18.Jan.2009
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MorphOS: Update of Web-Browser NetSurf / Source code published
NetSurf is a fast browser which was originally developed for entwickelter Browser and which can be used with already 17 MB. NetSurf supports HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.1 but it does not Javascript.
The version for MorphOS 2.2 was made by Ilkka 'itix' Lehtoranta and has a MUI user-interface as well as a hotlist compatible with IBrowse. With this new version it is now possible to print and to set DPI for usinf the proper size of the fontsets.
For adapting NetSurf to AmigaOS 3.x by other developers the source code of the MorphOS version is available on Aminet. According to the author the MUI user-interface should be easily adjusted.
Download:
netsurf-morphos.lha (2 MB)
netsurf-morphos-src.lha (2 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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18.Jan.2009
Orgin (ANF)
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OpenAmiga.org: Status report
Press release There are now 11 projects open for grabs and 15 assigned projects on OpenAmiga.org. 2008 provided a slow start for OpenAmiga, as expected with the number of available developers for our platform. Hopefully 2009 will speed things up a bit with the SAM adding more and more os4 users to the fold. Still we managed to submit the extended mouse pointer types project to Hyperion and quite a bit of source code was submitted to the svn.
Current status:
Fredrik Wikstrom (salass00) has submitted a range of his datatypes to the svn:
- sun .au datatype
- Targa .tga datatype
- PC Paintbrush Exchange .pcx datatype
- Direct Draw Surface .dds datatype
- RIFF-WAVE .wav datatype
- Mac OS icon .icns datatype
- Windows icon .ico datatype
- JPEG 2000 datatype
He also has submitted the code for his amazing Disk image device that lets you mount a large range of different device images. Such as iso, nrg, adf, hdf, bin and many many more.
Fredrik is also assigned to a project for creating an icon plug-in that uses vector based graphics.
Tuomas Hokka (TSK) has created a project for his amidock like utility called Benchbar.
Simon Archer (Rigo) is assigned to two projects, one to create a new clicktab.gadget class and the other to create a proposal for a new complementary version string to amiga binaries.
Centaurz has volunteered for writing a tutorial/guideline for using prefsobjects to store application specific data.
Vicente Gimeno (ami603) submitted his preliminary work on a workbench file lister.
A list of the assigned projects can be found here.
A lot of help is needed, both on the assigned projects as well as those not yet assigned. If you feel that you are able to contribute then please don't hesitate to join in.
Of the assigned projects, the Workbench file lister project is the one that needs the most help. But any of projects can use your help, just contact any moderator/webmaster or the person assigned to a project using the OpenAmiga message system.
About OpenAmiga.org
OpenAmiga.org is an organization in the making that aims at enhancing the AmigaOS4 experience, acting as an Amiga community based research and development department. OpenAmiga.org aims at providing finished enhancements for AmigaOS4 that Hyperion can include in their AmigaOS4 distribution, research advanced topics and act as a developer resource for AmigaOS4 developers. (snx)
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18.Jan.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: Further songs added
AmigaRemix makes available remixes of soundtracks of Amiga games as MP3-files. Meanwhile the archive has 583 songs. Under the title link you can find a list of the latest titles.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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18.Jan.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Warp3D picture viewer WarpView 1.02
The Shareware picture viewer WarpView uses Warp3D which makes possible fast scaling. On the other hand the application requires more video-RAM than other picture viewer. Datatypes are used for loading pictures. The changes of version 1.02 you can find under the title link.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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17.Jan.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AROS: Eternal Lands 1.8.0
The AROS/x86-client for the free MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) Eternal Lands (screenshot) was now updated.
For servers of new versions this client update is required. The source code is also available. So it is possible to port it to other platforms.
