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Tuesday 12 June 2007

SW: Maul Publisher V3.12

From: "Peter Koller" <peterDESPAM@DESPAMmanglais.com>



Maul Publisher is an industrial strength desktop publisher capable of creating virtually all of the printing seen on everyday household items.You can use it to easily lay out newspapers, cards, books, labels, stamps, posters, charts, forms, and even designs like building plans or furniture arrangements.

Further information

For more information and screenshots see http://www.manglais.com/promo/maul.html

Product, download, purchase and other web pages can all be accessed via http://www.manglais.com/subs/php/product.php?MAULE300

New in this version (3.12)

  • Installer now ignores errors in LIBPATH.
  • New - Fine positioning of colour transitions when using shaded borders.
  • New - Numeric tabs to make numbers or equations align, or to right align text items.
  • Added - Small selection of circuit design clipart.
  • Fixed - text search crash.
  • Fixed - failed tab formatting in tables.

New in this version (3.11)

  • ICC/ICM colour profile management for printing and scanning.
  • Copy and paste the user guides set in the rulerbars.
  • Improved font substitution engine learns preferences when replacing missing fonts.
  • Corrected bullet sizes when using Windows codepages.
  • Improved tracking of paragraph justification.
  • Fixed a bug in font embedding - 32 character font names are not all null terminated!!!
  • Fixed GBM image export bug.
  • Fixed search option in file import dialog.

Software Maintenance Subscription

Please, please, help to support further product development with a low cost annual software subscription.

New customers and upgraders from V2.xx will get the first year for free.
Registered customers will get early access to fixes and new features.

In all cases, you will help to maintain and improve one of the most powerful native OS/2 and eCS applications remaining today.

For further information, please see
http://www.manglais.com/products/subsinfo.html

To install or upgrade Maul:-

Download maulebin311.zip, and either maulelen311.zip or maulelde311.zip or both, depending on the language(s) you want.

Try
http://www.manglais.com/download.php

or later
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=maule

Unzip all the files in the .\maul\install directory where maul was installed and run the  installer. You need to install the binary executive and library files, as well as the appropriate language packs. It is safe to install  later  versions of Maul V3.xx over earlier ones.

Bugs

Please take the trouble to report any bugs that you may find!

Maul Publisher Preview



Maul Publisher is an industrial strength desktop publisher capable of creating virtually all of the printing seen on everyday household items. You can use it to easily lay out newspapers, cards, books, labels, stamps, posters, charts, forms, and even designs like building plans or furniture arrangements.

Maul contains a huge number of sophisticated features specifically for publishing. These include booklet printing and collation, precision bitmap scaling, prepress reports, color management, layout guides, style sheets, and much more. Maul is available in both German and English, and provides true multilingual support.

This is a very complex and powerful desktop publishing system, and this preview is designed to help you get a basic overview of the many techniques available to you.



Detailed preview Discussion group FAQ's and Support

Tuesday 5 June 2007

Novedades 5 de Junio

JamochaMUD version 2.0 has been released (6/3/2007). This is an open-source Java MUCK/MUD client.


Internet Application Integration version 1.0.5.0 has been released (6/1/2007). This allows you to specify the default Internet applications for web, mail, news, ftp, and irc. It can also install the Run! package and add registry entries for FT2Lib support.


The Piano Launchpad component of eSchemes Deluxe has been updated to version 1.14b (6/1/2007). The Imagination component version 3.5 alpha 4 is also available (4/15/2007). It consists of new WPS classes which simplify browsing of pictures; it offers a preview window and image viewing, with support for many common graphics formats. Piano Launchpad is a replacement for the old IBM Launchpad, with support for large icons. eSchemes will be a component of eComStation 2.0, while eSchemes Deluxe is a standalone product; it can be purchased through Mensys. Thanks to Eugene Gorbunoff for the info.


Panoply version 2.2.1 has been released (5/30/2007). This is a Java application which enables the user to plot raster images of geo-gridded data from netCDF datasets. Depending on the data, it can draw global longitude-latitude images or pole-to-pole latitude-vertical images.


The RAR archiver has been updated (5/29/2007) to version 3.70 (the "DOS" version also has OS/2 support). This is a command-line compression utility, with tight general and multimedia compression, recovery record option management of non-RAR archives, RCVT aRchive ConVersion Tool, and more. From OS2.org.


FreeType/2 version 1.2.2 has been released (5/28/2007); it is based on version 1.3.1 of the FreeType library. Also available is the "official" FreeType/2 version 1.0, also based on version 1.3.1 of the library. The FreeType/2 TrueType driver replaces the one that comes with Warp 4, or adds it to Warp 3 and lower, and provides for better looking TrueType font rendering.


Paul Smedley has released (5/27/2007) an OS/2 build of DVDAuthor version 0.6.14. This is a tool for generating DVD VIDEO structures from given mpeg2 files. From OS2.org.


