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[flashjazzcat]

Regarding VDI / AES - both acronyms are quite attractive in their own right, but I think MrFish and I have covered all those bases in our lists. As MrFish says, neither Apple nor Microsoft have been especially imaginative with their OS names. In response to "Windows", my wife's first contribution was "Doors", and I'm sure an interesting acronym could be wrestled out of that.

On the window theme:

Quarterlight
Halflight
Fenestra
Lancet
Oriel
Skylight

...etc, etc. We'll either end up with an acronym (already exhaustively shortlisted), or something abstract which suddenly ticks all the boxes.

[flashjazzcat]

A little taster (sorry it's not an XEX, but it's nowhere near complete enough today):



This is extremely basic: the document size (and thus with width of the horizontal scroll thumb) isn't even changing depending on the height of the columns (that's what I'm coding up at the moment). Also to do:

• Deactivate vertical scroll bar in list view (since this document is always the same height as the window)
  
• "Snap" the scroll thumb to the column offset
  
• Don't redraw if the column offset didn't change as a result of the scroll thumb moving
  
• Use blitter for partial scrolls (e.g. blit columns 2 and 3 to columns 1 and 2 if moving right by one column)

It might be nice to provide a callback hook so that the application can redefine the document proportions following a resize event before the window manager gets a chance to redraw the scroll bar with the thumb at the "old" size. The Mac used to put the scroll-bars in the client area to avoid this problem (here, window scroll bars are redrawn before the application gets a resize event). It would be nice to avoid drawing the scrollbar at the old size / offset before having to resize it and draw it again if the document proportions change.

Anyway - this is quite heavy going, but once it's working, I'll effectively have a complete skeleton application and then I can go back and reconsider the API for window events in light of having actually written code which uses it. But in any case - I'll release it as soon as it's working reasonably well (can't promise blitting will be in the demo).

Edited by flashjazzcat, Yesterday, 2:21 PM.

[miker]

Let's stir the pot a bit more...

What abot FUGEE instead of FUGI?

(just because)

Edited by miker, Yesterday, 2:26 PM.

[31336haxx0r]

This scrolling looks really fast!

[Jacques]

miker, on Wed May 23, 2012 2:25 PM, said:

Let's stir the pot a bit more...

What abot FUGEE instead of FUGI?

(just because)

FUGUI maybe?

[AtariGeezer]

miker, on Wed May 23, 2012 2:25 PM, said:

Let's stir the pot a bit more...

What abot FUGEE instead of FUGI?

(just because)

I still like the name of Fun GOS... "it will grow on you"

or if you want to combine names:
CatFish OS...

Jay

[MrFish]

AtariGeezer, on Wed May 23, 2012 4:45 PM, said:

miker, on Wed May 23, 2012 2:25 PM, said:

Let's stir the pot a bit more...

What abot FUGEE instead of FUGI?

(just because)

I still like the name of Fun GOS... "it will grow on you"

lol

[venom4728a]

I like all the name, just thought up a few myself


Atari Paines (Window Paines)

Panels OS

OCT-OS

Robert

Edited by venom4728a, Yesterday, 8:50 PM.

[MrFish]

venom4728a, on Wed May 23, 2012 8:48 PM, said:

Atari Paines (Window Paines)

That one might lead people to believe that it's a "pain" to use.

[almightytodd]

I like Skylight...

[Shawn Jefferson]

You know what would be an awesome name:
Atari Windows System Manager = AWSM

Edited by Shawn Jefferson, Today, 1:13 AM.

[MrFish]

Shawn Jefferson, on Thu May 24, 2012 1:12 AM, said:

You know what would be an awesome name:
Atari Windows System Manager = AWSM

Not bad!

[Jacques]

Too long and "sophisticated". No magic in this name

[bf2k+]

I 2nd the vote for Catfish!

[flashjazzcat]

venom4728a, on Wed May 23, 2012 8:48 PM, said:

I like all the name, just thought up a few myself

Atari Paines (Window Paines)

Panels OS

OCT-OS

Robert

Nice list, although the last one's baffling: why would we call it "Robert"?

AtariGeezer, on Wed May 23, 2012 4:45 PM, said:

or if you want to combine names:
CatFish OS...

I simultaneously like and dislike CatFish OS... it's a marmite name for sure.

Back to the coding for a moment: I just realized the obvious way to "silently" resize the scroll thumbs after a resize event is to return WM_RESIZE followed by a separate WM_DRAW event. This way the application can resize the thumbs, re-enter the main loop, and then the GUI will draw the non-client area with the altered scroll bars and immediately return a DRAW event for the client area (if necessary).

[130XE]

Atari Windows System Manager - AWSoMe
Catfish - FishiCat

Last WISH! - because there are ALL ever DONE!

[doomguy]

I like Catfish as well.

[130XE]

CatfullOfFish!
Oh no!!!

Edited by 130XE, Today, 7:17 AM.

[flashjazzcat]

130XE, on Thu May 24, 2012 6:57 AM, said:

Catfish - FishiCat

My wife suggested FishyCat. Spooky!

[Jacques]

"Mouse'EM!" (suggests mouse usage and GEM similiarities)

Edited by Jacques, Today, 8:40 AM.

[Bryan]

flashjazzcat, on Thu May 24, 2012 6:50 AM, said:

venom4728a, on Wed May 23, 2012 8:48 PM, said:

Robert

Nice list, although the last one's baffling: why would we call it "Robert"?

I thought the same thing.

Atari used to be headquartered at 1265 Borregas Ave, so why not BorreGOS.


http://www.flickr.co...dsm/6744975713/

[Stephen]

Bryan, on Thu May 24, 2012 8:40 AM, said:

flashjazzcat, on Thu May 24, 2012 6:50 AM, said:

venom4728a, on Wed May 23, 2012 8:48 PM, said:

Robert

Nice list, although the last one's baffling: why would we call it "Robert"?

I thought the same thing.

Atari used to be headquartered at 1265 Borregas Ave, so why not BorreGOS.


http://www.flickr.co...dsm/6744975713/

I like it.