New features release off the 1.0 branch.
"Bug" numbers refer to the official XWorkplace bugtracker at
http://xtracker.netlabs.org.
&xwp; 1.0.11 (December 2, 2016)
The changes listed below were contributed by: Rich Walsh [rw],
Andreas Buchinger [ab], Lars Erdmann [le], and David Azarewicz [da]
New Features:
- Xview: splitview has been enhanced and renamed Xview. Among the new
features available are:
- a new details view mode to complement the existing icon view
- menu-accessible view options that are specific to Xview
- the ability to set Xview as the system default folder view
Multiple pre-existing bugs and deficiencies in splitview have also been fixed.
Bugs 1247, 1248, 1249, 1262, 1267, 1269, 1272 [rw]
- XWP Lite: in addition to the standard XWP "Full" version, there
is now a "Lite" version as well. It is very similar to eWP which was included
in eComStation but uses XWP's own icons and branding. Lite also includes
XWP Startup Folders which were missing from eWP.
Bugs 1259, 1268, 1270 [rw]
- NLS Packaging: for each supported language (DE/EN/IT/JA/NL) the
XWP build system now creates a complete package with all needed components.
It is no longer necessary for users to install a base package and then
another package that supports their language. The original NLS packaging
system can still be used to create new language versions.
After installing a supported package, the user can then install the new
language version on top of it.
Bug 1259 [rw]
- Build System Customization: the XWP build system has been
extensively revised to permit builders to create their own customized
"full" and "lite" builds of XWP without making any changes to the source code.
Full details of these changes along with how-to instructions can be found in
"buildme.xwp" and "ecs\buildme.ecs" located within the XWP source tree.
Bug 1254 [rw]
Updates and Bugfixes:
- Installation: the WarpIn installer now creates objects using entries in
os2.ini that are processed by the WPS after a reboot or a Desktop restart.
This is the same method the OS installer uses and was required to support
NLS Packaging changes. Several install-related bugs were also fixed.
Bugs 1255, 1257, 1258 [rw]
- Treesize: when used on a folder containing a large number of subfolders,
pressing "Refresh" or "Clear" would cause the app to crash due to memory
deallocation errors. Bug 1271 [le]
- Mouse: additional window types that are incompatible with Sliding Focus
have been excluded. Bug 1263 [ab]
- ACPI: ACPI-related code in xwphelpers has been updated to v3.23.04.
Bug 1273 [da]
- Folder Sorting: folders were not resorted after an object was renamed.
Bug 1266 [rw]
- Build System: mutiple small changes to support new features and ensure
consistency between the full and lite versions, and between various NLS versions.
Bugs 1251, 1252, 1253, 1256, 1261, 1265 [rw]
- Restart Desktop: programs whose icons were on the Desktop would close
automatically even when "Close all sessions" was unchecked. This folder work-area
behavior has been suppressed. Bug 1264 [rw]