25.05.2013
Jack V4.0.2 [OS4]
Änderungen seit 4.0.1
* Save button in the Configuration Window was broken, fixed.
* AppIcon images relating to the 'Application' tab in the dashboard are now
saved to disk resulting in quicker load times.
* The 'applaunchicon' error reported by 328gts and a few other users should now
be fixed, however unable to test so don't quote me on it.
* NEW: A small but useful VAT Calculator has been added into the dashboard.
* Some left-over debug messages removed from the AppStore.
17.05.2013
Jack V4.0.1 [OS4]
Änderungen seit 4.0
* Push4Dock no longer required, instead Push4Dock file structure is enforced.
* As part of the above change, Downloads are now installed into the
'Application Files' drawer.
17.05.2013
Jack V4.0 [OS4]
Änderungen seit 3.2.6
* Removed the button that returned the calendar to the current month as it was
a little unnecessary and was broken anyway.
* Added string focus (also known as activeobject) into several windows, this
works well with the 'advanceoncr' property to increase userability and removes
unnecessarily clicks and keboard tabulation on several interfaces.
* Removed OpenURL from MorphOS distribution as apparently it is not required
because it comes with MorphOS as standard. Reported by Tom01 via Jack website.
Thank you.
* Added TIFF Plug-in into the installation and distribution of Jack.
* Now requires mcc_thebar available at:
http://www.os4depot.net/share/library/m ... thebar.lha
MCCBar has no support for WarpOS and Amiga Classic removed completely because
Jack is geared towards computers with faster CPUs and to be honest it is going
to be pig slow on anything than a PowerPC processor or AROS.
* Now will handle 'stuck' downloads correctly on starting Jack by moving them
from the list/disk if found without inteferring with other partial downloads
that maybe on the list.
* New Applications tabbed into the new dashboard. This will allow you to launch
any application and other features including revealing them on the Workbench
and adding comments. Comes complete with search engine and the ability to add
new applications to the list. Applications are retrieved via the AmigaOS AppDir
system. Thus AmigaOS4 is mandatory for this page tab to enabled. FYI Jack will
attempt to make the Application's filename more meaningful, converting '-' and
'_' where necessary. It will also uppercase known acronyms. The same routine
is used throughout the AppStore as well.
* AppStore: If an archive filename contained both '-' and '_' only '-' was
being replaced and displayed to the user. Fixed.
* After capturing the screen the file manager window no longer opens, removed
because after a while I found it quite annoying.
* In the Calendar window the Previous and Next months correctly disable and
re-enable when switching between Calendar and Weather displays now. The right-
mouse clicks for colouring the interface also correct disable/enable between
displays.
* Drag 'n' Drop has been removed in favour of using the 'Action' button in the
file manager.
* All MacOS/Win32/Linux support code I had been introducing over recent updates
has been now been removed since Jack has been refactored to use MUI extensively.
* Arexx support has been improved further with the introduction of App-Store
specific Arexx Commands. Any Amiga Application can now Download, Query or even
Install applications from the Jack AppStore and even check what versions of
software the user has downloaded and if a newer version is available Download
and Install that too. Of course Jack has no real way of checking whether
certain downloads have indeed been installed correctly (or at all) so
foreinstance with a Library you will still need to carry out your own sanity
checks. This feature is only as good as the developers that choose to use it
and the quality of installation scripts that have been written for existing or
future software. Please use it!
* Removed internal calculator in support of the native application.
* During first time install, users who are found not to have Push4Dock installed
will be asked to specify a Download Path for the AppStore. This is a mandatory
requirement of running Jack. It is not possible to set a download path to a
common system Drawer such as. C:, DEVS, L:, Libs: etc... nor is it possible to
select the RAM: or RAM Disk. Circumvention is discouraged. I do want any users
to save any downloads to any volatile destination.
* Removed caching from the App-Store, I believe MySQL can quite easily handle
the number of current data requests from my online database for the foreseeable.
* Global AmigaOS environmental variables are now set matching some of those
specified by the user in configuration window. Foreinstance $JDOWNLOAD contents
the path to the users download drawer. This can be useful for developers when
writing future scripts and compliments the new Arexx AppStore interface.
The following variables are available: JCLOCK - whether the user prefers a
12 or 24 hour clock, JDOWNLOAD - the user's AppStore Download Path, JICONHELPER
= specified tool that opens Icon Files, JLOCATION = the user's (weather)
location, JPDFHELPER = specified tool that opens PDFs, JTEMP = whether the user
prefers temperatures displayed in (C)elsius or (F)ahrenheit and JTXTHELPER =
specified tool that opens Text-based files.
* Jack is no longer a File Requester replacement, it can no longer be started
from the Shell nor does it accept any arguments.
* With the change to MUI window it is now only possible to Mute any playing
music from non-MUI windows, i.e. the Calendar Window.
* Slideshow Mode - It is now possible to turn the Reflections off to improve
system performance. The option is available in the main Configuration window.
* Configuration: The Download Path is now checked to find out whether it exists
or not, if its doesn't the configuration cannot be saved through the interface.
* Configuration: Stupidity checks added to all fields on Saving. Foreinstance if
a Helper application doesn't exist fields and configuration return to defaults.
Similar with the Downloads Path, if it doesn't exist or is left empty this will
default to RAM.
* Configuration: Warning message added when Saving the configuration if apps
have already been downloaded and the user attempts to change the Download path.
* App-Store: Resuming of partial downloads on an unexpected quit of Jack has
always been working unknown to the user - however now the user is now told that
this is happening. A notification message will be sent to Ringhio on starting
Jack when this happens.
* Screen Capture: On saving capture, you are now told where the image has been
saved.
* App-Store Donations: Now only available to users who have signed-up/into the
AppStore.
* App-Store: Download options are available throughout the Store not just on
the Download tab. Foreinstance it is possible to Rate a download from the
Search results or the Recent List.
* Featured Software: Downloads are now asynchronous.
* App-Store Donations: Fixed the problem regarding the currency code.
Donations are now set against the developer's own currency code preference.
* Sharing links in the App-Store, the URLS are now correctly converted into
lower case INCLUDING the category, i.e. links are now correct when sharing to
Facebook, Twitter (new) and Clipboard.
* Entire Recent list is now shown in the App-Store, not just the top 12 uploads
* For those users who love to tinker, the Bookmarks in the App-Store can be
configured manually via gui.xml, however make sure the columns are balanced - in
other words the number of bookmarks must be an Even number.
* Searching the App-Store is no longer case sensitive (!)
* It is now possible to turn ON and OFF the Reflections in the Slideshow mode
* Enhancements to the Information Window in the File Manager
* Date of the month is now sent to the Google - Add an Event function correctly
* Introduced handling of ENVARC:, ENV:, RAM: and T: devices for non-AmigaOS like
operating systens.
* Fixed cross hair pointer not appearing in Color Wheel window.
* GetPixel: The missing font error has been fixed. You can now press 'G' again
from the Commodity Window to open obtain the Hex value of any colour on the
screen.
* Animated GIFS: It is now possible to drag and drop animated GIFs on to Jack,
all frames are played in a continuous loop.
* Screen Promotion: You can now press P to promote Jack to another public
screen. Please note unfortunately it is not yet possible to perform a screen
grab of any public screen aside from the Workbench. *AmigaOS and compatibles
only.
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