K Movie Player version 0.3.0 has been released (5/27/2007). This is a movie player based on FFPlay, without SDL dependencies and support for WarpOverlay.


A test version of MPlayer has been released (5/27/2007), which has support for WarpOverlay. This is a video player that supports many codecs.


ClamAV version 0.90.2 has been ported (5/27/2007) to OS/2. This is a GPL anti-virus toolkit, which features a command line scanner, a tool for automatic updating via the Internet, and integration with mail servers (attachment scanning). From VOICE News.


Security/2 version 0.4.5 has been released (5/27/2007). This provides user-based security, allowing you to restrict users to create, read, write, delete certain files, execute certain processes, and kill only their user processes.


ACPI driver version 2.22 was released (5/26/2007) on the eComStation Betazone (for Software Subscription customers only). Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is a replacement for APM, PnP, and related hardware features. It features support for multiprocessor systems (SMP, Dual Core, and HyperThreading), and there is an APM driver available (poweroff works, but suspend causes traps if you have an Intel NIC!). There is an ACPI Tools web page as well, which includes a battery monitoring widget for XCenter. From VOICE News.


The Panorama VESA video driver was updated (5/25/2007) on the eComStation Betazone (for Software Subscription customers only). This is a generic VESA driver, which supports all VESA 2.0 compatible video adapters. There are also some "widescreen activators" available for Intel and ATI chipsets, which hack the VESA BIOS to support some widescreen modes. Users with SMP systems and/or widescreen panels may find this useful if there isn't an accelerated driver available; there is also an FAQ available. From OS2.org.


VOICE purchased the rights and source code for the popular email client, PMMail/2; version 3.0 beta 1 has been released (5/24/2007) for VOICE members. It is expected that there will be a public beta prior to general release, and VOICE membership will be required as part of the registration.


JGraphpad version 6.0.3.3 has been released (5/24/2007). This is a Java-based powerful, free diagram editor that allows you to create flow charts, maps, UML diagrams, and more.


PM123 version 1.32 beta 3 has been released (5/23/2007); separately available are version 1.40 alpha 2 and version 1.21 (9/24/2003). PM123 is an MP3, WAV, and CD Audio player, which is now open source. Some of the features include sharing of the sound card, playlist with drag/drop support, HTTP streaming, and the use of skins to change the program's look. Thanks to Wolfgang Foerster and Sander Nyman for the info.


TrafficVisor III has been updated (5/23/2007). This is a program to collect and analyze TCP/IP traffic.


A driver for the Realtek RTL8169 network chipset, version 1.12.01 has been released (5/20/2007).


Guiffy version 8.0 build 223 has been released (5/20/2007). Guiffy is a file compare / merge (diff-like) tool with a GUI implemented in Java.


Ghostscript version 8.57 has been released (5/12/2007); the latest version can be found here. Also available is GSView version 4.8 (2/25/2006). Ghostscript is a freeware postscript interpreter/converter for generating Acrobat (PDF) documents, and GSView is a graphical document viewer that uses Ghostscript as its display engine. Thanks to Phil Parker for the info.


VICE version 1.21 has been released (3/10/2007). This is a versatile Commodore emulator. It uses DIVE and DART, and supports fullscreen mode.


Nconvert version 4.79 has been released (2/10/2007). This is a multi-format image converter that supports more then 300 graphics formats. From OS2.org.


Free Pascal version 2.0.4 has been released (8/23/2006). Free Pascal is a Pascal compiler that is semantically compatible with Borland Turbo Pascal and Borland Delphi.


DBCSMAP version 1.3 has been released (5/19/2007). This is a character map program for Unicode and selected DBCS codepages (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean). Characters can be copied to the clipboard as codepage-specific text (UTF-8 for Unicode text), and in "text/unicode" format as supported by Mozilla.


wxWidgets (formerly wxWindows) version 2.8.4 has been released (5/18/2007). This is a sophisticated cross-platform C++ framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where possible) the native controls.


FM/2 version 3.05.09 has been released (5/18/2007). This is an open source GUI file manager program, with lots of extra helper utilities. The source code is available from NetLabs. Thanks to Gregg Young and David Graser for the info.


Gotcha! version 1.76 has been released (5/17/2007). This is a small utility for OS/2 which allows you to easily capture windows, window interiors, parts of the screen or the whole desktop and save them to disk or clipboard as a picture (OS/2 bitmap format).


Pauker version 1.7.5 has been released (5/16/2007). This is a generic flashcard program written in Java. You can use it to learn all the things you never want to forget, like vocabulary, capitals, important dates, etc.


MagicDraw UML 12.1 SP2 has been released (5/15/2007). This is a Java based UML modelling tool.


PrefBar version 3.4 has been released (5/14/2007). It allows you to configure several Mozilla settings on the fly, and incorporates the features of UABar.


SDLMAME version 0.115 has been ported (5/12/2007) to OS/2. This is an SDL version of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.


