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`29.Dec.2023`	AmigaOS 4: Editor Lite XL 2.1.2r1 George 'walkero' Sokianos has just released version 2.1.2r1 of the editor Lite XL for AmigaOS 4 (amiga-news.de reported). He wrote: "Today, Lite XL 2.1.2 was released for every system by the official development team, as they usually do after Christmas. So, it is the perfect time to release a new version for AmigaOS 4 as well. During December, I was working to synchronise the code from the official repository with my personal one, making it compile and work on my system. I was also experimenting with a way to convert ISO text to Unicode, as a way to load correctly files that include characters with umlauts or from other languages, like Greek. I was based on another plugin and the codesets library to do this conversion, which seems to work quite well. To enable it, the user needs to enable the codesets plugin, like any other plugin. After that, and when lite-xl is running, two new menu options are available to open and save a file with a specific encoding. By default, this new plugin reads the system encoding and uses that to open the files. Based on my tests, this is enough, but as it is an experimental plugin, I am curious to see how it works for others. Unfortunately, this doesn't solve the typing in other encodings issue. I tracked it down to a specific SDL2 function that seems not to work when the keymap is changed. So, some specific event is not triggered, which is necessary for the print of the characters. It might be a limitation of the SDL2 itself. I will keep on looking into that. The codesets plugin is only available for AmigaOS 4 for now. I am working on the MorphOS version. That's why I didn't release a new version of Lite XL for the MorphOS, which is in development. The new release of Lite XL 2.1.2 got numerous performance improvements and fixes from the official team, which can be read on GitHub. The AmigaOS4 version can be downloaded from my Git repository and soon from OS4Depot." You can support the developer on ko-fi. (dr) [News message: 29. Dec. 2023, 21:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`29.Dec.2023`	Analogue Pocket: Amiga core V0.1.2 The handheld game console Analogue Pocket (Wikipedia) is FPGA-based and as such supports modules from Nintendo, Sega, the PC Engine or the Atari Lynx. Version 0.1.2 has now been published of the Amiga Core which adapts the mouse setting to the new firmware 2.0. (dr) [News message: 29. Dec. 2023, 14:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`29.Dec.2023`	Platform game: "Super Delivery Boy - The Holiday Shift" 2023.1 The mini game "Super Delivery Boy - The Holiday Shift" (YouTube video) was updated again (amiga-news.de reported). Changes: Rewritten and simplified most of the code Improved performance on low end machines More precise collision detection when delivering presents Some graphical improvements Bug fixes (dr) [News message: 29. Dec. 2023, 07:19] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.Dec.2023`	AmigaOS 4: Web browser NetSurf 3.11 After around three and a half years various test builds an update of the NetSurf browser to version 3.11 was published today, together with a version for AmigaOS 4, provided by Chris Young under the title link. NetSurf 3.11 features improved page layout with CSS flex support. It also features many other optimisations and enhancements. Changes of the Amiga port: Added page theme option. Improved bitmap handling. Improved and optimised Unicode handling. Stability improvements. After initial tests on our part, the support for encrypted pages that had been lost in test builds is working again. Unfortunately, access to downloads from GitHub pages ("Assets") still does not work. Officially, no conversion for AmigaOS 3 has (yet) been published, but the last test build from 28 December 2023, NetSurf-gcc-6637.lha (4,3 MB), should basically correspond to version 3.11. (dr) [News message: 28. Dec. 2023, 19:20] [Comments: 1 - 28. Dec. 2023, 21:55] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.Dec.2023`	Java program: ham_convert 1.9.3 Sebastian Sieczko's java-based program ham_convert converts modern graphic formats to the Amiga's HAM format and is now available in version 1.9.3. Changes: dded Oric mode (experimental). Oric was a British 8-bit computer powered by the 6502 cpu with 8-color graphics with no v-sync. Dynamic Hires: cancel option to abort conversion. rgbg_pal cli parameter can be used to select fixed rgbg ham pattern mode in ham6. Code cleanup. (dr) [News message: 28. Dec. 2023, 15:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`27.Dec.2023`	8/16-bit emulator for Mac OS and Linux: Clock Signal V2023-12-26 Thomas Harte's Clock Signal is an emulator for various 8- and 16-bit platforms aiming to be invisible to the user. The idea is to simply start the source medium without configuring the emulator oneself. Clock Signal is available for Mac OS and Unix-compatible systems. While there is also an Amiga emulation included, it "remains wilfully inaccurate" for now. Changes: improves support for Apple II NIB images; thanks to @ryandesign corrects Apple II/II+/IIe floating bus issues; resolves a potential crash-at-startup for the Enterprise; resolves potential stuck-on drive motors on the Amiga; resolves some disk writing issues specific to the Enhanced Apple IIe; thanks again to @ryandesign also corrects an internal optimisation around Disk II write protection sensing, and an error to do with data bus loading adds emulation of the most basic form of IBM PC — an 8086 compatible with MDA or CGA graphics and a floppy drive. (dr) [News message: 27. Dec. 2023, 07:23] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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