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BrainStorm: Non-Driver Software Priorities for the Platform.
OS4User:
--- Quote from: Dave Yeo on June 19, 2015, 07:04:51 am ---My priorities are having a decent browser and good multimedia (especially video) support.
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+1
Jan-Erik Lärka:
Updated UnixODBC Manager (with appropriate drivers) with the QT4 GUI
Good multimedia support (Integrate mplayer/ffmpeg to enhance MMOS2)
Web Browser
Regarding editing PDF's... it would be possible if someone would compile the OpenOffice plugin that allow us to edit PDF's
Roderick Klein:
Gregg Young gave a presentation at Warpstock Europe about his updated for MMOS/2 such a new MMIO MP3 codec he updated. And he was working/looking ffmpeg integration with MMOS/2 I think.
That reminds me I need to still upload the Warpstock Europe 2015 presentations.
Roderick Klein
Martin Iturbide:
Thanks for sharing.
My non-driver software request will be to try to bring more love to the OS/2 GUI.
I wrote this article on 2011, someone liked it, other not, but I think it is time to improve the GUI and try to revive XWorkplace.
Revive XWorkplace means to put more functionality and more GUI improvements on it, it does not mean only bugfixing.
Regards
Mentore:
--- Quote from: Martin Iturbide on June 23, 2015, 03:15:26 pm ---Thanks for sharing.
My non-driver software request will be to try to bring more love to the OS/2 GUI.
I wrote this article on 2011, someone liked it, other not, but I think it is time to improve the GUI and try to revive XWorkplace.
Revive XWorkplace means to put more functionality and more GUI improvements on it, it does not mean only bugfixing.
Regards
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I remember something similar to a flamewar when the discussion went on what "improve the GUI" means. I have to say I'm kind of an "old man" person, and must say I like the OS/2 standard WPS. Actually I'm sure that the object-oriented approach could still be a selling point, rather than its visuals. That said, maybe a little restyling could be useful, but still - I kinda prefer performances over appearance. Mind you, I usually deactivate rounded windows also in Windows and Linux...
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