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This release aimed to gain long-term stability and include pending fixes. It contains a lot of internal cleanups that you cannot set at the surface. The following visible changes are relevant for the users.
Java and Eclipse
- After seven years of successfully maintaining compatibility with Java 1.6/1.7, all Eclipse versions, and the 32-bit architectures, an era ends. Support by fixes in Java and Eclipse is only available for Java 1.8 and Eclipse 4.10 and later, and both do not support 32-bit development environments anymore. Understandable in a time when every mobile phone has an 8-core 64-bit architecture. Therefore WUDSN IDE 1.7.1 requires Java 1.8, Eclipse 2019-06 (4.12), and a 64-bit operating system as a minimum.
- The 1.7.1 is intentionally a minor version update, so there are no significant feature changes, and people who cannot migrate to the new environment can download the older version from the Releases page.
Pascal:
- Source code editor added with the first version of syntax highlighting for Pascal Source Files (".pas") that can be used with Mad Pascal.
- Since building with MapPascal is a multi-step process, an example script file for compiling is included in the "Atari800/Pascal" folder of the zero installation download.
Hex Editor
- Support for parsing the structure of files in Interchange File Format ("IFF") added.
Sound Editor
- POKEY emulation updated to ASAP 4.0.0 for compatibility and more accurate replay.
Fixes:
- Online help now works again, thanks to the update to Java 1.8 and the newer Eclipse version.
- Atari TrueType fonts by Mark Schmelzenbach are updated to version 1.2, which fixes the capital "J" look.
- If the "Skip All Breakpoints" option is active, breakpoints are now correctly skipped.
- Copyright, features, and GPL updated to 2020.
- All links to the WUDSN site have been updated from "http://" to https://"
Request for Help
It's been 11 years now since I started with the plugin. Some significant things have changed in Eclipse, and I'd need help replacing the deprecated action/actionSets extension point. So if anybody reading this has experience with PDE development in the recent Eclipse builds, please get in touch with me.
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My all-time favorite chiptune musician Sydney unexpectedly died at the age of 39. I cannot believe this. I had the luck to meet him several times at SillyVenture and Revision. I was blown away by his music, motivation, and kindness. He and his music supported some of the best moments in my life. Another sorrowful day in the year 2020. All I can say is thank you, Sydney.
- Ultrysyd's website
- Ultrasyd on Facebook
- Ultrasyd - (2013) Your Bright Future on SoundCloud
- Ultrysyd - (2018) Live at Sillyventure on Youtube
- 0913 by Live! and Ultrasyd on Youtube
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I typically ignore spam and remove it, but this comment is so ridiculous that I must preserve it here. Priceless.
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I received requests for improvements to the standalone "Action! Editor". So I have decided to finally make it an integral part of the "Action!" project. Here's what has changed:
- The "Action!" program is now called "ACTION.COM" in all disk versions.
- The "Action! Editor" is now included as "ACTIONED.COM" in all disk versions.
- The "Action! Editor" now has a build date, just like "Action!".
- The "Action! Editor" documentation is now included as "ACTION.TXT" in all disk versions.
- Disk version for DOS XL added.
- Passing command line parameters to the "Action! Editor" now also works in DOS XL.
- The incorrect status text is now fixed in the "Action! Editor".
Some places in the source where ASCII/ and ATASCII were mixed up. - The README.TXT file on the disks now has the correct EOL characters.
Feedback, especially regarding the documentation and the editor, is welcome!
- Binaries: https://sourceforge.net/projects/atari-action/files
- Source Code https://sourceforge.net/projects/atari-action
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Since November, my wife and I have been acting as princess and prince of the carnival in our town. We're always partying hard and shouting, "Da je!". That's why you don't hear much from me recently on the Atari forums. I'll return after we return from the Betty Ford Center in some weeks ;-). So who's first to spot the 3 Atari-related things on our official picture?
For those who expressed that they like my shoes, here's the link where you can get them - if you dare :-)