Paul Smedley has released (5/11/2007) an OS/2 port of MySQL 5.0.41. Also available (2/12/2005) is another build of MySQL 4.1.7. The MySQL database server is the world's most widely used open source database. The OS/2 port features named pipes, data replication, >2GB databases, and more. There is a mailing list for discussion.


An OS/2 port of Cairo version 1.4.6 has been released (5/10/2007). Cairo is a vector graphics library designed to provide high-quality display and print output. Note that Mozilla is moving towards using Cairo as its rendering engine. The latest version can be found in the Netlabs incoming directory.


MultiZilla 1.8.3.2f has been released (5/10/2007). This is an extension that adds more features to the tabbed interface in Seamonkey.


Guillaume Gay has created (5/10/2007) some pointer sets: Shadok Pointers, Don't Worry Be Happy Pointers, and eBall Pointers.


4OS2 version 3.04h has been released (5/9/2007). This is a command shell, formerly developed by JPSoft and now open source. Thanks to Michal Necasek for the info.


The latest "unstable" version (5/9/2007) of FlashBlock contains some important fixes for the OS/2 plugin; I highly recommend you use it in place of the last stable version, particularly if you have been experiencing crashes . This is a Mozilla / Firefox extension that replaces Flash animations with a "click to play" placeholder.


C.a.R. version 6.2 beta has been released. This is a Java program that simulates school geometry constructions with a pair of compasses and a straightedge (ruler).


OS2MT has been updated (5/7/2007) to version 0.69 beta. This is a maintenance tool that enables you to download and install various applications with a couple clicks of the mouse. There is also a mailing list for it on Yahoo Groups.


The USB-based monitor for APC Back-UPS CS/ES has been updated (5/7/2007) to version 0.05b1. The web site is in Russian, but there is an English readme file. From OS2.org.


Paul Smedley has released (5/6/2007) a build of PHP 5.2.2; modules supported include bz2, curl, dbase, gd, exif, filepro, gd, gettext, mbstring, mysql, mysqli, openssl, pdo_mysql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, and sqlite. He also has a build (3/19/2006) of version 4.4.2. It now includes a module for Apache 2.2, as well as CGI and CLI versions. Also available (12/18/2004) is another port of PHP 4.3.10, which supports CURL 7.10.1, libxml2 2.5.8, libxslt 1.0.31, GDBM 1.7.3, MySQL client 3.23.49, PostgreSQL v7.2.2, ZLib v1.1.4, GD v2.0, FreeType v2.1.1, PDFLib v4.0.1, OpenSSL 0.9.7e, and Expat 1.95.6. For more info on PHP, see the PHP web site.


Borg 1.6 has been released (5/6/2007). This is a Java calendar app, with RDBMS support, a simple address book, and task categories.


General Network Utilities has been updated (5/5/2007). This is a powerful Internet diagnostic tool kit featuring several tools designed to help you quickly identify problems, locate where the problem is, and gather data which can be used to solve the problem either directly or through your Internet Service Provider. From OS2.org.


The HTML editor (X)HTML-Format and the analysis tool WebAnalysis have been combined to create OpenWebSuite, currently (4/21/2007) at version 1.0 RC. This open source web tool requires Java 1.3 or higher. Thanks to Thomas Frey for the info.

Tuesday 8 May 2007

Novedades 8/5

siento no poder actualizar ese servicio como querría, pero al menos así quedará constancia de algunas novedades. Intentaré completar los huecos.



Paul Smedley has ported (5/6/2007) curl version 7.16.2 to OS/2. This is a tool for getting files using URL syntax, with SSL support.


Paul Smedley has released (5/6/2007) an OS/2 port of Stunnel version 4.20. Also available (12/22/2004) is another port of version 4.05. This is a program that allows you to encrypt arbitrary TCP connections inside SSL (Secure Sockets Layer); you can secure non-SSL aware daemons and protocols (like POP, IMAP, LDAP, etc).


TrafficVisor III has been updated (5/6/2007). This is a program to collect and analyze TCP/IP traffic.


kLIBC version 0.6.2 and GCC 3.3.5 CSD2 have been released (5/5/2007). GCC is an open source compiler; features of the OS/2 port include fork() support, symlinks, chroot support, and many new functions. The kLIBC runtime is used by many OS/2 ports of Unix applications.


GNU bash version 3.1 p17 has been ported (5/5/2007) to OS/2. This is a Unix shell, useful for programming.


Paul Smedley has released (5/5/2007) an OS/2 port of MySQL 5.0.37. Also available (2/12/2005) is another build of MySQL 4.1.7. The MySQL database server is the world's most widely used open source database. The OS/2 port features named pipes, data replication, >2GB databases, and more. There is a mailing list for discussion.


