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BETA: the Nice OS/2 Enhancer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sergey Posokhov)
Thu Dec 17 03:10:10 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 15 Dec 1998 20:05:00 -0400
From: abc@posokhov.msk.ru (Sergey Posokhov)
Reply-To: abc@posokhov.msk.ru (Sergey Posokhov)
Reply-to: abc@posokhov.msk.ru (Sergey Posokhov)
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* Description: A Nice OS/2 Enhancer.
* Current state: beta 003.
* URLs:
ftp://ftp.kiarchive.ru/pub/os2/wpsutil/nice-b03.zip
ftp://beit.fcn.ru/pub/os2/wpsutils/Nice-b03.zip
* Freeware: sources will be available at release.
* Details overview:
The OS/2 operating system allows programmers to develop applications which
constantly presents in a memory and now and again do helpful something.
There is a great deal of such applications, named WPS Enhancers, because
their benefit is really exist.
So here, in one beautiful day I wanted to write my own OS/2 Enhancer. I had
several good ideas which could do simpler my work with computer, and add new
abilities to the system. Today this application is works. Okay!
A new Enhancer, named Nice OS/2 Enhancer, has one feature which
imperceptible on first viewpoint but does it unlike other extenders. Nice is
consists of several threads, and differential actions are performed by
different threads. This Enhancer performs all actions at a time with the
other applications. Thus, Nice does not slow down the speed of system and
applications, besides, it is not able to stop the system.
Second feature is possible the most master - the source code. All sources
are available, so you can learn how does works Nice and easily to change it
to add new abilities. It is no peculiar - Nice was developed not for money
and simply so.
And third - my Enhancer is developed also for Win-OS/2, and both versions
operates alike. Now all applications for these systems are equally for me.
Besides, Nice for OS/2 supports Java and all abilities is available for
applets.
In order to avoid mistakes, Enhancer supports lists of exceptions, and if
you is demanded to disactivate some abilities for one application, you can
add this application into the list. And at all Nice is compatible with the
grand figure of applications, and if something will not operate - write me,
I shall try to attain the interoperation.
And now - it abilities:
" Nice OS/2 Enhancer allows you to move image in all windows by means of
mouse. You should press a button and move mouse to any direction. An image
will follow the mouse pointer which in this case looks as a hand. Also you
can move the image in a window using a keys with arrows when "Scroll Lock"
is turned ON.
" Also Enhancer changes frames and control elements of all windows in
system. A long time ago all windows in OS/2 system had a convex frames. The
X-Windows shell is looks likewise. I spent considerable of forces to change
frames and controls backwardly. To understand the new interface see the
screenshot which comes with Enhancer. Somebody spoke me that a Merlin with
Enahncer is looks like a new version of Warp.
" However our favourite Warp has several mistakes and not all mistakes can
be revised and comes from version to version. So, for example, a "Num Lock"
keyboard setter changes its state now and again, "Enter" key is operates
strange on the Desktop, "Print Screen" and some new keys are not used, and
more. I tried to develop a methods which revises some mistakes, non-used
keys now can launch a task bar, hours, File Manager and other applications.
A "Pause" key can launch a screen saver.
Also I developed a new text mode font, changed a system boot-up screen, and
expanded a set of commands. All that you can use.
For more information please read the manual. Screenshot is included.
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