New program for eComStation - Virtual Keyboard/2

2009-11-05 19:28:01 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We are proud to present new program for eComStation: Virtual keyboard/2 (VKeyb). Homepage: http://ecomstation.ru/vkeyb

Ideal for using on Ultra-Mobile PC, Tablet PC, Panel PC and kiosk. Moreover the keyboard is useful for those who type text/email on foreign language. No need to keep in memory the codes of umlauts - use Virtual Keyboard/2.

How to use?

• Install the program (it is distributed as WarpIn package)
• Start the keyboard: Programs -> Utilities -> Keyboard (or System Setup -> Keyboard)
• Use small icon (left, top) to change layout, to setup the utility.

Send us your suggestions and testimonials!

Share the knowledge: social networks

2009-11-04 17:21:38 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Do you have problems / advantages when connecting to social networks from eComStation?

• Facebook
• vk.com (AKA vkontakte.ru)
• .. other networks

Mix of frozen news

2009-11-01 01:32:43 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Few events in the Internet:

• Solutions site is collecting the photos of ATM machines with eComStation inside http://ecomstation.ru/solutions -> ATM -> Gallery
• (RU) Let's discuss the problem: How to accelerate boot of eComStation?
• Oracle corporation to continue the development of OpenOffice.org and VirtualBox
• Three companies published their plans for fall-winter only.

Special Offer for Warpstock Europe 2009 Attendees

2009-10-30 23:21:09 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [http://www.os2voice.org]

The Warpstock Europe 2009 event team and Mensys BV are pleased to announce a special offer for all attendees of Warpstock Europe 2009. At previous events, eComStation used to be available at a reduced price. Given the fact that most visitors are likely to be already entitled to receive eCS 2.0 GA via their Software Subscription, a different route was chosen for this anniversary event. Actual attendees will receive a voucher worth a rebate of 20 Euro for their next purchase at Mensys.

The tenth Warpstock Europe conference will be held at the Hotel Rugenblick in Stralsund, Germany from November 13 to 15. Warpstock is an annual conference for the OS/2 and eComStation operating systems and related technology. It is dedicated to information, education, support, and exchange and addresses users, developers, and software vendors. To achieve these goals, the event offers seminars and workshops, exhibition areas, and room for personal exchange.

More information is available at: http://www.warpstock.eu

Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu
Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.

Full list of conferences

DVD/CD Toys - new utilities

2009-10-28 17:55:10 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The development of DVD/CD Toys continues (burn CD and DVD)
(Homepage)

Install DVD/CD Toys and burn important backup data today.

Whatsnew:

• Two new utilities (Convert Nero/.. images to iso + DVD drive information)
• // notes for translators (homepage -> History -> notes for translators)

We are waiting for feedback:

• What do your children/parents talk? Is it comfortable to use DVD/CD Toys?
• Are there problems with buring of BR disks?

Week of All-in-one PCs

2009-10-28 13:18:01 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eComStation should work on any PC. You can install it on old model from 90-th or modern computer loaded with ACPI.

The next week is dedicated to collection of info about compatible/non-compatible all-in-one desktop PCs.

Our database contains 0 records.

Post reports via web-form.

? Does eComStation work on computers:

• Lenovo IdeaCentre B500
• Sony VAIO L Touch HD
• Acer Aspire Z5610 All-in-One PC
• HP Touchsmart 9100 All-In-One PC
• ASUS EeeTop PC ET22 All-in-One Desktop PC
• etc..

Five questions, share your opinion

2009-10-25 18:54:00 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Join the discussion of hot topics:

• What is the harddrive read/write speed on your PC? Comparison with Windows? discussion
• Which version of Firefox do you use (Firefox 2 for 512 Mb RAM, Firefox 3 - for modern PC)?
  • Firefox3: Which version of Firefox 3.x is stable?
  • Firefox3: How to prevent hang in N hours (what do you offer? don't keep tab with gmail opened or what)
• Which means, scripts and tools do you use to develop sites running on web-server based on eComStation (apache or web/2, ppwizard, ..)?
• Students may exchange tools and self-made math programs/algorithms via the site for Students
• We continue collect your offerings, which programs should be included to eComStation package or Essentials package, queue of suggestions

OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 GA released

2009-10-19 22:48:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [Mensys BV, Joachim Benjamins ]

Effective immediately, Serenity Systems International will be distributing a GA version of OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 to all users who own an active Support Agreement for OpenOffice.org product. This version has been compiled to run on eComStation and IBM OS/2 as a native application. This release replaces OpenOffice.org version 2.4.

Features

NLS:

OpenOffice.org 3.1 for eComStation and OS/2 is released in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian.