ACPI driver version 2.21 was released (5/5/2007) on the eComStation Betazone (for Software Subscription customers only). Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is a replacement for APM, PnP, and related hardware features. It features support for multiprocessor systems (SMP, Dual Core, and HyperThreading), and there is an APM driver available (poweroff works, but suspend causes traps if you have an Intel NIC!). There is an ACPI Tools web page as well. From OS2.org.


MultiZilla 1.8.3.2a has been released (5/5/2007). This is an extension that adds more features to the tabbed interface in Seamonkey.


DFSee has been updated (5/4/2007) to version 8.15. DFSee is an FDISK, display, analysis and recovery tool for disks and filesystems. It includes the ability to resize FAT and FAT32 partitions, has some JFS and LVM support, and is now shareware. There is also a support forum available. From VOICE News.


Cameraderie version 1.5 has been released (5/4/2007). This is a GUI downloader and organizer for digital cameras, supporting both PTP and MSD types. Source code is also available. From VOICE News.


SDLMAME version 0.114u4 has been ported (5/4/2007) to OS/2. This is an SDL version of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.


sane2twain version 0.90 has been released (5/3/2007). This is an open source TWAIN interface that will enable programs like PMView and Maul Publisher to acquire images from your scanner, via the SANE library. You should get TAME working before attempting to use sane2twain. From VOICE News.


Paul Smedley has updated (5/3/2007) his OS/2 build of Gnash, an open source Flash movie player. It supports many, but not all, Flash version 7 features. Note that there is not a browser plugin yet.


SmartSVN version 2.1.7 has been released (5/3/2007). This is a Java Subversion GUI client, with features like built-in File Compare/Merge, Change Report or Tag and Branch handling, and more. It requires Java 1.4.1 or higher.


WDSibyl has been updated (5/2/2007). This is an open source continuation of the commercial product Sibyl, which is a Pascal / Delphi compiler. From OS2.org.


MagicDraw UML 12.5 beta 2 has been released (5/2/2007). This is a Java based UML modelling tool.


Paul Smedley has ported (5/1/2007) BIND version 9.4.1 to OS/2. Also available (8/7/2001) is another port of version 8.2.4. BIND is the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon.


Walter Meinl has updated (4/30/2007) the OS/2 build of Lightning 0.5pre; this is a Thunderbird extension that provides calendar support. You can find it on the Warpzilla Tips Page. Also available (10/13/2006) - Peter Weilbacher has released OS/2 builds of Sunbird and Lightning version 0.3, the current Mozilla calendaring solutions. Sunbird is a standalone program, and Lightning is an extension for Thunderbird. See the Mozilla Calendar site for more details.


newLISP version 9.1.5 has been ported (4/30/2007) to OS/2. This is a LISP-like scripting language for CGI programming, system administration, text processing, etc.


PM Downloader version 1.02 has been released (4/29/2007). This is an interactive multithreaded network retriever which supports HTTP and FTP protocols for downloading files.


Paul Smedley has released (4/29/2007) a WarpIn package of Perl version 5.8.8, which uses klibccfg instead of requiring PERLLIB_PREFIX. Also available (12/18/2003) is an older port of version 5.8.2. Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language.


Java GUI version 1.8.1 has been released (4/29/2007). This is a GUI front end for running programs with Java.


Paul Smedley has released an OS/2 build (4/28/2007) of Samba server version 3.0.25rc3. Unlike the older Netlabs port, it does not require Security/2. There is also beta 15 of a client plugin for the NetDrive Filesystem, which supports 64-bit file I/O with NDFS 3.0 or higher. It allows you to mount SMB or CIFS shares on OS/2 without the need of NetBIOS (IBM LAN Manager or IBM Peer).


The Panorama VESA video driver was updated (4/26/2007) on the eComStation Betazone (for Software Subscription customers only). This is a generic VESA driver, which supports all VESA 2.0 compatible video adapters. There are also some "widescreen activators" available for Intel and ATI chipsets, which hack the VESA BIOS to support some widescreen modes. Users with SMP systems and/or widescreen panels may find this useful if there isn't an accelerated driver available; there is also an FAQ available. From VOICE News.


PDFMergeNX version 2.0 snapshot has been updated (4/26/2007). This is an application for manipulating PDF and PS files; it provides a graphical interface on top of GhostScript, XPDF, and ePDF.


eSchemes Deluxe 3.5 alpha 4 and Piano Launchpad have been updated (4/25/2007). It consists of new WPS classes which simplify browsing of pictures; it offers a preview window and image viewing, with support for many common graphics formats. Piano Launchpad is a replacement for the old IBM Launchpad, with support for large icons. eSchemes will be a component of eComStation 2.0, while eSchemes Deluxe is a standalone product; it can be purchased through Mensys. From OS2.org.


Lux Delux version 5.62 has been released. This is a Java-based game of strategy and domination inspired by the board game Risk.


C.a.R. version 6.1 has been released. This is a Java program that simulates school geometry constructions with a pair of compasses and a straightedge (ruler).


