What are your favourite software packages?

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AmigaOS:

*GCC - Just got into programming
*PPaint - Still a good for web graphics ad anims
*Cinema4D - Old creaky raytracer but still easy to use.
*Webplug - Superb HTML editor with many great function (stuck at beta unfortunately :-( )
*EditPad - Does it's Job
*Shell - Does it's job, AmigaOS still has the best CLI ever, I used to use VNC but got fed up with it.

Windows:
*WinUAE - Enough said, actully that's all I use it for.

MacOS X:
*Mail - Nearly up there with YAM
*Safari - Very nice Web bowser much leaner than IE or Moz yet with all the features
*iTunes - Great MP3 Player, made me a convert to digital music.
*iChat - AIM client that fits in with the system nicely
*XChat - Port of the IRC client
*Photoshop - Enough said, how did I ever get by without it?
*BBEdit Lite - OKish Text editor
*OpenOffice - Pretty good, but needs X11 to run and so is a bit clunky, I'm looking forward to the native Aqua version due next year.
*iPhoto - just plug in my camera and iPhoto takes care of the rest :-) I don't have to use a driver or anything.

Fequency wise, I use most of the stuff listed every day.  My Mac is the main machine for most things so I use those programs the most (execpt iPhoto which is only when I've taken pictures)  The Amiga proves itself useful most days too :-)

[bloodline]

Propellerheads Reason
Logic Audio
OctaMED (and MED)

[Dietmar]

I use plain Ed, or sometimes CED. GED is to slow-loading for me, and the control keys are all wrong

It's not nice to comment on software if you have no clue With GoldED you can use exactly the same control keys. Just run the face/on utility and install the CED keymap (if you are too lazy to configure the keymap yourself, that is).

As to loading speed, that probably varies wildly with the hardware you are using. I can't count to one before it's up and running on my computers (UAE, Pegasos), which are only moderately fast @ 600MHz and 1.4GHz. On a 040/40 or with a slow 1GB HD,  you have a point.

Note that, if the HD is slow, and you are a victim of "classic" hardware, it's a good idea to enable the image cache, that has a major effect on starting performance. Also, enable the "resident" option, so that any future start of the editor will be near-instant.

[jn91]

Amiga:
ROM + OS 3.1
SAS/C for project development (daily)
GoldED 6 for project development (daily)
dmake for project development (daily)
gcc 3.2 for project development (daily)
ImageFX 4.5 for content creation (occasionnaly)
YAM for email (weekly)
AWeb for web (rarely)
OctaMED Soundstudio for content creation (occasionnaly)

all this is run under WinUAE on Windows 2000

Windows:
Visual C++ 6 for project development (occasionnaly)
Caligari Truespace 6.5 for content creation (occasionnaly)
Mozilla 1.3 for web and email (daily)
FruityLoops for content creation (occasionally)

[meerschaum]

my favorite apps?

NewTek Aura (Windows)
I use it everyday ... It's my primary 2D package

NewTek Aura (Windows)
use it 3/4 times a week... its my primary 3D package

Macromedia Dreamweaver(Windows)
use it everyday... its my primary web design package

Swish (Windows)
use it maybe 10 times a month... its my primary flash component design app (I know I know I should use macromedia flash, but swish is 50.00 and it does the job)

XChat (Windows)
use it 24/7 365 except when on vacation, or power outage (long term, I have a UPS) .... why do I use it? is there a better IRC client for any platform?... I mean you can use Xchat on OSX,Linux,FreeBSD,Windows, etc etc etc...and its great!...no mIRC crap!...

other apps of note I couldnt do without

Adobe Photoshop, Vidget(awesome conversion tool), Adobe Illustrator, and thats about it...  sorry they are all windows apps...they'll be on a mac soon ... even Aura maybe... but for now I need to use them on PC ...

great amiga apps!

Pagestream, ImageFX, Photogenics,  and AmIRC (just like XChat)...

[Iggy_Drougge]

Dietmar wrote:

I use plain Ed, or sometimes CED. GED is to slow-loading for me, and the control keys are all wrong

It's not nice to comment on software if you have no clue With GoldED you can use exactly the same control keys. Just run the face/on utility and install the CED keymap (if you are too lazy to configure the keymap yourself, that is).

As to loading speed, that probably varies wildly with the hardware you are using. I can't count to one before it's up and running on my computers (UAE, Pegasos), which are only moderately fast @ 600MHz and 1.4GHz. On a 040/40 or with a slow 1GB HD,  you have a point.

Note that, if the HD is slow, and you are a victim of "classic" hardware, it's a good idea to enable the image cache, that has a major effect on starting performance. Also, enable the "resident" option, so that any future start of the editor will be near-instant.

It's not nice to accuse people of not having a clue, Hr. Eilert. ;-)
However, my light use of GED hasn't given me any incentive to explore all its features. And no matter what you might think, Clipboard functions should use the keys favoured by every other Amiga application in existence, just like you quit with RAmiga-Q and open a document with RAmiga-O. It's your program, so you're free to set any key combinations you wish, but I reserve the right to complain about lack of adherence to interface standards.

You're right, I do use a lowly 040, I just don't expect a speed penalty when using a text editor. Your computers, OTOH, aren't moderately fast, they're absurdly fast.

[lempkee]

amirc , ibrowse , yam , miamidx.

lightwave5.x ,imagefx 4.x, adpro 2.x, wildfirePPC 7.x and ofcourse CED + devpac3.x

but most of all i use AMIGA OS 3.9!

[iamaboringperson]

On the amiga:

Personal Paint

and Storm C...

thats basically all I use these days...

[Dietmar]

> It's not nice to accuse people of not having a clue, Hr. Eilert [...] clipboard functions should use the keys favoured by every other Amiga application in existence

Maybe you should actually download and install a recent GoldED, "Mr. Drougge", that would help very much with such arguments. It uses favoured keys quite consistently. For example, "amiga-c" is used for copy. Besides, the program is configurable. If you don't like the preconfigured shortcuts, changing one will take five seconds or so. And, as already stated above, if you are more happy with the CED keymap, just install it.

[Iggy_Drougge]

Hr. Eilert, I have refrained from upgrading my GED, both since I fear that it will be even slower, and since my current version does all I use it for. If I were a programmer, I would probably be more inclined both to use a newer version and configure it properly. As it stands, though, I just put up with it.

[Dietmar]

> I have refrained from upgrading my GED, both since I fear that it will be even slower

Iggy, I'm working very hard on making it slower with each update. The recent history still contains sixteen references to features now faster but I think I'll get better at making it slower with more practice.

To work a bit on your expertise (or rather the lack of it , install GoldED4 and compare it against GoldED AIX. This is helped by the built-in benchmark command "task bench". You will find that the latter has not only many more features but is significantly faster.

You obviously can't compare GoldED to a simplistic editor such as CED, which has no folding, no syntax highlighting, no plug-ins, no toolbars, no real user interface. It would be a minor miracle if CED would not load faster on a 040/40. With such ancient hardware, CED may very well be the best choice for you. You could however find decent hardware for 150 US$ on ebay that would run (not only) GoldED   blazingly fast.