Re: AfterStep 98 coming soon

J. Neil Doane (root@yeah.indstate.edu)
Sat, 2 May 1998 10:12:09 -0500 (CDT)



I have to agree I felt a certain *cringe* when I saw it called
"AfterStep'98".  You _don't_ want to get your product associated with
Windows 98.  (My immediate, reflexive reaction was 'if it's called
Afterstep'98, I'll never use it...just on principle')

Neil Doane

On Sat, 2 May 1998, Trae Mc Combs wrote:

> Guylhem...
> Oh come on bud... PLEASE don't call it
> "AfterStep98" (I'll go out and shoot my
> self".  I mean..... Bill has enough publicity,
> why jump on his bandwagon and make AS like
> winblows?
> 
> Guy: your doing fine on this AS project, 
> don't monkey it up with something goofy
> like this ;)
> Yours,
> Trae
> 
> je vous suite un bon weekend...(heh mal francais)
> ;)
> 
> 
> 
> Guylhem Aznar wrote:
> > 
> > Hi !
> > 
> > AfterStep'98 final (1.4.5.5) will be available soon.
> > 
> > New features :
> > 
> > * system wide dir. or file, added to each user startmenu & unoverridable
> > (very useful for sysadmins)
> > 
> > * faster boot with NO_MAKEMENUSONBOOT (use 'Quit/Update start menu' instead)
> > 
> > * better start/ dir management, thanks to Ethan Fischer
> > 
> > Bug fixes :
> > 
> > * no more green border (I just can't obtain anyone with AS'98)
> > 
> > * ascd compile time bug fixed (for linux glibc1)
> > 
> > * new source code organisation to make C & C++ cohabit easyly for next release
> > 
> > * some silly bug fixed (default icon not working, &c.)
> > 
> > BTW, c.romain à mailexcite.com needs some encouragements & help for asfileman.
> > Please give him a hand !
> > 
> > Ps : Don't mail me. I have no time at all (but exams :->) & I try to spend my
> > few leasure time on AfterStep.
> > 
> > Salut / Best regards,
> > Guylhem <guylhem@oeil.qc.ca>
> > AfterStep & Linux HOWTOs
> > 
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