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This page will be used to gather news about netlabs.org and it's projects.<br>
=== News: 14. July - 20. July ===
* bww bitwise works Gmbh
**
** See:


If you are looking for the bi-weekly newsletter, please go here: [[Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter]]
=== News: 7. July - 13. July ===
===24. July - 30. July===
* Paul Smedley Ports: Qt v6 Application Testing
* Voyager news
** Minor updates
** The license to be used for project Voyager has been chosen.
** See: https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php/topic,3252.870.html#lastPost
** Check http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.voyager.devel/53
* FAT32 Driver now with Subversion Repository
** The FAT32 driver source code can now be checked out via subversion
** The subversion repository will be used in the future to coordinate the development
** URL: http://svn.netlabs.org/fat32/browser/tags/release-0.9.11/src
* XWorkPlace 1.0.5
** The new 1.0.5 version has been released. This fixes a load of bugs and adds a few small enhancements. You can find it in the usual places on Netlabs and Hobbes:
** ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/xworkplace/xwp-1-0-5.exe
** http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/xwp-1-0-5.zip moving to  http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/wps/xworkplace/xwp-1-0-5.zip
** Please report *reproducible* bugs on the bugtracker at:
*** http://xtracker.netlabs.org
** Bugfixes:
*** Tidied up the Recovery Choices options on the Desktop Properties Archives tab. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Double clicking the XCenter Date/Time widgets brought up the System Clock first rather than the eCS Clock in eCS. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** The tooltip for the XCenter Date widget now has the time rather than the date as the tooltip text. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Split view folder status bars now update correctly when selecting/deselecting objects. Bug 326. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Cured cosmetic problems when resizing the panes of a split view folder. Bug 228. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Corrected missing objects during installation. Bug 695. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed Association problem when Turbo Folders/Extended Associations were enabled. Bug 14. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed missing WPS file filters during first import with Turbo Folders/Extended Associations. Bug 399. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed XPager virtual desktop switching on top/bottom borders. Bug 406. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed exporting of Extended Associations. Bug 702. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed WarpCenter stuck in XCenter's Window List widget. Bug 11. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed partially broken Undo in XWP Setup notebook, Features tab. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** NLS Settings are now correctly fetched from the Country object on W4 FP13+ systems. Bug 614 again. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed Default and Undo on Folder Views tab of Workplace Shell object. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed traps when XFldDisk class was not registered. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
*** Fixed broken Bitmap display in Light Table folders. Bug 371. Fixed by Paul Ratcliffe.
** New Features:
*** NLS packages are now detected during install. Bug 686. Implemented by Christian Hennecke.
*** XWP has some updated icons courtesy of David Graser.
*** ACPI power-off option is now available with XShutdown. Implemented by Paul Ratcliffe.
* Cairo Graphics Library Version 1.2.0
** The OS/2 port of the Cairo Graphics Library is updated to version 1.2.0
** Download binary and test apps: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/Cairo/cairo-1.2.0-os2-dev.zip
** Download source code: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/Cairo/cairo-1.2.0-os2-src-with-dependencies.zip
* PSI Port - Jabber Client for eCS and OS/2
** See TRAC at http://svn.netlabs.org/qt3/ticket/25
** Sample: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/misc/jabberos2.png
** Alpha download: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/qt3/psi-0.10-os2-a1.zip
 
===19. July - 23. July===
* Lucide Beta 2
** The Lucide document viewer was updated to Beta 2
** It is available through the eComStation Beta Zone, after login at http://www.ecomstation.com/
* GBM Plug-In for Lucide Version 1.00 Beta 2
** Beta 2 of the GBM Plug-In for Lucide was released
** Download: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=gbmos2plugins_lu100_moz100_bin
** Homepage: http://heikon.home.tlink.de
* GenMac Trap solution
** If it traps as before please add this to the GenMac Wrapper section in protocol.ini:
*** DebugLevel = "NONE"
*** Options = "STACK32"
** That is most likely the fix
** This seems to happen with Intel 2200 chipsets, for instance.
** It will be solved in the upcoming 1.7 release (no release date set yet)


=== Guidelines for mail gathering and bi-weekly processing ===
=== Guidelines for mail gathering and bi-weekly processing ===
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* http://news.netlabs.org/
* http://news.netlabs.org/
* various SVN timelines for the projects that are already in SVN (needs to be listed explicitly?)
* various SVN timelines for the projects that are already in SVN (needs to be listed explicitly?)
* Checkout https://github.com/bitwiseworks/mozilla-os2/commits/master for Mozilla as well and https://github.com/bitwiseworks/eclipse.platform.swt/commits/master-os2 for SWT


