases separately, we will announce more details on this later. In
addition, we offer Workshop Sponsor Units. The Workshop Sponsor Units will
be used to pay travel costs for developers that come from eastern Europe.
Presentations:
==============
If you are interested in presenting at this years Developers Workshop, you
should contact us as soon as possible. We are already talking with a number
of developers about possible topics but there is no final schedule yet. We
will be having 7 presentations every day, each will 45 minutes long. Please
mail a short description of your presentation to our contact email address:
DevelopersWorkshop@netlabs.org
Accommodation:
==============
On the workshop homepage, you will find the link to a cheap but good
quality youth hostel in Amsterdam. We will also be adding some other
options in the near future.
Links:
======
Workshop Homepage:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
Mensys Online Shop for Workshop Tickets:
http://shop.mensys.nl/uk/catalogue/mns_DeveloperWorkshop2007.html
Contact:
DevelopersWorkshopDESPAM@DESPAMnetlabs.org
We hope to see lots of OS/2 and eComStation developers in Amsterdam!
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| SW: Samba 3.0.25rc1 Available for Download |
2007-04-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Paul Smedley
Hi All,
As per the below announcement, Samba 3.0.25rc1 has been released.
An OS/2 & eComstation build is available from http://svn.netlabs.org/samba
Enjoy!
Paul.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Samba 3.0.25rc1 Available for Download
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:10:40 -0500
From: Gerald (Jerry) Carter
To: samba-announceDESPAM@DESPAMsamba.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
==============================================================
Port 80 is the new HTTP.
-- Jeremy Allison on Web Services
==============================================================
Release Announcements
=====================
This is the first release candidate of the Samba 3.0.25 code
base and is provided for testing only. An RC release means
that we are close to the final release but the code may still
have a few remaining minor bugs. This release is *not* intended
for production servers. There has been a substantial amount
of development since the 3.0.23/3.0.24 series of stable releases.
We would like to ask the Samba community for help in testing
these changes as we work towards the next significant production
upgrade Samba 3.0 release.
Major features included in the 3.0.25 code base include:
o Significant improvements in the winbind off-line logon support.
o Support for secure DDNS updates as part of the 'net ads join'
process.
o Rewritten IdMap interface which allows for TTL based caching and
per domain backends.
o New plug-in interface for the "winbind nss info" parameter.
o New file change notify subsystem which is able to make use of
inotify on Linux.
o Support for passing Windows security descriptors to a VFS
plug-in allowing for multiple Unix ACL implements to running side
by side on the Same server.
o Improved compatibility with Windows Vista clients including
improved read performance with Linux servers.
o Man pages for VFS plug-ins.
Off-line Logons and AD Site Support
===================================
Winbind's capability to support offline logons has been greatly
improved with the 3.0.25 release including support for locating
domain controllers asynchronously using Active Directory Site
information.
New IdMap Interface for Winbindd
================================
The 3.0.25 release of Samba will include a rewritten IdMap interface
for winbindd which replaces the "idmap backend" parameter. The
initial design document may be found at
http://www.samba.org/~idra/samba3_newidmap.pdf
Please refer to the "idmap domains" description in the smb.conf(5)
man page for more details.
Dynamic DNS Updates
===================
The "net ads join" command is now able to register the host's DNS
A records with Windows 2000 SP4 and 2003 DNS servers. This
feature must be enabled at compile time using the --with-dnsupdate
when running the ./configure script. There is also a related "net
ads dns" command for refreshing a host's records which could be
launched from a dhcp client script when a new IP address is obtained.
Support for Additional ACL Modules
==================================
Samba's POSIX ACL support has been moved inside of the VFS layer
which means it is now possible to support multiple ACL implementations
on the same server including NFSv4 and GPFS ACLs.
VFS ReadAhead Plugin
====================
Windows Vista introduces pipe-lined read support for improved
performance when transferring files. The new vfs_readahead plugin
allows Linux file servers to utilize additional Kernel buffers
for caching files in order to avoid Disk I/O wait time when serving
Vista clients. If you experience poor read performance between
Linux servers and Vista clients, please test the vfs_readahead
module by adding the following lines to the share definition
in smb.conf:
[file_share]
vfs objects = readahead
Note that this plugin will result in additional RAM requirements
due to the increased amount of kernel buffer caches used by smbd.
Please refer to vfs_readahead(8) for more information.
================
Download Details
================
The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded
from:
http://download.samba.org/samba/ftp/rc/
The release notes are available online at:
http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/rc/WHATSNEW-3-0-25rc1.txt
Binary packages will be made available on a volunteer basis from
http://download.samba.org/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/
Our Code, Our Bugs, Our Responsibility.
