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This | This is the summary of ideas took from the "BrainStorm: Wish list for OS/2 and eComStation" thread on Nov 2014. | ||
==Drivers== | ==Drivers== | ||
* Video Drivers: | * ACPI: | ||
** Activate external screen/projector using function keys (related to (2) above) | |||
** Suspend/resume (for those with laptops) | |||
* Video Drivers: | |||
** Updated SNAP | |||
** SNAP for integrated Intel video with Multihead (3 times 1920x1200 resolution) | ** SNAP for integrated Intel video with Multihead (3 times 1920x1200 resolution) | ||
** Panorama: Resolution change without reboot support. | |||
** Panorama: Support for the external VGA/HDMI port to connect it without reboot. | |||
* WLAN adapter drivers | * WLAN adapter drivers | ||
** Intel adapters | |||
* Bluetooth | |||
* USB3 | |||
* Audio | |||
** Multiple sound streams for UniAud (my pet peeve) | |||
* UEFI and GPT support. | |||
==Applications== | ==Applications== | ||
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* SeaMonkey | * SeaMonkey | ||
** Improve the performance of it. | ** Improve the performance of it. | ||
** Solid | ** Solid JavaScript running. | ||
* Apache Open Office | * Apache Open Office | ||
** free all mem when closing and with fixed 'sticky window' ticket | ** free all mem when closing and with fixed 'sticky window' ticket | ||
** Free OpenOffice from the Innotek Font Engine, which is crippling it. | |||
* cmd.exe | * cmd.exe | ||
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* Editors | * Editors | ||
** Up to date VisualSlickEdit | ** Up to date VisualSlickEdit | ||
* OpenGL | |||
* TCPIP v6 stack | |||
* Video Conference App | |||
** Skype | |||
* Java Update | |||
* PMMail | |||
** Make PMMail able to directly display Unicode text (a weakness which is rapidly rendering it unusable for modern work). | |||
==GUI Improvements== | ==GUI Improvements== | ||
From [[Comments and Suggestions about eComStation User Experience]] | |||
* The "quiet" boot. | * The "quiet" boot. | ||
* The Boot Logo Animation | * The Boot Logo Animation | ||
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==System Limitations== | ==System Limitations== | ||
* Solving the shared | * Solving the shared memory problem | ||
* Fixed FPE (floating point exception (?) which crashes QT and other apps) | * Fixed FPE (floating point exception (?) which crashes QT and other apps) | ||
** (Libc066 has a fix/workaround for this, apps will need rebuilding) | |||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Community]] |
Latest revision as of 10:31, 25 August 2022
This is the summary of ideas took from the "BrainStorm: Wish list for OS/2 and eComStation" thread on Nov 2014.
Drivers
- ACPI:
- Activate external screen/projector using function keys (related to (2) above)
- Suspend/resume (for those with laptops)
- Video Drivers:
- Updated SNAP
- SNAP for integrated Intel video with Multihead (3 times 1920x1200 resolution)
- Panorama: Resolution change without reboot support.
- Panorama: Support for the external VGA/HDMI port to connect it without reboot.
- WLAN adapter drivers
- Intel adapters
- Bluetooth
- USB3
- Audio
- Multiple sound streams for UniAud (my pet peeve)
- UEFI and GPT support.
Applications
- VBOX
- new VBOX with clipboard and full network support
- SeaMonkey
- Improve the performance of it.
- Solid JavaScript running.
- Apache Open Office
- free all mem when closing and with fixed 'sticky window' ticket
- Free OpenOffice from the Innotek Font Engine, which is crippling it.
- cmd.exe
- More than 8k (more than 80x100 char buffer)
- Editors
- Up to date VisualSlickEdit
- OpenGL
- TCPIP v6 stack
- Video Conference App
- Skype
- Java Update
- PMMail
- Make PMMail able to directly display Unicode text (a weakness which is rapidly rendering it unusable for modern work).
GUI Improvements
From Comments and Suggestions about eComStation User Experience
- The "quiet" boot.
- The Boot Logo Animation
- GUI - The Navigator
- GUI – The Desktop Structure
- Installed Apps Shortcuts Reorganization
- GUI – Icon Format
- GUI – eCenter Size / Icon Size
- Directory and File Structure
- The User Files Structure
- Improved GUI Themes.
- Save As / Open file dialog box (Open source)
- Copy/Replace File Dialogs updates
- The tray configuration (very simple)
- Updating the Launchpad.
- Revive "the monster" - XWorkplace.
System Limitations
- Solving the shared memory problem
- Fixed FPE (floating point exception (?) which crashes QT and other apps)
- (Libc066 has a fix/workaround for this, apps will need rebuilding)