25.Dec.2011
Jens Langner (ANF)
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eMail client: YAM 2.7
Jens Langner wrote: The YAM-Open-Source-Team has published version 2.7 of the MUI-based eMail-programm YAM (Yet Another Mailer). This new version of the well-known eMail software provides important bug fixes as well as new features.
Changes in YAM 2.7 (all changes are listed in the changelog included in the distribution):
- Updated translations for czech, french, german, greek, italian, swedish and spanish language
- Updated amigaguide documentation for spanish
- General performance improvements and general bugfixing
- When text in a read window is selected and the user presses "reply", the reply will only contain the selected text rather than all
- The column width of the preselection window can now be saved with MUI's own snapshot functionality
- Closing YAM while a write window is open is possible now. However, a confirmation requester is now presented to the user
- YAM will now recognize incompatible email file formats when importing
- Added a direct menu item to the AmigaGuide documentation of YAM
- Completely removed the anonymous mailing feature as there aren't any anonymous remailer services anymore that are not abused for junk mail
- Changed YAM to have the spam folder available by default. Everyone should use a spam filter nowadays
- The online check feature in YAM can now accept multiple interfaces by using a comma-separated list of interface names
- Implemented an additional ARexx command to let YAM restart itself
- The crop attachment requester can now be suppressed by a hidden config option
- Statistics on new/unread emails will now also be shown for folder groups
- When using the "Check for Update" menu item YAM will now directly respond instead of always keeping itself silent
- A potential "mailto:" in front of an email address will now be automatically stripped
- The way emails are forwarded (either inlined or as attachment) can now be chosen from the various menus in YAM
- Implemented option to suppress the final mail filter requester
- Implemented possibility to automatically run a script before and after YAM starts or is finished with mail filtering operations
- Multiple files can now be selected when trying to import emails
- The preselection window functionality can now be set for each account separately
- Changed the remote filter to be applicable on a per-POP3 account basis
- When moving a mail graphically from one folder to another and that folder is within a closed node, the listtree will now automatically open that node
- Completly reworked the functionality which converts HTML mails to plain text. Now soft styles (bold/italic, etc.) are shown and the conversion should show much prettier results
- In case a folder is renamed, mail filters will be automatically adapt to that change
- Changed all folder list displays to show a hierarchical listtree rather than a plain list. This should make the whole folder display more intuitive
- Reworked/fixed the recipient string in the write window to be somewhat more intuitive in showing currently found hits
- To save memory indexes of custom folders, they will now be automatically expunged in case they haven't been accessed for a certain amount of minutes
- Changed birthday reminder to be non-blocking and to be able to snapshot the position and size of it. Furthermore, YAM will now rememeber if the reminder was already shown and don't pop-up the same requester again at the same day if it is restarted
- Significantly improved performance of string searches (to search for emails) by implementation of Boyer/Moore search algorithms
- Finally YAM's internals are fully multithreaded. That means many things within YAM are now changed to work without blocking the GUI interface. This includes the TCP/IP routines which are now running in separate threads/processes rather than blocking the main GUI during a mail transfer. Furthermore this was a mandatory thing for being able to implement IMAP support in the somewhat near future
- Lots of other improvement we don't remember right now (keep in mind: more than 2 years of development was put into YAM 2.7!)
The YAM-team wishes all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Furthermore we are looking for users who can help us translating the documentation and the programm into different languages. Of course you can to express your gratitude by providing a little donation.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2011
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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ACube Systems: RadeonHD driver 0.27 for AmigaOne 500
ACube Systems has published a new version of Hans de Ruiter's RadeonHD driver for the AmigaOne-500. All registered users please send a mail with name and the serial number of the mainboard to info@acube-systems.com. Please note that the mails will be answered from 27th of December on.
New functions:
- DVI/HDMI output is now supported on Radeon HD 4000 series graphics cards (R700 series chipsets)
- Compositing supported on Radeon HD graphics cards (R600/R700 chipsets)
- RV770 (Radeon HD 4850) and mobility Radeon HD chipsets are now supported (fixed the GPU initialisation)
- Compositing now supports homogeneous texture coordinates with vertex arrays on all supported chipsets (useful for image warping)
- Eliminated the intermittent graphics glitches that could occur with R600/R700 chipsets (e.g., yellow screens, fill-rect failure on 8-bit screens
- Fixed a bug that could cause some screens misalignement
- With interrupts disabled, could get multiple "vertical syncs" in one VBlank period (could cause havoc with timing) - fixed
- Fixed a number of R500 (Radeon X1000 series) compositing bugs that caused various things to be rendered incorrectly (e.g., the intermittent dark/black separators and backgrounds in AmiDock)
- The mouse pointer now disappears when it's supposed to (i.e., MouseBlanker works, and SDL games no longer have two pointers)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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24.Dec.2011
Sebastian Bauer (ANF)
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eMail client: SimpleMail 0.38
Sebastian Bauer wrote:
A new version of SimpleMail has been released! Version 0.38 comes with following changes:
- Applied a workaround to circumvent possible crashes with SSL IMAP connection on AmigaOS4
- Fixed a problem with IMAP login and passwords containing spaces
- Added a new "Complete mails" mode to IMAP folders. If this mode is enabled, complete emails are downloaded in the background rather than on demand. The mode can be changed within the folder settings, which can be brought up via menu entry "Folder/Options..."
