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Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« on: May 29, 2016, 08:05:37 PM »
Preferences is program that shows a window with grouped icons for launching the prefs-programs found in "SYS:Prefs/", among others. You may see the snapshot(s) for examples how it looks.


FEATURES

- Groups the AOS4.1 default Prefs-programs into six main categories.
- Uses the same images as the current icons set.
- Supports localization.
- Supports Console prefs in AOS 4.1 FE.
- Supports MUI prefs.
- Supports Granite, AOS4 firewall.
- Possible to open the "Presets" WB drawer.
- Possible to open the "Prefs" WB drawer.
- Possible to open the "ENVARC:" WB drawer.
- Amiga HELP key (Scroll-Lock) brings up the About window.
- Tooltypes.


CHANGES

1.30: (2016 May)
NOTE: Sorry that 3rd-party-program feature and Greek translation are not included in this update. They were meant to be but because they need some more time as they are not 100% finished yet (roughly 50%-80 done already) and I wanted to get this update out the door sometime as this update has dragged out quite too many nights programming time already and I need to move on to other programming tasks in the meanwhile. And I don't like leaving users to wait for too long on finished features. However, the plan is to get them both included in the next update :)
- Implemented (optional) addition of MUI prefs into the Personal-group, you can turn this off by setting the Tooltype: MUIinPersonal = NO .
- Implemented (optional) addition of Granite prefs into the Internet-group, you can turn this off by setting the Tooltype: GraniteInInternet = NO .
- Implemented (optional) shadow to icons. (You can turn it off by setting the Tooltype: IconShadows = NO)
- Implemented (a customizable) first string in the window title. (To set this use the Tooltype: CustomTitle = FirstTitleString)
- Added transations, Dutch by Johan Banis, German by Thomas Blatt, Spanish by Enrique Mecklenburg and British-English checked by Severin. NOTE: Greek translation will be included in the next release (hopefully).
- Implemented ToopTypes for background, foreground and group title colors.
- Corrected all "Env-Archive" paths to "ENVARC", thanks Severin.
- Swapped "Prefs/" and "ENVARC:" icons, so they become alphabetic.
- Declared application information. (title, authors, $VER: and $EXTVER: string versions, identifier, copyright, and description).
- A couple of other optimizations.

1.20: (2015 Nov)
- Startup icon drawing optimized, approximatively 5%-15% faster now.
- Added a different button state when clicking buttons/icons, suggested by Guillaume (zzd10h) Boesel.
- Added ENVARC: button/icon, suggested by Guillaume (zzd10h) Boesel.
- Added a new default program icon, (the old renamed as alt icon, in case someone still prefers to use that icon).
- Added a menu with two items, About and Quit, for easier access. And also for showing theirs hotkey.
- Now compiled to HW applet as well, suggested by Severin.
- Included French locale by Guillaume (zzd10h) Boesel.
- Retweaked the layout in the About window to fit more info.
- Removed Install and Uninstall scripts, as they are not actually needed. (User may just copy "Preferences" and "Preferences.info" to where they like.

Link to Download page

Snapshots of version 1.30:



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Offline Gulliver

Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2016, 10:42:20 PM »
It looks good, seems to be much like a MorphOS preferences counterpart.

Will you port it to Amigaos 3.9?
 

Offline kolla

Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2016, 11:00:20 PM »
The obvious question is, which prefs programs could really need to merge already!
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Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2016, 11:50:41 PM »
Quote from: kolla;809312
The obvious question is, which prefs programs could really need to merge already!


That is an OS4 flaw. Nothing to do with this program.

I said it many times: by the time OS4.2 arrives, it would require users to attend a seminar on the 50 preferences program they will probably have.

It is rather silly and strange why doesnt OS4 implement them as tabs instead of separate prefs programs:

locale-time-timezone
printer-printergx-printerps
screenmode-Picasso96mode-screenblanker-screens
internet-updates-url
amigainput-input
ahi-sound
 

Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2016, 12:07:47 AM »
Quote from: Gulliver;809311

Will you port it to Amigaos 3.9?


LOL. Beat me to it. :lol:
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Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2016, 12:20:10 AM »
Quote from: Gulliver;809311
Will you port it to Amigaos 3.9?

That is not totally impossible, when/if I get some more free time I might make an OS3 version, but not in the near future (at this point) sorry. But in the longer run maybe, we'll see :)
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Offline kolla

Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2016, 04:43:01 PM »
Quote from: Gulliver;809313
That is an OS4 flaw. Nothing to do with this program.


Indeed :)

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I said it many times: by the time OS4.2 arrives, it would require users to attend a seminar on the 50 preferences program they will probably have.


:rofl:

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It is rather silly and strange why doesnt OS4 implement them as tabs instead of separate prefs programs:


On MorphOS they can be both, but that is thanks to MUI.

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locale-time-timezone
printer-printergx-printerps
screenmode-Picasso96mode-screenblanker-screens
internet-updates-url
amigainput-input
ahi-sound


Yup, a cleanup is long overdue.
I was so baffled when I first ran OS4.1FE and saw all the "legacy" cruft was still around.
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Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2016, 08:00:22 PM »
thanks Marko:hammer::)
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Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2016, 04:15:49 AM »
Thanks klx300r :) :hat:
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Offline QuikSanz

Re: Preferences 1.30 released (AOS4)
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2016, 05:00:31 AM »
@Gulliver,

Tabs make very good sense, good consolidation of management.

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