OS/2.cz NewsLetter - Issue 1
OS/2.cz NEWSLETTER 1/2001 www.os2.cz April 2001 Issue 1 Filip Molčan
Editorial
I am happy to bring the first issue of OS/2.cz newsletter to you. We had a lot of problems with our server and we were about month "off-line". But now, we are back and we are ready to provide you good information source about OS/2 and eComStation.
This newsletter will provide you monthly news from the "Blue world of OS/2", we would like to send you news and articles, to inform you about new features on our server.
I think this year is VERY important for the future of OS/2. There is new version of OS/2 out, after a lot of years, there is again new client version eComStation. The world of eCS is changing, full of new and great news!
I am glad that our server is a part of this nice world!
We are sorry for the troubles caused you and we hope that our server will be on-line for many hours, many days, weeks and years...
News
2001-04-02
New Larsen Commander - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
The new version number will be 1.5 and there is its current beta stage #1.
Visit: http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html.
2001-04-04
mum02 - MySQL user manager - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
mum is a VIO MySQL User Manager, for easy editing your MySQL user table. And it´s freeware!!!
Hobbes-Search: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=mum02.zip
2001-04-03
Netbeans 3.2 Beta - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
A new beta version of the Java IDE written in pure Java is now available (build 19, 4-03-01). Under OS/2 you have to use the Java 1.3 (only through Software Choice subscription or Developer Connection subscription) version to get Netbeans running.
http://www.netbeans.org/downloads.html
2001-04-04
Connect/2 7.6.8 - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
(http://os2.ru/projects/connect/index.phtml.en) file manager was released by Alexander Trunoff. You can view list of changes on project's history page.(http://os2.ru/projects/connect/history.phtml.en)
CONNECT/2 is a fully-fledged universal file manager which looks much like as Norton Commander but least twice as powerful.
New CDR/RW Wizard 0.9.98 - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
Finally the new CDR/RW Wizard version is out.After more than 4 months it's here.
NEW! Now CDR/RW is capable of produce directly MP3 tracks from an Audio CD.
....and more funtions added. See the readme file.
http://www.quasarbbs.org/rocco
Systemclock for eCS - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Features of the System Clock for eCS:
- automatic change of clocks* automatic detection of the time zone (up to a certain degree)* display of local time and date, daylight saving time status and Universal Coordinated Time
- display of Swatch Beat
- display of up to four world cities' date and time, including daylight saving time status
- time synchronization using either RFC-867 or RFC-868 (alternatively DSTswitch protocol) to connect to well known time servers (comprehensive list included)
- automatic update of the list of available time zones
Features of the Scheduler/Task Planner:
- scheduling of messages or program invocations
- repetition of tasks from minutes to years
- message notifications can be silent, with beeps or a wav-file being played
- toggle active state of tasks
- making up of tasks if the computer wasn't active when the task was scheduled
URL: ftp://ftp.ecomstation.com/eCS%20Clock%20public%201.Zip
2001-04-06
Scan lite v0.40 Released - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Josi Scan lite is a free SANE scanning frontend available for download at: http://www.objects.com.au/products/josi/scanlite
Features include:
- supports Windows, MacOS, Unix, OS/2 (eCS)
- easy to use
- intuitive controls for setting scan options
- Preview support
- Remote scanning
This release adds support for Java 1.1, in addition to fixing some bugs.
If you have any questions then feel free to email josi@objects.com.au.
New Larsen Commander, 1.5 beta #2 - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
URL: http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html
Larsen Commander is a powerful GUI File Manager and Command Processor that has a look and feel like the classic Norton Commander. It combines the very best of two very different worlds; - the command line and the file management panels. Both available at the same time, and even in parallel while one or more commands are running in the background!
New address for CDR/RW Wizard - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
The new address for CDR/RW Wizard is: http://www.quasarbbs.net/rocco
Win OS/2.cz CD-ROM!!! - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
Register on OS/2.cz, say what do you think about our server and you can win OS/2.cz CD-ROM.
All is for free! Just click on Register...;-)
2001-04-08
IBM Web Browser for free! - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
IBM has released the IBM Web Browser, a port of Mozilla for OS/2 which includes a spell checker and flash plugin. While the browser is a fee based product, IBM has also released an open source version which is available at mozilla.org.
ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla0.6/mozilla-i386-pcos2-vacpp-0.6.zip
2001-04-09
ZOC 4.0 - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
The well known terminal application is available in the new release 4.0.
http://www.emtec.com/download.htm#zocfiles
WarpIN and XWorkplace version 0.9.9 released - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
WarpIN and XWorkplace have both been updated to V0.9.9.
URL: http://www.xworkplace.org
WarpIN is intended to become the new universal OS/2 installer. It is becoming more and more popular among OS/2 developers because of its flexibility and ease of use. It has full system configuration (CONFIG.SYS, WPS classes, WPS objects) and can fully undo all the changes to your system again.
