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Software News   Software News : OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
   posted by zerohero on 29-Dec-2009 2:35:50 (2696 reads)
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: 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
    

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zerohero 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 2:37:22
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It's in the upload queue of OS4Depot.Net at the moment. will provide a link when it's approved.

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Kicko 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 2:57:34
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I just hope i get used to that add/remove (+-) tab buttons :) Little ugly as im used to do it from the menu. Alot of bugfixes and feels little faster.

Thanks Joerg for this nice update. More to check tomorrow.

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Pierre55 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 3:15:15
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Hi,

Just download and presently trying the latest version, at load time I have a GR each time.

The progress bar is not working for downloading files(only actual WEB pages).

Good to see that OWB is getting better...

Bye!

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Dragster 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 4:00:30
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It's working just fine here. No GM at startup...

Isn't the download progress bar disabled in this release?

Thanks Joerg!! OWB is getting better and better everytime!

Cheers,

Dragster

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retro 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 5:17:08
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only thing i need now is getting gnash plugin.

yep this platform i going steddy in the right way

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sundown 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 6:17:59
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@Pierre55

I get a GR on startup if the TABS tooltype is commented out, no GR with it un-commented (used).

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Metalheart 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 9:55:57
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Thanks ! Great work.

Nice that the TABs are now below the navigation buttons !

But... Those 'open' and 'close' TAB buttons look awfull and feel counterintuitive to me.
Better to have them both at the left or have a close button as a 'X' or like WB's windows inside the TABs themself.

Thanks

Martin

Last edited by Metalheart on 29-Dec-2009 at 10:02 AM.

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ampico 
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Thanks for this new version (and [almost] all previous ones)! ;)
Tab buttons look fine to me with either OS4 or AISS theme.
I did not hate progress bar at the bottom instead of at URL location as now but I can get used to it.

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DAX 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 12:16:32
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I find this version to be Faster actually, now IGN.com main page loads faster and most of all scrolls faster (after it finishes loading it is as fast as weaker web-pages) it is a pleasure to browse IGN with this version.

I also discovered how to open links in background/non active tabs (just press R-Amiga when choosing "open link in new tab" ).

The only problem I still find is that (since I leave the Bookmarks window open all the time)if I open a new Tab and then click a bookmark from a previously opened Bookmarks window, it will open in the original Tab, not the new (and active) one.
It would seem that these windows are local to the tab they were opened from, while a "Global" window that just opens bookmarks in the active tab would be prefered.

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Pierre55 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 12:18:07
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@sundown,

You're right once the TAB feature activated I don't have any GR at startup.

Thank you.

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Dwyloc 
Re: OWB 3.22 for AmigaOS 4.x
Posted on 29-Dec-2009 12:26:13
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Very nice

Posted using the new version of OWB on my sam440ep.

For the first time I can now make configure changes to my DrayTek router with OWB which is rather useful.

I also have to say that I rather like the new GUI layout, if just feels more complete and Amiga like than the previous GUI, but I am not exacly sure why.

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saimo 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 12:56:24
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I haven't used it much yet, but this version seems faster and hasn't caused any problem so far. Thanks a lot!

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ChrisH 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 13:01:20
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@DAX Quote:
The only problem I still find is that (since I leave the Bookmarks window open all the time)if I open a new Tab and then click a bookmark from a previously opened Bookmarks window, it will open in the original Tab, not the new (and active) one.

Yeah, this is a minor annoyance. (But I would rather he work on fixing bugs, unless this would take no time to fix.)

I have OWB's window set to open 200 pixels less wide than the screen, so that I can have the Booksmarks window permanently open on the right. (I have a 1280x1024 screen, so why not?)

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Fab 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 13:09:48
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@DAX

ign only scrolls faster because they somehow removed the static background (which enforced a full redraw for each scroll operation).

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Amigo1 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 13:46:44
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haven't tried it out yet, but thanx jörg!

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DAX 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 14:48:22
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@Fab
Yes IGN went through some major changes recently, but speed improvements in OWB 3.22 are felt all over the place, before when I posted here and it had to go back to the page and reposition the view on the last post took more than twice the time.
Even when I hit "go" here the feedback is istantaneous.
Those sites that have menu that appear when hovering the mouse pointer on a tab/link now have those menus appearing twice as fast etc.
I noticed similar behaviour whith faster page rendering and responsiveness all over the place

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broadblues 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 15:02:47
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Quote:


I get a GR on startup if the TABS tooltype is commented out, no GR with it un-commented (used).


Same here.

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broadblues 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 15:09:54
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Is it just me or is the progress bar appearing over the top of the url gadget?

It used to appewar at the bottom of the window.

Is that intentional or a consequence of the DSI perhaps?

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Stephen_Robinson 
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Posted on 29-Dec-2009 16:19:38
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Now opens tabs in the background, YES!!

Thanks for all the work that's gone into this!

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TiredofLife 
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Thanks Joerg.

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