NetRexx is now open source

2011-06-30 01:41:00 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

NetRexx, a variant of the Rexx script language, developed by IBM, has been made open source software under the aegis of the Rexx Language Association (RexxLA). The first indication that the language was to be made open source came in February, but now the process has been completed.

NetRexx adds some object-oriented techniques to the Rexx language. It is compiled as Java byte code and then runs on practically any JVM, even on Google Android's Dalvik VM. NetRexx was developed in the mid-1990s; Rexx itself was created at the end of the 1970s and became popular at the beginning of the 1980s on OS/2 and Amiga in particular.

RexxLA says the language is to be published under the ICU licence, a variant based on the MIT license. Rene Vincent Jansen, president of the Rexx Language Association, hopes that new perspectives will open up for NetRexx as it becomes a much more widely used language under an open source licence (IBM speaks of an "effective alternative to the Java language" in its documentation).

Write more REXX scripts

2011-06-15 15:34:34 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We offer to russian users write some REXX scripts.

Самостоятельные разработчики могут написать полезные скрипты:

• script for eCo Market
• script for ACPI DB
• (complete) script for USB Dock
• translate text file with markers to html with tables
• system log: let's parse it and generate html files to view using web-browser.

Offering for developers: develop small cheap shareware apps

2011-05-01 03:05:54 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The development of full-featured applications requires many efforts. That's why major part of eComStation shareware applications are very expensive (25 - 50 $).

Do the users need large graphics editors like Photoshop? Major part of users need simple editor for 5$ (or something like this).

Are you interested to develop small shareware applications? Let's discuss this topic in the forums on eComStation / OS/2 web-sites.

• How to distribute cheap apps? eCo Market is ready to distribute such products.
• How to accept payments from users? via Gift Cards
• How to make payments to the developers? connect the developers to Mensys / BMT Micro

eCo Labs - new offerings

2011-04-05 16:02:44 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

New tasks for standalone developers

eCo Software can't find developers in Ukraine and Russia, we are going pass the tasks to european developers.

Here is the list

New projects in the pipeline:

• create remake of Impos/2 -- graphics editor with plug-ins
• eCo Market widget for eCenter - to show the qty of updated apps and call eCo Market -- to accelerate eCo Market cycle.
• DPMS support for Panorama VESA -- power consumption is a hot topic
• Template of application: 2D Toolbar + FOC (merge eToolkit components) -- so the developers can develop more native apps

You can sponsor the development of this modules and applications.

eCo Labs is searching for developers

2011-03-13 22:32:39 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software developers can't make all tasks. We are interested share tasks with other developers.

• You can work on modules for eCo Market (banner window, UnZip dialog, ..)
• Continue research of TouchPM interface
• Continue the development of Dive video sub-system, etc

Are you going develop shareware programs?

2011-03-10 23:00:48 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Some ideas what programs you can develop for Warpstock Europe 2011.

1. Grab video from desktop

The developers are interested to make movie about own program, the users want record movies to demonstrate to support service.

Price: 10 $

2. Editor of sketches

eCo Film PM control + editor of pictures. Useful for children, designers.

Price: 3 .. 5$

3. eCS Clone utility

Some users need such tool.

Price: 3 .. 5$

4. Viewer of RAW files

Use FrImage as base, add call of dcraw.

Price: 10 .. 15$

5. Game

Small fun game. What is succesful game? If the games have spend > 25 hours to play the game.

Price: 10 $

6. Notepad

Keep the files in directories 20110325\*, texts, pictures, url. Simple viewer of texts and pictures

Price: 10 .. 15$

7. Editor of photos

You load 1 photo, the program shows matrix (cube) of photo: X - the photo with different brightness, Y - different contrast, Z - color. The user can select the photo from the matrix.

Price: 5 $

Capabilities and restrictions of OpenGL for eComStation

2011-03-01 22:04:35 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

NatteFrost (developer from Ukraine) accumulated information about different versions of OpenGL for eComStation / IBM OS/2 Warp: OpenGL OS/2 Developer reference guide

Check other updates:

• The users are discussing OpenGL: in www.os2world.com forum
• One more OpenGL program is ported to eComStation: OGFVIEWER / MESHTOOL - crossplatform utilities toolkit for viewing, conversion 3d-models of gaming engines X-Ray (GSC S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series) and also MSH (Orion engine v1 MSH - Stalin Subway, Red Veil), Autodesk 3DStudio MAX 3DS. Used engines: IBM OpenGL 1.0/1.1 Gold, WarpMesaGL (planned).

