OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x

[SysAdmin]

Original News Item posted on amigaworld.net by zerohero.

AmigaOS 4.x port of OWB Pukapuka (http://www.sand-labs.org/owb/) with AmigaOS GUI inc. tool bar, scroll bars, progress bar, status bar and menus, AmigaOS fonts implementation, support for multiple windows or tabs, clipboard support, an ARexx port, AmigaOS mouse pointers, internal bookmark, an option for using an external bookmark tool, context menus, javascript requesters, uploads, downloads and http authentication added.

Requirements:
- AmigaOS 4.0 or newer, for some features (progress bar, tabs, ...) AmigaOS 4.1 is required.
- expat.library from http://os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=development/library/misc/expat.lha

Optional addons:
- Bitstream Cyberbit (Cyberbit.ZIP, unpack it and install it with TypeManager) as unicode fallback font, if you don't have another (nearly) complete font installed already: http://ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/extras/fonts/windows/
- AISS from http://masonicons.info/aiss/ for different toolbar images.
- Extended default mouse pointer types: http://os4depot.net/share/graphics/icon/defpointers.lha

History for 3.22 (28.12.2009):
- Fixed bugs.os4depot.net issues #179, #207, #209, #220, #232, #256, #267, #282, #288, #312, #313, #316, #320, #337, #338, #342, #344, #347, #348, #349, #350, #352 and #356.
- Updated to SVN revision 1202.
- Changed the GUI, more features should work on AmigaOS 4.0 as well now (untested).

http://os4depot.net/share/network/browser/owb.lha

[Matt_H]

...with AmigaOS GUI inc. tool bar, scroll bars, progress bar, status bar and menus, AmigaOS fonts implementation, support for multiple windows or tabs, clipboard support, an ARexx port, AmigaOS mouse pointers, internal bookmark, an option for using an external bookmark tool, context menus, javascript requesters, uploads, downloads and http authentication added.

Ironically, the screenshot above is from an ancient version that has none of those things.

The OS4 port needs a major UI overhaul, but the browser engine is getting pretty solid. It's serving as my primary browser right now, with my Pegasos on vacation at the repair shop and my netbook having a stupidly-small (and full, thanks to Windows) hard drive.

Hope to see continued progress.

[Dragster]

@Matt_H
 
Yep, that version is pretty old. Â OWB 3.22 is running pretty good here on the Peg II, with the occasional GR after doing a lot of browsing... *sometimes*
 
Subject aside, where did you send your pegasos for repair? *knock on wood* for mine, but.. I was jus curious...
 
Cheers,
Dragster

[Matt_H]

@ Dragster

Sent it back to bPlan, but they've been very slow in communicating. Don't know if they've even received it yet. When I first got in touch with them, though, they did say the board was probably fixable. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...

[redfox]

Posting with OWB 3.22 right now.  I have only been using it for about 10 minutes, so too early to comment.

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redfox

[efrenmgp]

Nice update! Thanks!

[redfox]

Working fine with my MicroA1 and OS4.1 ... no complaints whatsoever.

Thanks,
redfox

[Minuous]

>AmigaOS GUI

Hm, doesn't much look like it: eg. ugly, non-standard close gadget and sizing gadget. Why not make it look like a proper Amiga application rather than using these ugly gadgets?

[Matt_H]

>AmigaOS GUI

Hm, doesn't much look like it: eg. ugly, non-standard close gadget and sizing gadget. Why not make it look like a proper Amiga application rather than using these ugly gadgets?

If you're referring to the screenshot in this post, that's just the theme in use on that system. The UI gadgets are all standard Intution/ReAction ones.

[klx300r]

3.23 is out and it seems to be peppier :-)....OWB has come a long way but alas TimberWolf will soon (hopefully) be the king for OS4.x !