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Software News : Major update of glUAE released
Posted by saimo on 2012/6/16 22:16:06 (1599 reads) News by the same author
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With today's release, glUAE gets some key features that give the user even more power and comfort.
Moreover, all the available helpers have been updated and the website has been heavily revised to illustrate more clearly the many features that make glUAE so unique and powerful.


CHANGES LIST

* Added direct WHDLoad support (before WHDLoad was treated just like any other AmigaDOS-based application, so the user had to provide a startup-sequence; now everything is done automatically - but still the user can provide a custom startup-sequence, if he so desires).
* Allowed to indicate an alternative UAE executable on a per-application basis (perfect for applications that run better on a certain version of UAE than on the default one).
* Allowed to choose at startup: the boot file, if no startup-sequence is found; a hardfile, if more than 1 is found; a UAE configuration, if none is found; the UAE executable, if the default/application-specific one is not found.
* Reworked the images mounting: when a specific image is specified for DF0:, the next 1, 2 or 3 images in the same directory are mounted to DF1:-DF3: in alphabetical order (before DF1:-DF3: would get the first other 3 images in absolute).
* Made the determination of the application form depend first of all on the input file type.
* Given the user more feedback in case of errors.
* Renamed the "first-run" splash screen as "first-launch".
* Replaced the installer with a brand-new, AmigaOS-standard installer/reinstaller/uninstaller.
* Made several internal improvements.
* Extended/reworked the documentation.


FEATURES LIST

* Any application (game, demo, tool, or even a whole AmigaOS system) can be launched transparently.
* Applications can be launched from virtually everywhere in a variety of ways (Workbench, AmiDock, menu, shell, keyboard shortcut, script, etc.).
* Applications can come in many forms: .adf, .dms, .fdi and .ipf disk images; .hdf hardfiles; ordinary AmigaDOS files; WHDLoad installations.
* Each application can be packed to a single file.
* Applications can rely on a centralized system, an (optionally stripped-down) AmigaOS system that provides the common system files.
* Each application can access specific user-defined directories of the host system.
* Each application can be configured to run optimally.
* Multiple applications can run at the same time.
* Multiple instances of the same application can run at the same time.
* Configurable spash screens can be shown before/while applications load/execute.
* glUAE is entirely based on AmigaDOS scripts and: does not run in the background, but executes only to launch the applications and to perform cleanup operations after the applications quit; interacts with AmigaOS cleanly; only takes a few kilobytes of disk space.

www.retream.com/glUAE


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328gts
Published: 2012/6/16 23:27  Updated: 2012/6/16 23:27
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 Re: Major update of glUAE released
nubechecorre
Published: 2012/6/16 23:41  Updated: 2012/6/16 23:41
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Joined: 11/24/2006
From: Sanremo
Comments: 1884
 Re: Major update of glUAE released
Thanks Samo, i have to try it and try it deeply I have also to compare GLUAE with RUAE and write an article for BitPlane!

Thanks for the work!!
saimo
Published: 2012/6/17 8:25  Updated: 2012/6/17 8:26
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Joined: 12/06/2006
From: Italy
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 Re: Major update of glUAE released
@328gts

^2


@nubechecorre

Thanks!
Both as user and as reviewer, unless you have already done so, I suggest you read thoroughly the TUTORIAL, OTHER INFORMATION and HELPERS pages on the website to fully understand the power and the flexibility of glUAE. Of course, if you need clarifications, you can always contact me.
saimo
Published: 2012/6/17 21:53  Updated: 2012/6/17 21:53
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From: Italy
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 Re: Major update of glUAE released
Hi everybody,

I just wanted to inform you that only now I have realized that the glUAE_LA script that made it to the release package includes 4 debug lines that I forgot to remove. Just search for Echo 1, Echo 2, Echo 3 and Echo 4 and remove those lines.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Of course, this glitch will not be included in the next release.
nubechecorre
Published: 2012/6/17 23:42  Updated: 2012/6/17 23:42
Just can't stay away
Joined: 11/24/2006
From: Sanremo
Comments: 1884
 Re: Major update of glUAE released
Thanks for the infos and all your work for amiga comunity :)

OT

I have just installed one of your amiga theme, very nice, clean and smooth :)

/OT
saimo
Published: 2012/6/18 5:41  Updated: 2012/6/18 5:41
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Joined: 12/06/2006
From: Italy
Comments: 805
 Re: Major update of glUAE released
You're welcome

As for the theme: classimple?
JTKirk
Published: 2012/6/19 20:01  Updated: 2012/6/19 20:01
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Joined: 11/19/2008
From: Tarsus IV
Comments: 548
 Re: Major update of glUAE released
I must admit that I hadn't give a chance to try glUAE before, and after tried this new version I must say that I'm really impressed about its easy of use.

Without any fuss, I just found myself playing Nitro in full-screen mode in a matter of seconds.

Thanks saimo, fabulous work.
saimo
Published: 2012/6/20 21:48  Updated: 2012/6/20 21:48
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Joined: 12/06/2006
From: Italy
Comments: 805
 Re: Major update of glUAE released
Glad to hear you find it so useful
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