(https://bugzilla.samba.org/)
--Enjoy
The Samba Team
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| Net: netlabs.org newsletter #32 [GenMAC, Doodle's Screen Saver, FM/2, |
2007-04-10
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Netlab 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:
2. April - 8. April
* GenMAC
o After some calls for sponsoring a T60 thinkpad could be bought to
enable the development of the much wanted WiFi drivers for the new MiniPCI
Express cards.
o Thanks to all sponsors for making this possible!
* Doodle's Screen Saver
o Version 1.7.5 is released
o Cairo based modules require the Cairo libraries to be installed.
o See: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_v175.exe
o Cairo Libraries: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/Cairo/cairo-1.2.4-os2-bin.exe
* Developers Workshop 2007
o Tickets are available through the Mensys Online Shop
o See: http://www.mensys.net/DeveloperWorkshop2007/
o More Information:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
* FM/2
o Various fixes and updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Various updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* kLibC
o Huge amount of updates!
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/libc/timeline
* NewView
o Work done on string utils
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/newview/timeline
* Voyager Desktop
o New array class NOMPtrArray
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/v_desktop/timeline
* Voyager NOM
o Some fixes and updates
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/v_nom/timeline
26. March - 1. April
* FM/2
o Many updates, also internally for WarpIn package
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Loads of updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* QT/3
o Added initial DBCS support
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/qt3/timeline
* WarpIN 1.0.15
o It is released. It fixes a few bugs and limitations discovered with
version 1.0.14 and adds a couple of useful features.
o See: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/archiver/warpin-1-0-15.zip
o See: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/warpin/warpin-1-0-15.exe
* Voyager
o IDL compiler completely rewritten. This will make life way easier when
creating enhancements for NOM.
o As usual some bug fixes.
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/v_desktop/timeline
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/v_nom/timeline
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: GenMAC-sponsoring - Thanks a lot! |
2007-04-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Thorolf Godawa
Hi all,
What a great community, we reached the goal getting enough money to sponsor
a ThinkPad T60 for the GenMAC-development in about one week!
Thanks a lot to everybody who donated!
Yesterday I also received the donations that have been done via Mensys
(thanks a lot to Joachim for his help) and in total we now have more than
1700 EUR :-))))
So today I will look for a laptop and a port replicator and will inform you
about the actual status on http://www.os2.org !
Unfortunately some donors are "missing", I have more money than people who
answered me how much they donated via Mensys (or s.b. donated more than he
wrote me?).
So please, if you did NOT got an e-mail with a donation-number write me an
e-mail with the order overview/confirmation from Mensys!
Thanks again for your great support,
Thorolf
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| SW: eCS Firewall update on BetaZone |
2007-04-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From:Mark Dodel
There is an update on the eComStation BetaZone for the firewall feature
which is built into the Multi-Protocol Transport Services version 5.3
(WRx8600) and above. This appears to only be available to Software
Subscription Service customers. I had to login to mensys.nl
FirewallPortsSetup-20070403.zip 163 kb 03/04/2007 11:21
am Firewall ports setup 20070403 Eugene Gorbunoff
"The firewall feature works by filtering IP traffic, allowing certains
types of traffic through while blocking other types. This process is
called IP packet filtering.
This feature is derived from the IBM SecureWay Firewall product, parts of
which have been ported from AIX along with the 32-bit TCP/IP stack.
In addition to packet filtering, IPSec tunnel support has also been brought
over from the SecureWay product. This feature allows you to connect to a
Virtual Private Network (VPN).
The more advanced features of the full SecureWay product, such as Network
Address Translation or SOCKS server functionality, are not included."
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| SW: Alternative video drivers for eComStation |
2007-04-11
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From:Eugene Gorbunoff
Do you need new accelerated video drivers for eComStation?
eCo Software expected the problems with video drivers so the specialists
started the research of video drivers in 2005. We made good analysis of
video adapters market but started the development of drivers for other
family of devices. We made many mistakes (not enough resources, very
complex goals) but we made an attempt.
We presented Panorama video driver at Warpstock Europe 2005 conference
(Dresden, Germany).
Currently we have implemented support for ATI Radeon R100 and R200 families
only: ATI Radeon 7000, 7200, 7500, Mobility Radeon 7000, 7500, ATI Radeon
8500, 8500DV, 8500LE, 9000, 9100, 9100IGP, 9200, 9200SE, 9250, Mobility
Radeon 9000, 9200, 9250
Panorama R200 offers 2D acceleration, other features.
