AmigaOS 3.2

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Идет разработка AmigaOS 3.2
https://forum.amiga.org/index.php?topic=74270.0

Пока что из нового:

1. The Shell

Shell now has the ability to have a partial name of a program or path
autocompleted using the TAB key.

We have a new shell built-in command called "history" that lists the
contents of the Shell history buffer with the help of the cursor keys.

We also added the && operator that first executes the first command,
and if this fails, it aborts. If not, it executes the second command.

Error handling has been improved. We have a functional stderr. So we
can specifically redirect error streams when using the shell.

There is now also a way to debug commands being executed from the
shell by using the serial port.

The bootmenu got two new checkmark options that reflect on the
behaviour of the shell, and make its advanced options much more simple
to use.

2. The User Interface

The ReAction GUI toolkit does a successful comeback, but now with
extended functionality and an array of bug fixes never seen before.

Due to popular demand, the new intuition.library that allows you to
move windows out of the screen is now built-in by default, that said,
we added an optional fall-back method for those who still use the
unmaintained CyberGraphX RTG system.

Intuition has the ability to allow windows to be iconified and hidden
and this has been implemented in Workbench programs. An iconification
gadget will be visible to the left of the zoom gadget for this purpose.

You can find scalable gadtools GUIs in most of the Workbench programs.
This means that they have become font sensitive, and properly adjust
to different font sizes. So you are no longer forced to use the default
topaz font on them anymore.

3. Preferences

IControl now toggles on/off the out of the screen window dragging
abilities of the newly built-in intuition.library.

Printer prefs allows the user to enter a custom output device for
the printer and select a unit number.

WBPattern has been updated to provide layout options to scale, tile,
interpolate, and center backgrounds if a picture is selected for it.

Workbench prefs enables you to customise the text present in the
title bar on the Workbench screen.

4. Tools, Utilities and System applications

Mounter is an interactive partition mount tool that operates on
devices that support the RDB (Rigid Disk Block) data structures.

DefIcons is a program that attempts to identify different file types
and depending on its own configuration, it will apply a default icon
with an associated action to each of them.

5. Miscellaneous

The RAM-Disk now supports "external hardlinks" and its purpose is
to integrate env-handling features into RAM, and avoid unnecessary
copying of files. This saves memory and makes the system boot
marginally faster.

We now have a new rom module called "system-startup". Its job is
to make rom updates easier and alleviate LoadModule from some of its
work by loading system components from disk, replacing many ROM ones.

We also cleanly re-implemented the AssignWedge patch that extends the
standard AmigaDOS volume request ("Please insert volume ...") with
additional features that allow the user to create an Assign or
permanently deny the requested volume until next reboot.

The datatype system has been improved: there is a new BMP datatype
that manages Windows/OS2 bitmap images, and an improved text datatype
with search functionality built-in.

Input.device can now properly manage multiple input events
appropriately, and this essentially means better support for USB
solutions that are aware of this.

You will also find several fixes, optimizations and updates that cover
nearly all AmigaOS components, and a few other minor features that are
properly addressed in our FAQ.

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