Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-17 Thread Riccardo Paolo Bestetti
eactos.org] On Behalf Of Can Tasan Sent: 17 March 2017 12:48 To: ReactOS Development List <ros-dev@reactos.org> Subject: Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list Dear Ricardo, Firstly, Win16 application support doesn't interrupt our project. It strengthens us. On technical view, support

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-17 Thread Can Tasan
eactOS Development List <ros-dev@reactos.org> Konu: Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list Sorry for the non-developer intrusion, this is the point of view of an IT technician that would happily substitute Windows machines with ReactOS machine in an hypotetical future. To me, thi

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-17 Thread Riccardo Paolo Bestetti
Development List <ros-dev@reactos.org> Subject: Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list Wine still maintains and even improves Windows 3.x support! I hope they don't give up! Can we use Wine code while implementing WoW16? ___ Ros-dev mailin

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread Can Tasan
Wine still maintains and even improves Windows 3.x support! I hope they don't give up! Can we use Wine code while implementing WoW16? ___ Ros-dev mailing list Ros-dev@reactos.org http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread Can Tasan
Wine still maintains and even improves Windows 3.x support! I hope they don't give up! Can we use Wine code while implementing WoW16? ___ Ros-dev mailing list Ros-dev@reactos.org http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread David Quintana (gigaherz)
That second Windows should have been ros. On 17 March 2017 at 01:25, David Quintana (gigaherz) wrote: > Running windows inside a vdm window isn't the same as running the apps > directly in windows, as if they were native apps. > > On 17 March 2017 at 01:07, Javier Agustìn

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread David Quintana (gigaherz)
Running windows inside a vdm window isn't the same as running the apps directly in windows, as if they were native apps. On 17 March 2017 at 01:07, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo wrote: > some people have had success in running Win 3.1 under ReactOS thanks to > NTDVM, so

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo
some people have had success in running Win 3.1 under ReactOS thanks to NTDVM, so win3.1 apps can be run too :) On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 11:49 PM, David Quintana (gigaherz) < gigah...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's not true. NTVDM is not WoW16. NTVDM is just DOS support. In order > to support 16bit

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO
(the corresponding 16-bit part), krnl386.exe (the “kernel” of Win 3.1) and the thunk dlls/exes user, gdi … De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] De la part de David Quintana (gigaherz) Envoyé : jeudi 16 mars 2017 23:50 À : ReactOS Development List Objet : Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread David Quintana (gigaherz)
That's not true. NTVDM is not WoW16. NTVDM is just DOS support. In order to support 16bit (windows 3.1) applications, a whole other system is needed. On 16 March 2017 at 23:37, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo wrote: > "-Implementing WoW16 support. I suppose that'll draw

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread Thomas Faber
I can tell you some possible next steps: - x64: implement PAE support in the 32 bit kernel - SMP: Implement resource translators and arbiters (I have some initial work for this somewhere) - Also SMP: build a CONFIG_SMP kernel (with some hack to use the regular HAL) and debug any issues coming

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-16 Thread Colin Finck
Am 16.03.2017 um 00:03 schrieb Huw Campbell: > SMP or 64 bit processor support would be great. Too hard? I think that's too much for a single GSoC student. But we also keep saying this for a long time... The result is that everybody is afraid of those "big topics". What we need is some kernel

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-15 Thread Huw Campbell
Hi all, SMP or 64 bit processor support would be great. Too hard? Cheers, Huw On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 7:28 AM, Can Tasan wrote: > I also have some ideas here, not fully sure about their feasibility. Tried > to be wise as much as I can. > > -Continuing USB work that

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-15 Thread Can Tasan
I also have some ideas here, not fully sure about their feasibility. Tried to be wise as much as I can. -Continuing USB work that vardanm started. Yes, I know a developer is working on that. Another joining student would be great and speed up things. -Continuing TCP/IP stack work if noone is