Download: el-i386-aros.zip (49 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2009
Obligement (ANF)
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Update of the Amiga Games List
The "Amiga Games List", maintained by David Brunet since April 1991, has been updated to its 38th edition. About 850 new entries have been added, the total now reaches 13528 entries distributed as follows:
- 12416 Games
- 953 Data
- 125 Game or Level Editors
- 34 Interpreters
Changes since version 37:
- In the "Div" column (misc hardware), addition of games with EGS display
- In the "License" column, addition of MIT, WTFPL (Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License) and Open Source licenses. The latter is for free games with available source code which don't fit to other license categories
- In the "License" column, the "GPL" mention is renamed to "GPL2"
- In the "Edit" column, addition of the mention "Ext" for editable data
- In the "Language" column, addition of the name of the editor of the editable data
- In the "Language" column, addition of games created with Glulx, Z-Code (zblurb version) The Director, Allegro, ScummC, MegaZeux, NCurses
- Addition of games hidden into others games. These games without name are renammed with the name of the host game + the mention [Subgame]
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16.Jan.2009
(ANF)
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AROS: Bounty-Projekt "UAE-Integration" started
Oliver B. has started the bounty for the integration of the emulator UAE in AROS. The aim is to develop an emulator with which you can start 68k-applications without realizing this. The deadline for the project was set to 1st June 2009. If the author succeed he can gain 2350 USD.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Instant Messenger: SabreMSN 0.41
James 'jahc' Carroll has published a new update of his Instant Messenger for the MSN-Network for AmigaOS and AmigaOS 4. In version 0.41 a crash bug was fixed.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Wall Defence 1.3
Wall Defence is a game in which you must defend your castle by throwing stones (screenshot).
In version 1.3 problems with the fonts and the speed were solved as well as an improved joystick request added.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Web-Browser OWB 3.4
Jörg Strohmayer has published an update of his port of the Origyn Web Browser.
Changes:
- Implemented the context menus for AmigaOS 4.x (middle mouse button). Please note that not everything which in the menus is implemented in the AmigaOS 4.x port of OWB yet, for example copying and saving images and downloading links isn't
- Fixed a problem with the bookmark window messages
- The select popup menus now work correctly instead of only on every 2nd click
- Increased the number of supported select items in the popup menu from 25 to 625 by using submenus for large ones
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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15.Jan.2009
Jean-Francois Richard (E-Mail)
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Demoscene Podcast: Amiga Vibes
Amigavibes is a collection of Amiga music compilations, podcasts, video, history and interview of demomakers and groups. The podcasts are carefully crafted by Anarkhya, Jeffrey and Jegougou.
For the moment, a podcast without comments is published at the title link, called First Step, while a version with comments is in preparation. (snx)
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15.Jan.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Amiga Games That Weren't: 4 new entries
The website Amiga Games That Weren't is about Amiga games which have never been regularly published. The first update 2009 includes information about games developed by Softeyes/Team Hoi:
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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15.Jan.2009
Andreas Hänsch (ANF)
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AROS: Further status update to OWB-port
Stanislaw Szymczyk has completed his report about OWB-port for AROS with another chapter. There he explained that he could compile the latest version of OpenSSL 0.9.8j for AROS. After having made some changes in "libcurl" it is now possible to start URLs with "HTTPS".
Furthermore the author wrote that OWB could login in his Google-account and he added three screenshots taken of Google Maps, Google Mail and Google Docs.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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15.Jan.2009
Ventzislav Tzvetkov (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: Apple II GS-Emulator KEGS 0.65
KEGS emulates an Apple II GS. A ROM-image in version ROM.01 or ROM.03 is required. In version 0.65 a faster user-interface, improved sound emulation as well as Joystick support were added.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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13.Jan.2009
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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MUI-class: MCC_BetterString 11.16
The MUI-class MCC_BetterString is available in version 11.16. The detailed changes are listed in the Changelog.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 13. Jan. 2009, 17:10] [Comments: 0]
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13.Jan.2009
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Arcade game: PanzerZ (Preview)
PanzerZ written by Jens Henschel is an arcade game for up to four players. In this game you must shoot the panzers of your oppononents (screenshots: 1, 2). PanzerZ is developed with AmiBlitz and mainly is meant for Amigas with graphic boards - the game uses 32-Bit-graphics which can be scaled from 320x256 to 1280x1024 pixels.