V0.9.9 fixes a considerable number of bugs. WarpIN should be more stable in general now; some new features have also been added.
XWorkplace is the most feature-rich freeware Workplace Shell enhancer on the planet, and even better, it is OpenSource. XWorkplace is the successor to my popular XFolder utility and has become a Netlabs project.
Among many other things, XWorkplace gives you the following features:
- Tons of folder enhancements, such as status bars, freely configurable context menus, global sort options, and much more.
- Extended file associations, which replace the illogical WPS associations by type and filter separately.
- Easy CONFIG.SYS management thru a WPS object.
- A trash can which supports all WPS delete operations.
- Replacement default icons.
- Improvements to startup and shutdown: boot logos, a replacement startup folder, a complete rewrite of the OS/2 shutdown sequence (including automatic reboot, APM power-off, and a shutdown folder).
- Mouse and keyboard enhancements, including sliding focus, sliding menus, global object hotkeys, folder hotkeys, mouse-button-3 scrolling.
- Enhanced multimedia, such as more system sounds.
V0.9.9 fixes another pack of bugs and adds new features, among them new XCenter widgets.
To install XWorkplace, you also need the latest WarpIN.
WarpIN and XWorkplace are Netlabs projects, released under the GNU General Public Licence. The source code is available on the Netlabs CVS server. See www.netlabs.org/nosa and my homepage for details.
WarpIN and XWorkplace have created four mailing lists at groups.yahoo.com:
- warpin-user
- warpin-dev
- xworkplace-user
- xworkplace-dev.
Goran Ivankovics OS/2 Tools Site has moved - ()
Goran Ivankovics has moved his tool site (e.g. containing configtool, initool, worldclock) to: http://www.os2world.com/goran/
Sneak Peek 2 of VGB/2 - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Sneak Peek 2 of VGB/2 is now available.
URL: http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/vgb.html
New features:
- Fixed cropping problem in Super Gameboy mode(work space showed to left/ right of playable game area)
- Added additional control panel settings keyboard scancodes can be changed.
2001-04-12
Ghostscript 7.0 - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Ghostscript the well known postscript interpreter has been released in v. 7.0.
URL: ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/AFPL/gs700/gs700os2.zip
Tnef-1.0.1/2 - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Tnef is a program for unpacking MIME attachments of type "application/ms-tnef". Due to the proliferation of Microsoft Outlook and Exchange mail servers, more and more mail is encapsulated into this format.
URL: http://teamos2.ru/files/tnef-1.0.1-emx.zip
2001-04-14
New Mailing List for OS/2 Warp and eCS Web Browsers - Stefan Zigulec (boldos@os2.cz)
There is a new mailing list available at Yahoo Groups to allow discussions of all the web browsers available for OS/2 Warp and eCS including Netscape, Mozilla, Warpzilla and soon, Opera. Subscribe at WarpBrowsers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
April 2001 Edition - Stefan Zigulec (boldos@os2.cz)
The April 2001 edition of "The Warped Perspective" has been posted at OS/2 Headquarters. What kind of child would your favorite OS be? A whiny baby like Windows, a cute but immature child like Linux, or a wise and mature youngster like OS/2?? URL: http://www.os2hq.com
2001-04-15
JystStyle CSS Editor for Java™2 platform - Filip Molèan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
JustStyle CSS Editor is a tool for creating and editing a Cascade Style Sheets. With JustStyle, you are able to create and to edit a CSS documents more comfortably and easily. You don't need to remember what properties or a generic values you may use in the CSS document. All of them are present in combo boxes. JustStyle is written entirely in Java 2 and perfectly works under OS/2.
April issue of OS/2 e-zine! - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
There is new issue of OS/2 E-zine with some very interesting articles... Look at http://www.os2ezine.com
2001-04-16
PM123 1.1Beta 4 - Samuel Audet (guardia@cam.org)
PM123 1.1 beta 4 is now available for download:
zip:
- http://sektori.com/pm123/pm123-1_1-beta4.zip
- ftp://sektori.com/pub/pm123/pm123-1_1-beta4.zip
- ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/pm123-1_1-beta4.zip
- ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/players/pm123-1_1-beta4.zip
- http://www.cam.org/~guardia/archives/pm123-1_1-beta4.zip
WarpIN Installer:
- http://sektori.com/pm123/pm123-1_1-beta3.wpi
- ftp://sektori.com/pub/pm123/pm123-1_1-beta3.wpi
- ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/pm123-1_1-beta3.wpi
- ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/sound/players/pm123-1_1-beta3.wpi
More information is available at:
What's new!
- Fixed crash when using "add" pipe command.
