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Archive 11/2023

`11.Nov.2023`	Diagnosis software: Amiga Test Kit 1.21 Keir Fraser's "Amiga Test Kit" is a software-based solution for checking diverse components of an Amiga. The download archive includes a bootable disk image as well as an executable file which can be started from the harddrive (amiga-news.de reported). In the recent version 1.21 new video test cards have been added which are used for calibrating displays (usually CRTs). The new test cards include full-field colours for colour purity, colour bars, greyscale bars, and dot and hatch fields for convergence and linearity respectively. Direct download: AmigaTestKit-1.21.zip (194 KB) (dr) [News message: 11. Nov. 2023, 21:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2023`	Dungeon Crawler: "The Cthulhu Project" (DevLog 1) Maurice Doerr is not only a photographer, but has also been a passionate Amiga user since 1987. Over the years he has owned several models such as the A500, A600, A1200 and the CD32 and programmed in Assembler, AMOS, Amiga E and Blitz Basic. After a long break and separation from all hardware, he returned to the Amiga about a year ago and started programming his first "Dungeon Crawler Oldschool" game based on the Lovecraft universe in AMOS PRO. Since then, he has provided insights into the current state of development in numerous YouTube videos. Yesterday, he published the first part of a DevLog series under the title link, in which he provides general information about the project. As he explained to us, he chose AMOS PRO because it was the perfect tool to develop these kinds of games on the Amiga. He uses Aseprite on the PC for pixel art graphics. The only weak point is that it can't handle IFF, which is why he wrote a BMP -> IFF converter to allow a smoother and faster workflow. Basically, his game engine is already very advanced, but features such as sound, which he does not compose himself, are still missing. (dr) [News message: 11. Nov. 2023, 21:42] [Comments: 2 - 18. Nov. 2023, 09:43] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2023`	Platform game: Update for Amiga port of Electro Man Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch is porting the game Electro Man, originally published in 1992 by Polish programmers Maciej Msik and Janusz Pelc for MS-DOS, to AGA Amigas (amiga-news.de reported). This update adds the fifth level, refines game controls slightly and fixes graphical errors in level 2 regarding lasers and minimap. (dr) [News message: 11. Nov. 2023, 14:11] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`11.Nov.2023`	Arcade classic: Super Bagman (beta version) After Bagman, Jean-François Fabre is now in the process of porting the next arcade classic for the Amiga, Super Bagman from Stern Electronics (YouTube video) and has released a first beta version. (dr) [News message: 11. Nov. 2023, 08:47] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2023` MorphZone	MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 6.6 Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 6.6 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. As the author explained, this version updates WebKit to WebKitGTK 2.40.5 (and is likely the last update before Wayfarer 7). This build also works around the issues with PayPal and improves performance on websites that abuse DOM timers (especially with throttling enabled in settings). Download: wayfarer.lha (35 MB) (dr) [News message: 10. Nov. 2023, 21:25] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2023`	Amiga Tool Jam: GoVars GoVars written by Krzysztof Donat (bitplan) for the Amiga Tool Jam in Amiga E is an easy-to-use Amiga Environment Variables editor. (dr) [News message: 10. Nov. 2023, 18:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`10.Nov.2023`	Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.6.3 (update) Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400. Now version 5.6.2 has been released. Changes: Bugfixes DiskSwapper slots should be 10 Virtual Keyboard options were not saved correctly fixed a few memory leaks from the GUI fixed another GUI memory leak don't shutdown graphics when showing gui message Fixed memory leak when using AROS rom fixed crash on startup on x86_64 platform fixed types diff between classes fix naming of start_minimized rename local variable to avoid shadow of global one fixed crash if Restart was pressed GUI would not redraw always after ShowMessage was triggered actually fix fix CMake build on branch Improvements added flatpak package files improved help text in DiskSwapper panel attempt to transliterate characters that fail to be converted don't disable CD drive if no image path is specified if start_minimized is specified, do not show a window on startup check for usage help cmd line parameter early Hide the Linux hidden directories from dialogs improved help text in GUI->Expansions added VSync option added missing help text in GUI->Priority Build system added RPI4 debian builds replace self-hosted RPI builds with docker fixed incorrect docker image reference fixed remaining incorrect docker image references Added RPI5 in automated builds updated flatpak metainfo updated Github workflow, include flatpak in releases add libserialport sources to externals prefer archive, avoid permission issues change branch for flatpak added USE_LTO option in Makefile fixed cmake build (for x86-64) Platforms add Raspberry Pi5 Update: (12.11.2023, 21:20, dr) Today version 5.6.3 has been released. Changes: Improvements Improved Help text in GUI->Display panel Improved Help text in GUI->DiskSwapper Optionally keep a backup of existing file, when downloading updates Improved DMS support merged various updates from the preview branch Show SDL2 render thread option in the GUI disable SDL2 render thread checkbox on KMSDRM Build System updated flatpak manifest Build System Removed smaller flatpak icons Removed extra options from Cmake Flatpak fixes updated flatpak content rating to 1.1 (dr) (Translation: dr) [News message: 10. Nov. 2023, 08:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`09.Nov.2023`	MorphOS: PolyOrganiser 1.25 Frederic 'Polymere' Rignault's PolyOrganiser is a 'Personal Information Management' tool that features a calendar, an address book and ToDo lists. Changes since version 1.22a: Fix: Double start the app don't open an MUIcon with fail message but show first instance Fix: Default icon size from 100 to 48. Fix: time in alarm win don't have custom setting Change: Icon size by 8 pixels steps. Minimum at 24 pix. Fix: Remove custom class for copy menu text by use official MUI attributes (log dump about unfree memory) Fix: Memory leak for icon renderer Change: icon size switch to pixels. Fix: Redaw icons all in one (resize) Fix: free issue in guigfx class Fix: Tabs color update broken Fix: Remove contact in dual name mode now do it correctly Add: Limit number of link to 128 (drop not possible) Add: Settings for icon size Fix: Background of icon when clicked Fix: broken link when remove something. Add: Stamp button in Event & Contact edit window Add: Preview of the stamp in preferences Add: Re-activate note area when press "Insert stamp" Add: Stamp format setting in prefs Fix: More that 16 links cause Event/Contact/Task to not displayed at restart! Limit now 206. Fix: Remove link don't work. Add: Button for create an event from a task. Add: Basic stamp button for add current date (compact without hour) (dr) [News message: 09. Nov. 2023, 06:20] [Comments: 1 - 10. Nov. 2023, 11:10] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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