Amiga OS3.X Question

[trekiej]

What thing do you think could be add to OS3.x to make it better?
I guess it could be things that could be added to OS3.X or maybe modifications to the OS itself.

On the low end maybe some back drops could be added.
Perhaps the fonts could be updated if needed.

Are there any programs that one could add to the package to add functionality?

Do you think that there any bug fixes that need to be addressed?

I hope I asked enough questions.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I hope I asked enough questions.

Aren't there already enough threads on this subject? :laughing:

[trekiej]

Probably, since I thought about it when I wrote this.

[BozzerBigD]

OS3.9 is great and pushed OS3.x as far as it needed to go. The Vampire team disagrees and would like a new software fork in development but other than the bug fixes Hyperion is attempting on OS3.1 there doesn't seem much point. If you want NG features use AmigaOS4.x (other warring products are available ;-))!

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

My .02 cents, they should just include about 80% of the stuff in BetterWB plus the bugfixes mentioned in the other thread, and call it a day.  This would be fine for low-end systems, anyway.  

[QuikSanz]

@trekiej,

Amikit!

[trekiej]

Amikit crossed my mind. I was wondering if I should go the OS3.9 route but that was answered on this post already.

edit:

I would like to see AmigaSYS get more attention, unless it has and I just have not been there in a while.

edit: deux

I know that MUI is still around, but whatever happened to Magic Workbench?

[kolla]

From the top of my head...

tab-complition in the shell itself, so that it is present even when booting without startup-sequence.

Fix the pipe support so it does not need external pipe command

Something akin to xargs on unix built into shell (for example http://aminet.net/package/util/shell/EArg)

Reworked prefs system. Something like a prefs.library with a companion program that can read, validate and translate text input to prefs files and vice versa. Add a rexx interface and anyone can easily create Prefs programs in whatever GUI toolkit they like, or stay with text files if preferred.

Fix the console-handler/con.device mess, improved ANSI compatibility, maybe tabs.

Improve the font system to handle current font formats (truetype) natively
(UTF8 would be a bonus)

Improved c:request#? programs.

Fix locale issues with C:Date, and give it LFORMAT option

Let system time survive "warm" reboots, even without RTC.

More Workbench screens, and possibility for WB windows to jump between them.

... :)

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I know that MUI is still around, but whatever happened to Magic Workbench?

Died with SASG?

If you like the icon style though, check this out:

http://aminet.net/package/pix/mwb/StandardMagicWB16

[trekiej]

Thanks, downloaded it.