Please visit the homepage of Panorama R200 video driver --
http://ecomstation.ru/panorama
Join Panorama forum -- http://forum.ecomstation.ru/viewforum.php?f=2
What is the next step? How to run eComStation on modern video adapters?
eComStation users do not agree purchase one model of eComStation PC. Every
user purchases different set of hardware. How to break the "video drivers"
barrier? -- http://ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=148
eCo Software is the largest developer of software and drivers for
eComStation today -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft
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| SW: Sane2twain first alpha release |
2007-04-12
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: "Peter Koller"
This is an alpha prototype of sane2twain, an open source twain dsm that
will enable programs like PMView and Maul Publisher to acquire images from
your scanner. It has just been uploaded to
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/sanetwaina01.zip
Eventually sane2twain will enable you to scan from any twain enabled eCS
orOS/2 application that correctly supports the twain standard.
Currently, sane2twain can preview an image, allows you set a selection
rectangle, and will perform a scan. No other options are available at present.
It uses libsane from Paul Smedley, see http://www.smedley.info/sane.html
You should try and get tame V1.04b to work before attempting to use sane2twain.
The application is provided so that you can
1) Tell me which options your scanner provides (see readme in zip)
2) Tell me if this works on your computer.
3) Express an interest. Should I continue with this, or am I wasting my time?
4) Do some scanning on the OS/2 or eCS platform.
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| Net: eComStation PC |
2007-04-12
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
The only way to attract new users to eComStation - start sellings of
eComStation PC. Only experienced user is able install eComStation on Core 2
Duo PC or notebook. If you have resources, please join this mission and
become eComStation reseller.
Here is the list of eComStation distributors, resellers and distributors of
computers with eComStation pre-installed:
official list -- http://ecomstation.com/where_purchase.phtml mirror list
-- http://ecomstation.ru/solutions/?action=resellers
What is eComStation PC?
eComStation PC is a desktop/notebook with a non-standard case, with
eComStation case badge,
with eComStation pre-installed.
Why eComStation PC still doesn't exist? not popular?
* (OK, some distributors are selling PC with eComStation pre-installed,
nevertheless..)
* It's impossible open eComStation shop in every city. Users are living in
different countries, different cities and districts. The size of
eComStation community is not large. Users are going to the nearest
computer shop and purchase hardware there.
* The users always need specific hardware (manufactured by different
companies, new fresh hardware). It's impossible make them purchase tested
(old) hardware only.
* Conclusion: it's impossible make users purchase eCS PC from eCS resellers
only. eComStation resellers do not hasten to offer 2 or 3 models of
eComStation PC.
Why eComStation PC is so important?
* User economizes time. All drivers and software is pre-installed. No
troubles with LVM or ACPI.
* Resellers will order service software, other special software from developers
* User economizes money. PC + software is cheaper than separate components
* It's very difficult make novice users purchase CD with eComStation. But
it's easy sell them eComStation PC.
How to support eComStation resellers and make them promote eComStation PC?
* Support your local reseller. Buy hardware and software from the reseller
again. Order a barebone or notebook from the reseller.
* Promote your local reseller if he served you without problems in your
local user group, forums.
* Request system tools from the reseller
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| SW: Sane2twain first alpha release (again) |
2007-04-13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: "Peter Koller"
This is an alpha prototype of sane2twain, an open source twain dsm that
will enable programs like PMView and Maul Publisher to acquire images from
your scanner. After a failed upload earlier, it has been uploaded a second
time to
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/sanetwaina01.zip
Later, I will upload it to hobbes
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=sanetwain
Eventually sane2twain will enable you to scan from any twain enabled eCS
orOS/2 application that correctly supports the twain standard.
Currently, sane2twain can preview an image, allows you set a selection
rectangle, and will perform a scan. No other options are available at present.
It uses libsane from Paul Smedley, see http://www.smedley.info/sane.html
You should try and get tame V1.04b to work before attempting to use sane2twain.
The application is provided so that you can
1) Tell me which options your scanner provides (see readme in zip)
2) Tell me if this works on your computer.
3) Express an interest. Should I continue with this, or am I wasting my time?
4) Do some scanning on the OS/2 or eCS platform.
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| SW: DFSee 8.14 released |
2007-04-13
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Jan van Wijk
DFSee 8.14 has just been released.
Sort partition-tables in any order in PTE, HEX editor enhancements, added
and updated warning messages and several small enhancements or bug fixes.
DFSee is a very powerful disk-utility with disk partitioning, filesystem
and disk analysis, file recovery, UNDELETE for HPFS JFS, and NTFS,
resizing, imaging, cloning and sector editing.
