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Menuet - Release notes

0.78

Nuvola icons for Menu from me and Sonny. See files Icons.txt and Lgpl.txt
Freecell card game from Alexandr Gorbovets
Phenix 2D arcade game from Pavlushin Evgeni
AC97 player from Ivan Poddubny
CPUID from Sergey Kuzmin
3D Viewer & XPAINT
High port access (above 16000) from me
Fat16 support from Mario79.
Precise CPU speed detection from Sergey Kuzmin.
New screen layout from me, Ville.
New Panel and Menu system, graphics by Andrew Youlle, coding by Mike Hibbett.
FAT32 free size bug fix by Mario79
New Icon app by Mike Semenyako
New options for Windows and Buttons by Ville
Automatic memory detection by mario79
Bug fix to vesa1.2 background draw by Ville
.ICO support, and faster rendering, to ICON app by mike.dld
Updated JPEGVIEW application; Displays jpeg image as backgound
New launcher application; Startup applications defined in a text file (RDBOOT.DAT) by me
Application sources moved into s078p2.zip, link on website.
PCNET32 Ethernet Driver from Jarek Pelczar. Works with VMWare!
TCP/IP bug fixes to TCP retransmissions, from Mike Hibbett
FTP Server from Mike Hibbett
Window resizing/moving from Ville ( see sysfuncs.txt, fn 67)

0.77

Improved interrupt protection ( test.asm ) from me
Improved keyboard functions ( sysfn 66 ) from me
Updated 3Com driver from Endre Kozma, endre.kozma@axelero.hu
CD player from Dmitry Yushko, dma@bn.by
Bugfixes and a different skin from me
Real-time RD2FD from Tom Tollet, pryslyst@hotmail.com
XTree for programmers from Pavlushin Evgeni, waptap@mail.ru
Screen saver v.1.13 from Ivan Krestinin, www.crown-s-soft.com
3C900 cyclone card support from Endre Kozma, endre.kozma@axelero.hu
Write-back cache for hd from me
Save ramdisk to floppy from Tom Tollet, pryslyst@hotmail.com
Screensaver 1.12 from Ivan A. Krestinin, crown_s@rambler.ru
Scancode return from keyboard (scancode.asm) from me
Sis900 ethernet driver from Jason Delozier, cordata51@hotmail.com
3Com ethernet driver (3c59x, 3c900, 3c905) from Endre Kozma, endre.kozma@axelero.hu

0.76

Bugfixes & Jpegviewer
Port access with I/O map (sysfn 46) & rd2hd from me
NNTP newsgroup client v0.1 from me
linear block read for ramdisk (sysfn 58) from me
process memory management (sysfn 64) at runtime from me
bugfix for ss segments from Jarek Pelczar
dhcp.asm+, airc.asm+, & 'hlt' for idle_loop
Irc client 0.3
Com-port selection for ppp-dialer from Mike Hibbett
Improved Vesa 3.0 compatibility
Fasm 1.50
Process management Cpu.asm+, debug Board.asm+ & Ipc.asm+
Faster window move and bugfix for mouse event from me
Bugfix for invalid instruction interrupt from me (conflict with input device interrupt)
bugfixes & faster response for menus from me
Bugfix for forced process termination from me
Dhcp client (for testing only) from Mike Hibbett
Httpc from me and Mike
Memory organizing, faster window move and RT improvements from me

0.75

Syntax highlight & search for Tinypad from Ivan Poddubny, ivan-yar@bk.ru
Ctrl/alt/del, Launcher+, Chess+ from me
Index.htm from Toni.Ruottu@helsinki.fi
Icons+ from me
Gateway support from Mike Hibbett
Irc client 0.2 from me
Stack update from Mike Hibbett
Bugfixes here and there from me
Stack and PPP update from Mike Hibbett
DNS resolver from Mike Hibbett
GDT (general descriptor table) change from me
Bugfix for Fasm 1.40 file open from me
Telnet v 0.1 from Mike Hibbett & Pop client v 0.1 from me
New PPP dialer from Mike Hibbett
PPP connection and dialer from Mike Hibbett, mikeh@oceanfree.net and Shrirang Bhagwat, b_shrirang@hotmail.com
Bugfix for get_irq_data from me
Ethernet driver for RTL 8139 based cards from Endre Kozma, endre.kozma@axelero.hu
Aclock 1.1 from Thomas Mathys

0.74

Tiny SMTP email server
Bugfixes and new skinning
Bugfix for panel with the new scheduler
Bugfix for unmasking irq's for some models
Bugfix for system call handlers stack
Ring-3 level protection (cli,sti,in,out..)
test.asm & sys32.inc
Tinyserver 0.4 - new messageboard
Colorref from C.R.Thomson, cthomson@mobil1.net
Tranparent example and Fire II
Iconedit.mhc and example3.asm from Anthony Bond, anthony.bond@pemcoint.kpl.net
Bugfix for tinyserver
Keyboard commands for calc.asm from lisovin@26.ru & Bugfix for airc.asm
MP3 server 0.3 & fonts+
Tinyserver 0.3 & activate running applications from panel
Bugfix for panel & sound interface+

