25.09.99 – 01.10.99

I have noticed a trend that was started ohhh about 2 months
ago starting to make a come back… revamping old mods.  This was
started by Visigoth and jugg with the revamping of lscommand and
tasks.dll respectively.  Now its reworking of re5ource’s popups and
Killarny’s sysvwm.  This is what gpl is all about folks.  Take some
open source and run with it.  Make it better, bigger, faster!  Look
at lsxcommand, its the swiss army knife of modules.  Without the
source release by limpid and the reworking by Visigoth, this module
would never exist.  Lets keep this trend going people!  If your a
module coder, release your code.  If your a programmer and you don’t
have any new ideas, consider picking up an older module with source
and reworking it.  This is what makes LiteStep LiteStep!

- demigod

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TOP NEWS STORIES
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- IE/Outlook spinning logo replacement (3:19am 26.09)

I know this isn’t really “top news” but 1) its neat as
hell, and 2) it doesn’t fit anywhere else.  Thor has thrown
together a nice set of bmps and .reg files to replace the
boring old spinning globe to a spinning LS Scorpion.  Although
it spins extremely fast, it’s still a nice little hack.

url – http://members.xoom.com/Hammaraxx
(source: LS Mailing List ~ Replace IE & Outlook Logo ./)

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- LiteStep on ZDTV ScreenSavers again (3:37pm 29.09)

“Looks like Litestep has made it into the press again!
According to [rootrider], ZDNet’s ScreenSaver’s show has
posted another article in their Answers & Tips section about
the shell in response to a user query. They’ve even included
a RealVideo movie of them discussing the shell (reportedly
it’s of jugg’s 24.5 distribution with his default theme. I’ll
have to take their word for it, as I haven’t been able to get
the damn thing to progress beyond ‘Opening…’<g>). Detail
accuracy is as usual a little off and they’ve made the mistake
of providing Litestep.net and skinz.org as the primary
locations for information & themes (skinz.org is fine, but
Litestep.net only carries last spring’s 24.4 release), but
what the heck, any press is good press.:) If you feel like
providing some feedback, the address is feedback@zdtv.com.”

url – http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/screensavers/
(source: tinomen.chunkymunky.net)

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- ZiffDavis in France (2:52pm 30.09)

Looks like ZD is promoting LiteStep everywhere these days,
at least in this article they got the websites right. Serge
Tomei writes:

“Seen in PCexpert, a french monthly newspaper from Ziff Davis
(ZDnet) an article mentioning Litestep with a reliable vwm.
It refers also to the following sites :
chunky-munky
floach
litestep.com, .net, .org…”

(source: LS Mailing List ~ Ltestep worldwide ?)

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- Visigoth’s LS Module-making tutorial logs available (7:44pm 01.10)

On Thursday night Visigoth gave a tutorial on the basics
of coding a ls module.  Thankfully someone got a full log
of it, including q/a.  You can get the logs at fpns site
at fpn/visigothtutorial.shtml and grab the sample.zip at
fpn/lssource.

url – floach.pimpin.net
(source: floach.pimpin.net)

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MODULES
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- WinCtrl.dll 1.0 ~ mirul (2:45pm 29.09)

This module creates bang commands to let you control your
windows. You can move, resize, and roll up windows and change
many window settings. There are also commands to set
background and tooltip colors.

url – chunkymunky.com/modulo
e-mail – amirul@sapura.com.my
(source: chunkymunky.com/modulo)

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- Chimes.dll 1.3 ~ Pavel Vitis (2:46pm 29.09)

+ Added optional “ChimesDir” parameter to aid shorter chimes
definitions
+ Added option to limit/extent playing-duration for multiple
chimes
+ Added bang !ChimeAbort to abort (mute) currently played
chime (twelve bell strikes at 12:00 is sometimes too much
for your ears, especially at night, playing your favorite
game or doing some litestep-module coding :)

url – http://www.tribase.cz/~vitis/files/litestep/
e-mail – pavel.vitis@seznam.cz
(source: chunkymunky.com/modulo)

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- SCRSAVER.dll 1.0 ~ Pavel Vitis (2:51pm 29.09)

Creates bangs to run the screensaver and to toggle whether it
is enabled or disabled.

url – http://www.tribase.cz/~vitis/files/litestep/
e-mail – pavel.vitis@seznam.cz
(source: chunkymunky.com/modulo)

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- Hotspots.dll 0.3 ~ Pavel Vitis (2:49pm 29.09)

* Optimizations
* Format of hotspot definition slightly changed
+ Added separate actions for Ctrl/Shift/Alt key modifiers
+ Added mouse-out action

url – http://www.tribase.cz/~vitis/files/litestep/
e-mail – pavel.vitis@seznam.cz
(source: chunkymunky.com/modulo)

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- Dwarf.dll 1.1 ~ TrOgI (2:50pm 29.09)

- Fixed bug that caused LS to crash often
- Removed useless bang commands that were replaced with
toggles
- Optimized some code for a smaller dll size

(source: chunkymunky.com/modulo)

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- Popup r9.3 ~ (e) (2:56pm 29.09)

New in this release:

- Caching code is now optional.
Put ‘PopupUseCache’ in your step.rc if it works for you
(I’ll fix it later)

- Icons can be specified, format:
*popup .icon=”C:\windows\explorer.exe” “Start Menu” 17
default.bmp “!PopupFolder:C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu”
remember to put the .icon= as the FIRST entry after *popup

- Multiple popup support (subtitled: ‘Now you can use jDesk
and have that damn left click popup you’ve always wanted!’)

read the included MultiPop.txt file ;-)

url – http://users.iafrica.com/e/ez/eze/
e-mail – petere@microgaming.com
(source: LS Mailing List ~ PopupR9.3)