- New progress monitor system. When a task is active, a progress overview is displayed in the status line. More details about pending tasks can be viewed by pressing the button next to the progress bar. Clients for this subsystem are currently only the IMAP subsystems that are responsible for downloading mail headers and complete mails.
- Live OS4 compiles of SimpleMail can be downloaded now from www.sebastianbauer.info/jenkins/job/SimpleMail. Only the binary is distributed in this form at the moment, not the full archive. Note that version obtained from this location are considered as experimental for now and are no official release versions.
The SimpleMail Team wishes you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year 2012!
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Dec. 2011, 20:06] [Comments: 0]
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24.Dec.2011
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Amiga-News wishes Merry Christmas!
The team of Amiga-News wishes all Amiga fans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2012!
Our published 800 Amiga news of the year 2011 demonstrated that this system is still alive. We would like to thank all those people who have supported "our" Amiga as well as you, our readers.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Dec. 2011, 18:15] [Comments: 0]
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24.Dec.2011
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Third Annual Festive Amiga Game Making Competition (2011): Closing date extended
The closing date for the Third Annual Festive Amiga Game Making Competition (2011) was extended to January 31, 2012. Please read the full news under the title link.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Dec. 2011, 18:03] [Comments: 0]
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24.Dec.2011
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Python 3.2.2 and Blender 2.61
Under the title link Guillaume 'Yomgui' Roguez has published version 3.2.2 of his MorphOS port of the programming language Python which is also available via Grunch.
The 3D-graphic programm Blender was updated as well. The render engine "cycles" is still missing in the MorphOS version 2.61 but the videotracking tool now works.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Dec. 2011, 15:19] [Comments: 0]
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24.Dec.2011
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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AROS: Christmas-patch for Icaros Desktop 1.3.3
For version 1.3.3 of his AROS-distribution Icaros Desktop, Paolo Besser has published the patch 01.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Dec. 2011, 15:06] [Comments: 0]
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24.Dec.2011
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Jump 'n' Run: Mr. Beanbag released (AGA)
Over six years after the first preview, Mr. Beanbag now was (alomst) finished.
Due to some minor problems which still remain it is called a beta version. (snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 24. Dec. 2011, 06:55] [Comments: 0]
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23.Dec.2011
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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Hyperion: AmigaOS 4.1, Update 4 released
Pressemitteilung: Brussels, Belgium - December 22, 2011. Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce the immediate availability for download of Update 4 by registered users of AmigaOS 4.1 for all supported platforms.
Hyperion continues its tradition to provide regular free updates of AmigaOS 4.1 and with the festive season just days away, this is a particularly appropriate time for a free update.
Update 4 requires AmigaOS 4.1 Update 3 prior to installation.
The following new functionality and bug fixes are included in Update 4:
- Introducing the new Emulation drawer with official AmigaOS 3.x ROMs and Workbench files. AmigaOS ROMs are provided for all classic Amiga models and the CD32 platform
- Added RunInUAE contribution to utilize the new Emulation drawer
- New scsi.device patch for Classic installations which enables SCSI drives to be used for memory paging (Swap)
- Added NoDriveClick utility for Classic users
- Added DefIcons support for RunInUAE
- Updated TCP/IP stack with much improved DHCP support
- Updated MUI with various fixes
- Various Workbench fixes
- Fixed several USB issues
- Fixed elf.library that could cause programs using shared objects to misbehave when unloading (e.g. Timberwolf)
Hyperion Entertainment wishes to thanks its customers for their continued support in these exciting times for the Amiga platform.
Online support for AmigaOS and Update 4 is provided via Hyperion Entertainment's Support Forum. (snx)
[News message: 23. Dec. 2011, 07:34] [Comments: 0]
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22.Dec.2011
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 94, preview and excerpts
The full-color preview and excerpts of the Amiga Future issue 94 (January/February 2012) are online now. Highlights in this issue are the AmigaOne 500 and the game Swamp Defense.
