X-bEnCH - The Amiga Game Launcher (Whdload, exe, ..) and more official topic.

[JimNeray]

Just in time to be under the christmas tree, X-bEnCh 0.92 is available.

As always you can download it on: www.jimneray.com

A big thanx to the Alpha testers for there help and comments. Merry christmas to you all !


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Complete release note:

This release include all the new features of the internals 0.92a1/a2/a3.
X-bEnCh.guide updated.

Xinit2.5
-Now can hide the RegScreen for registered users (See the Setup)
-Now can execute a start script before launching xbench.

Xmenu2.0
-menuprefs file management upgraded.
-Now go to the bottom (exit) if you push up at the top of the menu.
-And now go to the top if you push down at the bottom of the menu.

Xlaunch2.7
-Custom1=/2=/3=/4=/5= detection fixed.
-Config= detection fixed (Only for buttons for the moment).
-2nd Joy button fix (short push switch listings/long push quit)
-Now use the new whdload prefs if no whdload tooltypes are founds.
-More whdload's tooltypes are auto-checkeds and used (+11).
-Whdload requester final fix.
-Minor display fix.

Xpl0rer0.5
-Now list dirs first (and files after).
-Bad refresh of the alert message display zone fixed.
-Now autolist devices on startup.

Xcli1.1
-resetxset crash fix.
-resetxset fixed for the new whdload.prf and launcher.prf.

Xsetup2.3
-Added the Start/Exit Scripts fields with ASL file requesters (2.0+).
-Added the Show "RegScreen" switch. (Registered users only)
-"Exit To" (reboot, nowhere, loadwb) switch added to Setup/MainMenu.
-WHDLoad Setup panel added with 23 default tooltypes.
-Launcher Setup panel updated.
-Fixed the launcher.prf update.

Xblank0.4
-Color palette fix.
-Display options fail fix.
-Timer fix.
-Small display bug fix.

Xexit1.0
-Now can execute an exit script when leaving xbench.
-Now exit to: Reboot/Nowhere/LoadWb(+args) as set in the setup.

Xinstaller0.9
-Added the whdload.prf to the update of the prefs files.
-Wait time after a successful installation divided by 2.

[subone]

That release works great (finally the Whdload Requester rocks now !! ).
Thanks for your huge work and merry Xmas to you and your loved ones

[JimNeray]

X-bEnCh 0.92 R2 is available.

As always you can download it on: www.jimneray.com

This release fix two major bugs:
- Guru/crash 80000003 with 68000/68010 fixed.
- Listing directory larger than 100 entry with Xpl0rer fixed.

@subone : Thanx for your faaaaaast return

[JimNeray]

A new release will be available soon. If you have noticed some issue with the actual 0.92R2 please tell me more about it before so i can fix your issue before releasing it.

And ... happy new year to you all!

[JimNeray]

X-bEnCh 0.93F is released on http://www.jimneray.com/

As you'll see it's not a so small release ... Hope you'll like it

Complete release text:

This release include all the features of the internals 0.93a1/a2/a3/a4/a5.
X-bEnCh.guide updated.

Xinit2.8
-DebugMode implemented. (Use the switch in "Setup/MySystem")
-Temp files assign fixs.
-DebugMode startkey added (Simply press the "d" key when starting).
-Temp file reading updated.

Xmenu2.2
-Greats/thanx txt updated.
-Temp file reading updated.

Xlaunch3.2
-Added the long push feature to joy button 1 to force parameters.
-Screen flash in green if whdload tooltypes are forced to your one.
-Modified the timing of the 2nd joy button long/short push.
-CD32 Pad support added: (Red:Go/Green:Force Whdload Args/Blue:Tab lists/Yellow:Leave)
-CD32 FastJump support (Forward:Jump next/Reverse: Jump previous)
-Tooltypes reading fix.
-Path/name with space fail fix.
-Temp file reading updated.
-Whdload Tooltypes checking bug (discovered with 1869AGA) fixed.
-In some case file name shorted (31>30) by OS3.0/3.1 and older fix.
-Now scan your slaves dir to find an other icon with some tooltypes if the .slave and the .info don't have the same name.
-.xbs (xbench script) are now fixed and fully working.
-If the dir/files where you try to access doesn't exist, the screen double flash in blue instead of going to nowhere (and ending with a black screen).
-Timer fix.
-Internal fixs.

