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July 11

UpdCD 2.35 fix has been released

UpdCD 2.35 fix release has been released. Some of the changes:
new: support for Adobe Acrobat Reader from Innotek
new: aligned with latest printer fixpak
new: updcd logs configuration to main log file
new: aligned with latest ecs 1.0 fixes/updates
new: record.cmd does not complain any more if no boot images are present
fix: \CID\DLL\OS2\uhpfs.dll, \DISKIMGS\ibm1flpy.add and VCU.EXE should also be updated
fix: network install fails if no addon integration is enabled (wseb) fix: updcd installation does not add/update updcd version number in os2.ini
fix: delete setuf.inf from fp3, otherwise win-os2 will not install (cp)
fix: loading new config file in pmupdcd.exe changed the program language
UpdCD 2.35 has to applied on top of an UpdCD 2.3x installation.
Enjoy!

Url: http://xenia.sote.hu/~kadzsol/rexx/sajat/updcd.htm

July 11

eBayWatch/2 Ver 1.09k

Hello All,
I have uploaded ver 1.09k to -
http://www.eclipse.net/~knkrchnr

This is a change for eBay changes that have broken everything. There are most likely still some nits to pick, as I'm not sure I have seen all the new page variants, but the basic operation seems to be working.

As always, if you find anything strange or broken, please let me know, especially with this drop due to all the eBay changes.

eBayWatch/2 is an auction management tool for OS/2 users. It works solely with the eBay auction site. It is meant to aid the user in searching for, monitoring and bidding on auction items.
Required -
1) partition supporting long file names (hpfs, jfs etc.)
2) rexxutil.dll and rxsock.dll in libpath
3) must start from its work directory, or a program object which sets the work directory
Thanks,
Ken

July 10

PMSheet

PMSHeet is a file-explorer like program which shows at the right a tree and at the left the images in the selected folder. The images are shown as thumbnails. The program support the standard drag & drop of OS/2 Warp, even the tree at the right accepts dropped files. This makes it easy to maintain your image folders. On the images simple functions can be applied like rotating, zooming and slideshow of sellected images etc. The program comes with online help. Last but not least, it is freeware.

http://home-5.worldonline.nl/~jdekeij/dirctrl.htm

At the bottom you find PMSheet.zip

July 09

jSyncManager v3.0 Core Application Set alpha 02 released.

PRESS RELEASE

jSyncManager.org announces the second alpha release of the jSyncManager 3.0 Palm Hand-held Synchronization Core Application Set for Java, and the third beta release of the jSyncManager 3.0 API for Java.

TORONTO, CANADA, July 9th, 2003 - The jSyncManager.org Development Team is pleased to announce the latest release of their Java tool for synchronizing PalmOS-based hand held computers the jSyncManager v3.0 Core Application Set alpha 02. This release builds upon the previous alpha release by improving jConduit plug-in installation, and through a myriad of bug fixes and performance enhancements.

"We're hoping that this will be our last alpha release of the jSyncManager v3.0 Core Application Set", said Brad Barclay, Lead Developer and Project Administrator for jSyncManager.org. "Once the online help subsystem is in place, the jSyncManager v3.0 Core Application Set will be feature-complete, and ready for beta testing. We need users to download and test thin release, so we can produce a solid beta".

Also announced today was the simultaneous release of the jSyncManager v3.0 API beta 03. This release brings the jSyncManager v3.0 API up to the same code level as the API files contained in the jSyncManager v3.0 Core Application Set alpha 02.

The jSyncManager v3.0 Core Application Set is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The jSyncManager v3.0 API is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Both are available, along with full source code, for immediate download through the jSyncManager.org web site.

About jSyncManager.org

jSyncManager.org is an Open Source project lead by Brad Barclay and supported by globally dispersed contributors. Since its inception in 1997, The jSyncManager.org Project has sought to bring high-quality, cross platform data synchronization solutions to individual and enterprise users. Since 2002, the project has been available as Open Source, and has received contributions and support from dozens of individuals and major corporations. For more information, please visit the jSyncManager.org Project web site at http://www.jsyncmanager.org.

For further information, please contact:
Brad Barclay
bbarclay@jsyncmanager.org
Phone: +1 416-750-9078 (Canada)
Web: http://www.jsyncmanager.org

July 09

Innotek Java 1.4.2 beta1 released

http://www.innotek.de/products/javaos2/javaos2general_e.html

get it while its hot :)

"2003-07-09
OS/2 Kit for Java 1.4.2 Beta 1 available.
To download, click on one of the following links:
OS/2 Kit for Java, Runtime (19MB).
OS/2 Kit for Java, SDK (42MB).