0.73

Demos from crown_s@rambler.ru (application/demos) &Bugfix for french keyboard layout from L.Guitier, guitier@free.fr
hard real-time data event for processes
Dialogs1.inc (menu/programming)
New font (sysfuncs.txt/fn4) & kernel sources in kernel.zip
debug board
Tiny HTTP server, MP3 Shoutcast server
fast 3d maze also for slower machines
24 bit button id
bugfix for paging
pid return at thread/process creation (sysfuncs.txt)
PCI access for applications (pci.txt) from Victor Prodan, victorprodan@yahoo.com

0.72

text only option for panel
TCP/IP from Mike Hibbett, mikeh@oceanfree.net
launcher and panel setup
fpu calculator
new keyboard driver for entry and exit screens
restart kernel at menuet exit for faster development cycle
bugfix for buttonframe restore when pressed
graphical and application code cleanups
dynamic ARP table from Mike, mike.hibbett@cardbase.com

0.71

some graphical improvements, mbar.asm
resize for window type II, tinypad.asm
define buttons without drawing the image, mbar.asm
faster IPC messaging
much faster ethernet tftp file transfers
system call 48+ from t.mathys, mathys66@bluewin.ch
button removal with system call 8
mouse event 6, sysfunctions 37 & 40
resize for skinned windows, sf 9+ (position and size)
fast direct screen access (starting at [gs:0]), sysf. 61, xeoda skin
Lba hex.viewer from S.R.Perez, xeoda@ciberirmandade.org
French keyboard support from L.Guitier, guitier@free.fr
Bugfix for ramdisk reading
Fasm 1.40 - work with rd/hd
transparency for application start menus

0.70

3D raycast from dietermarfurt@angelfire.com
Analog clock from T.Mathys, killer@vantage.ch
bugfix for floppy saving at exit from J.G.Brookshear, glennb@studsys.mscs.mu.edu
Systree read/write fn 58 (sysfuncs.txt)
more skinned windows
bugfix for buttonlist & window redesign at redraw
bugfix for ipc : skinning, colours+
Stackcfg.c -> stackcfg.asm ; 100% assembly again
Ethernet driver for i8255x & coding instructions from Mike (mikeh@oceanfree.net)
simple local/remote clustering
Stack update from Mike (mikeh@oceanfree.net)
IPC
Code viewer 0.2 from ves@mail.bianet.net & tftp html viewer

0.69

tftpa.asm - play music stream from a tftp server
bugfix for stack checksum from Mike
large tftp file transfers should work without any trouble
Tinypad+ & direct LBA read
Panic function for times.asm
Improved fat32 detection
French keyboard keymap from orionthebest@wanadoo.fr
bugfix for large application start
Ethernet utilities (tftpc.asm) & information from Mike, mikeh@oceanfree.net
system colours+
define dma channel for sound in setup (setup.asm, sb16.inc)
bugfix for older kbrd controllers (boot-time options)
bugfix in tinypad
some compressed sources with Nikitas archiver
Stack 0.1 from Mike Hibbett, mikeh@oceanfree.net (stack.inc, slip.inc, ethernet.inc, utilities..)

0.68

fpu enabled for apps (fpu.asm)
bmpview.asm +
bugfix in application start
mbar.asm+ & times.asm+
minimize mbar to left/right
bugfix in fn sys_threads
faster Vesa 2.0 functions from Juan M Caravaga, bitrider@wanadoo.es
bugfix in window management
Eyes from N Lesnikov, nlo_one@mail.ru
some mbar improvements
improved simultaneus harddisk access
more skinned windows
graphical improvements
bugfix for archiver from Nikita
very good archiver from Nikita Lesnikov, nlo_one@mail.ru
bugfix for hd application start
start apps from hd with systree.asm
bugfix for skinned window frame
skinned windowtype 3 from entryway@bkg.lt (skin.asm, skincode.inc, skindata.inc)
Fat32 write enabled (fat.asm) & simple bmp viewer

0.67

new mouse functions from DTiazlovas@alna.lt
system call trace
waveplayer+ & bugfix for icon manager
doubleclick on window title -> fullscreen/restore
bugfix: desktop colours saving
bugfix: no ghost buttons for shaded windows
right mouse click on window title -> window shade
system file tree & browser (fn 58)
all system functions in servetable
improved timing in eg. wave player
bugfix in system call i40
system colours for program menus
basics for uniform desktop colours, desktop.asm (tinypad.asm)
alt keymap sysfn & PID return with process stats
AMD compatible MTRR's from jarekp3@wp.pl

0.66

jumptable and modifications for syscalls by L. Kuusijarvi, kuusijar@lut.fi
mousedraw fixes
bugfix in sysfunct 35 (vscreen, screen magnif.)
mousepointer draw fixes
webview+ , links - framed/full window , 404's
TCP/IP sceleton from Mike Hibbett, mikeh@oceanfree.net
color-cycling for tinyfrac.asm
bugfix for mbar.asm tinypad parameter
mview/tinypad improvements from ves@mail.bianet.net
VGA driver from paul.butcher@asa.co.uk
MASH shell from dtiazlovas@alna.lt
direct LFB write with paging disabled & palette only for 13h mode & mview.asm+
webview.asm colours+
simple webview.asm - displays menuetos.org from ramdisk
very nice code viewer from ves@mail.bianet.net
Vesa12.inc, Vesa20.inc Kernel16.inc, Kernel32.inc
process/thread start improvements and checks (thread2.asm)
file attribute bugfix, fn. filesave (eg. tinyfrac.asm)

