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Applications / Re: Apache OpenOffice port updates?
« on: February 15, 2026, 08:16:32 pm »
If Bitwise no longer has the means to continue the project, it might also be possible to get the missing part.

Matthias (https://github.com/Pilot-Pirx) is involved in the OpenOffice project and has offered his support on os2.org in case someone wants to take on the porting.

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Applications / Re: Apache OpenOffice port updates?
« on: February 15, 2026, 06:40:31 pm »
I am not involved in the work of Bitwise Works, but I believe the company is currently not pursuing any projects. The shop is closed, and the company is in a dormant state.

As far as I could follow in the German OS/2 forum, it might indeed be possible in the future for OS/2 specific code to be removed from the project if there is no further demand. This would then mark the end of OpenOffice on OS/2.

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Applications / Re: Apache OpenOffice port updates?
« on: February 15, 2026, 02:08:22 pm »
Is there a way to save the project? It doesn’t seem unsolvable for a C++ professional.

But it should also be appropriately compensated. Perhaps through a fundraising campaign?
Should we give it a try?

Alternatively, it might also be an idea to organize the porting through Arca Noae? Then the software would have to be available for purchase in the shop, which would benefit the (external) developer.


@Martin: What do you think?

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Applications / Re: FM2
« on: January 26, 2026, 07:09:10 am »
Are there translations of FM/2 into other languages ​​or how would a translation work? Are there resource files that could be translated?

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Applications / Re: LibrePCB
« on: January 20, 2026, 06:29:33 pm »
Thanks Dave for your effort.

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Applications / LibrePCB
« on: January 20, 2026, 07:50:46 am »
A question to the C++ programmers:

Is it technically possible to port LibrePCB to OS/2? Do we have the necessary prerequisites for this? Or would the effort be excessive...

https://librepcb.org/


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Applications / Re: General Software Testing
« on: January 19, 2026, 12:51:09 pm »
Yes, it runs on OS/2 1.3 and OS/2 2.11. Not on OS/2 Warp 3.


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Applications / Re: LibreCAD
« on: January 17, 2026, 05:57:48 am »
Thanks TeLLie, of course that works. I completely overlooked the menu item and instead I always reset the layout in the settings.

Several programs seem to have problems with docking, including OpenOffice. But it also works there via the corresponding menu item.

Thank you for your effort,
Michael

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Applications / Re: LibreCAD
« on: January 15, 2026, 08:22:01 pm »
Thanks for your tips. Both of them work :)


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Applications / LibreCAD
« on: January 15, 2026, 08:30:53 am »
Many thanks to Elbert Pol for some great ports of software to OS/2.

I have two questions about LibreCAD:

In the new version, a command line window appears when starting. This was not the case with older ports. Is there a way to disable this?

As with all LibreCAD versions, panels can no longer be docked once they have been undocked. Is there a way to dock again?

Greetings/2
Michael

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Applications / Re: IBM-Works Chart
« on: January 03, 2026, 07:08:43 am »
OK, the bug only seems to exist in the German version.

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Applications / Re: IBM-Works Chart
« on: January 02, 2026, 06:54:37 pm »
Yes, I also tested it with standard VGA.

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Applications / IBM-Works Chart
« on: January 02, 2026, 07:54:20 am »
Hi,

IBM Works offers the option to change the color of chart bars. Unfortunately, the dialog box for this cannot be opened, and Works crashes completely. This error occurs on various systems and OS/2-Versions, regardless of hardware or graphics card.

However, it only happens with IBM Works version 3.0. Does anyone know if there was a service pack for IBM Works 3.0?

Thanks,
Michael

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Programming / Re: Setting up a NewView development environment
« on: August 15, 2025, 08:10:40 am »
Thank you for your responses.

The project files contain relative path specifications, which are correct. I have temporarily changed them to absolute paths, but without success.

I will try to contact Alex and will report here if there are any news.

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Programming / Setting up a NewView development environment
« on: August 13, 2025, 07:38:01 am »
I am currently setting up a development environment for NewView. Sibyl with FP3 is installed. I downloaded the NewView source code and copied it into E:\Projects\Sibyl\NewView. So far so good.

I adjusted the env.inc file for the folders. Running project-setup.cmd failed with an error. Inserting a semicolon on line 112 seems to help:

Call Lineout 'STDERR:', Right( sigl, 6 ) '+++', STRIP( SOURCELINE( sigl ))

After that the project files for Sibyl are created. Next I run the makeall.cmd script in the \NewView\Sibyl folder. There I hit the same error as before and made the corresponding adjustment in the script. Now the resources are build.
Unfortunately compilation fails with this error:

Sibyl compiler version 2.5 Compiling: E:\PROJECTS\SIBYL\NEWVIEW\SIBYL\MAKEALL.PAS Compiling: SYSTEM.PAS Fatal Error at [0,0] in SYSTEM.PAS "Syntax error (INTERFACE expected)"

Invoking the project directly in the Sibyl IDE reports that System.pas cannot be found. The paths are correct and System.pas is in its place. Does anyone have an idea where the problem might be?

Thankful for any help,
Michael

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