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DS homebrew announcements > Xsystem (Semi os / File Browser) (New Release 0.2a)

#163242 - hacker013 - Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:01 pm

hey everybody,

I'm busy with a semi os / filebrowser. It is like DS-DOS, this is in early alpha stage.

Know bugs:
Keyboard is not drawn properbly.
BFI can't find files.

Bug Fixed:
none.

Bug Fixed for next Release:
ECHO command works now probably.

DOS_STLYED VERSION CANCLED: (Source). Please give credit to every ones work in this project.


Things added for next release:
Update Woopsi.
Added an Desktop.


Things to do for next release:
Make menu.
Make brainfuck interpreter to work.
Make media player with xm support.
Make link's rebootlib working.

Todo:
EMC player (Eponasoft Media Codec).
Make woopsi keyboard.
Make textwritter.
Make console window.
Make all dos commands to work.
Other little add-ons.

Download version 0.1:
Download xsystem.nds Ver 0.1
It includes a Brainfuck interpreter (it supports all 8 commands + exit sign X.) Enter help to see all commands.

Download version 0.2a:
Download xsystem2a.zip
Include:
File Browser.
JPEG viewer (gba-jpeg) (max size 256 * 256).
Brainfuck Interpreter.
Text viewer.
GUI (woopsi GUI).
NDS launcher (Link's rebootlib).
Calculator.
Debug Console.


Please give good feedback. If you have any request, post them.

gr,

hacker013.
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Last edited by hacker013 on Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:29 pm; edited 6 times in total

#163385 - wolped - Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:26 am

Good luck with this project.

As I experienced with DS-DOS, very few people like using the touch screen for typing, so I hope you have a way to make it easier or more fun for people.

#163390 - Jayenkai - Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:52 am

I'd much prefer Touch-typing than having to scroll about with a Dpad.
I bought an x360 the other week, and I can't TELL you how much I wished it had a Wii-pointer instead of desperately trying to find letters with a horribly misshapen ill conceived attempt at a Dpad.
Always touch, if not point, last resort is Dpad!

Stick with the touch!
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#163398 - Darkflame - Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:34 pm

The problem with DOS like solutions is redundancy, either a touch or d-pad dosnt mater if your selecting from a list of fixed options.

If, however, you have to type a full name of something to get it to run, rather then merely selecting it, it will always be slower.

The key is to have the minimum user input nesscery to do an action they want.
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#163410 - tepples - Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:31 pm

Add tab completion to make it easier. Let the user type a couple characters, and then the shell shows all the commands or file names that make sense at that point in the command line. Apparently, Internet Channel on Wii has word completion.
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#163584 - hacker013 - Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:56 pm

Has anybody tryed it out?
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#163884 - hacker013 - Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:03 pm

New Release See First Post And Please Give Some Comment.
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#163896 - Darkflame - Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:49 pm

tepples wrote:
Add tab completion to make it easier. Let the user type a couple characters, and then the shell shows all the commands or file names that make sense at that point in the command line. Apparently, Internet Channel on Wii has word completion.


Indeed, works quite well too once you get used to it.
(allthough the 10 or so it costs to get a wireless keyboard is probably a better investment if you want to use your wii to send emails, it supports keyboards just fine).

Still, tab completion is a good idea for something like this.
In fact, I often thought a tab-completion based OS for home computers would be a lot faster then the icon-based system of windows.
A google-esq window where you type your search OR the name of the program you want to run and then hit enter.
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#163923 - obis11 - Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:34 am

wolped wrote:
Good luck with this project.

As I experienced with DS-DOS, very few people like using the touch screen for typing, so I hope you have a way to make it easier or more fun for people.


I also think using the touch screen as a keyboard is a bad idea. I think someone should make a graffiti type input method (like the method used in the palm os). Something that could be shared among all other ds homebrew titles. I would work on this myself if I had enough time. Any one interested?

#165699 - hacker013 - Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:16 am

i'm interested, and i'n busy with a new release.
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