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  XSWEEKLY Shell Related News 15.07.00 - 21.07.00
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	Yet another bad week for me.  I have been redoing my scripts
trying in vain to figure out why they are not working.  In theory they
should be working without a hitch, but there not.  Because of this
the letter never gets uploaded when its supposed to and I have to wait
till Monday to send it out.

	Anyway, I have been wanting to go off on a huge rant about 
something but am going to hold off until I can take the time to talk
to a few people.  What I have been pissed about hasn't changed and if
you read this weekly, you probably know what I am talking about.  Instead
of ranting off like I usually do and getting slammed by everyone for
not doing some investigating first, I am going to do some investigating
first this time then rant.  This way I will have all the facts straight
when I run my sword though.

- demigod

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 [ Mail Bag ]
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  This weeks mailbag question is:

  What is the main reason that you use a shell/alt os?

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 [ Spotlight ]
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- PixolPod

	This is a wallpaper site that also houses the shellmanager
	bootman.  He has up 153 of his own wallpapers which are 
	very interesting.  Bootman is one of the best shellmanagers
	out there as it allows for an unlimited number of shells
	to be booted and supports for games and any other exe to be
	loaded as the shell.
	
	url - http://www.dtop.org/pixolpod

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 [ Top News Stories ]
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- CodeX Is Released (10:45 17.07 cx)

	"A new shell is out there! It is called CodeX, it's been around
	for a couple months now! It is still in beta but it is very
	stable. The first non-beta release is scheduled for September!

	"CodeX is a programmable shell that runs in Windows 95/98/NT
	and 2000. It uses the Sun's TCL language as the programming
	language. It comes with the following:

	- Complete syntax highlighting text editor.
	- Complete file manager.
	- Visual form builder. (RAD)
	- System tray.
	- Virtual Window Manager.
	- Task manager.
	- Themes support.
	- OLE support.
	- Desktop with shortcut icons.
	- Easy and fast popup menu system configured with a single file.
	- CPU monitor.
	- Zoomer.
	- Mini-calculator.
	- Clipboard viewer.
	- System information.
	- Mini cd player.
	- Quick run module.
	- Console.
	- And many many more...

	"Everything that you see on screen is fully configurable using
	TCL (Tool Command Language). You can also develop your own
	modules with Delphi.  You can also easily extend the 
	programming language (TCL) by adding new functions to the
	engine."

	*Editors Note*  I am adding CodeX to the list of shells I 
	report on as of September, its official non-beta release.

	url - http://pages.infinit.net/funktion/codex
	e-mail - adeschenes@megadata.com
	(source: Alain Deschenes via Submission Form)

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- State Of Shells (10:35 19.07 na)

	Recently, a discussion about the state of shells has taken over
	the mailing list and some of the major shell sites.  It seems
	that because of a really horrible review by a site has sparked
	off yet another round of how to improve documentation, themeing,
	etc for shells.  Two very good rants to read are on tin omen's
	site.  Stop on over there and give it a read.
	
	url - http://www.desktopian.org

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- WhiteShadow Releases His Source Code (10:28 21.07 na)

	While hopping around the sites I came across this little gem
	at WhiteShadows place.  It seem that he has released the
	source to all this modules.  I love seeing this.  Stop on
	over and see whats up for grabs.
	
	url - http://www.muohio.edu/~changty/
	e-mail - changty@muohio.edu
	(source: http://www.muohio.edu/~changty/)

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 [ Modules ]
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- pcp_volume ~ pcppopper (11:58 19.07 ls)

	"This module deals with windows volume controlling system. It
	is loosely based on v_bang.dll by blackhawk. However, his module
	has more useless (in my opinion =) stuff than mine and is
	written in delphi (you should be ashamed =P), whereas mine
	is written in 'ansi' c (wohoo for purels). I only have 32 megs
	of ram so every kb counts, (v_bang.dll = 22.016b,
	pcp_vol.dll = 6.144b).
	
	url - http://floach.pimpin.net
	e-mail - da.box@home.se
	(source:

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- Mousehide 1.1 ~ Pavel (10:23 21.07 ls)

	"This module automatically hides mouse cursor after defined
	count of keystrokes or after mouse inactivity, so the cursor
	does not cover typed text.  After any mouse activity the cursor
	is automatically revealed."

	New in this version:

	- Added MouseHideStartupDelay
	- Added MouseHideStartupSound (to aid setup of correct startup
	  delay)
	-  Do hide after key-up event only, ignore key-down. Solves
	   key+drag bug.
	- Do not hide mouse while mouse button is down (timed hide
	  during mouse drag)
	- Added *MouseHideIgnore - experimental

	url - http://floach.pimpin.net/pavel/
	e-mail - pavel.vitis@seznam.cz
	(source: http://floach.pimpin.net/pavel/)

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 [ Web Sites ]
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- WIWIKALS Opens To The Tune Of Ranting ~ Craig Eliason (10:50 21.07 ls)

	"As you know, jugg recently called the 'tweeners of the LiteStep
	community (between programmers and newbies) to help fill the
	documentation void for LiteStep. I am exactly one of those
	people, and he has inspired me to put together what I've been
	considering doing for a while now.

	"It is a new site called WIWIKALS. That stands for What I Wish
	I'd Known About LiteStep. The idea is to have experienced
	LiteSteppers contribute the wisdom they picked up only through
	their experience so that more novice users can benefit. The
	result might be a bit random, but it should fill some holes in
	the documentation gap."

	url - http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~eliason/litestep.htm 
	e-mail - eliason@eden.rutgers.edu
	(source: Craig Eliason via e-mail)

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- Bootman 1.4 ~ Pixol (10:53 21.07 na)

	"Bootman is simply a shell boot manager. There are many features
	of bootman including customizable splashlogos + sound,
	unlimited number of shells or any exe file you wish to add.. I
	have all my games added so I do not have to boot into explorer
	each time I want to play, easy configuration, crash protection,
	neat startup animation, perfect ui and other neat features."
	
	New in this version:
	
	- Adds much better uninstall support, fixes configuration 
          problems, install problems fixed.

	url - http://www.dtop.org/pixolpod
	e-mail - pixol@hotmail.com
	(source: http://floach.pimpin.net)

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 [ Latest Builds ]
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- LiteStep
     o 24.6 build 061000
     o http://builds.litestep.net/builds/06-10-2000.zip

- DarkStep
     o 0.971
     o http://www.darkstep.com/files/DarkStep971.zip

- geOShell 
     o 4.6.4a
     o http://news.geoshell.com/Plugins/Download/geoshellr464a.zip

- PureLS
     o 052900
     o http://209.46.69.134/purels/binaries/00-05-29r.zip

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 [ Latest Builds ]
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- SEAL
     o 1D (042900)
     o http://www.home.sk/public/seal/sealexe.zip

- V2_OS
     o 0.63.2a
     o http://www.v2os.cx/downloads/dl_system.htm

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