[haiku] Re: Differences between BeOS and Haiku
- From: Truls Becken <truls.becken@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:46:34 +0200
Miroslav Stimac wrote:
> Are there any other differences?
Although the target for Haiku R1 is to recreate BeOS R5, it has
already surpassed the original in many areas.
- Vector icons, using a format invented by Stippi [1]
- Locale API to support localization, work in progress
- Layout API to better handle changes in text size/contents [2]
- Better fonts through FreeType
- WebPositive is a modern, yet fast, web browser
- WiFi support underway, using drivers from FreeBSD
- MediaKit probably handles more formats
> Are other differences planned for the future, such as new features regarding
> the graphic user interface or some other part of the operating system?
- Work has started on how to manage installed applications [3]
- Advanced window management, try searching for Stack and Tile
- Multi-user is probably going to happen at some point
- Full text indexing in addition to metadata queries
- Maybe break compatibility with BFS [4]
- Many other plans/ideas [5]
[1]
http://www.haiku-os.org/articles/2009-09-14_why_haiku_vector_icons_are_so_small
[2] http://www.haiku-os.org/documents/dev/laying_it_all_out_part_1
[3] http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/PackageManagerIdeas
[4] http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/BFSIssues
[5] http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/FutureHaikuFeatures (scroll to bottom)
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