From: tsm2124@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: WB 3.0
Reply-To: tsm2124@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 05:13:12 GMT

	I have been running WB 39.7, KS 39.97 for about 4 days now.  This
version is still is beta but I have had only 2 problems with it so far.
The first problem is with AssignWedge (The author says it is 3.0's prob)
and Manager 1.1 which crashes the machine.  All in all it is very stable
and I enojy running it.  Below is a list of features which I noticed.
These may not all be in the release and I now there will be more, so here
it goes.

Cosmetically:
* Menus are now white with black text and black outlines.  This seems to
  work with commodities and the WB and that's about it (upgrades please)
* There is a shortcut for cleanup (Amiga .)
* The scroll arrows are redesigned without jaggies :)

Prefs:
* WBPattern now allows the use of pictures on: WB,Windows, & Screen.


* Format has a new FileSytem with Directory Caching (DCFS) and also
  Internation FileSystem, which is activated with DCFS

* Palette has changed to a color wheel and gradient color slider with
  2 modes for 4 color and multicolor prefs.  There is also a sample
  setup with menus/gadgets which appears automatically in hires and
  by pushing a button in low res.

* There are programs in C for using the ASL requester in scripts.

* There is a system standard (editable in pointer) busy pointer.

* DiskSalv is supposed to be in here but wasn't in mine.

* The installation program is very smart now.

* The scroll bars have a 3d look ala WBGauge.

* There is a program called multiview which views anything defined in
  datatype.library

* Datatype.library lets you define how to handle different files. 
  (AmigaGuide, IFF, etc)

* AmigaGuide is included.

* Support for AA chips :)

* 8 Bit HAM mode printing.

* Most (possibly all) programs use datatype.library to parse sounds,iff's,etc

* Support for new pointer resolutions with AA

* Startup-sequecen by default doesn't echo anything and therefore
  doesn't open a shell.  This speeds up boot time.

* Fountain was renamed to Intellifont and updated for 3.0

* MouseBlanker Commodity.

* HDToolBox got a major facelift and bug fixes.  (Looks very
  professional now)

* There is suppposedly a numeric keypad commodity (for that crappy A600)
  but I haven't seen it

* All in all everything seem faster.  Commodities seem to show their
  interfaces faster and run faster.  I guess the interleaved screens are 
  part of the AA chip set. Oh well, Amiga screens will flash when
  scrolling 16 color text, but an IBM XT can do it :(

* Information now multitasks under WB and allows multiselection info's
  at a decent pace.

* Icon updates (when move 4, they all get updated 4 times) are improved
  now not all of the icons get updated, but it still updates some that
  I don't see neccesary.  How about buffering this?????

* Why does the rubberband have to have different colors all over the
  place??  This looks really bad.

*  All in all I am very impressed with what I have seen and I am
   anxciously waiting a release version... which I will buy.

* WShell 2.0 works great (renders menus in the old style though, I hate
  the 2.04 style menus.  Silicon Menus is awesome if you haven't seen
  it yet... It is a popupmenu program that has a 3d look.   It is
  very sharp.  The only thing with this and PopUpMenu is that neither
  program works with the backdrop option of WB.

Well that's about it from 4 days of casual use.  If anyone has any 
questions feel free to mail me.  This is advocacy so this could be
fake..... but it isn't and I am not under NDA :)

	I feel that Commodore-Amiga better start making some Announcements
about what is going to happen in the future so they can lift out spirits
and gain new acceptance.

P.S:  I have had no problems with Term 2.3.  All of you people must be
doing something wrong.  Stop blaming Olaf.  Sure there are a few minor
problems but I have had 1 crash since it came out.

		Republicans suck - I don't want your stinkin Christian
values running my government (and corrupting it) and enforcing your
values, and not caring for the poor-middle class and cushioning the rich.
I want a hippie for president..... one that will make Marijuana legal and
outlaw cigarettes :)

	Take care my friends.......