Released: LinksBoks 0.99 'Marmitopter'

GhiruX · 17 Aprile 2005

Nuova versione del + famoso browser per la xbox. Sono stati apportati una lunga serie di fix e migliorie varie, ma non ci sono grosse novità (almeno nell'aspetto grafico). Si attende la imminente versione 1.0 con maggiori innovazioni.

This release features a major architecture change, the browser itself is now
packaged as a library (the "engine"); the actual app as you know it is simply
the first and only "host" application of this library (exluding the "Embedded
Sample" included in the source package). Apart from these "behind the scenes" change, no major visual changes (sorry) for end users after this long idle period, but anyways, here's the list, splitted into 2 groups to reflect the now separated entities, the "engine" and the "host" application:

ENGINE:
- Rewrote the async DNS lookup system (no useless threads).
- Fixed a small bug in the graphics driver which happens not so often but leads
to a crash.
- Fixed some of the display glitches (thin non-redrawed lines) during scrolling.
- Slowed down the "normal" scrolling speed.
- Increased default text size in pages to 18. Can be changed in the Options.
- Restored the original, generic menu options.
- Included a patch by Vedran Ljubovic from links-list mailing list which fixes
minor bugs that prevented logging into Hotmail (but you can't do much in it
because it's full of unsupported Javascr ipt).

APPLICATION:
- You now can specify your network settings (either static or DHCP) in the
Options Manager instead of relying on the dashboard (SEE NOTES BELOW).
- Basic Flash (.swf files) player with interaction (SEE NOTES BELOW).
- Slightly more useful help system (Help>About) with a brand new "Network Status
and Troubleshoot" page to help fixing connection issues.
- Improved Keyboard/mouse support.
- New option: deadzone for gamepad thumbsticks. Adjust if you have drifting
mouse pointer problems.
- Because of the now lacking menu entry, Video calibration can be accessed at
any time with the BACK button (text entry mode now only available with a left
thumbstick "click").

PLANNED FOR 1.0 RELEASE:
- Extending the library (more bindings and control over the engine).
- Making the engine free all its resources and be startable again after a stop,
and handling of several windows (make another sample application to test).
- Making the library thread-safe if it's not (make some tests).
- Sound in the Flash player
- IR remote support in the host app.
- Rewriting the internationalization system, making it available to the host
application, actually using it as much as possible, and updating the
translations (with your help).
- Writing a decent key/button binding page to display in the help system.
And maybe:
- Finally take care of the still unstable FTP protocol.
- Merge the many changes from main Links2 branch.
- Some more GUI improvements in the host app.
- ?...
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Released: LinksBoks 0.99 'Marmitopter'

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