There is a mail id on netlabs for mailing out the newsletter to various contacts.
There is a mail id on netlabs for mailing out the newsletter to various contacts.
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It uses the following IMAP mailserver: mail dot netlabs dot org
It uses the following IMAP mailserver: mail dot netlabs dot org


For the start of a new newsletter a copy from the previous one can be made and then copy the new news into it, to make life easy :-)
For the start of a new newsletter a copy from the previous one can be made and then copy the new news into it, to make life easy :-) (you can also use the [http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_News_Template template] with empty descriptions).
 
The easiest way to get the text is grabbing it from the webpage in normal view mode.
The easiest way to get the text is grabbing it from the webpage in normal view mode.
Check the text a second time, and align it a bit.
Check the text a second time, and align it a bit.
Address it with BCC to the following addresses:
Address it with BCC to the following addresses:
* martin at os2world dot com
* martin at os2world dot com
* stevew at hartnell dot cc dot ca dot us
* martiniturbide at gmail dot com
* submit at os2voice dot org
* submit at os2voice dot org
* webmaster at ecomstation dot com
* webmaster at ecomstation dot com
* webredactie at os2-gg dot nl
* webredactie at os2-gg dot nl
* ktk at netlabs dot org
* ktk at netlabs dot org
* j dot van dot der dot heide at hccnet dot nl
* MacOSJan at xs4all dot nl
* os2info at gmx dot net
* os2info at gmx dot net


Don't forget the subject line with the next number and of it goes.
Don't forget the subject line with the next number and of it goes.


After the newsletter is sent the 'Netlabs bi-weekly newsletter' webpage has to be updated. (http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter). Just copy the news on top of the others and add a heading.
After the newsletter is sent the 'Netlabs bi-weekly newsletter' webpage has to be updated. (http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter4). Just copy the news on top of the others and add a heading.


Then the draft version of the bi-weekly page can be emptied and the heading for the next week can be added.
Then the draft version of the bi-weekly page can be emptied and the heading for the next week can be added.


That is basicly the process of the bi-weekly newsletter.
That is basicly the process of the bi-weekly newsletter.
Besides the above, a '''weekly''' version is published on the new ''BLOG'' site (http://blog.netlabs.org/).
All what has to be done is create a new entry, type in 'News:' with the period behind it.
Grab the content from this newsletter page in presentation mode and past it in the body of the new entry.
Check the 'netlabs.org news' option, on the right, and press Publish.
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Latest revision as of 11:49, 14 July 2025

News: 14. July - 20. July

  • bww bitwise works Gmbh
    • See:

News: 7. July - 13. July

Guidelines for mail gathering and bi-weekly processing

This is intended to be a procedure on how to create the bi-weekly newsletter, so that multiple people are able to do it, in case others are away.

The news is gathered on a weekly basis. Sources for news are various. We know the following:

There is a mail id on netlabs for mailing out the newsletter to various contacts. The mail id is: news at netlabs dot org It uses the following IMAP mailserver: mail dot netlabs dot org

For the start of a new newsletter a copy from the previous one can be made and then copy the new news into it, to make life easy :-) (you can also use the template with empty descriptions).

The easiest way to get the text is grabbing it from the webpage in normal view mode. Check the text a second time, and align it a bit. Address it with BCC to the following addresses:

  • martin at os2world dot com
  • martiniturbide at gmail dot com
  • submit at os2voice dot org
  • webmaster at ecomstation dot com
  • webredactie at os2-gg dot nl
  • ktk at netlabs dot org
  • MacOSJan at xs4all dot nl
  • os2info at gmx dot net

Don't forget the subject line with the next number and of it goes.

After the newsletter is sent the 'Netlabs bi-weekly newsletter' webpage has to be updated. (http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter4). Just copy the news on top of the others and add a heading.

Then the draft version of the bi-weekly page can be emptied and the heading for the next week can be added.

That is basicly the process of the bi-weekly newsletter.

Besides the above, a weekly version is published on the new BLOG site (http://blog.netlabs.org/). All what has to be done is create a new entry, type in 'News:' with the period behind it. Grab the content from this newsletter page in presentation mode and past it in the body of the new entry. Check the 'netlabs.org news' option, on the right, and press Publish.