A detailed description of content and excerpts can be found at the title link. The Amiga Future is available as an English and German print magazine directly at its editorial office and some Amiga dealers. (snx)
[News message: 22. Dec. 2011, 18:24] [Comments: 0]
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21.Dec.2011
exec.pl (website)
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AmigaOS 4: Icons Reworked 1.0
Thomas 'tommysammy' Blatt has reworked the pictograms of some applications like Term oder MUI-OWB for AmigaOS 4.1 (screenshot).
Download: iconsreworked.lha (2 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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21.Dec.2011
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Mailbox: DayDream BBS 2.50
The Belgian Rudi Timmermans now offers in his Support-BBS the mailbox system DayDream in the new version 2.50.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 21. Dec. 2011, 20:38] [Comments: 0]
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21.Dec.2011
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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PDF-Mini-Magazine: Monthly Page 19
Monthly Page is an English-language pdf-magazine. The latest issue includes an interview with the developer James 'jahc' Carroll (e.g. WookieChat and SabreMSN) and is about arguments in the command line.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 21. Dec. 2011, 12:57] [Comments: 0]
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21.Dec.2011
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: Word Me Up XXL 1.51
The commercial game "Word Me Up XXL" published by Boing Attitude is available in version 1.51 for AmigaOS 4. The demo version was updated as well.
New features:
- The game is 30% faster
- The game is playable with fingers if you have a touch screen
- New launch menu that makes it easy to reach different parts of Word Me Up XXL (e.g. readme, game, website). All of these parts are translated into the 11 languages of the game
- Game is more friendly: help on each screen, for every level, tutorial...
- New transition effects between screens
- New users management: more intuitive, allows upto 12 users to play and save their games (instead of 6 previously)
- Two new characters available: Lisa and Miss Shen
- Four new levels (training), so 64 levels available in full version
- Graphical art enhancements
- In-game animations (e.g. when you loose a life or money)
- You can choose sound effects without music
- Fading when music changes
- 27 avatars included
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 21. Dec. 2011, 07:00] [Comments: 0]
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20.Dec.2011
Amiga.org (Webseite)
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Poll: What is your expectation from a contemporary amiga company? (Update)
In order to get the current Commodore USA proposition into some shape, or at least see what people in here would like to have as their current amiga system regardless available alternatives, a small poll was started.
Update: (20:18, 21.12.11, snx)
Meanwhile there is also a more detailed poll on this topic. (snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 20. Dec. 2011, 17:48] [Comments: 0]
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19.Dec.2011
AROS-Exec (Forum)
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AROS: New VIA-Rhine network driver (test release)
Neil Cafferkey has published a test release of his new rhine.device for VIA-network chips.
Download: rhine.device (20 KB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 19. Dec. 2011, 19:50] [Comments: 0]
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18.Dec.2011
Michael Rupp (ANF)
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Javascript: TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation 0.18
TAWS ("The Amiga Workbench Simulation") is a pure JavaScript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.x - 3.x for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple-WebKit-Browser. Feedback is very welcome.
The changes are listed within TAWS in the folder System/TAWS/History.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 18. Dec. 2011, 22:09] [Comments: 0]
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18.Dec.2011
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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AmigaOS 4: OpenBOR 3.0 / Zelda Solarus DX 1.0
After the version for MorphOS, now OpenBOR also is available for AmigaOS 4.1. This is an open source sequel of Beats of Rage.
Zelda Solarus DX also was compiled for AmigaOS 4 but currently is only available in French . After the demo version, version 1.0 was now completed. Translations into other languages are in progress.
Download:
openbor.lha (2 MB)
zsdx-1.0.lha (14 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 18. Dec. 2011, 20:03] [Comments: 0]
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18.Dec.2011
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MUI-class: NList 0.111
The classes of the NList-package are available in version 0.111 for all Amiga systems. Additional to several optimisations, the preferences and the German and English catalogs were reworked.
Download: MCC_NList-0.111.lha (2 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 18. Dec. 2011, 08:14] [Comments: 0]
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16.Dec.2011
PPA (Webseite)
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Hungarian PDF-magazine: Amiga Mania #3
"Amiga Mania" is a a PDF-magazine created in Hungary which has 36 pages and includes all topics about the Amiga. Translators still are very welcome!
Download: Amiga Mania 03_OnLine.pdf (59 MB)
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 16. Dec. 2011, 21:24] [Comments: 0]
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15.Dec.2011
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Loftcat Software: Old Amiga games released
Under the title link Tony Kingsmill has published several of his old games for different platforms - among others games for the Amiga from the years 1992-95.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
[News message: 15. Dec. 2011, 15:00] [Comments: 0]
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