0.65

threads, see thread.asm
kernel code splitted to include files, sb/hd/display
kernel code line by line check
colour+
if selected, quickboots from fat32-hd, see hdboot.txt
tinyfrac+
fix for usb keyboards & tinyfrac.asm
play .wav files from fat32-hd
bugfix for some keyboard controllers when booting/exiting

0.64

graph+
'name.xyz' -format for fat32 & icon manager +
'name.xyz' -format for ramdisk & fasm output +
fasm bootsector & editable desktop icons
new bootsector bootmos.asm from A Teixeira, alexwal@siteplanet.com.br (Old at a:\os)
colour+
basics for new window type
text editor+
80x35 text editor
edit & compile kernel under menuet (kernel.asm to kernel.mnt)
Fasm 1.30 ported
new drawline from J Caravaga

0.63b

bootfix for PIII (rerouteirqs) from kristol@nic.fi

0.63

faster graphics routines from J.M.Caravaga
more cool generated backgrounds
bootlog display
graphics acceleration made optional at boot-time
fat32+ & generated bgr from C.Castiglia (Pic4.asm)
bugfix for start_app
MTRR's enabled for LFB(Intel), much faster GUI
no jloc - documents -> how to compile
fat32 code from Paolo Minazzi - see example*
no size limit for hd apps
kernel code cleaning

0.62

new app header
new memory model
application mem reserve in 4096 byte steps
first step to new application memory model
shape area scaling
code cleaning
circle shaped window example
transparent clock, shaping now ok
window shaping, better example
randomly shaped windows (apps->draw demos)

0.61

some ownership checks
popup txt/asm files from ramdisk reader & icon bugfix
additions for hard real-time port reading
code cleaning
colorworks.II
colorworks
better icons & bugfix in ramdisk file_open
game from Mario Birkner, cyflexx@digitalrice.com

0.60

blue as startup color
some cosmetics improvements
improvements to eg keymap from quickcode
all sys_code in RUN32.ASM - no include macros (IDT)
GDT's data formed with code, IDT next
bugfix in app start (parameters) & up to 1000 buttons on screen
memory support up to 64 M & LFB address change

0.59

background stretch for voodoo
window_move ok with new screen patch
fixed 320x200 resolution, works with voodoo drivers
Voodoo functions from Alexey (kgaz@crosswinds.net) - only mouse pointer to go
all apps compile/edit under FASM/Menuet
more structured menu & small gui fixes
multiple L-EMU's run (bugfix in sys_getkey)
15 % faster putimage
simple Linux emu (stdin,stdout)
setting scanline to minimum on video card
choose 3D or FLAT display (on the fly)
better design for bgr changer and cd player

0.58

no conflicts with ComX mouse
display numbers to window
binary, decimal, or hexadecimal with function 47

0.57

port area reserve/free +
Pine, Lynx, ircII work with telnet vt100 terminal
russian keyboard fix

0.56

irq reserve/free
port area reserve/free
background stretch/tiled
three button mouse
memory hole at 15M

0.55c

32bit display bugfix

0.55b

draw_mouse fixes

0.55

Some GUI optimizations
putimage, drawbar, mouse residuals

0.54b

320x200 grayscale to colorscale

0.54

320x200 grayscale for non Vesa systems
irq programming additions

0.53b

Telnet 0.02

0.53

Telnet for modem in COM1
Additions to driver functions
All device accesses thru kernel

0.52

Infrared receiver for IRMAN
User driver basics - not all finished
Reserve port area
Reserve irq
Program irq to read wanted port(s)
Set sys_event mask for wanted irq(s)
Receive event with sys_event
Get data with sys_funct 42

0.51

Background change sys event for desktop icons
System event masking

0.50

Half way
More icons and color options
Quick introduction to assembly programming

0.49c

A few design changes

0.49b

More color options for GUI

0.49

Transparent desktop icons

0.48

GUI update & basics for desktop icons

0.47d

Mouse draw fixes

0.47c

Text editor draw fixes

0.47b

Boots with new bioses

0.47

Fast GUI responce & fat32 check
Improved sys_funct 23 'wait event with timeout' -> faster response
changed the mapping for screen -> fast window close
check for fat32 partition before save

0.46b

CPU speed detect & icons

0.46

Command line parameter passing for applications
This feature enables pop up windows for eg text files
Same parameter area will be used for application to application message passing

0.45

Edit/save files @ fat32 root (still experimental)
For using this feature you must define the FAT32 hd base and partition in setup. Do *not* define any other than fat32 partition for hd save feature.
Works in fat32 coder Paolo Minazzi's computer and in my all 3 fat32's.

Ville Turjanmaa