Internet integration:

• E-mail related settings are now supported, you can email your current document, but only Thunderbird is supported.
• The default OS/2 browser will be used for opening web pages from URL links in documents.

Desktop integration:

• Support for WPS integration via seperate package.
• Support for the FreeType2 (FT2) font engine for improved text rendering.
• Support for XWP/eWPS sliding menu hilite (requires XWorkPlace 1.0.8 or eCS 2.0 RC4 or newer)
• Support for clipboard bitmap formats and unicode text.
• Support for mouse wheel.

WPS integration package for OpenOffice.org 3.1 for eComStation and OS/2:

• Extends the WPS data file class to recognize OpenOffice.org document files
• Integrated support for WPS-Wizard hint and folder info area
• REXX hooks for reading document properties

Quickstart:

The quickstart feature has been implemented for eComStation and OS/2.

Availability

OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 is available to anyone with an active OpenOffice.org Support Agreement for eComStation and OS/2, via their download-area at the Mensys Online Shop: http://www.mensys.net/login/

A mediakit is available as well, for those who prefer to have OpenOffice.org on CD.

What is new in OpenOffice.org 3.1

Below is a list of some of the improvements that are present in OpenOffice.org 3.1:

• Support for the Microsoft Office 2007 File Format - Beginning with version 3.0, OpenOffice.org supports importing and exporting of files in the Microsoft Office Open XML file format. This includes Word 2007 (.docx), Excel 2007 (.xlsx) and PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) formats.
• Start Center - When launching OpenOffice.org 3.x, users are presented with the Start Center that allows the selection of an application within the office productivity suite without having to click the File -> New menu.
• PDF/A-1 Support - OpenOffice.org now supports the popular PDF/A format for creating read-only files.
• Enhanced PDF export - The PDF export feature in OpenOffice.org provides a huge set of formatting and security options; so that PDF files can be customized for many different scenarios.
• Calc Columns Support - the new version of Calc now supports a maximum number of columns of 1024, up from 256 in the previous version.
• View Multiple Pages in Writer - OpenOffice.org 3.x allows Writer users to view pages with single-page, two-page side-by-side and book layout options.
• Improved Notes - The new version of Notes in OpenOffice.org 3.x provides additional formatting, spell checking and accessibility features while displaying notes within the margins.

More information on the OpenOffice.org development roadmap can be found at: http://development.openoffice.org/releases/index.html

Information on the eComStation and OS/2 version can be found at: http://www.ecomstation.com/openoffice/

User Support

For help with the OpenOffice.org 3.1 office suite, take a look at the archives to find questions already answered on the 'users@openoffice.org' mailing list at: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html

Alternatively, you can send in your questions to users@openoffice.org. Remember to subscribe to the list to get an email response.

Also check the FAQ section at: http://user-faq.openoffice.org

Support specific to the eComStation and OS/2 version can be obtained through the ticketing system at: http://www.ecomstation.com/support/ooo2/

More information

More information on OpenOffice.org can be found at: http://www.openoffice.org

Information on the eComStation and OS/2 version can be found at: http://www.ecomstation.com/openoffice

eCo Labs - new tasks for developers

2009-10-11 10:46:10 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Labs offers more than 100 tasks for developers living in Ukraine and Russia.

New tasks:

• PNG icon editor
• Scout: make dosenz of eCS dekstop screenshots every month

The developers can work on a series of tasks:

• tasks related to MerlinXML (settings notebook)
• Screenshots: making screenshots, screensavers
• Accounting utilities: invoice generator, etc
• Remakes of system components: Font palette, etc
• Pack of PM disk utilities
• SysInfo utilities
• Translation of utils and apps

You can support eCo Labs or become shareholder of an application, buy DevCon sponsor units (discuss before purchase)

DevCon site for developers is updated

2009-10-11 02:33:12 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

DevCon site + Forum for developers + irc-channel of eCS developers: #ecolabs (server: irc.ecomstation.ru:6667)

Reminder:

• It's time-expensive to create new programs if using basic API only. Please use additional pm-controls [Guidelines: Additional control elements], internet libraries and artwork. (inform us if you are testing our libraries)
• If a linux developer is interested in eComStation and is asking you where is the documentation then point to DevCon (section: [OS architecture], section: [Kernel behavior])

Whatsnew:

• eCo Software recommends use modern PM control elements
• eCo Software toolkit is updated (includes libraries, PM controls, examples)
• LANGE homepage is updated (additional recommendations for developers and translators)
• REXX library contains more than 10 scripts
• XObject review is published (english text) - use it in applications of any size, it manages complex configuration notebooks: section [Workplace shell (WPS)] -> Useful classes -> review of XObject class (russian and english)
• How to reanimate old/frozen/slow project? (How to achieve success -> How to reanimate frozen/slow project?)
• Let's collect more templates of warpin packages (WarpIn software installer)
• More tools (Tools)
• Published standard USBCALLS.LIB + *.h for eComStation 2.0 ([Device drivers development] -> [USB drivers]) ! Please upgrade all your utilities to this version of the library.