Walter Meinl has updated (4/24/2007) Enigmail 0.95.0 for OS/2; this allows you to use GnuPG with your email in Thunderbird and/or Seamonkey. You can find it on the Warpzilla Tips Page.


Timeset version 0.93 was released (4/24/2007) on the eComStation Betazone (for Software Subscription customers only). This is a utility for configuring Internet-based time/date synchronization. From VOICE News.


PHPMyAdmin version 2.10.1 has been released (4/23/2007). This is a set of PHP scripts to administer MySQL over the web.


Robert Blair has released (4/20/2007) a Sodoku game for OS/2. The game acts as a "whiteboard" for Sodoku puzzles, and is considerably easier (and a lot more fun) to use than paper and pencil. A sample puzzle is included to help you get acquainted with the program, along with a REXX script to download the daily Sudoku puzzles from the "Sudoku Online" web site. Thanks to Sander Nyman for the info.


WPIView version 1.04 has been released (4/20/2007). This is a utility to view, install, and extract WarpIN packages.


The Java Imaging Utilities version 0.14.2 has been released. This library offers functionality to load, analyze, process and save pixel images.


The Broadcom BCM4401 NIC driver has been updated (4/18/2007) to version 1.05.04; it is currently a test version.


Bridge2-Hi version 1.4 has been released (4/16/2007). This allows you to input Chinese characters into any PM application. Thanks to Biao Chen for the news.


FlashBlock version 1.5.3 (for Firefox 1.5.x and later) and version 1.3.6 (for other Mozilla browsers) have been released (4/14/2007). This is a Mozilla / Firefox extension that replaces Flash animations with a "click to play" placeholder.


SigmaMD5 version 2.0 has been released (4/15/2007). This is a PM program that reads and creates MD5 checksum files, compatible with the GNU MD5SUM program. It provides a clear visual indication of checksum status (error's etc.) as well as error sorting and comprehensive logging facilities. It is useful for verifying that CD ISO images are valid prior to burning them to disc.


Smart Cache Loader version 0.28 has been released (4/15/2007). This is a very configurable web grabber with special Smart Cache support.


Jigsaw version 2.2.6 has been released (4/10/2007). This is a web server written entirely in Java, provided by the W3C organization.


PrefBar version 3.4 beta 2 has been released (4/9/2007). It allows you to configure several Mozilla settings on the fly, and incorporates the features of UABar.


OS2MT has been updated (4/9/2007) to version 0.68 beta. This is a maintenance tool that enables you to download and install various applications with a couple clicks of the mouse. There is also a mailing list for it on Yahoo Groups.


General Network Utilities has been updated (4/9/2007). This is a powerful Internet diagnostic tool kit featuring several tools designed to help you quickly identify problems, locate where the problem is, and gather data which can be used to solve the problem either directly or through your Internet Service Provider. From OS2.org.


Doodle's Screen Saver version 1.7.5 has been released (4/7/2007); files are currently on NetLabs FTP. This screen saver integrates into the WPS, replaces the old Lockup Desktop facility, has DPMS support, and can be extended with new screen saver modules. It allows third party applications to disable the screen saver temporarily, for example while watching a movie.


An OS/2 port of Cairo version 1.2.4 has been released (4/7/2007). Cairo is a vector graphics library designed to provide high-quality display and print output. Note that Mozilla is moving towards using Cairo as its rendering engine.


KShell version 0.6.0 has been released (4/7/2007). This is a replacement VIO window, which allows DBCS input and output even on non-DBCS OS/2, with support for scroll-back and clipboard.


WPS-Wizard version 0.5.2 has been released (4/6/2007); the latest version can be found on Hobbes. This is a WPS addon which gives you freely configurable context menus for all filesystem objects. You may have different extended menus for different classes. There is also an addon that adds theming classes to the WPS so PNG image files may be used as icons. Cairo is used for rendering, so alpha-blending can be used.


bootAble version 4.5.1 has been released (4/6/2007). This is a script which can be used to create a maintenance partition or bootable CD with enough facilities to fully manage and recover your system. It contains support for LVM, HPFS, JFS, FAT32, UDF, and the CD file system.


CPMap version 0.9 has been released (4/6/2007). This is a graphical program that can display a complete character map of any OS/2 codepage (including ones that are not normally displayable).


ChatZilla version 0.9.78.1 has been released (4/5/2007). This is the IRC client that comes with the Mozilla suite. It now supports SSL and full Unicode nicknames.


TYPO3 version 4.1.1 has been packaged (4/4/2007) for OS/2. This is a Web Content Management System, released under GPL, that uses Apache, MySQL, and PHP. From VOICE News.


A graphical firewall port configuration utility was released (4/3/2007) on the eComStation Betazone (for Software Subscription customers only). From OS2.org.


DBCSMAP version 1.21 has been released (4/1/2007). This is a character map program for Unicode and selected DBCS codepages (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean). Characters can be copied to the clipboard as codepage-specific text (UTF-8 for Unicode text), and in "text/unicode" format as supported by Mozilla.


