@MiggyMan

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I'm quite surprised that none of the Amiga dealers have come with a riser solution so far. I might need one myself.

@Rigo

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Quite a few things, actually. The smallest one being that the implicit name of a new drawer does not get highlighted when creating drawers from the requester. You'll want to put a new name anyway so why force the user to make the extra step of selecting the name manually? (We've already discussed it here, I was told someone's on it, but the behaviour is still the same in Update 2.)

But my bigger complaint is the fact that the requester has menus.

"What? The menu has been there for years!"

Yes I know but from the viewpoint of user interface design, it's wrong because requesters are not supposed to have menus. Requesters are not windows, and associating a menu with a requester is not in line with the requester metaphor. On non-Amiga(-ish) operating systems, do they have requesters with menus? No, simply because a normal user wouldn't expect a filerequester to have a menu providing extended functionality.

To prove my point, I asked two non-Amigans (a regular computer-literate person, and a guy who actually designs user interfaces for custom-made software solutions) to use the NotePad and save a piece of text, putting it in a new drawer created from the requester.

Both failed at that. They didn't find the Create Drawer function. They (quite rightly) expected to find it in the requester, and it wasn't there. None of them even TRIED to look for a menu, and when I told them, there was much surprise and frowning. You can try a similar experiment yourself but I am sure you see my point.

The fact that seasoned Amiga users know about all that can hardly be an excuse for a bad concept. If OS4 is to attract curious users who have never used an Amiga before, we should get rid of things that are confusing and discouraging. As far as filerequesters are concerned, they should provide full functionality directly, using gadgets. MorphOS developers have already made a step in the right direction.

@Daniel

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I bought a pair of these stickers at the VCF show. They cost two pounds.

@Mikey_C

Yes, the Mansion only had a couple of smaller rooms, and the other Bletchley Park buildings already had things to show (the coding machines exhibition etc.). As I said, I enjoyed the event, and surely have no hard feelings towards the ANT. It's just that the marquee came as a surprise.

It was nice talking to you there.

@Rigo

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Like, for example, a new ASL requester?
Pretty please!

@nbache

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Exactly. Neither Czech can distinguish between a tent and a marquee so for me, the event WAS held in a tent (And yes, I did attend the event.)

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You described my feelings spot-on! An indoor venue was what I expected (especially as Saturday was very cold and windy over there in Bletchley) but I can understand cost was an issue. I enjoyed the party and don't regret coming.

@ChrisH

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Fitted already

@Daniel

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This stuff is really obsolete and should be removed from the OS. I mean, they should be made optional at OS install time, or downloadable from somewhere (to satisfy the few users who might need them). Considering the questions asked here and at aw.net, these programs can really confuse users, both total newbies and ex-Amigans.

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Yes, the Prefs drawer makes sense to a seasoned Amiga user but a newcomer would find the prefs-program names unintuitive and confusing.

Hey, where's WordNet, you non-English lot?

Here's my list of top-used programs:

1. Filer
2. OWB
3. AmigaAMP
4. DvPlayer
5. Cubic IDE
6. SDK Browser
7. RunInUAE + eUAE
8. WordNet
9. CodeAudio
10. BOH the game

@328gts

This is really scary. I've been moving all my PCs around a good bit but never had any problems with RAM modules or any other parts becoming loose. I thought the build quality of the SAM was originally meant for the INDUSTRIAL market, and I'd expect the build quality to be in line with its purpose and price.

Knock on wood, my SAM has been running fine and stable for a year now. But hearing such user experience, I'll think twice about taking it to Amiga parties. This machine has to stay

@Mikey_C

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I'm coming for Saturday. Didn't find any reasonable acommodation in the area so I'll be staying in Luton but the show runs between 10.30-17.00 so plenty of time to get there, enjoy you Amiga lot and get back to Luton in the evening.

@Mason

An icon for AmigaAmp, please...

I have a SAM440ep (non-Flex) housed in a miniITX case (Morex Cubid 3677). The case has a small fan which I'd like to connect, in order to avoid overheating problems. There's a three-pin female connector extending from the fan but I have absolutely no idea where to plug it to power the fan. Could anybody help?

@TrevorDick

I won˙t be able to donate much this month, as the 25 Years of Amiga event in Bletchley Park will be a serious drain in my pocket. But I˙ll definitely send some money later.

Some names have been mentioned. I˙d second the opinion that we need Fredrik Wikstrom to have a functional SAM - he˙s one of the most active developers, and his releases are quality.

There˙s also the possibility to contact and try to attract some ex-Amigans who˙d be crazy enough to get back to Amiga coding. But let˙s be realistic: these people will now be in their 30s or over, have family lives and jobs. Take Stefan Kost, for example, the author of SoundFX. An OS4-native version of this audio editor would be a great addition to our software portfolio. But Stefan now works for Nokia, and is also involved in Linux development - what can we offer to such a guy to motivate him? Not much I˙m afraid.

@kas1e

Thanks for the update! Also, good to hear that ASL requesters can be implemented.

@kas1e

Nice port, thank you! I was wondering: is there any chance to replace the program's custom filerequesters with ASL ones? It's really terrible getting 100% CPU usage even when selecting files to load/save

@rwo

OK I've sent you the debug buffer saved after soft reboot.

@rwo

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The thing is, my system hangs up completely when I try to print.

Did you know that instant messaging can also be done via a web interface? So that although we don't have an ICQ client, you can use your trusty OWB, for example?

A good service is Communication Tube:
www.communicationtube.net

Works quite well and supports ICQ, IRC, MSN and Google Talk. Happy IM'ing!

Could anyone give me a tip for cheap accommodation in the area?