Other developers are interested to know:

• How to work with PDF? (how to generate, how to preview)
• Let's collect self-made Win* and Dos* functions here

Are you going develop new software for eComStation? Check the requirements of users:

• Perfect eComStation
• I need new application

Support DevCon project, buy subscription / sponsor units

What do you plan to develop/write?

2009-10-11 01:08:21 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

What are your plans for 2009? 2010? The developers and active users can publish their plans at ESWay site

• Interested users will read your plans and contact you today
• Check that other developers don't duplicate your project
• The users and developers see the activity, and invest into the development/promotion of the system more efforts and resources.

e-ball Awards 2009

2009-10-10 18:13:30 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We continue the preparation for the competition, We are collecting nominations now, the voting is planned for the november.

Submit your nominations within following categories:

• Best eComStation Application
• Best WorkPlace Shell Application
• Best eComStation Utility
• Best eComStation Widget
• Best eComStation Driver
• Best eComStation Developer Tool
• Best eComStation Game -- No nominations! ?! You have a chance to create small fun game!
• Best eComStation Scientific Computing Solution
• Best eComStation Student Product
• Best Technical Article for eComStation Developers

Post your nominations via web-form (Send the name of program, category, homepage, why is it best?)

We talk about programs created (or updated significantly) during 2009.

Share your knowledge: 3 questions

2009-10-10 15:15:56 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The users ask one each other:

• How to accelerate boot of the operating system?
• How to you organize data on your computer? (one directory for Music, for movies, for documents.. Extra partition to exchange data with Windows ..)
• Which new tasks (areas of usage) eComStation can/should occupy? (we are going publish the list at Solutions site)

Flash 10 Plugin wrapper for eComStation Technology Preview

2009-10-09 20:42:32 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.com, Mensys BV ]

Mensys BV is pleased to announce the availability of the Flash 10 Plugin wrapper for eComStation Technology Preview

This product is available for download to all registered users of Software Subscription Services for eComStation. For more information, please visit: http://www.ecomstation.com/subscription/

The Technology Preview of the Flash 10 Plugin wrapper for eComStation is intended to show the progress of this product and to give you an early experience of being able to use websites implementing the latest Flash content. The development team is working hard to resolve the last outstanding bugs before we release a real test version.

The official Flash 5 included with eComStation is outdated and does not support video playback. The unoffocial Flash 7/9 release which can be found on the internet does not work on a lot of websites as it identifies itself as Flash 9 but can only display Flash 7 content.

With the new release of Flash 10 we have up-to-date Flash support for eComStation. This release also supports proper rendering of Flash 10 text elements and Flash keyboard input works.

Notes:

• There is no support and no need for feedback for the Technology Preview.
• This code should not be used on production systems. See the readme document for details.
• This release requires eComStation 1.2 or higher.

About the Flash standard: Flash content is used on a lot of websites. Some websites require Flash support to login with your user credentials. Also a lot of populair websites have video files online in the Flash format.

After downloading please review the readme documentation for known issues and instructions on how to uninstall.

Notes from ecomstation.ru:

eCo Software opens new site "eComStation TV" with collection of clips related to eComStation.

Problems of the player * problems of Uniaud * .. = .. Exclude the audio driver from the formula, test the player with supported audio adapter.

Two articles on the site

2009-10-06 11:49:18 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Two new articles on the site related to languages:

• (RUS) How to translate applications (eComStation)?
• (RUS) JDic/2 - japanese/russian vocabulary for eComStation

We are working on new utility related to this topic.

btw, visit the site Multilanguage world of eComStation

Mix of yellow leaf

2009-10-05 02:45:36 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Fresh news about eComStation from the Internet:

• "Mensys eCS Entwickler.. kurz vor der Silver Release" (Mensys eCS Developers, shortly before the release of Silver version) (source)

  

• Whatsnew in BETAZONE - listings here
• The flag of eComStation was raised to Altay mountains. We are ready pass the flag to the user which is going to the Space.
• Review of JDic/2 - japanese/russian vocabulary
• IBM is migrating from Microsoft Office to Lotus Symphony source/rus, source. It is able to read Lotus WordPro files without troubles.
• "e-ball Awards" - submit your nominations, here is the site
• Screenshots of ported Qt4-programs: here
• Inform us, Do Google Apps / IBM LotusLive iNotes are working with eComStation?