DOSBox Front End version 4.9 has been released (4/1/2007). This is a GUI front end for launching games using DOSBox. Thanks to Chris Roossien for the news.


z! has been updated (3/31/2007). This is a textmode MP3 player, that can also handle ogg, streaming audio (Shoutcast), and has normalize support. The latest release can be found here.


JamochaMUD version 1.8 has been released (3/31/2007). This is an open-source Java MUCK/MUD client.


Harbour version 0.99.2 has been released (3/31/2007). This is a free software compiler for the xBase superset language, often referred to as Clipper (as implemented by CA-Clipper). Thanks to David Macias for the info.


XPDF version 3.02 has been ported (3/30/2007) to OS/2. This is a tool to convert PDF files to text or Postscript, display PDF file information, or extract images from PDF files. Thanks to Mikkel C. Simonsen for the news.


YSM version 2.9.9.1 has been released (3/29/2007). This is a portable open source console ICQ client.


ProjectX version 0.9.5 beta has been packaged with some OS/2 startup scripts. This is a Java program that converts, repairs, and/or cuts DVB (MPEG-2) files. From OS2.org.


JExpress Professional 7.0.6 lets you create Java-based multilingual installers and auto-updaters. An easy to use Swing interface lets you design your installers quickly without requiring any programming. It can also select the exact classes your Java app uses, build your directory tree, and produce JAR files.


WarpIN version 1.0.15 has been released (3/27/2007). This is an open source PM installer / uninstaller, that can also install quietly through environment variables. It also offers self-installing executables. The latest release can be found on Hobbes.


UpdCD version 2.61 has been released (3/25/2007); this is an update that should be installed over an existing 2.6x version. It has a PM interface and supports many OS/2 addons. It can be used to update Warp 3, Warp 4, WSeB, MCP, or eCS installation files with FixPaks, and supports the creation of updated installation floppies. You can use the updated OS/2 image in combination with these floppies to create new installations of OS/2 which already incorporate the FixPaks and other software. Thanks to Zsolt Kadar for the info.


Workplace Sans version 0.3 has been released (3/25/2007). This is a Unicode TrueType outline font that is designed to resemble the OS/2 bitmap font "WarpSans."


GetMyIP version 1.0.8 has been released (3/25/2007). This program will retrieve your external IP address which may be dynamically assigned by an ISP.


wxWidgets (formerly wxWindows) version 2.8.3 has been released (3/24/2007). This is a sophisticated cross-platform C++ framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where possible) the native controls.


Caravan has been updated (3/19/2007) to version 3.42. This is an application server which has built-in http, smtp, ftp and database engines. It also provides a scripting language, a dynamic compiler and basic features needed to develop, test and run applications.


Panoply version 2.1.5 has been released (3/19/2007). This is a Java application which enables the user to plot raster images of geo-gridded data from netCDF datasets. Depending on the data, it can draw global longitude-latitude images or pole-to-pole latitude-vertical images.


RxLVM version 0.5.1 has been released (3/19/2007). This is a library of REXX functions for accessing information from the OS/2 Logical Volume Manager (LVM). You can get information about drives, volumes, and partitions, query Boot Manager, and check for removeable media.


An alpha 2 build of rdesktop version 1.5 has been released (3/18/2007). This is a free RDP client which you can use to connect to a Windows NT/2000/XP Terminal Server. Unlike earlier builds, it uses SDL and does not require XFree86/OS2.


ODIN GUI version 1.9 has been released (3/18/2007). This is a GUI front end for running programs with Odin. Thanks to Chris Roossien for the news.


SIM Instant Messenger version 0.9.4.3 has been ported (3/17/2007) to OS/2. This is a powerful plugin-based multi-protocol instant messenger, which includes support for ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and Jabber IM protocols, and also can post into LiveJournal. From OS2.org.


FM/2 version 3.05 beta 8 has been released (3/17/2007). This is an open source GUI file manager program, with lots of extra helper utilities.


Gendatam Suite beta 3 has been released (3/16/2007). This is a Java family history application, providing support for the Gedcom format.


Ghostscript version 8.56 has been released (3/15/2007); also available is GSView version 4.8 (2/25/2006). Ghostscript is a freeware postscript interpreter/converter for generating Acrobat (PDF) documents, and GSView is a graphical document viewer that uses Ghostscript as its display engine.


K Movie Player version 0.2.2 has been released (3/14/2007). This is a movie player based on FFPlay, without SDL dependencies and support for WarpOverlay.


pbook version 1.3b has been released (3/14/2007). This is a GUI tool designed to help you manage the phone numbers in your GSM cellphone, attached to the infrared or serial port. From VOICE News.


An OS/2 port of dvddao version 1.3.6 has been released (3/13/2007). This is a tool for writing DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM discs.


MindTerm version 3.1.2 is now available; this is a SSH client written in Java.


