User Interface Improvements
Filer - new features
Pinboard - new features
Screensaver - rewritten
!Help - rewritten
Wimp - new features
!Configure - rewritten
Filer
Device (eg hard drive) icons can be dragged to
Alt-Click to rename files in filer viewers
Uses autoscrolling wimp facilities
(eg whilst dragging a selection outline)
New 'confirm deletes only' facility
New directory creation dialogue
Other UI improvements and bug fixes
Pinboard
More intuitive behaviour, windows and files are
both termed objects
Iconise icon on windows to sends to a corner
Iconise windows to the icon bar
Tidy files to any corner
JPEG backdrop images
Long filename support
Other UI improvements and bug fixes
Screensaver
Rewritten
Easily extensible, allowing a variety of savers
!Help
Rewritten
Help information now appears near the pointer
wimp
Autoscrolling, under SWI control
Window border dimensions can be read
Long filename support (eg in error boxes)
New sprite highlighting algorithm
ROM sprites override RAM - configurable
Action buttons can now contain sprites
Extensions to 24bpp colour support
Iconise button on windows
wimp
Foreground windows (remain on top)
Improvements to autofronting icon bar
New features use is configurable
- icon bar scroll speed/acceleration
- ROM/RAM sprite precedence
- iconise button
- autofronting of icon bar and delay time
- drag autoscroll pause time
!Configure
Rewritten as a plug-in manager
Easily extensible
Assistance in software installation
CMOS save/reset
Plug-ins:-
Boot, Discs, Filer, Fonts, Keyboard, Lock,
Mouse, Network, Screen, Sound, System,
Window Manager