Note: The current version has been given the "beta" status as we have switched from Java 1.4.1_03 to the brand new Java 1.4.2 and the required end user testing has not been completed yet. Based on customer feedback, a final version is expected to be released in late July/early August 2003."

July 07

ETeller updated

Those who use Electronic Teller will find an updated version in Hobbes Incoming (ET420)

"Attractive easy-to-use home finance + utils to help manage personal day-to-day fiscal affairs on the OS/2 platform."

Web site: http://members.rogers.com/phcaron/et/etftp.htm

Download: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/money/et420.zip

July 06

Styler/2 1.7 available from hobbes
The English version of Styler/2 (705 KB) is available for download from: hobbes - incoming directory. It will be later moved to the /pub/os2/util/wps directory. Hobbes Incoming: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/smw170.zip
Hobbes Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=smw170

Styler/2 web site: http://space.tin.it/scienza/acantato

Styler/2 is a program which enhances both the aesthetics and the functionality of OS/2 Warp 3, eCS and MCP.

Features and bug fixes:
* Styler/2 has been completely rewritten.
* Now Styler/2 works correctly with Connectix Virtual PC and hopefully with other applications based on the Odin libraries. Currently the Window rolling and Titlebar hiding features have been disabled for windows relying on those libraries.
* Most limitations regarding bitmap formats have been removed. Now any kind of OS/2 bitmap is valid provided that its size does not exceed 64 KBs.
* Thanks to an undocumented OS/2 API, now Styler/2 shares the same bitmap resources among all the system processes. This provides a small increment in speed (when starting a new process) and a large decrease in resource usage (when a lot of processes are running).
* Titlebar gradients use much less memory and are displayed much faster as they are converted to shared bitmaps and then stretched as needed.
* The titlebar sample in the preferences notebook correctly shows centered
text when the Center option is selected. * When a mouse button is pressed on the window border now the window correctly receive the focus.
* Some new bitmaps for the titlebars and the window controls have been added.
Known problems
* The installer of version 1.7 cannot correctly reinstall Styler/2 over version 1.7 itself (it works correctly when installing over previous versions).
Future releases
* Version 1.7.x (or version 1.8) with a fixed installer, a real help file and a few experimental new features will be released as soon as possible.
* Nationalized versions (German, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Italian) will be released together with that new version

July 06

New WV GUI 20030706

"The program is representing GUI for WarpVision created by Alex Strelnikov It is not "launcher" for WV CLI, but includes latest WV CLI features In future, these sparated projects will be combined in one
plays video media formats: mpeg1/2, avi, asf, mov, mp3 audio, wav
audio codecs support (pcm, mp3, ac3, wma1, wma2, ms adpcm, mp4)
HWENDIVE/WarpOverlay support (color in YUV422)
autodetecting color scheme (not always works correctly)
fullscreen and windowed mode
aspect ratio on and off in windowed mode
skin support
playlist support
plays last played file (from stop place)
VCD support
basic DVD support (uncrypted)
DVD subtitles support
OSD support (On Screen Display)
reading and writing playlists in WinAmp format
drag'n'drop to playlist and control window (files and directories)
play loop for files and lists
basic (due lack of drivers which support > 2 channels except Ruediger "Rudi" Ihle CMedia drivers) multichannel audio support
PNG support for skins (thanks to Igor Saveliev aka gorynych)
pipe interface
Remote control support (Using Remote control daemon from TVSHOW project)
Single copy running: when wv already running, second wv just exit if second wv have file name as parameter, wv pass it to first copy, which start play it immedeately
Video snapshots"
Web site: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/wv.php
Download: http://www.laemmlin.net/mirror/wvgui/wvgui20030706.zip
Support Forum: http://os2.kiev.ua/en/forum.list.php?f=1
Changelog:
PLEASE! Remove VIDEO2.INI first!
06.07.2003
Added option to disable History
Added option to disable subtitle conversion
30.06.2003
Fixed mixedcased subtitles
26.06.2003
New flag "-nohires". Calculates CPU freq without using hardware timer. May help on some desync's with a accumulating A-V time
Fixed loading Cinepack and other win32 codecs

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