The OS/2 port of GNU Privacy Guard version 1.4.7 has been released (3/11/2007). This can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures, is a complete and free replacement for PGP, and is compliant with OpenPGP.


Guiffy version 8.0 has been released (3/5/2007). Guiffy is a file compare / merge (diff-like) tool with a GUI implemented in Java.


The Java Image Browser Sorter version 1.8.4 has been released (3/4/2007). This program requires Java 1.4.


Pauker version 1.7.4 has been released (3/3/2007). This is a generic flashcard program written in Java. You can use it to learn all the things you never want to forget, like vocabulary, capitals, important dates, etc.



Thursday 29 March 2007

OSWorld.com cumple 7 años.

From: Martin Iturbide <martinDESPAM@DESPAMos2world.com>

Hoy (martes 27 de Marzo) celebramso el 7º aniversario de OS2 World.Com online

Quiero recordaros los servivios gratuitos que ofrece OS2World.com.

- noticias de OS/2 y eComstation en la página principal

- Script para mandar noticias a varios sitios OS/2-eCS

- Web hosting par páginas relacinadas con OS/2 - eCS

- Mail gratuito para usuarios de OS/2 - eCS (Os2world.net)

- Online Forums

- Herramienta de calificación de páginas


visitad: http://www.os2world.com

Decidnos lo que creeis que podemos mejorar en OS2World.com en el forum

Url:  http://www.os2world.com

Thursday 8 March 2007

SW: PMView Pro 3.40

From: Mark Dodel <feedbackDESPAM@DESPAMos2voice.org>

PMView Pro is a longtime, shareware image viewer converter for OS/2 and windows.

http://www.pmview.com/os2new.html

03/01/2007 -PMView Pro v3.40 is now available for download. See list below for information about issues resolved with this version.

The following bugs and problems are fixed in PMView v3.40:

    1. If a file name with an apostrophe (e.g.
"d:\files_of_the_90's\image.jpg") is used on the command line, the apostrophe is stripped and PMView cannot open the file. (There is a bug in the GNU C-library, and this problem was introduced in PMView v3.10 when the switch to to GNU C was made. PMView v3.40 works around the bug by requesting and parsing the command line parameters from OS/2 instead of using the C-library).
    2. Starting PMView with the name of a file that does not exist may lock up PMView. This bug was introduced in v3.30
    3. When running a script for changing the resolution of an image that has EXIF data with resolution tags, the value of those tags are not changed. Consequently the resolution will appear unchanged unless the user choses not to save EXIF data. This version corrects the problem and updates the data in the corresponding EXIF tags.
    4. Saving, Windows BMP: Some legacy programs have trouble reading color mapped BMP files that has the bitmap field cclrUsed set to zero. This version works around the problem by setting the field to the maximum number of colors for the bitcount used.


Download an evaluation version at http://www.pmview.com/download.html
To update a registered version you must use the information received when you registered PMView Pro.

Monday 26 February 2007

SW: DBCSMAP v1.0 publicado

From: Alex Taylor <posted on: comp.os.os2.apps>

I've released (Feb. 25) version 1.0 of DBCSMAP (Double Byte Character Map for OS/2).

DBCSMAP is an OS/2 character map program for Unicode and selected DBCS codepages. Specifically, it supports the Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane, as well as the common OS/2 codepages for Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, and Korean. Characters from these DBCS codepages can be copied to the clipboard as codepage-specific text (or UTF-8 in the case of Unicode text), and in "text/unicode" format as supported by Mozilla. DBCSMAP is free software licensed under the GNU GPL. The latest version is available on Hobbes: Currently: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/dbcsmap-1_0.zip Later: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/international/dbcsmap-1_0.zip Source code is also available in the same location. NOTE: It has not yet been uploaded to my website, due to technical difficulties. (They seem to have been doing some kind of server maintenance over reading week, and now I can't log in anymore.) The previously-uploaded screenshots on my website are, however, still applicable to this version: http://www.cs-club.org/~alex/programming/os2/dbcsmap_uni_01.gif http://www.cs-club.org/~alex/programming/os2/dbcsmap_jp_01.gif http://www.cs-club.org/~alex/programming/os2/dbcsmap_cn_01.gif

Tuesday 20 February 2007

Novedades diversas

En OS2Warp News and rumours

http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/ encontramos un montón de novedades interesantes


PPWizard version 07.048 ha sido publiccado. Es un preprocesor genérico con soporte específico para HTML y REXX. Puede usarse para generar avanzados diseños de paginas web.

Cameraderie version 1.2 has been released (2/16/2007). This is a GUI downloader and organizer for PTP digital cameras, such as those from Canon and Kodak. Source code is also available.


Caravan has been updated (2/16/2007) to version 3.40. This is an application server which has built-in http, smtp, ftp and database engines. It also provides a scripting language, a dynamic compiler and basic features needed to develop, test and run applications.