- Load Plug-in file dialog showed "pm123.exe*.dll" instead of "*.dll"
- Path with no trailing backslash would not work with wavout.dll
- I hope I fixed all crash in os2audio.dll ...
- Fixed a few minor bugs in playlist playback and reduced delays
- Added "don't make PM123 wait on buffer" in os2audio settings. Makes for less delays between songs in playlist, but synchronization is all screwed up... use at your own risk. Might be improved in the future if I come up with any magic ideas.
- Timing problem with "*status" return values from \\PIPE\PM123 fixed!
- "*status" would only work when a song is playing.
- Fix crash and other problems when moving entries in playlist.
- Added support for WM_CHANGEBR to update the bitrate display in real-time to reflect the current bitrate of VBR MP3s.
- Manual updated thanks to Filip Molcan
- Filenames longer than 100 characters can now be loaded properly.
- Fixed a bug in playlist recursive add where PM123 would not read some directories at all (giving errors like "can't read x:\dir1\dir1")
- Increased stack size to prevent crash in DOSCALL1.DLL during recursive add.
mpg123.dll
- Fixed some non-MP3 files being recognized as MP3.
- Fixed more floating point crashes (any left?) due to corrupted MP3.
- Fixed a buffer overload crash that would sometimes happen.
- Added support for WM_CHANGEBR
- Enhanced MP3 detection mechanism. Once more less non-MP3 are identified as MP3 files..
PMMail Update - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
Blueprint Software has - once again - updated PM-Mail to version 2.20.2300:
- HTML colors are now recognized by name.
- Corrected errors with the time stamp when being sent through a Qmail server.
- Corrected character set related issues involving the codepage US 437.
- Changed memory calls to call for clear memory. This will improve stability of PMMail on some machines and correct some of the color related issues.
http://www.pmmail2000.com/betas/pmm220.exe
New link system - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
Our links are new - some interesting pages and all with rating! 5 asterisk - the best 1 asterisk - the faintest...;-)
Do you have some interesting links? Please contact us!
2001-04-17
Larsen Commander update - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Yesterday (April 16 2001) Leif-Erik Larsen has released version 1.5 beta #3 of his popular GUI file manager and command processor, Larsen Commander.
Larsen Commander has a look and feel like the classic Norton Commander.
It combines the very best of two very different worlds; - the command line and the file management panels. Both are available at the same time, and even in parallel while one or more commands are running in the background!
Larsen Commander is available at http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html
Please also be aware of the open Larsen Commander discussion forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lcmd
This new beta release has a lot of fixes and improvements.
Here you have some of them:
- New and smart dynamic buffering algorithm for file copy and move operation, making the progress dialog display more accurate information independent of the bandwidth.
- Internal CD and PUSHD command now also accepts foreward slashes in directory names. (Unix-style slashes.)
- Typing a drive letter in the drive selection dialog now activates that drive directly, without waiting for you to press enter.
- The loading of filename items into file panels is much, much quicker.
- Copy with shift+F5 and rename with shift+F6 now works again.
- EA-names in EA-editor no longer shown with a corrupt prefix character.
- Fixed some strange behaviour when copying and moving directories.
For a complete list of changes, fixes and improvements, take a look at
- http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/beta_history.html
- Url: http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html
Source: Leif-Erik Larsen
The Enhanced E Editor has been updated to v2.2 - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
We had a few teething pains with all the new features in the last major upgrade but seem to have most of them straightened out and have added quite a few more functions. This should be the end of the major changes for now and the next version will focus on minor tweeks and changes.
New features in v2.2 are:
- Added ClipText facility.
- Added ClipBoard viewer.
- Added file encryption.
- Added ReLoad file.
- Added ReName file.
- Added Delete file.
- Rework Ring editor layout.
- Added recovery facility.
- Added Text to Html conversion.
- Added "Load directory\*.*" to ring editor.
- Added bookmarks. (Mark a position in a file to return to)
- Added new font selections to "Report" printing method.
Take a peek at our website for more information on the Enhanced E's. The PillarSoft Suite has also been updated and can be downloaded from our website.
The Enhanced E is $25 and is available through BMT Micro, Mensys and others. The PillarSoft Suite contains this program plus 12 more OS/2 specific programs for only $99.
Downloads and more information:
- PillarSoft: http://www.pillarsoft.net
- Enhanced E: http://www.pillarsoft.net/enhanced.html
OS/2 CONNECT - May 2001 - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
OS/2 CONNECT is THE authoritative source for contact information in the universe of IBM's OS/2 32-bit operating system.
The newsletter is implemented as a web page at: http://www.os2ss.com/connect/
2001-04-18
New version of Z! - Jirka Holenka (holenka@kn.vutbr.cz)
Z! is the textmode MP3 player for OS/2.
