What has CygnusEd Been Up to?

It's been a while since an update from CygnusEd. When he is like that he releases a rabbit out of the hat! Come on CygnusED spill the beans-:)

cheers
ace

@acefnq

> It's been a while since an update from CygnusEd.

A update are in development.

> When he is like that he releases a rabbit out of the hat! Come on CygnusED spill the beans-:)

h???h?

@AndreasM

Any idea if he has found someone to help him make Cygnix run rootless (X-windows on workbench)?

@orgin

Ahm, Cygnix? i think we talk here from CygnusEd?

@AndreasM

No idea, I thought it was cygnusEd (The person cygnusEd, not the software cygnusEd)

Acefnq, which one did you mean? :)

@AndreasM

Edgar Schwan who ported Cygnix to AmigaOS uses the username "CygnusEd". He is not the author of the program CygnusEd though, that would be Olaf Barthel (olsen/obarthel).

ahh, ok, sorry.

i think he talk from the editor cygnused :)

@orgin

I was referring to Edgar Schwan. I could have PMd him but speculation is more fun!

ace

yea... i am curious too!

@acefnq

The development of Cygnix is still in progress. The next release is not a simple update, it will be a complete new Cygnix, which will be called "AmiCygnix" in the future (There is a "Cygnix" for Windows).
It has a new desktop, is faster, more comfortable and some new apps are on the way.

If I had enough time, I could release it in a few weeks, but I haven't. The problem is, that the old apps cannot run on AmiCygnix. I must recreate all apps published so far. The most important programs should be available together with AmiCygnix. So there is much to do.

Here is a snapshot for the curious people :







Stay tuned!


@orgin

Unfortunately not. Only a display driver for the workbench is under development. With this driver you can open the AmiCygnix screen in a window on the WB screen. Let's see, if it will be in my first AmiCygnix package.

@AndreasM

Glad to see that an update for CygnusED will see the light!

@ cygnusEd

Sound promising!

@cygnusEd
I am probably being a bit dumb here, but will this enable easier porting of Linux programs?
And, if so, is there any sort of SDK available or required?

Just my,probably unnesessary, thoughts.

@Swoop

Quote:

AmiCygnix is a unix environment for OS4. It makes it indeed easier to port Linux programs. Currently libs for the toolkits GTK2, GTK1, wxWidgets, Motif, FLTK and Xt are available.

And yes, there will be a SDK published for those, who wants to port (compile) their own programs. Most programs will compile without or only with a few changes. But functions like fork()/pipe() are not available and must be replaced by own code.

@cygnusEd

Sorry for teasing you out but not hearing from you at all for ages made me suspicious.

From what you show we have a lot of fun ahead.

Cheers
ace

@cygnusEd

Sti Cazzi ! WoW !!!!

Emm in english the italian word " sti cazzi " is like " amazing " or " wonderfull " ^_^

@nubechecorre

Yeah but "sti cazzi" is "sti cazzi" a lot stronger than wonderfull ...

Hi @cygnusEd

Thanks for the AmiCynix update...wow!

@samo79