pspWxp Encore v4 Beta 1 |
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It must be the week for portal releases, as there's another one on the loose. After mentioning the release of DarkPortal and Pro-Messenger, Hunter Onhika sent in a tip about a rebuild of pspWxp, known as Encore.
According to the pspWxp forums, pspWxp Encore v4 is the first beta out for the portal. They don't intend to offer a release date till they know how long it'll take, but until then, you can enjoy this portal. They also mention that the interface currently uses the Linux-based K Desktop Environment, and will feature additional themes later on.
As for functionality, their progress is currently at 40 percent, so expect bugs here and there. Still, their readme is very instructive, featuring installation instructions and some troubleshooting tips. In any case, here's the full changelog they've posted on their forums. Give it a try, and let them know what you think. Enjoy!
Download: [pspWxp Encore v4 Beta 1]
Status Updates:
3/02/07
New stuff:
- significant improvements to multple windows
Stuff i broke:
- applets currently do not work. this includes the applications menu, so there is no way to test multiple windows properly.
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28/01/07
New stuff:
- Core code for multiple windows almost fully implemented. 3 windows can be opened (though this can be changed), each operate correctly. Tabs also appear in the window list, though this needs tweaking.
- window and tab title and icons correctly load
- started making a mute sound option for those with firmware 3+
Fixes:
- clock
What i broke:
- sounds. this will be fixed when i get the mute function working correctly.
Next stages:
- tweak multiple windows
- tidy file-structure a bit...
- release beta 2
- being a maximize window code.
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27/01/07
Fixes
- submenus appear in correct place
- icons appear correctly in window
- boot sound has less interference
New stuff
- a tab on the panel opens with the window
- taking first steps for multiple windows. max will probably be 3.
What i broke:
- the hide/show taskbar buttons are now out of line
- ahem... i have broken the clock again. Embarassed
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24/01/07
Fixes:
- Sounds work again
- desktop icons working
- menu appears in correct place, though sub menus don't
- menu icons load
- fixed clock (again)
- desktop background fixed
- cookies now load properly before loading the desktop
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20/01/07
New features:
- Finally have support for multiple panels (taskbars). A new panel can be added in the panels.js with selected applets (such as the menu button, clock etc).
Fixes:
- fixed main menu not showing, though not correct size or in correct position
- faster loading - though this will increase again as i add more code
What i broke (a lot):
- desktop icons now not loading
- sounds causing content cannot be displayed errors
- all menu icons broken
- clock now in completely wrong place and stays as 00:00
- menu appears in wrong place
- sub-menus appear in wrong place
- desktop background not loading
Next stages:
- fix the above
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16/01/07
Fixed:
- Little scrolling down problem
- boot time massivly reduced
What i broke:
- the start sound currently does not play, but i do know why
- the main menu does not appear
New stuff:
- begun Firefox
- bugun Writer
- new program list is being made
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14/01/07 - Get the beta for this
New features:
- applications load in window, though windows are unfinished. min max and close buttons are not working for example.
- cleaned file structure
Stuff I broke
- the clock (again)
Next stages:
- fix the clock
- make control box work
- fix window title and icon (this should be easy)
- get desktop shortcuts to work
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14/01/07
New working features:
- Boot screen is now working, with info on what is being loaded. eg "Loading GUI Settings". Still needs a little more work done
- Started a message dialog with error or beep sounds
- Desktop icons fully load
- hide taskbar button is finished
- more css added
- added a better quality background
Next stages:
- get app to load in a window which follows the theme. i will use iframes, just like the origional pspWxp.
- add control box to these windows (min, max and close buttons);
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13/01/07
Currently working features:
- desktop background loads - wow...
- taskbar loads with texture
- clock on taskbar is working
- kmenu (start menu) is working, though i still need to add css for it
- desktop shortcuts beign to load, though very buggy atm
- taskbar show/hide button is almost finished
- start-up sound - no horrible jittery sound! in good quality too!
- boot screen was working, but i ruined that somehow...
Next stages:
- Get desktop icons fully loading
- Fix boot screen
- Write code to actually open a program, where applications open in iframes
- Develop a multiple application capability. probably a max of 3 apps again
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Comments
Wicked Sweet, I dig where this is going. I'll post back when I've tested it.
Really buggy indeed... yet i'm impressed. It will turn into a fine app if the auther continues his work, I see it heading in a great direction. Not much worked in the app but still looks like a great start. I tested all the stuff in the app, only a few things worked with a whole list of other stuff that didn't work at all, like the Net Browser. Hopefully this can move out or portal stage into homebrew & even EBoot in the future. Keep up the great work and hope to see more of this app in the future.
is that really some form of Firefox? i see you said it does not work, but did he mention anywhere if it is Firefox or if it's just a shortcut to the original browser? cause Firefox on PSP could mean no more low memory problem
it is not firefox its basically an iframe im a dev for this site but it HELPS with errors
There is already a psp homebrew browser that helps with the low memory problem. I havn't gotten the error message when browsing. Back on point: this is a cool looking portal. I messed around with the pspWxp portal and edited it. But mine isn't linux, its just more realistic than the origional windows portal.
Is this an Operating System? Is it like Linux for the PS3 where you can put emulators and stuff on it?
Firefox is an amazing browser... on a PC. It would take up way too much RAM on the PSP; the official browser that was designed with the PSP in mind and more limited browsers such as Links work well, but Firefox would just couldn't run efficiently with such little memory.
not at all no where near an OS its simply something running within the PSP's browser it cannot load any file other than the ones supported by the PSP browser but it is a nice looking ap and i hope to see more releases
i can install i'm will help
do games work on it?
Ive hacked it. But i cannot get my custom start sound working.
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