So now that I have WinUAE up and running...

[B00tDisk]

blobrana wrote:
Whoops,
Sry to scary you...i didn’t realise.

Yeah, it should be just point and click.

Try a reinstall. (The MUI install script could have become corrupt)

Heh, yeah, understand it's been years since I've done anything beyond noodle with WinUAE for five minutes before moving on.  Oh I had a pretty tricked out A1200 "back in the day" (which I sold an awesome A500 to get the funds for)...

[K7HTH]

If you want more point and click go with Amiga Forever 6.

[B00tDisk]

blobrana wrote:
Whoops,
Sry to scary you...i didn’t realise.

Yeah, it should be just point and click.

Try a reinstall. (The MUI install script could have become corrupt)

Okay, here's what's happening thus far:

I download MUI38USR.LHA from Aminet.

I open it with WinRAR and extract.  WinRAR returns this error:


C:\Documents and Settings\bill\Desktop\mui38usr.lha: Cannot create MUI\


...but it plows ahead and unpacks everything else.

When I run the install on the amiga-side I get this error:

Sorry...an error has occured!

COPYLIB: Can't open file " " in line 299

DOS Error Type: Unable to locate a file or drawer


and the only button is the "proceed" button.  If I click it the window closes.

So what's going on?  BTW, this has been happening from the start so I reckon it's why MUI {bleep}es when I start the emulation...

[ShawnDude]

Don't use WinRAR to unpack LHA files.  You will have to use some LHA unpacker while on WinUAE to preserve special filename characters and special file attributes.

[B00tDisk]

ShawnDude wrote:
Don't use WinRAR to unpack LHA files.  You will have to use some LHA unpacker while on WinUAE to preserve special filename characters and special file attributes.

Just crossed that hurdle. :-) Aweb is now installed on my system (and it's working)!!!

So, next question: how do I get Aweb to show images?

Edit: Duh, found the plugins...but I can't get the JFIF/JPEG plugin installed.  The installer asks me for disk "Aweb3", if I click "cancel" it asks me to select where I want temporary .JPG storage.  No matter where I select it hangs at 90% installed... :-? Clues, anyone?

[blobrana]

Hum,
Try another version?

you know about datatypes?

install a few from here (they go into classes:datatypes and devs:datatypes, as pairs usually, one in each ) they come with installers or readme file.

i seem to recall that Aweb used an internal jpeg decoder.
(or was it Ibrowse that used it???)

Heres a link to the ibrowse web browser
link:

[B00tDisk]

blobrana wrote:
Hum,
Try another version?

you know about datatypes?

install a few from here (they go into classes:datatypes and devs:datatypes, as pairs usually, one in each ) they come with installers or readme file.

i seem to recall that Aweb used an internal jpeg decoder.
(or was it Ibrowse that used it???)

Heres a link to the ibrowse web browser
link:

Thanks; I tried a manual install and fixed it with that.

...but I'm still bum-fuzzled about viewing .JPG files externally.  I'll try sticking the datatypes in the appropriate place.

I also got APDF working, but that brings me to another question: how do I get the fonts from my PC working with the Amiga side?  Copying them into the fonts: drawer seems to have no effect (that is, the Amiga side can't see them).

Once those two things are overcome the only real hurdles left are:

MS-Word compatible document editor
Media playback (video, MP3/WAV files)
...aaannnd I think that'll do it.

[blobrana]

Hum,
Try to forget about the darkside,
When dealing with Amiga fonts, the OS goes about it in two or three different ways…

Here is some information about how the Amiga deals with those pesky PC fonts.
Link:

And once you’ve read that you can download some from HERE.

And it’s worth installing the latest
ttf.library.

[B00tDisk]

Well I'm happy to say that I've got the PC fonts installed!  But I can't get a JPEG datatype installed and working.  The datatypes I've put in manually don't work, and the installer for "akJFIF-dt" blows up when I try to use it.  It reports an error, if I click ignore it hangs.  Otherwise it (of course) quits.

And I'm not using winRAR to unpack it; it's all being done "natively" on the Amiga side.

C'mon, there has to be a way to get this working.  I used to view .JPG files back in the day on my amiga...!

[Karlos]

The stock OS3.5/3.9 jpeg datatype seems to work fine on my UAE installation.

[B00tDisk]

Karlos wrote:
The stock OS3.5/3.9 jpeg datatype seems to work fine on my UAE installation.

So I'd just put those in the devs:datatypes and system:datatypes and I should be set?

[blobrana]

Yeah,
i found them t be ok as well...

(cant say the same about aweb though)
 :-?