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Amiga Events : New indieGO! Appstore available for all Amigans

Posted by phoenixkonsole on 2016/4/13 12:40:49 (1814 reads) News by the same author

We are glad to announce the availability of an updated version of our Appstore for AmigaOS, AROS, MorphOS, Windows, Linux and OSX.

You can grab it from www.indiego-gaming.com

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Changelog:

- FIX : The bug that was causing hangs showing text with long sequqeces of asterisks, dashes, dots and so on should be fixed now.
- NEW : Dropped the old file-based communication system between the AppStore and the Download Manager (DLM), now both programs talk each other using local network messages.
- FIX : Fixed and improved the notification system, now important messages from the DLM will be showed using notifications pop-up.
- NEW : Added support for JoyPad/JoyStick to the entire interface system and to all requesters.
- NEW : AppStore and Download Manager can safely run separately.
- FIX : Huge optimizations of the libServer, one of the core libraries used by the AppStore to access remote server.
- NEW : If the Download Manager is not running and the user make an action on the AppStore that require the DLM to be performed (for example a download), the AppStore will ask the user if he want to execute the DLM to accomplish the task.
- FIX : Now if the DLM is not running when quitting the AppStore the requester asking if we want to quit also the DLM will not be showed because unecessary.
- FIX : When the terms and conditions was not accepted by the user, at the next run, a message showing an abnormal end was showed.
- FIX : When the user log-out and log-in in the same program session an abnormal end wrongly was detected.
- NEW : Complete overhaul of the debug system.
- NEW : Because of the new communication system between the AppStore and the DLM and a new implementation now the connection to the remote server is much faster.
- NEW : The application's details screen now show also the author name.
- NEW : Enabled the configuration section, now the user is able to switch the fullscreen mode on and off, switch the animations and transitions on and off, switch the special effects (shadows, background, borders, etc...) on and off, and is also able to configure the keyboard and the joystick/joypad.
- NEW : Changed and optimized many interface-related options to increase the application speed and smoothness.
- FIX : Downloads now go into the right folder also on the MacOS X versions.
- FIX : Hundreds of minor fixes.

::: TIPS :::
- Now the AppStore comes with all the graphics options switched off, if you want some eye-candy effects please use the new settings section to adjust it to your personal taste.
- Depending on your system and your screen resolution you may find the interface slow: try to reduce the resolution using the new settings menu.

The official support forum can be found here: www.a-mc.biz/support

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djrikki	Published: 2016/4/13 19:24 Updated: 2016/4/13 19:24
Quite a regular Joined: 05/16/2010 From: Grimsby, UK Comments: 950	Immediate feedback Hello, Okay here is some immediate feedback. 1. Icons/.info files in distribution are PNG which is incorrect on a default AmigaOS setup - i.e. no icons visible in folder. 2. Immediate DSI on startup, which I ignore. 3. I have a screenshot to upload in a moment which shows a hollywood error message during account creation. 4. So I restart and again immediate DSI, which I ignore. I say 'what the hell I will try' logging in. And now I am into the main window, so apparently the account has been created, so please bare that in mind when trying to find the bug at 3. above.

djrikki	Published: 2016/4/13 19:26 Updated: 2016/4/13 19:26
Quite a regular Joined: 05/16/2010 From: Grimsby, UK Comments: 950	Screenshot Error at point 3 above. http://i.imgur.com/FK7T7Rl.jpg

djrikki	Published: 2016/4/13 19:28 Updated: 2016/4/13 19:28
Quite a regular Joined: 05/16/2010 From: Grimsby, UK Comments: 950	Welcome email Oh and I have just received the welcome email, however the 'OptIn' link doesn't work.. it say 'http//' instead of 'http://'/

djrikki	Published: 2016/4/13 19:30 Updated: 2016/4/13 19:30
Quite a regular Joined: 05/16/2010 From: Grimsby, UK Comments: 950	Typo Manage Settings->Interface Resolution... EFFETCTS should be EFFECTS.

djrikki	Published: 2016/4/13 19:40 Updated: 2016/4/13 19:44
Quite a regular Joined: 05/16/2010 From: Grimsby, UK Comments: 950	Some more observations 2. AppStore->Current Filter window-> Missing Go Back button. 3. Download Manager and AppStore opening Window-> Both Back arrows should point Left, not right as per the Catalogue Browser which is correct. 4. In Catalogue Browser-> You need Prev/Next buttons instead of those tiny 'carousel' style square buttons hiding away at the bottom of the window. 5. AppStore->Current Filter window-> AmigaOS 4 missing from options. 6. Catalogue Browser -> When viewing a page large than 1, e.g. 4 you have to go back to page 1 in order to click Home and Go Back buttons. Hope that lot helps!

phoenixkonsole	Published: 2016/4/13 20:19 Updated: 2016/4/13 20:19
Just popping in Joined: 07/07/2010 From: Comments: 122	Re: Some more observations Thank you! We will check this. About "going back": You can just press ESC to go one Menu back or on one of the small squares at the bottom to jump between pages. Also if you use your mouse-wheel in the bottom area where those small squares are located, you can scroll through those pages. Icons and skins will be created as soon all functions are included and the layout has been finalized. Than the different orientation of arrows will be fixed : )

Allanon	Published: 2016/4/14 8:35 Updated: 2016/4/14 8:35
Just popping in Joined: 12/17/2008 From: Italy Comments: 78	Re: Some more observations @djrikki Thank you very much for your feedback, I've put your report on my todo list. As Pascal as said you can use the "ESC" key to go back in the filter selection screen (which will allow multiple filters on the next version) and in the catalogue browser. But it's obvious that you cannot know about it, so in the next version I will put a frame to show assigned keys. About DSI, do you have any clue that can help me to track this bug? I do not have a SAM anymore so any help is very appreciated! Thank you for your time!