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2017-03-15 Thread Rafał Harabień
the selected ones) >> different dialogs of the different languages, in e.g. mosaic positioning, >> which should help the translator to easily see whether he needs to adapt a >> layout for a given language, or whether he can just copy/paste an existing >> layout. >> >> >

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2017-03-15 Thread Mark Jansen
gt; which should help the translator to easily see whether he needs to adapt a > layout for a given language, or whether he can just copy/paste an existing > layout. > > > > Hermès. > > > > De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] De la part de Rafal > Har

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2017-03-14 Thread Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO
yout for a given language, or whether he can just copy/paste an existing layout. Hermès. De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] De la part de Rafal Harabien Envoyé : mardi 14 mars 2017 23:44 À : ReactOS Development List Objet : Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list PO f

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2017-03-14 Thread Rafał Harabień
PO files supports "context" markers to make it possible to differentiate usage of the same string in different contexts. About different layout - yes, we would have only one layout but IMO for project like this with human resource problems its more important to make development less boring and

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2017-03-14 Thread David Quintana (gigaherz)
Gettext-style translations are really really bad, because they use the original text (usually in english) as a translation key, which means they simply can not handle situations where the same english text needs different translations depending on where the text is used. And yes, I have come

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-14 Thread Rafał Harabień
In my opinion it's very sensible proposal. I remember changing dialog layout in resources was a big pain because of amount of repeated work for all languages (and error prone). It was demotivating. On the other hand there are free translation platforms making project translation more organized

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2017-03-14 Thread Ștefan Fulea
Marți, 14 martie 2017 12:00:02 +, Mark Jansen a scris: > How about a better way to translate ros? > For example integrating .po files with our rc files (possibly needs a > preprocess step or something tho), > Or creating a resource editor that allows multiple files

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-13 Thread Mark Jansen
rigine- >> De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] De la part de Colin Finck >> Envoyé : dimanche 12 mars 2017 17:27 >> À : 'ReactOS Development List' >> Objet : [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list >> >> Hi all! >> >> Daniel and me colle

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2017-03-13 Thread Colin Finck
org] De la part de Colin Finck > Envoyé : dimanche 12 mars 2017 17:27 > À : 'ReactOS Development List' > Objet : [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list > > Hi all! > > Daniel and me collected some additional ideas for GSoC today, which I've > added to our Wiki

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-13 Thread Colin Finck
Am 12.03.2017 um 23:34 schrieb Thomas Mueller: > Also, the ability to build or cross-build ReactOS and install directory to a > FAT32 partition, mounted on a directory, without having to burn to CD and > boot/install from there: would that be appropriate? That's basically our previous "make

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-13 Thread Colin Finck
org > <mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org>] De la part de Colin Finck > > Envoyé : dimanche 12 mars 2017 17:27 > > À : 'ReactOS Development List' > > Objet : [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list > > > Hi all! >

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-12 Thread Alex Ionescu
t; De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] De la part de Colin >> Finck >> > Envoyé : dimanche 12 mars 2017 17:27 >> > À : 'ReactOS Development List' >> > Objet : [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list >> >> > Hi all! >> >>

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-12 Thread Thomas Mueller
> Victor thought also about adding registry hive healing. > Hermès. > -Message d'origine- > De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] De la part de Colin Finck > Envoyé : dimanche 12 mars 2017 17:27 > À : 'ReactOS Development List' > Objet : [ros-dev] Ne

Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-12 Thread Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO
Victor thought also about adding registry hive healing. Hermès. -Message d'origine- De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-boun...@reactos.org] De la part de Colin Finck Envoyé : dimanche 12 mars 2017 17:27 À : 'ReactOS Development List' Objet : [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list Hi all

[ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

2017-03-12 Thread Colin Finck
Hi all! Daniel and me collected some additional ideas for GSoC today, which I've added to our Wiki Ideas list: https://reactos.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2017_Ideas In particular: * Fundamental WiFi components * USBXHCI driver for supporting USB 3.x controllers * Bluetooth Stack *