In message 16 Jan Musus Umbra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > I started out using the "0.7" version from the website, which worked > well for me using FC6 - I did run into a few of the problems you > mention below, but "quick & dirty" hacked the code to fix them. > > When I upgraded to Fedora 8 though, the "0.7" version would simply > segfault at startup, so I started using versions built from SVN. That > also had the advantage that I no longer needed my hacky fixes because > the problems/limitations had already been fixed properly.
OK, that's useful info. > > The only thing that worked for me with "0.7" but doesn't with versions > built from SVN is sound. I have no idea whether this is an allegro > problem or a RPCemu problem - Fedora changed the default sound setup a > lot (and not for the better, IMHO) with F8. > > [snip] > > > Do not attempt to set your screen to more than 1024x768. This limit > > seems to be hardwired into the code. > > That limit was lifted a few months ago in the SVN versions. Ah, another reason to go back and try the SVN version. > > > The keyboard behaves badly. If I open an !Edit window and begin to > > type text it isn't long before a character is endlessly repeated, as > > if I am holding down the key. Quitting !Edit and restarting doesn't > > stop it, as it is continuing in any new !Edit window that is opened. > > The repeating character pops up wherever keyboard entry is expected > > (e.g. filer rename). Also some characters (e.g. ":") are never seen, > > or lost somewhere. > > That also sounds familiar; I certainly remember having trouble with the > keyboard mapping (some characters missing, for instance). Again, this > is something I'd 'tweaked' in 0.7 but is no longer needed with the SVN > versions. Thanks for that info. very helpful. Cheers, -- Regards, Terry Duell _______________________________________________ Rpcemu mailing list [email protected] http://www.riscos.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rpcemu
