30 days with Amiga Os 4.1 day 6

Let's Codebench! I think one of the best thing you can do with an amiga like platform is programming.
I'm nor a guru nor an exper, i'm a simple hobbist that has found new pleasure in programming with aros about two years ago, so i'm about a kid in this.
Now i put my hands on amiga os4.1 to see how it is:)
I looked in os4depot to look for some ide (integrated developmente environment) but i found nothing special.
I went on to cubic ide but it's too os3 minded, then i read about codebench.
Codebench is a free (at least for now) ide specifically made for os4 sdk.
I downloaded it and installed it.
I have to say i usually use shell, janoeditor and gcc and this is my ordinary rifle when i want to code something.
But i was impressed by codebench! It's a nice ide and i think the best ide under amiga like oses.
I used scintilla under morphos and amidevcpp for crosscompiling in windows but i didnt' like them too much.
Codebench use colour, code completion, code suggestion and syntax highlighting and this all for free.
Best of best of best it has a really easy setting panel where you can specifiy linker, compiler and other stuff parameters.
One clik and you can add files to project, one other click and you can run it, after an auto build.
Very Good!
When the ide is easy, coding it's a pleasure. If you have no other problems beyond the code you're writing, coding is relaxing.
http://www.codebench.co.uk/
If i can this evening i'll put some pictures online

30 days with Os4.1 day 5

Hi again! Today i attached my sam system to a monitor-keyboard-mouse switch.
It's a plastic box at which you plug a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor and you use two computers with it.
I plugged my os4.1 sam pc and my morphos mac mini pc.
The only bad thing it's morphos that doesn't start with video otherwise you unplug and replug vga cable.
Sam works very well instead.

Another thing: i plugged my usb black and white multi function printer samsung scx4600. Os4.1 sees it!! It is recognized, but i have to understand if it's compatible. When i try to print a text from notepad, on the printer display appears "printing" but then it prints nothing.
I'm going to ask some help on amigaworld.net!

30 days with Os4.1 day 4

Hi! I finally was able to access blogspot. I had some problems to my internet connection, but now I'm here!
I wanted to talk to you of sketchblock. It's a native os4 painting, free hand program developed by Andy "broadblues" Broad, amigaworld.net user.
A really nice software, it allows you to draw with several blendings of pens and pencils. There are surely most advanced programs in this world but it's really useful and snappy.
It saves the drawing in a proprietary format but allows you to export it in the way you like.
Os4.1 sees my graphical tablet (an usb wakom bamboo) very well and, even if i'm not an artist, here's two sketches i did with sketchblock!!

Obviously you can download it from os4depot!! Bye!!!

30 Days with Os4.1 - Day 3

Day 3. Timberwolf doesn't give no more problems. Yes, it's not the speedest way of surfing the web but it does.
Far more way better there's owb. It's really a modern browser. Os4 version is a port done by kas1e based on fab original one.
I made some research on amigaworld.net. I want to use a drawing/painting program under os4.1 people suggested me several programs. Tonight i'll install them. I would like to install original ppc sware and not m68k or unix/amicygnix ones. Yes, m68k compatibility and the unix layer are good things but it's not my way of things.

30 days with Amiga Os4.1 - Day 2

Today i decided to make some drawing with my os4.1 box.
Amiga was famous for its graphical capabilities so i thought it could be a good starting point to draw something.
I went on osdepot and i find lodepaint. I know it under aros and it's a good pixel drawing program.
I downloaded it but when i launch it, the screen totally corrupts and i rebooted several times.
No way.
Strange: i found no issues about this in amiga forum. Could be it needs some libraries?
I downloaded letsplay. It's a child colour game.
I plugged my wacom bamboo graphical usb tablet and it works!
Yes. My 4 years old child started to play with it, and it works very well.