If you would like to unsubscribe from XSWeekly at any time, simply send an e-mail to xsweekly-unsubscribe@wuzzle.org and you will be removed. You can e-mail me at demigod@xsweekly.com with any questions, suggestions, etc. XSWEEKLY Shell Related News 21.10.00 - 27.10.00 ------------------------------------------------- With M$ coming out with the next generation NT platform, some are wondering if shell's are at there end. Because of the ability to completely skin the new NT, it may seem that way, but I don't think so. I think that it may give some good competition to programs like WindowsBlinds and the like, not actual shell. Why? Simple, shells add so many extra things like load meters, active shortcuts, fully customizable popups, etc. Think about everything that you have running or don't have running in your shell right now. Do you think M$ will EVER give you that level of customiziability? I really don't think so. They may allow you to have a better looking interface and MAYBE a vwm, but never the customiziability that we enjoy on a daily basis. Remember, no matter how buggy your shell may be, it is still better than straight explorer for functionality and imo looks. - demigod ---------- [ Mail Bag ] ---------- This weeks mailbag question is: What other shells/alt os's should I preview here? e-mail - demigod@meganet.net url - http://www.xsweekly.com/mail.html ----------- [ Spotlight ] ----------- - Seal and DrDos While I usually Spotlight a shell page here, I thought I would break out of the norm and do up a SEAL page. This site is run by Florian Xaver and has a lot of info on SEAL, SEAL distros, and DrDOS. Great site if you have a DOS box kicking around like me. url - http://www.seal.de.vu/ ................................................. -= Shell Specific =- ................................................. ------------------ [ Top News Stories ] ------------------ - Teknidermy Opens Nov 1st (10:18 27.10 na) "NEW ONLINE MAGAZINE FOCUSES ON INTERFACE DESIGN (SKINNING) "On November 1st, a new magazine will go online to serve the Interface Design community, also known as "skinners". The magazine is called "Teknidermy" and is located on the net at: www.teknidermy.org. "Teknidermy is a community magazine, written for, by and about "skinners". The first issue features interviews with Russ Schwenkler (Dangeruss), Shoggot - the master of moderation at Skinz.org, Gorman, the top dog at Deskmod, and Alex Jackson (Commodore Perry), a winamp skinner with a vision. The first issue will also include a detailed article on that great freeware art program "The GIMP", as well as a look at skinning the Handheld PC. "Teknidermy is an International effort, with primary layout being done in the USA, and web mastering being done in the UK. Currently, Teknidermy is an English-language publication, but the magazine is actively seeking contributions from all over the world. "What’s up with that name? Teknidermy? "Well, it’s a take on the concept of taxidermy. Funk & Wagnalls defines taxidermy thusly: "Taxidermy - the art or process of stuffing and mounting the skin of dead animals for preservation or exhibition." Teknidermy Magazine defines Teknidermy thusly: "Teknidermy - the art or process of mounting new skins on pre-existing programs for personalization or exhibition." Note: No animals were harmed during the making of Teknidermy Magazine. "Thanks you for your time. "We hope to see you at Teknidermy! "Kenray "Editor@teknidermy.org "www.teknidermy.org" url - http://www.teknidermy.org e-mail - editor@teknidermy.org (source: http://floach.pimpin.net) --------- [ Modules ] --------- - grdAmp 1.00 ~ grd (14:11 23.10 ls) "This is not a normal winamp-frontend-litestep-module. It's a module that wraps the basic functionality of winamp but WITHOUT using winamp itself. This is achieved by interfacing the winamp input and output plugin architecture." New in this version: - Now you can type !grdampplay/!grdampadd and also enhanced the open-common-dialog-box to support multiple files. - Among the general bug-fixes this time, there is the fact that unplayable files are not added to the playstack in the first case. %%UPDATE%% (14:27 24.10) - the whole playstack routine has been rewritten... main reason to this was that I couldn't get the stl::list to work, so I replaced it with something completely "mine"... =) - coded support for !grdamprandom to constantly choose randomly from the playstack and !grdampshufflestack to rearrange the playstack. - !grdamprepeatone and !grdamprepeatall has also been added, and even !grdampback is there. this is because the playlist never gets deleted from memory (until you do a !grdampclearstack or start a new !grdampplay / or whatever) url - http://floach.pimpin.net/grd/ e-mail - grd@swipnet.se (source: LS Mailing List ~ when everbody else is sleeping) +-------<*>-------+ - lsxwharf ~ whytheluckystiff (14:15 23.10 ls) This is a modification of Visigoths lsxcommand that allows you to run lsxcommand within the wharf or LSBox. url - http://www.litestep.net e-mail - whytheluckystiff@mailcity.com (source: http://www.ls2k.org) +-------<*>-------+ - LSXCommand 1.8.2 ~ Visigoth (9:11 24.10 ls) LSXCommand is the swiss army knife of LS modules. It is a command line that allows you to launch program, run bang commands, open web sites, and about a million other options. New in this version: - Fixed !CommandMove home making LSXCommand invisible - !CommandMove has absolute position support. url - http://floach.pimpin.net/visigoth e-mail - gandhimail@worldnet.att.net (source: http://floach.pimpin.net/visigoth) --------------- [ Latest Builds ] --------------- - LiteStep o 24.6 build 100600 o http://builds.litestep.net/builds/ls-0246-dev-20001006.zip - DarkStep o 0.971 o http://www.darkstep.com/files/DarkStep971.zip - geOShell o 4.6.5a o http://news.geoshell.com/Plugins/Download/geoshellr465a.zip - PureLS o 052900 o http://209.46.69.134/purels/binaries/00-05-29r.zip ................................................. -= Alt OS Specific =- ................................................. ---------- [ Programs ] ---------- - BlueSEAL ~ ZANE DthWlkr(12:49 26.10 sel) I "have created BlueSEAL... "I mixed and matched various features from various SEAL distruations to make one that I like... "I reworked all the colors created a different start screen and included a SuperNintendo and Sega Genesis emulators. I included some wallpapers. ZOS VII(the newest version written in PowerBASIC 3.5).... this is really worth your while to download..." url - www.dthwlkr.com e-mail - ZANE@DthWlkr.com (source: http://pub8.ezboard.com/bsealsystem) --------------- [ Latest Builds ] --------------- - SEAL o 1D (042900) o http://www.home.sk/public/seal/sealexe.zip - V2_OS o 0.70 o ftp://vp.dyn.dhs.org/0.70/v2_os.img ................................................. -= Beyond the Specifics =- ................................................. ---------- [ Programs ] ---------- - ibICQ itty bitty ICQ is a small, fast, win32 clone of ICQ. While it is still in the very early beta stages of conception, it looks as if it will become a nice lean alternative to the adware bloated ICQ. url - http://nasiry.stormloader.com .................................... All contents Copyright (c) 1999-2000 XSWeekly. All rights reserved.