07.Jun.2013
Jim Neray (ANF)
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Game launcher: X-bEnCH 0.90 Alpha
Press release: X-bEnCh is an Amiga game launcher & more: With 128 colors on screen (even on a simple A500), this frontend can autoscan your hard-drive to find all your WHDLoad games or your .exe files and organize them in launching listings.
X-bEnCh can also manage manual listings and has an internal script system, the X-bEnCh Scripts (for non WHDLoad games for example). It requires very few ressources and is compatible with all Amiga setups. X-bEnCh also has an integrated CLI fully compatible with the Workbench CLI features.
Please note that this version is not complete. I put it online because there has been no update since last March but all is not yet implemented. I will soon release some new 0.9x updated (0.91/0.92/...) to add all the missing features and fix some bugs that are already known.
Main New features:
- Top15 listing: This new feature is able to create a top of all your lists. Note that the top15 is already functional as previously planned, the needed database is created from the 0.8x versions
- Multikeys FastJump: Simply type the name of the game that you want and the new search engine will drive you directly to that one
- XplorEr: The long awaited X-bEnCh file manager is finaly here! Still young it will evolve quickly in the nexts release
Current features list:
- 128 colors on screen for all Amigas
- Autoscan and organize your WHDLoad .slave and yours .exe from your HD
- Unlimited subdir level scan
- Internal script system
- Up to six launching lists in parallel
- Unlimited number of entry in each list
- Top15 listing
- Autoscan and use WHDLoad Tooltypes
- If no Tooltypes availables you can set up default Tooltypes
- MegaRam mode to gain extra chipram without rebooting
- FastJump mode to jump where you want in a list with the keyboard
- Files/Dirs manager included (Xpl0rEr)
- Integrated cLi 100% Amiga CLI compatible
- System friendly setup panel
- Dedicated installer for an easy installation
- Many more will come in the nexts releases
Complete release note:
- Xinit1.7
- Now update the Top15 list in the Init process
- Now check if some args are sets with the setup for the loadwb cmd
- Is now able to init to the Xplorer if set in the setup
- Xmenu1.6
- Bug with a mouse plugged in the joyport1 fixed
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- The menu is sorted with the Xplorer in 2nd position now
- You can now use the "Enter" key to validate your choice
- Xlaunch1.9
- Top15 feature implemented
- Multikeys Fastjump implemented
- Added the display of the WhdL Requester if enabled in the setup
- Bug with the Microsys joy/mouse adapter driver fixed
- Bug with a mouse plugged in the joyport1 fixed
- Fixed the repeat latency of the "Tab" key
- You can now use the "Enter" Key to validate your choice
- Xcli0.71
- Added the topupdate" cmd to manualy update the top15 list
- Updated the "help" cmd
- Xplorer0.1
- Very first public version of the Xbench Files/Dirs manager
- Xsetup1.6
- Reactivity optimised
- Now you can use the setup (if you want) without mouse nor keyboard
- Added a path requestor for the 6 launching lists
- Renamed the "Boot From" to "Boot To" in the "Startup" tab
- Added a LoadWB args textfield to the "Startup" tab
- Added the Top15 On/Off switch to the launcher tab
- Added the WhdLReq On/Off switch to the launcher tab
- Look optimised
- "Xplorer" option added to the "Boot To" switch in the startup tab
- Xexit0.6
- Better temp files cleaning before leaving
- Xinstaller0.4
- The ASL path requester is now disabled if you don't have rom 2.0+
- Custom text font issue fixed
- Bug when using a custom file system (SFS for example) is fixed
- "D" (Directory) button is renamed to "P" for Path requester
(snx)
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