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LSWEEKLY LiteStep Related News 11.09.99 - 17.09.99 ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- TOP NEWS STORIES --------------------------- - Howto-skin documentation online (10:12pm 12.09) "By request I've made a Howto-skin that explains howto skin all of our software, although it currently only contains info on how to skin Quick Notes, it will be filled with info on howto skin all of our software." url - http://www.lowdimension.net/ (source: http://www.lowdimension.net/) +---------------+ - Fahim's New Shell (5:20pm 13.09) Although this isn't LiteStep releated I thought I'd post it here anyway because Fahim was such a driving force in LS developement for such a long time. "...The heart of the shell is the same as LiteStep - it consists of a traffic handler for interprocess messages. I should be grateful to Bryan for this code as I am basically using the same code that he used for LiteStep with his permission. I've simply cleaned it up a bit and adapted it to my own purposes. But I've also integrated quite a few of the functions that the desktop.dll used to handle into the shell because I believe that these functions should be handled by the shell. These includes stuff such as keeping track of the active Windows list, passing on shell messages to processes that have registered to receive these messages and a few other things that I am still in the process of adding. "I also wrote a new config file reading and writing (actually the writing part is still to be written ) method which while retaining the old Step.Rc format, also changes it slightly. It is a combination of Step.Rc and INI file formats that allows me to have a lot more flexibility but retains compatibility with LiteStep. Now why is that you may ask? Well that's because the point of the new shell is to provide LiteStep users a new alternative - a completely new shell that is compatible with existing themes and modules for LiteStep with a few minor changes. "Only thing is - while the basic code is in place and it does actually compile I don't know how well it performs or whether it performs at all. So I guess you'll have to be content with this description while I go back to coding, testing and debugging in order to bring you the shell named ..... ? :-)" url - http://members.tripod.com/~Cyberian/LiteStep/LSDJ.htm (source: tinomen.chunkymunky.com) +---------------+ - FPN LiteStep Message Boards Up (8:14pm 16.09) "There is now a new Litestep message board up at FPN! I only have 3 boards right now, but if anybody has any ideas for what boards would be good, let me know, its only a few clicks to enable more. The other one problem is that I have to approve any accounts, so it will take a tiny bit before your account will be activated, but you can post anonymously anyway." url - floach.pimpin.net (source: LS Mailing List ~ New msg board!) --------------------------- MODULES --------------------------- - AmpTime r2 ~ Peter Zag (7:44pm 11.09) "AmpTime is a small LiteStep-loadmodule that will display the elapsed or remaining time for winamp's currently playing track. If you left-click it it will toggle state (elapsed/remaining time). It does not support a background bitmap, that will have to wait till the next release. But you can set the BG-color,font,text-color, text-size,size and position." %%UPDATE%% (7:10pm 15.09) "I have updated the AmpTime-loadmodule. Now it supports backgound bitmap and a few bang-commands ( -show, -hide and -toggle )." url - http://www.kampsax.dtu.dk/~zag/ e-mail - c971672@student.dtu.dk (source: LS Mailing List ~ AmpTime Relased) +---------------+ - Popup r9.2 ~ (e) (4:46pm 13.09) * Added PopupAlignAllText to align popup text with icons * Added PopupOpenFolderOnClick to open folder ONLY on mouse click * PopupMenuDelay now works for opening and closing folders * Folder watching is finally fixed * DLL linkage is finally fixed Notes: Pressing enter on a folder with PopupOpenFolderOnClick will open the folder, but not set focus to the first item (known bug). PopupAlignAllText will align ALL text including titles (this is for future icon support). Stuff to come: Icons, definable arrows, better chaching code. url - http://users.iafrica.com/e/ez/eze/ e-mail - petere@microgaming.com (source: LS Mailing List ~ Popup Release 9.2) +---------------+ - Chronos 1.3 ~ Maduin (1:33am 15.09) Maduin has released Chronos 1.3. This version includes the following changes: - added ChronosHideOnUnfocus - added ChronosToolTip - added !ChronosMoveHome - !ChronosMove can now accept negative values url - maduin.dasoft.org e-mail - maduin@dasoft.org (source: chunkymunky.com/modulo) +---------------+ - LSWeather b2 ~ MrJukes (1:37am 15.09) "Got rid of the messagebox saying "unable to connect to weather.com", and images can now be placed in any directory" url - floach.pimpin.net/modules e-mail - mrjukes@purdue.edu (source: floach.pimpin.net) +---------------+ - AmpTitle r1 ~ Peter Zag (7:12pm 15.09) "It shows the title of the currently playing winamp track. It is almost the same as LSXCommand with scollWinampTitle, except it removes the " - Winamp" stuff from the end of the title, and it has user-definable scollrate. It's not much of a diffrence, but I wanted those features." url - http://www.kampsax.dtu.dk/~zag/ e-mail - c971672@student.dtu.dk (source: LS Mailing List ~ AmpTime r2 + AmpTitle r1 released - Recycler 2.7 ~ Joachim Calvert (8:18pm 16.09) "This Wharf module for LiteStep emulates the recycler of the original NeXTSTEP. It automatically detects if a file is dumped in the recycler and also supports drag'n'drop. The image will tell you if the recycler is empty or not, and if you doubleclick it, the recycler will open to allow you to manipulate it's content." NEW: The module now adapts better to different dimensions, also better support for transparent backgrounds. PLANS: LoadModule support, possibly even the ability to run standalone. url - http://hem.passagen.se/jcalvert/software/ e-mail - jcalvert@hem.passagen.se (source: LS Mailing List ~ Exploder & Dev 14/09/99) --------------------------- THEMES --------------------------- - eX-Step 1.1b ~ Bruener (2:00am 15.09) "With many suggestions from Dice (thanx bro!). I'm trying to make this for YOU, the end-user who downloads it. The first release was MY current shell and many of the shortcuts (ok almost ALL the shortcuts) lead to dead-ends for you guys/gals.. that shouldnt be the case with this updated version. Special Thanx To morpheusX! Many of the ideas for this theme originated from his past themes. And of course thanx to the dev team! keep it up boys! This shell is the most awesome one out there!" New to v1.1b: 1. Implemented Popup R9.2 2. Changed the background... Yippie! url - http://www.cgocable.net/~bruener/ e-mail - Bruener@cgo.wave.ca (source: LS Mailing List ~ Updated Theme) --------------------------- WEB SITES --------------------------- - Japanese Litestep Page Moving (9:27pm 12.09) "My website will move to: http://litestep-jp.fsn.net/ though my old website goes on as well. At this time, only the Translation Archive is available. (CAUTION: my website includes some silly or unnatural English expressions because I am Japanese.) You will be able to browse translations of some readme such as SysVWM, LSXCommand, DeskFolders, and Dwarf. By next week, I will add translations of Systray and Popup release 8. Sorry, my website may be useful only for Japanese newbies. Thanks for the permissons to translate these readmes into Japanese." url - http://litestep-jp.fsn.net/ email: philsci@jupiter.interq.or.jp (source: LS Mailing List ~ My Website Moves) +---------------+ - LiteSpeed is back (11:04pm 13.09) SpiritWnd shot me an e-mail today to lemme know that LiteSpeed is back and being hosted at ChunkyMunky. He would also like coders to send him there code so that he can compile a complete set of modules with there source code. "(Xoom) thought we were warez, they deleted the site. They destroyed weeks worth of work (they taught me to make backups). THEN CAME CHUNKYMUNKY TO THE RESCUE. After rebuilding the site and cleaning it up, a new face from the artistic hands of l0c, LITESPEED is back. All Mods/Bangs/Utilities/Source/ Archives of old versions (Including various versions of LiteStep itself). So, redirect your bookmarks to the new url: http://www.chunkymunky.com/litespeed "Okay all you mod creators. I spent the wknd combing the for the source code to this open source project we love to call LiteStep. Find the LiteStep source was easy. Find the source for the mods wasn't. AS A MATTER OF FACT, most of the sources I found were to older versions of current mods. "THE CHALLENGE - SEND IN YOUR SOURCE. "I can't speak for the webmaster of LS SOURCE, but you can e-mail your source to SpiritWnd@hotmail.com or DCC it to me when I am on #ls_help." url - chunkymunky.com/litespeed e-mail - SpiritWnd@hotmail.com (source: SpiritWnd) --------------------------- PROGRAMS --------------------------- - Y.A.w.N 0.40 ~ Q*Jobb (2:13am 16.09) Yet Another wee Noter is a skinable, .rtf editor. New in this release: - config dialog - preferences-box - shortcut to select the font - up to 255 pages open - general bug fixes url - http://weestuff.freqvibez.com e-mail - alex@freQvibez.com (source: http://weestuff.freqvibez.com) .................................... ---- Tips ---- .................................... ----- Retro ----- - McFly ~ ? (April 12, 1997?) McFly is a small mail check program that can check one pop3 account and play a wave is there is any mail. The nice thing about it is not only is it only 32k, it lives in your systray. The reason that i have question marks is that there is no documentation and no about/help for the program. 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