Now a early alpha version of the game is available. This one should work under AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS as well. A version for Amigas without graphic boards is planned but will not be started until the RTG-version will be finished. You can get further information about the game in the forum of a1k.org.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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12.Jan.2009
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MorphOS: Web-Browser Netsurf 2.0dev (beta) (Update)
NetSurf is a browser, originally developed for RiscOS, which can be used with 17 MB memory and e.g. supports HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.1. Netsurf still has not any Javascript support.
The version for MorphOS was done by Ilkka "itix" Lehtoranta and includes a MUI user-interfacee and an IBrowse compatible hotlist.
Netsurf at least requires MorphOS 2.2. The current beta version includes several minor limitations (you cannot change the hotlist, you cannot abort downloads...) which will be fixed during the next two weeks.
Update:
If Netsurf does not view any text you have to download the file ttengine.database from the website of the author. Then copy it to the directory ENVARC: After rebooting the system all should work fine.
Download: ttengine.database
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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12.Jan.2009
Amigaharry (ANF)
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MorphOS: File manager DrawerBall 0.6j
Tom 'Amigaharry' Duin has published Drawerball 0.6j which is a very early version of a file manager. Changes in this version:
- Preconfigured the first "Volume" usermenu, you can load "Ram Disk" and "Boot disk" into the DrawerBall lister
- The 2nd "Utilities" usermenu holds 3 menuitems using standard MorphOS commands
- Bugfixes.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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12.Jan.2009
Carsten Siegner (ANF)
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MorphOS: DVD-Engine 0.3
Carsten Siegner's DVD-Engine is an user-interface for 10 already existing programs which is supposed to make it easier creating video or picture DVDs. News in version 0.3:
- Sound of the GUI finished
- DolbyDigital 5.1 Standard is now supported as well as "extended Stereo".
- GUI can now test the data consistence of the VideoDVD-directory
- DolbyDigital-sound can be calculated as preview
- All sound channles can be played seperately to test them
- The maximum capacity of a self-made VideoDVD is now 3.95 GByte
- Tghe menu and intros of a VideoDVD are kept in stereo modus while all tracks and chapters can be calculated with 6-channel sound
DVD-Engine 0.3 requires further Shell tools such as Playac3, Multiview and mplex.
Download: dvd-engine-0.3.lha (518 KB)
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 12. Jan. 2009, 15:27] [Comments: 0]
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12.Jan.2009
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Amiga Software Database (ASD) beta 2
Few days ago beta version 2 of the Amiga Software Database (ASD) was released. Please have a lokk under the title link for the official press release.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 12. Jan. 2009, 15:20] [Comments: 0]
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11.Jan.2009
Pegasosforum.de (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Ghostscript-Installer 1.11
Guido 'Geit' Mersmann has written an installation program for Ghostscript 8.60. An Internet connection is required for downloading the necassary files.
With Ghostscript you can show, print and convert Postscript and PDF files. If you find any bugs the programmer would be grateful for feedback.
Download: contrib_ghostscript.tar
(550 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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11.Jan.2009
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Text viewer: EvenMore 0.66
The latest version of the text viewer EvenMore includes the following changes:
- Pressing the tab key will activate the file string gadget at the bottom of the window
- Viewer will centre on text horizontally when searching if text not displayed in the window
- Searching with right to left text enabled caused horizontal scroller to be set wrong
- Normal text search will no longer match against escape code sequences which are not displayed, such as hyperlinks
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 11. Jan. 2009, 14:39] [Comments: 0]
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11.Jan.2009
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Cloanto: First video of a C64-Forever beta version
Under the title link a first video of the emulator package C64 Forever. It shows new functions like the RP2-manager which is to search media for games which will be published for Amiga Forever as well.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 11. Jan. 2009, 10:53] [Comments: 0]
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11.Jan.2009
Andreas Hänsch (ANF)
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AROS: Interim report about browser port
Andreas Hänsch wrote: "In December Stanislaw Szymczyk officially started the AROS-Bounty 'Port an Open Source Browser to AROS' and now there are already some first results (screenshot).
Based on some parts of the development of Robert Norris the unstable port of the Origyn Web Browser can already view simple websites like Google, aros.org and aros-exec.org without any problems. Originally SDL was used but will be replaced little by little by Intuition.
For further details please have a look under the title link.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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