WinDS

	WinDS
	File:Winds.jpg
General
Author(s)	LiraNuna
Type	Operating system
Version	2 2005
Licence	Mixed
Links
	[Media:WinDS.zip Download]
	Website

Features

100% Touch Screen Integration which means :

Drag-able and Resize-able Windows

On-Screen Kb (virtual Keyboard) for easy text editing

Clickable Buttons and other Controls

Cool new Application Lunching system – Icons
On-Screen Real-Time-Clock
Can hold ANY GBA WinS application

User guide

Please note that NDS WinS can run any application coded and compiled correctly using any compiler. The applications at this stage built in and must be pre-compiled with the NDS WinS and WGL (WinS Graphic Library) libraries.

Applications

WinS Paint: A basic Paint application

WinS BasiCalc: A basic Calculator - Added a divide button

Dominator: A WinS puzzle game – more info in the game

LoveCalc: Computes the love-rate of two names

Notepad: A basic Text editing program

TicTacToe: A Tic-Tac-Toe game

Controls

Control everything with stylus.

Changelog

WinDS NeoFlash Release (10/08/2005)

General:

WinDS won 2nd place at GBAX2k5!
Now being compiled with devkitARM r15
Now using the IPC version 2, touch code is more accurate

WGL changes:

Major speed optimizations
Bug Fix : Clipping issues with SwSprites

WinSAPI changes:

Option to Drag/Resize windows by wireframe
Wallpaper changed, by TheGeek
Software Clock interrupt
PowerSaving mode is now relaying on seconds
Faster (none-wireframe) dragging/resizing Alogorithms
Added Icon select feature
Added Icon drag feature
Added Align Support
Added Control : CtlTabList
Added Control : CtlSlider
Added Settings engine
Added Firm 'Settings' application
Added On-run Selectable color theme engine
Added feature : Enable/Disable Control
Added feature : Fake Selection
Removed unused variables to save RAM and ROM
Application would now run via double-tap
Bug Fix : Hiding and UnHiding Controls
Bug Fix : Sending Messages to hiddened Controls
Bug Fix : PowerSave mode when in vKb mode
Bug Fix : Message sending with no ancestor
Bug Fix : Shift key didn't work (rare)
Bug Fix : de-allocation bug that caused WinS to crash on devkitARM r15

Applications changes:

Icons changed
Paint : Added diffrent drawing modes : FreeHand, Line and Rectangle
Paint : Added Yellow color
TicTacToe : Re-Wrote engine
TicTacToe : Disabled buttons when game is finished
Settings : Layout changed
Removed : GraphCalc Beta - caused heavey memory problems with devkitARM r15

WinDS 1st Release (02/06/2005)

General:

Name change : WinDS
Now sponsored by NeoFlash

WGL changes:

Now using the 2nd screen
New Screen32k Object : upScreen

WinSAPI changes:

Bigger vKb
Added watermark : "Powered by www.NeoFlash.com"
Wallpaper changed, by Maxamor
PowerSave mode after 200 frames
PowerSave mode when closing the lid
Added Control : CtlButtonEx
Added control : CtlCheckBox
Added control : CtlDropList
Removed : Bugged RTC on screen

Applications changes:

Icons changed (by ????)
BasiCalc renamed to Calculator
Added : '.' Button on Calculator
Added : '+/-' Button on Calculator
Added : GraphCalc BETA Application

NDS WinS GBAX2005 Release (31/05/2005)

WGL changes:

Ported to the NDS's HardWare
Screen32k::D_Printf() now outputs to the second screen

WinSAPI changes:

Windows are now Dragable by the Stylus
Windows are now Resizeable by the Stylus
Wallpaper change, by Chetic
vKb (virtual Keybored)
RTC on Screen.
Added control : CtlIcon
Removed : CtlPointer
Removed : K+ Input System
Disabled : CtlScroller
Disabled : CtlScrollBar
Bug Fix : Control::SetAhead()
Bug Fix : Control::AddSubControl()
Bug Fix : Control::RemoveSubControl()

Applications changes:

BasiCalc can now handle floats
Added : Devision on BasiCalc

Credits

Francesco Napolitano – for creating the original GBA WinS

Chétic - for great help in beta testing