Checkerboard1.2
-Sound is muted in the loader if it's switched "Off" in the launcher.
-Temp file reading updated.

Xpl0rer0.8
-Now use a different colour to display dirs/files/devices.
-Alphabetical ranking when browsing in directories fixed.
-Display refresh bug fix (selected/unselected)
-Temp file reading updated.
-Temp file writing fixed.

Xcli1.3
-In some case OCS+NTSC display bug appear ... fixed.
-Temp file reading updated.

Xsetup2.7
-Now can find multiple .info for a single .slave if the .info hasn't the same name. (BattleIsle&DataDisks slave fix)
-In some case file name shorted (31>30) by OS3.0/3.1 and older fix.
-"DebugMode" switch Added in the MySystem panel.
-Added the CD32Pad option switch to the launcher setup pannel.
-Destination path detection fixed if using a custom file system.
-Whdload setup pannel updated.
-Temp file reading updated.
-Path/name with space fail fix.

Xblank0.6
-In some case OCS+NTSC display bug appear ... fixed.
-Temp file reading updated.

Xexit1.2
-If you've set BootFade to off the exit will not FadeOn color to wb.
-Temp file reading updated.

Xinstaller1.0
-Extracted xbench.lha under Windows guru/crash fail fixed.
-Temp file reading updated.

[subone]

That new release works fine both on my real 1200 and under UAE4All2 on the Pandora.

Thx Jim.

[attila06]

Hello Jim,

working fine too on my 1260 .

Thanks.

[JimNeray]

Glad to know that all is working well ... To be continued !

[mikey2002kent]

no problems upgrading from 0.87

working fine on my 1200 with 8mb fast

[JimNeray]

X-bEnCh 0.94F is released on http://www.jimneray.com/

This is the last public release before the big 1.x one. Massively bug freed this release bring some new cool things like an unlimited top and big speed improvements. This is the fastest X-bEnCh ever released with a new "Turbo Mode" feature. The "Debug Mode" is now finished and completed.

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Complete release note:

This release include all the features of the internals 0.94a1/a2/a3.
X-bEnCh.guide updated.

Xinit3.0
-Init Fader speeded (x2)
-Loading/Init sequence accelerated (up to 5 seconds faster).
-TurboMode implemented (0% check be carefull with this mode!).
-No more create a tempfile for the top. Updating the database instead.

Xmenu2.5
-Big speed improvement. Now usable on a simple 68000/7Mhz.
-More stars on screen for 68000/68010 users. (+10%)
-Now you can leave X-bEnCh and the menu by pressing the "Esc" Key or the 2nd joy button.
-Text display optimised.
-Verbose Debugmode feature added.

Xlaunch3.4
-The Toplist is no more limited to 15 entry (unlimited).
-If you've more that 15 entry launched more that one time in the top, often any new entry was'nt added correctly to the toplist. Fixed.
-Now you can press F7 to jump to the Toplist.
-Now when using the TAB key to switch listing, the Toplist is included in the cycle (list1, list2, ..., list6, toplist, list1, ...)
-Fixed a bug that was making a guru if using tab key from the list6.
-No more use a tempfile for the top list. Now use a common database with other actual and future features. (less memory needed)
-Verbose Debugmode feature added.
-The listings are now looped and you can now go to the first entry by going down after the last one, and to the last one by going up on the first one. You can move to the last page of a listing by going to the left on the first page and move to the first one by going to the right on the last one.
-If you move left/right in a list you now go to the same line in the previous/next page (previously this was going to the first line).
-No more end on a black screen if a .slave have failed for any reason, now return back to the launcher.
-Showwhdloadreq updated. Now if set to "no", no whdload requester will be shown except if there his a "config:xxx" arg in the tooltypes. Perfect to speed up a bit the start of your games.
-No-whdload.key timer fix.
-Fix a bug that was crashing xbench if the first entry of a whdload list doesn't have a .info file with the same name that the .slave.
-Now display the full name of your slave if the .info and the .slave doesn't have the same name.
-Fixed a bug that was, in some rare case, duplicating some entry.
-Checkerboard loader shorted to sync the display (r1.3).
-Tooltype "DATA=xxxx" failure fixed.
-PinballPreludeAGA fail fixed.