URL: http://dink.org/z/
REXXMail - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
In the ICAT artikel you find some words about REXXMail by M.C. de Geus. REXXMail uses intensive the WPS functionality and you find also a documentation "REXXMAIL in 21 steps" there.
URL: http://www.degeus.com/rexx/index_english.html
2001-04-21
Updated Virus Definitions for Norton Antivirus - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Symantec has updated the Virus Definitions of Norton Antivirus for OS/2. (Apr 18 2001)
Download it at: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/download/pages/US-OS2.html
ODIN Announcement: Weekly builds - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
The weekly builds are found at:
2001-04-22
New Larsen Commander - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
Larsen Commander 1.5 Release Candidate #1 is now available at http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/index.html
This release should be very stable. If no serious bugs are reported for this release then it will probably be the last test release before the final version 1.5.
For a complete list of changes, fixes and improvements, take a look at http://home.online.no/~leifel/lcmd/beta_history.html
OS/2 and USB Site updated - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
The updated version of site about OS/2 and USB is here:
http://www.os2world.com/os2usb
Dfsee 3.39 - Filip Molčan (molcanf@seznam.cz)
Jan van Wijk has updated DFSee to version 3.39. Display File Systems (DFSee) is a generic partition and filesystem browser/analyser. DFSee supports partition-tables (FDISK, LVM), (V)FAT, FAT-32, HPFS-structures, some NTFS stuff and it might support different file-systems like JFS and EXT2 in the future.
New:
3.39, JFS support including FIXBOOT
Some JFS support is now implemented. Very new consider it BETA for now. Added extra parameter on h, H, a and A commands to force size in SECTORS
3.38, LVM updates, hpfs FIXSPARE command More LVM related updates, signature sectors in PSAVE/PRESTORE and PLIST new FINDCP and FIXSPARE command for HPFS to be able to recreate a completely damaged spareblock from redundant superblock and codepage info.
http://www.fsys.demon.nl/dfsee.htm
2001-04-23
WebMail/2 Update! - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
WebMail/2 is a web to email gateway. WebMail/2 allows you to use your web browser as a full-featured e-mail client. It does this by interfacing your web server with your e-mail server and allowing a web browser to send and receive e-mail information. You can use your existing email solution on the web.
Features among other:
Authentication daemon, multiple user databases, dynamic parsed HTML files, full REXX CGI procedures, admins can change the code to their own needs and add more functionality. Unlimited number of emails can be listed, Upload and Download of file attachments, themes, external authentication, high security by user and web server authentication.
Latest version can be found at: http://www.michelinakis.gr/Dimitris/soft.html
MIDI Station Sequencer 3.0 Beta 2 - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
This is to announce the availability of MIDI Station Sequencer 3.0 Beta 2 (MSS for short). MSS is the most advanced MIDI and audio sequencer available for OS/2. This version includes a much improved audio recording module that allows for streaming direct-to-disk recording. There have also been some updated on the pattern-based track view. All in all the best solution for your MIDI and audio needs. Take a look and see what its all about.
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Hodges_C
SysInfo/2 is updated - Martin Chlouba (rimoa@seznam.cz)
Project SysInfo/2 was updated up to ver. 0.8.8.
Main changers and updates are:
- Some errors were corrected in PCI SCAN algorithm. Those errors prevent SysInfo/2 from starting on some machines with non-Intel chipsets
- Error in derectory list building was correced for large volumes with huge subdirectory depth. For now "Disks" page must work well
- PCI.INI file was refreshed and some PCI devices were added
Author is very inetersting in your comments, also with a sceenshots, that may help to describe a problem.
You can download new SysInfo/2 from homepage or from Hobbes.
URL: http://os2.ru/projects/sysinfo/index.phtml.en
Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=sysinfo088.zip
FTP-Search: http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/cgi-bin/search?query=sysinfo088.zip
Articles
There are some new articles on OS/2.cz, for example interview with Samuel Audet, author of PM123 player.
Download
There will be some interesting files on the net for download.
From the download section of OS/2.cz, you can download free OS/2 books in TXT format! I found these books on the net and I hope that today, there are no copyrights for this work, because the books are very old and I hope the server where I found this is doing all legal...;-)
So, you can download:
Advanced OS/2 Programming - complete book in TXT format! Inside OS/2 - complete book in TXT format! Programming The OS/2 Presentation Manager - complete book in TXT!
News About OS/2.cz
OS/2.cz is on-line again! We are working on some new projects, for example:
- Wallpaper Collection
- New PM132 Skins Collection
- New e-cards/2
- XML/2 - All about XML and OS/2
- Games section
- etc.
I am also happy that I can announce the winner of our last contest for our OS/2.cz CD! Congratulation for Atul Birta!
So, our server is waiting for you...
Links
There will be some interesting links for OS/2 or eCS stuff..
Next time...;-)
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