@Raziel

What is "here". I suppose you meant that to be a link. On a related note. I wonder when OS4x will support my Western Digital 1/2-TB Passport external USB drive. That's where I keep my backups. I can easily move it from one computer to another and it's big enough to meet my backup needs for years to come. It's also very fast. It has a drive inside with moving parts, not SD. It's sealed so if it quits working you throw it away.

I uploaded my DBase III file viewer, Data Place, to OS4 Depot. It allows you to easily view personal data like passwords, addresses, or birthdays. I also uploaded the source files.

Has anybody heard of a Windows program called "Foldermatch"? I use it to backup and synchronize my various Windows computers, like my desktop and tablet. I've discovered it's crucial to have one up-to-date copy of my personal files and not multiple different copies. That's a recipe for disaster. I use a USB Western Digital Passport as my master copy. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with OS4. Foldermatch can analyze and synchronize any two folders. I can use it to synchronize my AmigaNG computers if they're networked with a Windows computer, but it's pretty cumbersome.

I'm wondering it there is a similar program for OS4.

@jabirulo

I'm not sure what you mean by "node value". You're probably talking about the node pointer, which is a memory pointer created when the node is allocated. As such, it doesn't necessarily need to be in ascending order. In any case, the userdata method is working fine. In fact, the program I'm working on, "Data Place" is complete and if I don't discover any problems I might be able to upload it to OS4 Depot within the next few days. It is a rudimentary Dbase III file viewer. I use it to store passwords and other personal information instead of writing it on pieces of paper.

I have a number of nodes in my listbrowser. When they are sorted it changes the order of the nodes. I would like to refer back to the original order. For example node 0 might be 3rd in the list after they're sorted. If you select it and get the node index, it will say it's 2 (numbered from 0). Is there a way to get the original, unsorted index, which would be 0? I put the original index in the userdata field, and I think it will work. I'm wondering if there is an easier way.

@trixie

Thanks. I can quit trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Also thanks to salass00. That's good to know. It explains why the check box applies to the whole node.

I'm trying to create a list with check boxes. This is a database. It reads the number and size of fields in the database. So the number and size of fields is variable. Each record is one long fixed-length string of characters. The question I have is interspersing check boxes with the text fields. Some of the fields are just yes / no (logical). I can only get a checkbox in column 0. Any other columns which should have check boxes are blank. The text fields appear in the correct columns. I'm wondering if this is a limitation of Reaction. Can you only have one check box per line and does it have to be in column zero?

I've included a section of code. This works fine except for the missing check boxes. The LBNA_Priority tag is just a place-holder. It doesn't do anything. The LBCIA_Weight probably isn't necessary either. Neither of these have any effect on my problem. (The browser removes the leading spaces.)

recbrowser = new List;
IExec->NewList(recbrowser);
for(cnt = 0; cnt < cmf->dbheader.numrecs; cnt++)
{
for(cnt2 = 0; cnt2 < cmf->numfields; cnt2++)
{
util = 0; cnt3 = 1;
for(cnt3 = 1; cnt3 <= cnt2; cnt3++)
util += cmf->fieldlist[cnt3 - 1].fieldlen;
strncpy(field1[cnt2][cnt].fieldy, &cmf->reclist[cnt * cmf->dbheader.recsize + util],
cmf->fieldlist[cnt2].fieldlen);
field1[cnt2][cnt].fieldy[cmf->fieldlist[cnt2].fieldlen] = 0;
strcpy(test, field1[cnt2][cnt].fieldy);
util2 = strlen(test);
// fieldtypes: C, character; L, logical
switch(cmf->fieldlist[cnt2].fieldtype)
{
case 'C':
i_ti[cnt2 * 3].ti_Tag = LBNA_Column; i_ti[cnt2 * 3].ti_Data = cnt2;
i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 1].ti_Tag = LBNCA_Text; i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 1].ti_Data = (uint32)field1[cnt2][cnt].fieldy;
i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 2].ti_Tag = LBCIA_Weight; i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 2].ti_Data = 100;
break;
case 'L':
i_ti[cnt2 * 3].ti_Tag = LBNA_Column; i_ti[cnt2 * 3].ti_Data = (uint32)cnt2;
i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 1].ti_Tag = LBNA_CheckBox; i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 1].ti_Data = TRUE;
i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 2].ti_Tag = LBNA_Priority; i_ti[cnt2 * 3 + 2].ti_Data = 0;
break;
}
}
i_ti[cnt2 * 3].ti_Tag = TAG_END;
IExec->AddTail(recbrowser, IListBrowser->AllocListBrowserNodeA(cmf->numfields, i_ti));
}

