Here is a new package of SymbOS CPC (release candidate 1) with working widget support and increased booting speed.
http://www.symbos.org/download/preview-cpc161114.zipThe changes are described in the #readme.txt, which I am pasting here as well:
SYMBOS 3.0 CPC - RC1 16/11/14
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This package contains
- SymbOS 3.0 release candidate 1 - CPC edition
- a pre-installation for the M4Board and SYMBiFACE II compatible IDE interfaces
Changes since the last update (see section below):
- fixed bug in the widget management of the extended desktop; the widget
feature can now fully used as well
- no FDC access during the startup phase; increased booting speed
The package is arranged like the previous ones (see last section in this file).
Some details about the changes:
- WIDGET SUPPORT (EXTENDED DESKTOP)
This feature of the extended desktop finally has been debug and can be fully
used now. Widgets are little apps, which can be placed directly inside the
desktop area beside the icons and the background graphic. Like widgets for
modern smartphones the may show the actual time and date, the actual weather
conditions or whatever. They are not realized as forms (windows) but as
elements of the desktop itself. They can be resized and freely placed
anywhere on the screen. Currently there is a clock and a cpu meter available
as desktop widget (see \SYMBOS\WIDGETS\*.WDG) and a preview of a weather
widget for machines with network connection. To add a new widget you have to
right-click the desktop, choose "New" -> "Widget" and select a widget file
and a size.
- INCREASED BOOTING SPEED
During the device initialisation SymbOS won't access mass storage devices
anymore, which are "removeable". This is increasing the booting speed, as
there is no delay anymore caused by the floppy drives.
The clock and cpu meter widget running on the real machine:
Resizing a widget:
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