New OS4 Screenshots!

[Rogue]

Generally looking better, though the lack of window backdrops suggests they haven't optimised the graphics drivers yet.

Huh? Window Backdrops? Do you mean in workbench and reaction windows? If you use a magnifier, you'll see that there *are* window backdrops. They're subtle, but that is intentional. Compare them to the shaped layer window.

[Rogue]

This is a real waste of space

GUI prefs has an item "window border height" with two separate fields (upper and lower)) where you can adjust the added window height.

[Rogue]

I know that if I noticed a lack of responsiveness, the first thing I'd probably think about losing are MUI skins.

Maybe, but when I do screenshots, would I care about the speed? After all you can't see that in the first place :-)

Yes, as I said on AW.net Picasso96 is still 68k (graphics is PPC now but of course is still patched largely by P96) because of certain delays and other things that came up, although work is underway. However, I can assure you that there is nothing sluggish or unresponsive about OS 4 even with emulated graphics system.

How my comment qualified as "troll bait" I don't know!

Well, I didn't take it as such. I've seen MUCH worse.

I'm not saying it isn't, but 1GB swap should be overkill, no matter what operating system + software you're running!

I had my problems under Linux/x86 with 512 swap when playing some games like UT2003. I'm rather safe than sorry. 1 Gig is overkill, but then, the disk has 40 gigs so I was in a generous mood when I partitioned it.
(You should see my Linux swap :-) )

[Rogue]

True, but looking at a lot of the more recent screenshots, they look like they've been done more "on the fly" rather than carefully prepared, so that was my guess. I imagine you position things a bit to get the best view of certain elements, and maybe fire up a demo.

Yeah, very much so. I just positioned a few windows of what I have installed and started up SGrab.

do you have any idea whether that'll be a recent build they're using there?

I'd guess they have the recent beta stuff. One problem with shows is that you cannot really install the latest stuff a day before the show, since you never know what might hit you...

On Windows, half a gig of RAM available, I have 100MB swap, and I'll be annoyed with anything that is using swap over physical

I take it you don't play "Operation Flashpoint", then :-D

[Rogue]

Nice screenshots, but is there any mention of real applications to go with the fancy OS or are we suppose to just play aroung with the new OS and old software running on an emulator?

There are.

[Rogue]

Please someone explain this madness to me. I really look forward to OS4, but at times I begin to freak out about the whole deal.

You've probably seen a different OS, because I cannot see what you are talking about.