This is for users of Cubic IDE. I like to pass on things that might be helpful to others. I've discovered what could be a bug. There is a setup window that, among other things, allows you to set up linker options. Basically it's a gui that simplifies creating the command-line options. You can specify a library to link to (the -l option), which will most likely also require you to specify a path to the library (the -L option). The bug is in specifying the path. The program uses an ordinary file requester to build the path by navigating through the directory structure. Once you have the path, the program automatically appends a "/" (slash) character. The linker doesn't like this, although you won't get an error. It will just say it can't find the library. The way to fix this is by going back and removing the slash at the end. This causes a lot of frustration if you don't know what's going on. I wouldn't expect this to be fixed since Cubic IDE doesn't seem to be supported anymore.

One problem I've noticed with VICE is this: modern joysticks are variable / proportional. In other words if you push the joystick a little bit left it only part left. Amiga joysticks were on/off like 5 switches (directions + fire). VICE doesn't read joysticks right. Probably it should be all the way left to read as Amiga left. Don't know if this has changed in new version, but fix would be appreciated.

@Nimrod

There's something else to check: the boot priority. It probably doesn't apply in this case. I had a similar problem. Finally I reinstalled the boot loader "slb_v2". That seemed to fix it.

Timberwolf is a nice browser that looks and works like Internet Explorer. I'd prefer it to any of the others available. But it is sooooo sloooowwww that it is unusable. Why is it sooooo sloooowwwww?

@Belxjander

It seems that someone is working on Open Office. I assume that will have the database. I use OO database for all my data. I have high hopes for OO.

@ddni

That's a beautiful kitchen. With a stove like that you could run a bed & breakfast.

Does anybody know any C routines for reading a USB joytick?

Atheist, I don't care much about Windows. You can hate it all you want. There's something that I think we can all agree on: people that hate Windows shouldn't use it, because it makes them kind of cranky. So my feelings on this topic is it is meaningless and irrelevant because Amiga development will go on because it just will.

It's fun to argue about Cadillac's and Toyota's, but there are real-world considerations. My Microsoft Surface w/Windows 8 will support most common USB devices without any action from me (printers, mass-storage). Installing most software is pretty painless. Contrast that with the frustration I have with my A1-500, which I don't try to use for anything productive because things don't work. If I didn't like OS 4 and it's potential I wouldn't have bought two OS 4 computers. I really don't understand the Windows-hate among OS 4 users. Microsoft seems to be making what people want. Besides that, it's hard to understand why it is taking so long for OS 4.2. Ordinary Amiga users like me are totally in the dark about what development work is going on, if any. All we see is OS 4 getting farther and farther behind. Pretty soon it will be as irrelevant and hopeless as a lot of pessimists claim it to be. I often find recent posts on threads that seem to describe current developments and then find out the thread was started years and years ago.

Has anybody done a poll to see what kind of software people use? I hardly ever use a word processor. If there is such a poll I would like to look at it. It would be interesting to see what Amiga apps correspond to what people are using in the real world. Including those under development. People are always bad-mouthing Windows, but it is the Cadillac of operating systems. I just bought a Microsoft Surface and the touch-enabled Windows 8 is pretty impressive.

@ChrisH

I'm working on a E-UAE configuration file editor called TrUAE. The latest version with incomplete functionality is on OS4Depot. It just changes what it needs to in the config file and leaves the rest of it alone. I'm taking a break from it now, but I will get back to it in the future. I program in C++. I have done some contract programming in the past for the PC using BASIC. I also putter with a game for PowerPC Amigas running OS4. Another hobby is 3D art. I use Lightwave and Imagine for the PC.

Hi, I'm very interested in programming and graphics. I also belong to Amigaworld.net. My name is thinkchip there.

(Just trying to get my signature at the bottom.)