Because having six real screens is just showing off. Dave Ruck has released an updated version of Workspace – a utility that helps users avoid cluttered desktops by separating different types of work (or play) onto six different desktop workspaces.
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Mouse driven keyboard gains multiple keyboard support
Kevin Wells has updated his virtual keyboard application VKeyboard to accept multiple keyboards. The application presents a keyboard display on screen, and the action of clicking on any of the displayed keys will either result in the represented character being inserted wherever the cursor is or, for special keys – such as page up/down, tab, etc – the relevant action is carried out. With v1.02, users can now add additional keyboards. Creating and editing the keyboards is currently a manual process, involving editing files in the application’s innards, though a…
Read MoreRiscPCB now Pi-compatible
Terry Swanborough has updated RiscPCB – his application for designing printed circuit boards, which can be saved out as Draw files or industry standard Gerber files – to make it compatible with the Raspberry Pi, and at the same time added a few other features:
Read MoreWordWorks now available as a standalone product
What word would work? Ask WordWorks! Along with desktop publishing application Impression-X, another product originally from the Computer Concepts stable is now available via !Store – WordWorks. WordWorks is a dictionary and thesaurus application designed to work with any RISC OS word processor but which, originating from the same source, is more integrated with Impression.
Read MoreJASPP gains the rights for more titles
Games from Artex, Eterna, Minerva and VOTI gain software E-numbers. Jon Abbott announced a week ago that the Archimedes Software Preservation Project now has an agreement with the former owners of Artex Software, Eterna, Minerva, and Visions of the Impossible (VOTI) to release their original Archimedes titles through the project.
Read MoreImpression-X on !Store and in Holland
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 5th May, 2015. We are pleased to announce that the long-awaited Impression-X is now available via !Store. Please look for !Store in your Apps folder on your icon bar, or go to www.plingstore.org.uk to download it for free1.
Read MoreOverlord now available from !Store
Fly me to the moon and let me play amongst the stars take the fight to them! Wakefield newby Anthony Vaughan Bartram, who developed a new game for RISC OS over the course of about nine months running up to the show, has now made that game available from !Store.
Read MoreRiscOSM crosses borders at Wakefield
Map app gap snap! Sine Nomine Software, who should be on stand 18 in the Cypress Suite of Saturday’s Wakefield Show according to the provisional floorplan, will be bringing a new version of RiscOSM along to the event. The software, which uses data sourced and converted from OpenStreetMap, brings comprehensive mapping facilities to RISC OS, and was first launched at last year’s show.
Read MorePiFi: Raspberry Pi as a wireless network adapter
Does PiFi mean WiFi isn’t pie in the sky? If you want to be able to connect your RISC OS kit to your wireless network, R-Comp’s stand at the forthcoming Wakefield Show might be worth a visit – they will be launching a new product called PiFi, which aims to allow you to do just that.
Read MoreChartWell Suite 2015 – new release from R-Comp
ChartWell charts well? That’s swell! With Wakefield 2015 almost upon us, R-Comp have released a new application suite for producing professional looking charts and graphs, which can then be used in other RISC OS applications.
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