ArgoUML version 0.24 has been released (2/15/2007). This is a modelling tool written in Java to help you do your design using UML.


newLISP version 9.1 has been ported (2/15/2007) to OS/2. This is a LISP-like scripting language for CGI programming, system administration, text processing, etc.


PM123 version 1.40 alpha 2 ha sido publicado; separadamente están disponibles  version 1.32 beta 1 (7/6/2006) y  version 1.21 (9/24/2003). PM123 es un reproductor de MP3, WAV, y CD Audio, que es actualmente de Codigo Abierto. Some of the features include sharing of the sound card, playlist with drag/drop support, HTTP streaming, and the use of skins to change the program's look.

WPIView version 0.8.1 has been released (2/14/2007). This is a utility to view, install, and extract WarpIN packages. From OS2.org.


ZeroToaster version 2.80b has been released (2/14/2007). This is a POP3 and SMTP mail server with spam filtering which runs on Java. Thanks to Bernd Hohmann for the info.


K Movie Player version 0.1.0 has been released (2/13/2007). This is a movie player based on FFPlay, without SDL dependencies and support for WarpOverlay.


DOSBox/2 version 0.66 RC1 has been released (2/13/2007); also available (4/28/2006) is version 0.65. This is a port of DOSBox to OS/2; the latest version can be found on NetLabs FTP. DOSBox is a DOS emulator that uses SDL; it emulates XMS, EMS, CGA, EGA, VGA, VESA, SoundBlaster, Gravis Ultra Sound, and more, for excellent compatibility with older games. You can find additional information about the port on the Netlabs Wiki page for it.


OS2MT has been updated (2/12/2007) to version 0.63 beta. This is a maintenance tool that enables you to download and install various applications with a couple clicks of the mouse. There is also a mailing list for it on Yahoo Groups.


z! 2.8.t3 has been released (2/12/2007). This is a textmode MP3 player, that can also handle ogg, streaming audio (Shoutcast), and has normalize support. From os2.jp.


Paul Smedley has released (2/12/2007) an OS/2 port of Perl version 5.8.8. Also available (12/18/2003) is an older port of version 5.8.2. Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language.


GenealogyJ version 2.4.3 has been released (2/12/2007). This is a Java program for handling all of your genealogical information in a graphical way.


SERexxObex version 0.2 has been released (2/11/2007). This is a REXX script for listing, copying and deleting files from mobile phones (tested with a Sony Ericsson K310i via IRDA). From VOICE News.

Netlabs News 12. Febrero - 18. Febrero

Monday 19 February 2007

SW: photorec 6.6 for OS/2

From: Franz Bakan <fbakanDESPAM@DESPAMgmx.net>

PhotoRec es un software d recuperación de datos diseñado para recuperar imágenes perdidas de la memoria de cámaras digitales  toda clase de archivos de discos duros.

Página del Proyecto: http://www.cgsecurity.org

Nueva y actualizada versión 6.6. compilada para OS/2 disponible en:
http://www.fbakan.de/photorec-os2.htm
http://www.fbakan.de/testdisk/photorec-6_6-os2.zip

Best regards,

Franz
http://www.fbakan.de

Notas: # Se necesita: gcc-3.3.5-csd1-runtime (libc061.dll) # Restricción actual: Esta versión para OS/2 sólo funciona con archivos-imagen de disco como los creados por dd o dfsee.

Wednesday 7 February 2007

SW: OS/2 Java Corner actualizado

From: Roger Henson (javaos2DESPAM@DESPAMattglobal.net)

Url:  http://www.os2world.com/java/

Here are the latest updates:
Limewire ------> Updated version to 4.12.11
Phex ------> Added note the new version 3.0 requires Java 1.5
JExpress ------> Updated version to 7.0.3
Mindterm ------> Updated version to 3.1.1
SmartCVS ------> Revised link and added jre 1.4.1 requirement
SmartSVN ------> Revised link and updated version to 2.1.2
SmartSVN ------> Updated version to 2.1.3
SmartSynchronize ------> Added to the page
AlbumGrabber ------> Updated version to 0.80
C.a.R ------> Updated version to 5.2 beta and revised link
C.a.R ------> Updated version to 5.2
JIBS ------> Updated version to 1.8.3
JUMP ------> Added to OS/2 Java Corner
Panoply ------> Updated version to 2.1.4
jOggPlayer ------> Updated to version 1.1.4
Active Region Explorer ------> Removed from the page. Author has discontinued the program.
Night Vision ------> Updated version to 1.3
Borg ------> Updated version to 1.6
JMoney ------> Removed newest version because 0.4.4 is last OS/2 compatible version
JSword Bible Desktop ------> Added to OS/2 Java Corner
MoneyDance ------> Updated version to 2007 (build 562)
PANDA ------> Added to the page
Pauker ------> Updated version to 1.7.3

Thank you for sending information about your Java applications.

Roger

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