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 '814'
instead of the generic '8xx' version number
Or from the HOBBES website:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dfsee814.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dfsee
Most important functional changes since 8.13:
- DFSCHECK add Reiser and Ext2/3 filesystems analysis scripts
- Dist-ZIP add 'versionX.YY' file for quick version checking
- Filename in dialogs, preserve single-quotes, allow "Log's"
- Hex-edit Alt-E, Alt-J, Alt-K, Alt-S for cursor related marks
- Hex-edit Add Alt-1 .. Alt-0 for 1..10 byte sized mark areas
- Hex-edit Add Alt-R reverses bytes in mark (endian correction)
- Hex-edit Add Alt-C for copy data, Alt-M for copy and move mark
- Hex-edit Allow paste HEX-data from clipboard on a single line
- LVM Dlg Allow setting of driveletter '*' for 'auto assign'
- LVMSHOW fixed for showing info for partition on other disk
- MENU File > Open Volume inform when object is a partition
- Mouse Make right button available for OS (clipboard etc)
- PART -w Warn on primary partition inside EXTended container
- PART -w Explain 'Obsolete entry X' in LVM DLAT, run 'LVM -c'
- PART -w Reword GPT/EFI warning, incl iMAC, allow total remove
- PART -w Warning when I13X BMGR present, but no I13X MBR code
- PTE Dlg Custom sort order fields + button, to allow any order
- RESIZE Fix maximum size displayed for FAT in expand dialog
- RESIZE Keep exact start-sector for non-aligned partitions
Regards, JvW
=========================================================================
DFSee Home: http://www.dfsee.com; Jan van Wijk; Author of DFSee -
infoDESPAM@DESPAMdfsee.com
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| SW: eSchemes Deluxe + Piano Launchpad |
2007-04-14
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Eugene Gorbunoff
eSchemes Deluxe is updated -- http://ecomstation.ru/eschemes-deluxe
(includes extensions for WorkPlace shell: Imagination + Piano Launchpad)
What is new?
Improved procedure of Imagination installation. Imagination brings to your
dekstop preview window for images and PDF-files (touched by Lucide)
Screenshot of Imagination:
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/eschemes-deluxe/pics/eComStation-Deluxe-Imagination.png
We are interested to know, preview for which kinds of data do you need in
Imagintation?
eComStation is used in medium/large companies. To compete with other
platforms, we should create several tools and applications for corporative
customers. First of all, we started the development of Piano Launchpad
(replacement of old IBM Launchpad)
Screenshot of Piano Launchpad:
http://ecomstation.ru/projects/eschemes-deluxe/pics/eComStation-Deluxe-Piano-Launchpad.png
eCenter pushed IBM Launchpad out from eComStation desktop many years ago.
To return the Launchpad, we added special features. To use Piano
Launchpad, keep in mind: launchpad is an addon for eCenter. After
installation change properties [x] Auto-hide.
Which objects and programs to collect at Launchpad? (and release place at
the desktop)
* Put Firefox, Thunderbird to Launchpad to start the day with good news
* FileCommander and other file shells, i.e. utils which are started
several times per day.
* OpenOffice, Lotus SmartSuite folders * Personal Cards Manager
address book
* Calculator for millionaire - you need it immediately
* We recommend move all multimedia applications to Central Remote Control
menu. But you can collect the multimedia applications in a folder on
Launchpad.
We are interested to know, large icons for which popular applications
should be drawed?
eSchemes Deluxe is shareware. Other products of eCo Software --
http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/?action=pricelist
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| SW: SigmaMD5 ver 2.0 released |
2007-04-15
++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++
From: Keith Merrington
I am pleased to announce that I have just uploaded the latest version (2.0)
of SigmaMD5 to hobbes. It is currently in the directory \pub\incoming but
will be moved in the next few days most probably to \pub\os2\util\misc.
The filename is SigmaMD5v2.0.zip
Hobbes Incoming: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/SigmaMD5v2.0.zip
Later: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/misc/SigmaMD5v2.0.zip
SigmaMD5 Reads & Creates MD5 checksum files. Is compatible with the output
of Linux GNU MD5SUM and can check the eCs CD's for correct data using the
MD5 checksum list files on the CD's. Provides a clear visual indication of
checksum status (error's etc.) as well as error sorting, file filtering and
comprehensive logging facilities.
This version has a major enhancement:
The maximum number of files that can be handled in one batch is 1,000,000.
It was 32,768
Also
- There is also now a sort function added when generating checksums.
- If a network drive is disconnected (for example when selecting a drive)
the program detects this and blocks the selection of this drive and
gracefully avoids an extended wait while the system times on the non
available drive.
- During sorting the selected files a progress dialogue is displayed.
The following languages are supported
Chinese(Taiwanese)
Dutch
English
French
German
Spanish - Help file is currently only available in English
Italian
Swedish
If YOUR language is missing and you are willing to do some translation work
then I will be only to pleased to incorporate your language in a future
release.
Keith Merrington
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