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{{short description|MUI-based desktop environment for MorphOS}} |
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⚫ | '''Ambient''' is a [[Magic User Interface|MUI]] |
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{{Infobox software |
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| name = Ambient |
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| title = Ambient |
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| logo = |
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| screenshot = AmbientDesktop.png |
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| author = David Gerber |
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| developer = Ambient Open Source Team |
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| released = {{Start date and age|2005}}<ref name=davidrelease>{{cite web | url=http://zapek.com/?page_id=18 | title=Ambient | access-date=2008-11-21}}</ref> |
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| discontinued = |
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| latest release version = 1.1599 |
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| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2008|06|08}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morphosambient.sourceforge.net/changes.html|title=Ambient Open Source Team - shorted ambient.notes|website=morphosambient.sourceforge.net}}</ref> |
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| latest preview version = |
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| latest preview date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> |
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| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]] |
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| operating system = [[MorphOS]] |
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| platform = |
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| size = |
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| language = |
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| status = |
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| genre = [[Desktop environment]] |
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| license = [[GNU General Public License]] |
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| website = {{URL|http://morphosambient.sf.net}} |
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⚫ | '''Ambient''' is a [[Magic User Interface|MUI]]-based [[desktop environment]] for [[MorphOS]].<ref>http://morphos.de/files/src/3.11//ambient.tar.bz2 Source code of MorphOS 3.11</ref> Its development was started in 2001 by David Gerber. Its main goals were that it should be fully asynchronous, simple and fast. Ambient remotely resembles [[Workbench (AmigaOS)|Workbench]] and [[Directory Opus]] Magellan trying to mix the best of both worlds. |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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Ambient does not strictly follow the Amiga Workbench interface paradigm but there are still many similarities: while programs are called tools program attributes are called tooltypes, data files are projects and directories are drawers. |
Ambient does not strictly follow the Amiga Workbench interface paradigm but there are still many similarities: while programs are called tools, program attributes are called tooltypes, data files are projects and directories are drawers. |
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* support for [[ARexx]] scripting language |
* support for [[ARexx]] scripting language |
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* panels which are used as program launchers |
* panels which are used as program launchers |
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Ambient is localized for various languages and while part of MorphOS it is also available separately. There are various visual effects in Ambient which are taking an advantage of hardware accelerated visual effects in MorphOS.<ref>{{ |
Ambient is localized for various languages and while it is part of MorphOS, it is also available separately. There are various visual effects in Ambient which are taking an advantage of hardware accelerated visual effects in MorphOS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powerdeveloper.org/morphos-article.php|title=MorphOS: The Lightning OS|date=2006-11-22|access-date=2010-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725135841/http://www.powerdeveloper.org/morphos-article.php|archive-date=2011-07-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Desktop icons== |
==Desktop icons== |
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The native icon format in Ambient is |
The native icon format in Ambient is PNG, but there is built-in support for other Amiga icon formats. Ambient introduced a special icon format called '''DataType Icons''' where the icon is simply any image file renamed to include the ''.info'' extension. Those icons are read using the [[AmigaOS#Datatypes|Amiga DataType]] system. |
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! || Original Amiga icons || MagicWB || NewIcons || GlowIcons || GlowIcons32 || DT Icons || PNG || DualPNG |
! || Original Amiga icons || MagicWB || NewIcons || GlowIcons || GlowIcons32 || DT Icons || PNG || DualPNG || SVG |
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! Colours |
! Colours |
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| 4 || 8 || 256 || 256 || 16M || 16M || 16M || 16M |
| 4 || 8 || 256 || 256 || 16M || 16M || 16M || 16M || 16M |
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! Alpha blending |
! Alpha blending |
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| No || No || No || No || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes |
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Not sure |
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! Icon size |
! Icon size |
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| N/A || N/A || 36×40 || 46×46 || 46×46 || 128×128 || 128×128 || 128×128 |
| {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || 36×40 || 46×46 || 46×46 || 128×128 || 128×128 || 128×128 || 128x128 |
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! Second state image |
! Second state image |
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| Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || No || Yes |
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} |
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! Embedded metadata |
! Embedded metadata |
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| Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || Yes || Yes |
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Not sure |
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==Development status== |
==Development status== |
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In 2005 David Gerber released Ambient source code under [[GPL]]<ref |
In 2005, David Gerber released Ambient source code under [[GPL]]<ref name=davidrelease /> and it is now developed by the Ambient development team. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Amiga}} |
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* [[Workbench (AmigaOS)|Amiga Workbench]] |
* [[Workbench (AmigaOS)|Amiga Workbench]] |
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* [[MorphOS] |
* [[MorphOS]] |
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* [[Scalos] |
* [[Scalos]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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<references/> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{Official website|morphosambient.sourceforge.net}} |
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* {{sourceforge|morphosambient}} |
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/morphosambient/ SourceForge] |
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* [http://morphosambient.sourceforge.net/daily/ CVS snapshots] |
* [http://morphosambient.sourceforge.net/daily/ CVS snapshots] |
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[[Category:Free software programmed in C]] |
[[Category:Free software programmed in C]] |
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[[Category:MorphOS]] |
[[Category:MorphOS]] |
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[[Category:Software using the GPL license]] |
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[[ru:Ambient desktop]] |
Latest revision as of 16:43, 26 April 2024
Original author(s) | David Gerber |
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Developer(s) | Ambient Open Source Team |
Initial release | 2005[1] |
Stable release | 1.1599
/ June 8, 2008[2] |
Written in | C |
Operating system | MorphOS |
Type | Desktop environment |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | morphosambient |
Ambient is a MUI-based desktop environment for MorphOS.[3] Its development was started in 2001 by David Gerber. Its main goals were that it should be fully asynchronous, simple and fast. Ambient remotely resembles Workbench and Directory Opus Magellan trying to mix the best of both worlds.
Features
Ambient does not strictly follow the Amiga Workbench interface paradigm but there are still many similarities: while programs are called tools, program attributes are called tooltypes, data files are projects and directories are drawers.
- support for ARexx scripting language
- default icon library for hundreds of fileformats
- fully asynchronous, multi-threaded design
- fast asynchronous file I/O functions and file notifications
- support for PNG and other Amiga icon formats
- built-in icon, workbench and wbstart libraries
- built-in applications like disk formatting and commodities manager
- panels which are used as program launchers
Ambient is localized for various languages and while it is part of MorphOS, it is also available separately. There are various visual effects in Ambient which are taking an advantage of hardware accelerated visual effects in MorphOS.[4]
Desktop icons
The native icon format in Ambient is PNG, but there is built-in support for other Amiga icon formats. Ambient introduced a special icon format called DataType Icons where the icon is simply any image file renamed to include the .info extension. Those icons are read using the Amiga DataType system.
Original Amiga icons | MagicWB | NewIcons | GlowIcons | GlowIcons32 | DT Icons | PNG | DualPNG | SVG | |
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Colours | 4 | 8 | 256 | 256 | 16M | 16M | 16M | 16M | 16M |
Alpha blending | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not sure |
Icon size | — | — | 36×40 | 46×46 | 46×46 | 128×128 | 128×128 | 128×128 | 128x128 |
Second state image | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Embedded metadata | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Not sure |
Development status
In 2005, David Gerber released Ambient source code under GPL[1] and it is now developed by the Ambient development team.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ambient". Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ "Ambient Open Source Team - shorted ambient.notes". morphosambient.sourceforge.net.
- ^ http://morphos.de/files/src/3.11//ambient.tar.bz2 Source code of MorphOS 3.11
- ^ "MorphOS: The Lightning OS". 2006-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-09-04.