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From: "Mathew J. Hostetter" <iclone!mat@sloth.swcp.com>
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To: executor@nacm.com
Subject: SUMMARY: things ARDI needs to change for 2.0
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Here's a summary of the suggestions for feasible projects for Executor
1.99b -> Executor 2.0. I tried to only omit suggestions I thought
would have to wait for 2.1 and beyond, and I haven't listed the bugs
for specific apps that people have sent us. If you see something
missing, let me know ASAP. Your feedback largely drives the
development process over here, so help us keep our existing customers
happy and pick up zillions of new ones. :-)
No one suggested it, but wouldn't a killer color splash screen be
nice? Are there any artists out there willing to donate their
services? I can't guarantee we'll use your work, but we'd like to at
least experiment with alternatives to our boring splash screen.
-Mat
mat@ardi.com
General
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- Make Mac installation programs work (e.g. installing Word directly).
- Simple finder-like capability
- Better documentation
a. Less technical, more verbose
b. How to transfer Mac programs and data (e.g. from BBS's)
c. How to install Mac programs
d. What runs and what doesn't
e. a FAQ
- Cut and paste has problems with some programs
- Increase the RAM available to the user beyond 8MB
- Allow bits per pixel to change on the fly
- Allow the user to change the screen size (command line option under DOS,
resizing window under Linux and NEXTSTEP).
- Change the bundled programs
a. Remove UnAdobe
b. Add
1. Compact Pro
2. Stuffit Expander (might have problems)
3. Show Sizes (if finder app can't do it)
4. Teach Text
5. Simple paint program
6. Something to allow user to alter resource fork stuff.
- Make Font/DA Mover work
- Add a simple "-bpp" option so you don't need to say "-realbpp 8 -macbpp 8".
- Special student pricing for 2.0
DOS
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- Default to 256 colors if the board supports it
- Mystery I/O errors on floppy disk accesses for large files
- Windows icon
- DOS box settings for OS/2 and pif file for Win3.1
- Installer should:
a. Prompt for a directory for where to install the program
b. Let you create new HFS volumes
- Support 8 bit color under DPMI (e.g. Windows and OS/2). Someone claims
this works, but it shouldn't.
NeXT
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- Support IPT's appleshare format
- Put Executor's default MacVolume outside of Executor.app, so that
reinstalling Executor doesn't smash the old MacVolume
- Fix screen resizing problems
Linux
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- Floppy support
- Serial port support
- Fix screen resizing bug
- Fix Executor so it works with XFree 3.1. Which should we do:
a. Dynamically link with the 3.1 libs and tell people to use XFree 3.1?
b. Statically link with the 3.1 libs?
c. Statically link with the 2.1.1 libs?
- Support bits per pixel other than 8.
- Support a mode where Executor defaults to a colormap that's as similar
to the rest of the screen as possible, to minimize the weirdness when
switching back and forth from the Executor window.