Where to store settings?

2011-02-21 15:08:55 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

How to separate user's data from applications? Where to store app settings? How to simplify migration from old OS to new version of OS? (and migrate apps settings)

The developers are discussing this topic in the forum http://forum.ecomstation.ru (Russian language)

It's clear that the developer ready to resolve the problem to become famous and popular among the users and developers.

Develop new shareware program in 2 monthes

2011-02-19 19:50:07 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Every developer can sell many licenses of own program on the coming Warpstock Europe conference.

We have accumulate suggestions how to develop good shareware product (russian language)

• List of needed apps,
• How to create good program,
• Advice how to prepare for release

How to use eCo Film PM control element?

2011-02-19 13:46:02 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

During the experiments we have created PM control element eCo Film (AKA "Stripe", AKA "Stripe with frames", AKA "Matrix")

Features: it shows pictures (stripe = all pics on one line). The user can click / sort the pictures.

Main question: Which programs need such control element? What applications may be based on this window?

eCo Labs - join eComStation software development

2011-02-16 08:42:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

(The tasks are published on russian language. Inform us if you want work on a project)

There are many tasks for standalone developers

Important projects:

• eCo Market widget to push eCo Market
• Banners module for eCo Market
• Toolbar with round buttons

Complete the projects:

• Complete FrImage viewer. Implement support of RAW-photos
• Make fixes to WPFolderEx class
• Update 3-Month calendar

New tasks:

• Personal DB designer
• Developer of the OS
• Collect information about system components

Updated tasks:

• Write simple REXX scripts for other users
• Write reviews What is PGP, available tools in eCS
• Screensavers

GL/2 needs some help

2010-12-17 13:22:41 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [[os2ddprog], Dee Sharpe]

I'm Dee Sharpe. Many of you have heard me digging around for OS/2 systemic info in the past, in an effort to create a gameplan for rewritting it. I've kicked off part of that initiative by starting the GL/2 project. The goal of this project is to great an OpenGL DDK for OS/2 & eCS that allows for hardware acceleration. Currently, I'm stuck on a few points of the PM & GPI APIs & I need a little help. These are the main things that I'm having problems with:

• ---pglWaitPM() currently has no way to check to make sure that the presentation manager is finished drawing to the viewing area of the window before it returns.
• ---pglUseFont() still doesn't have a solution for putting the font on a bitmap.
• ---pglUsePMBitmapFont() was depreciated by IBM, so my implementation is well within reason by just returning FALSE. However, I'd like to go ahead & implement it properly for indirect contexts anyway.

Any help that you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated!

ATM machines based on IBM OS/2 Warp / eComStation

2010-11-21 14:53:35 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We translated the article Analysis of OS/2-based ATM situation to russian language.

Here is the site http://ecomstation.ru/atm oriented on the engineers maintaining ATMs based on OS/2 / eComStation.

You can use this site to share drivers, control programs and interesting articles with other developers of ATM solutions.

DevCon - news for developers

2010-11-11 18:09:14 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Some news for developers of eComStation applications:

• We invite users join testing of eCo Software applications and drivers.
• New article at www.halfos.ru site: (RUS) system runtimes
• Internal standard of eCo Software how to design libraries - DevCon
• Odin repository public again announcement
• We updated frequently asked questions and answers about new Message Box and Progress bar

Separate user's data from applications

2010-11-10 13:08:58 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We invite the developers of applications join the discussion of topic: how to separate user's data from application.

(RUS) Separate user's data from applications

eCo Labs International - interesting projects

2010-10-22 02:00:16 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Labs starts working with european/american users and developers now. eCo Labs International homepage

What is eCo Labs? Laboratory of software development and research.

Current role of eCo Labs: accumulate ideas and help to stadalone developers.

New tasks:

• Translate popular applications to your language
• Write REXX scripts
• Continue the development of small 3MCal calendar
• Compile and improve SCREEN01.SYS
• Continue the development of Solver - application aimed to draw 2D Graphics
• Help us to opensource the game Sunny pills

This tasks are occupied by developers already:

• update USB widget
• update STFV PM-control

See also:

• Perfect eComStation
• I need new application