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- LSWeather b3 ~ MrJukes (3:53pm 29.09)

“This version has a bunch of new features including a
favorites menu and storing the different kinds of weather
conditions and corresponding bmps in the modules.ini as
opposed to being hardcoded into the module. I didn’t get
quite as much testing out of this release that I wanted, but
it works fine for me and a bunch of other people. Let me know
if there is something broken or if there are more features
you want added in.”

url – http://floach.pimpin.net/SecondPartySoftware
e-mail – mrjukes@purdue.edu
(source: floach.pimpin.net)

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- BPSysvwm 990930 ~ Keith001 (8:45am 30.09)

“Some time ago, I asked on this list if it was possible to
scroll inside the virtual screen of the vwmn, instead of just
shifting desktops.  Since a window could already span several
desktops, I figured it wouldn’t be that hard to tweak the
existing module to add that.

“In the good old tradition of open source software, I made the
changes I wanted and now make the result available.

“I also made a little change to always set VWMNoMove to TRUE
when docked: this avoids crashing ls when moving the window
inside the 64×64 area in the wharf, and then clicking where
it was.”

%%UPDATE%% (7:55pm 30.09)

“You asked for it… new version with an extra option called
VWMAutoSwitchNoFollow (not very descriptive name… any better
idea?) which won’t move your mouse when the screen scrolls.”

url – http://www.vif.com/users/keith001/ls.htm
e-mail – keith001@writeme.com
(source: LS Mailing List ~ New options added to SysVWM)

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- Recycler 3.0.3 ~ Joachim Calvert (8:20pm 30.09)

* Fixed the legacy routine so that the ‘bin is emptied even
if the system won’t report which drives contains removed
files.
* There seems to be an issue where the module will crash LS
when the module is unloaded (i.e. when recycling LS). It
may be fixed, but I can’t confirm this.

url – http://hem.passagen.se/jcalvert/software/
e-mail – jcalvert@hem.passagen.se
(source: tinomen.chunkymunky.com)

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THEMES
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- Evolution2 ~ TimewarpX (8:29am 30.09)

“This theme is designed to be very minimalist, and is TOTALLY
popup driven. Again I have used the same popup structure, and
this theme is 100% workable at al resolutions above 800×600(if
there is enough demand, I will release a patch for 640×480)
the theme includes a sysemeter skin, as well as some slick
skinning for mIRC and a style for pimpIRC(mIRC script)”

url – chunkymunky.com/timewarpx
ss – http://www.chunkymunky.com/timewarpx/evo2.jpg
e-mail – timewarp101@hotmail.com
(source: #ls_help ~ topic)

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WEB SITES
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- LSDev is back (3:41pm 29.09)

I just shoot over to fpn and noticed that LSDev is backup
and running with a new build.  Dustin Williams has redesigned
the site that cbjcyber had originally run.  Not only are new
builds available, but he has also redone the previous builds.
If your interested in cutting edge daily builds, this is the
place to check out.

url – floach.pimpin.net/lsdev
(source: floach.pimpin.net)

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- LSSource moves to fpn (4:01pm 29.09)

TrOgI has moved his collection of module source codes over
to the guys at fpn.  Same great content, same great taste,
new location.  Swing by if you get the chance, its a great
site.

url – floach.pimpin.net/lssource
(source: floach.pimpin.net)

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PROGRAMS
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- LSTweaker 1.52 ~ Epsylon3 (11:30 25.09)

LSTweaker, a gui step.rc editor, has been updated.  A few
new commands and a write change has been made.

- Replace Registry by an Ini File : Multiple Instances of
LiteStep Tweaker
- Editor : Fix Delete on D&D
- ShortCuts : #xT Support (OnTop)
- DWarf : Group Support
- Hotkey : DblClick
- RealSize Sh: Dwarf v1 Support / Apply Change Box

%%UPDATE%% (7:37pm 01.10)

- Default English language
- DWharf v1+ support
- LiteSpawn support
- debug Popup Editor
- and more …

url – http://tweak.cjb.net/
e-mail – Epsylon3@ifrance.com
(source: chunkymunky.com)

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Tips
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- If you are running a module that only allows single parameters but
you wish to run multiple parameters, a simple work around is to
you either script.dll or alterscript.dll.  Create a custom bang
command and use that instead of the actual string of commands.

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Retro
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- Litestep Button Previewer ~ Shambler (April 26, 1998)

This is a VB4 button previewing program for the original
button bmps.  From the readme:

“This previews the original button bitmaps, so when you’re
editing the step.rc, you can just load this program up and
see what bitmap you want on your button!  When I update this
again, you should be able to open custom buttons and preview
them!”

download: chunkymunky.com/lsweekly/retro/lsbp.zip

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Latest Builds
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- Official – b24.5 build 300999
Changes
- Feature Addition [desktop.c / (e)]:
Added code by Jay Kramer (jkramer@depcoinc.com) min/max
click update for start bar (new explorer functionality)
- Bugfix [shortcut.h / murphy]:
Added char extra_group[10]; to struct shortcutType. Was
made to make shortcut.c compile.

- Preview – b24.5 build 230999
Changes
- all features of cvs-build 1999/09/23.
- with bitmap-importfilter in lsapi.dll
- key support for TAB, PAUSE and APPS key
- popup-icons can be placed with POPUPTEXTOFFSET from edge
- fixed cursormovement in popup. the submenus don’t open
automatically when moved with cursors. with mouse the will,
but you need to press the left mousebutton, when using key
before.
- return/enter opens now the subfolders correctly
- NO !HELP command. if anybody wants it and finds it useful,
write me a mail.

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