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*Additional application support | *Additional application support | ||
*New desktop look by resizing dialogs, adding new icons and changing the font to WarpSans | *New desktop look by resizing dialogs, adding new icons and changing the font to WarpSans | ||
; New system font : All enhanced dialog boxes now use WarpSans supplied with Warp 4.0 onwards. As a result, less space is required and the font is much easier on the eye. | |||
; Control positioning: Buttons, text boxes, labels are resized and re-positioned by hand to ensure a consistent layout. In many cases, dialog boxes are significantly reduced in size. | |||
; New graphics : New image resources are added to many dialogs to enhance their appearance. Many old dialog graphics have also been spruced up. | |||
; Extra Information : Some of the more complex dialog boxes have extra assistance text added to better convey information to a user. | |||
; Memory optimization : Bitmap and icon resources have redundant frames removed to reduce space required on the hard disk as well as memory. | |||
; 3rd party apps : In addition to the default OS files, several 3rd party applications are supported and can be visually updated. | |||
; Tweaks: Adjustments to the display of icons allow the user to enjoy smaller icons at larger resolutions. Window movement is also improved by eliminating the horizontal jump drag bug. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== |
Revision as of 17:55, 29 July 2019
Dialog Enhancer | |
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File:Dialog Enhancer 001.PNG | |
Version | 6.0 |
Vendor | |
Author | Richard Castle |
License | Shareware. Discontinued. |
Download | 6.10g |
Website | Archived Web Site |
Dialog Enhancer '99 is a desktop enhancer for OS/2 Warp 4.
Features
- Colour Manager
- Additional application support
- New desktop look by resizing dialogs, adding new icons and changing the font to WarpSans
- New system font
- All enhanced dialog boxes now use WarpSans supplied with Warp 4.0 onwards. As a result, less space is required and the font is much easier on the eye.
- Control positioning
- Buttons, text boxes, labels are resized and re-positioned by hand to ensure a consistent layout. In many cases, dialog boxes are significantly reduced in size.
- New graphics
- New image resources are added to many dialogs to enhance their appearance. Many old dialog graphics have also been spruced up.
- Extra Information
- Some of the more complex dialog boxes have extra assistance text added to better convey information to a user.
- Memory optimization
- Bitmap and icon resources have redundant frames removed to reduce space required on the hard disk as well as memory.
- 3rd party apps
- In addition to the default OS files, several 3rd party applications are supported and can be visually updated.
- Tweaks
- Adjustments to the display of icons allow the user to enjoy smaller icons at larger resolutions. Window movement is also improved by eliminating the horizontal jump drag bug.
Links
- Christopher B. Wright: Dialog Enhancer 3.07 - OS/2 e-Zine! (May 1998)