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DevCon for OS/2 - Developer Connection

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Section 1: Start point

Section 2: Examples of WPS programs

  • There are examples in Toolkit -> SAMPLES\WPS\
  • XWorkPlace -- Extended classes of eComStation WPS which improve and simplify control over the operating system.

Section 3: How to compile?

Use IBM Visual Age compiler to create WPS applications and dlls. Don't use Watcom or GCC.

Section 4: WPS Guidelines

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Section 5: Tips and tricks

Advice 1:

Don't try this at home! - Adventures in WPS programming (Chris Wohlgemuth, netlabs.org)

The Workplace Shell is a fascinating framework albeit with some rough edges. This presentation is not a HelloWorld-WPS-class-creation-in-10-easy-steps-hands-on-workshop. It features general hints, tips, tricks and workarounds for common problems. When traveling WPS land every developer may come to some obscure places where weird stuff is waiting for the innocent. Take the information given as your personal survival guide helping to get back home safely.

Section 6: WPS + PM

В: How to open WPS folder of directory X on desktop?

Use this example: 

 
#define ICNL_WINWORKPLACE
 
#ifndef OPEN_DEFAULT
#define OPEN_DEFAULT 0
#endif
 
void openDownloadFolder(char *dDir)
{
    HOBJECT obj;
 
 
    if ( ( obj = WinQueryObject( dDir ) ) != NULLHANDLE ) {
      WinOpenObject( obj , OPEN_DEFAULT , TRUE );
      // Второй раз чтоб сделать открытую папку активной
      WinOpenObject( obj , OPEN_DEFAULT , TRUE );
   }
}

В: How to use WPS classes from PM applications?

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В: How to launch viewer for file X?

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ArcaOS 5.1.1 whatsnew - PNG icons

PNG icons on Desktop

PNG icons on Desktop. (instead of ancient .ico designed in 1994)

PNG icons on Desktop

eCo Software: it's a significant achievement that we have created PNG icons engine for OS/2 Desktop. and designed the set of system icons. In other words, we have modernized the external view of OS/2.

Now we can discuss how to attract new users.

// надо на ENG!!
Blonde Guy

Buy OS/2 application: DVD/CD Toys

Warpstock Europe 2016

Interview with Roderick Klein, video:

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