Xpl0rer1.0
-Path/name with space fail fix.
-MoveTo fixed. (Moved file was'nt deleted)
-If you use the same path in the left and right side the display is now correctly refreshed after deleting or moving a file.
-Rename was only working on the right side. Fixed.
-MakeDir button shape fix.
-MakeDir fix (Buttons Make/Cancel were inverted).
-Verbose Debugmode feature added.

Xblank0.7
-In some case when leaving xbench, screen was corrupted: fixed.
-Timing adjustment.

Xcli1.4
-Removed the "topupdate" command that was useless and ...
-Added the "dbupdate" command that is powerfully replacing the "topupdate".(remove useless entry, update future features entry, ...)
-Added the "whdlcheck" command that'll check and list all points of your whdload installation.
-"help" command updated for the "dbupdate", the "topupdate" and the "whdlcheck" cmd infos.
-Verbose Debugmode feature added.

Xsetup3.0
-TurboMode switch added to the Setup/MySystem tab.
-Now add the complete name of the slave to the listing even if the .info hasn't the same name that the slave when scanning.
-Fixed a bug that was, in some rare case, duplicating some entry.
-Path to scan with space bug fixed in the Setup/Launchers.
-"Top15" switch renamed to "TopList" in the setup/launchers.
-"Show Whdload requester" can now be set to no without display issue.

Xexit1.3
-Exit fader speeded (x2)

[JimNeray]

There is a fail in this release. It will be ok if you install it on the top of an old release but crash if you make a blank new install. To fix it simply download : www.jimneray.com/download/xbench0.94fix.lha and extract it in the xbench dir AFTER you've installed xbench 0.94. A fixed archive will be available asap.

[subone]

Again a fine release.
Thank you very much
I dont know what you can do more efficient in 1.x releases but i'm curious to see

[JimNeray]

Hi subone.

Thanx for your return.

If you want to know more about the 1.x release ou can read this interview (in french) of myself here : http://obligement.free.fr/articles/itwmarchal.php

[JimNeray]

A new complete .lha archive who's including the fix is now available on www.jimneray.com

[roberthazelby]

I've finally taken the plunge and installed this on my A1200. It works fine if I run it from Workbench 3.9, but if I run Xbench.exe from CLI (booting with no startup sequence), I get the countdown timer, press the mouse button, and then the text fades out and the dark blue screen remains.

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, but have no idea what.

[JimNeray]

@roberthazelby : Try to assign "xb:" to your xbench dir then "run >nil: xinit.exe"

[JimNeray]

Originally Posted by JimNeray

@roberthazelby : Try to assign "xb:" to your xbench dir then "run >nil: xinit.exe"

i've made a mistake. You have to enter :

"assign xb: yourxbpath:"
"run >nil: xb:xinit.exe"

[subone]

Originally Posted by JimNeray

Hi subone.

Thanx for your return.

If you want to know more about the 1.x release ou can read this interview (in french) of myself here : http://obligement.free.fr/articles/itwmarchal.php

Nice to read your story
People like you make Amiga's passion continues.
I wish you good luck for the next releases of X-bEnCH and for sure all my support

Thanks Jim!

[gazj82]

Well, I installed this today and it is fantastic, well done! It's software like this that keeps the Amiga Scene great!