Profile text and away messages do now work in BeAIM! \o/ I was already stuck on that problem for multiple hours when I last worked on BeAIM,then I...Profile text and away messages do now work in BeAIM! \o/ I was already stuck on that problem for multiple hours when I last worked on BeAIM,then I gave up.Today I was stuck for multiple hours again,but finally found the solution.It's only a few changed lines in the code that make such a huge difference.When loading the buddy list,the userClass field has a length of 2 that was hardcoded.But when requesting user details,the same userClass field does now have a length of 4.The protocol contains a tlvLength param that can be used to detect this,which is now properly done. Show more

I hoped I could do some work on BeAIM today,but unfortunately it seems the server is down right now.That's something I don't control.And developing...I hoped I could do some work on BeAIM today,but unfortunately it seems the server is down right now.That's something I don't control.And developing without testing the changes isn't a great idea,so I'll have to wait a bit longer.Maybe it works later today.Now doing some bugfixes on Haiku itself. Show more

I tried compiling the new Ladybird browser for Haiku again.Had good success with it in the past when it was still part of the SerenityOS project...I tried compiling the new Ladybird browser for Haiku again.Had good success with it in the past when it was still part of the SerenityOS project and,in fact,the SerenityOS version still builds fine here,but the fork where almost all development is happening nowadays doesn't.I finally gave up after wasting multiple hours,before even touching the Ladybird codebase.It now depends on several third-party libraries.Some of them are small and easy to get working,but the bloated Google stuff isn't.I made Skia work but gave up on Angle.There's no good documentation,git submodules don't init cleanly and finally the build system throws numerous errors before even attempting to start the build. Show more

The new icons look great,thanks.

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Maybe you can use Haikus own icons,they're available here: git.haiku-os.org/haiku/tree/data/artwork/icons
They're also available in SVG or PNG format that you can use for websites here: github.com/darealshinji/haiku-icons
Some additional icons created by Zumi are here: zumikkebe.github.io/zumi-haiku/

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I have just uploaded all BeAIM and BePuyo hpkg files to the Downloads area here on the site.Now that hpkg uploads are fixed,that finally...I have just uploaded all BeAIM and BePuyo hpkg files to the Downloads area here on the site.Now that hpkg uploads are fixed,that finally worked.Maybe it gives the projects a bit more visibility. Show more

I just came back from vacation and brought a little game project with me,that I worked on in the morning and evening hours.It's a very old code that...I just came back from vacation and brought a little game project with me,that I worked on in the morning and evening hours.It's a very old code that was laying around at HaikuArchives for years,but didn't work anymore.I fixed compiler errors and bugs and brought it back to a usable state.It's really funny,similar to Tetris,give it a try Downloads available at codeberg.org/nikisoft/BePuyo/releases/tag/1.0.0 Show more

I've just released BeAIM 1.7.0 which brings major enhancements in the user interface. It does now use the Layout Kit, which features dynamic...I've just released BeAIM 1.7.0 which brings major enhancements in the user interface. It does now use the Layout Kit, which features dynamic positioning and sizing, rather than hardcoded coordinates. That's the groundwork for HiDPI support, which is also supported with this release, You can download the packages from codeberg.org/nikisoft/BeAIM/releases/tag/1.7.0 or build your own by cloning the repository and running "make package". Have fun! Show more

The transition of BeAIM to Layout Kit and full support for HiDPI screens is now complete! Expect a new release very soon.

Originally I wanted to finish the next big BeAIM release today,but then I noticed that my Haiku computer could no longer reboot,instead it was...Originally I wanted to finish the next big BeAIM release today,but then I noticed that my Haiku computer could no longer reboot,instead it was hanging at "Asking other processes to quit".I spent the rest of the day investigating the issue,building multiple hrevs from source and could finally trace it down to this specific commit: codeberg.org/haiku/haiku/commit/2e46e092dbb7b2dd4b… It's not yet clear how it will be fixed,but that's way above my knowledge level,so I'll let the experts handle that.A ticket is created at dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/19530 Show more

There's now also a Revolt chat server dedicated to Haiku,BeOS and retro-computing.You can join the main chat group here:...There's now also a Revolt chat server dedicated to Haiku,BeOS and retro-computing.You can join the main chat group here: revolt.retro-os.live/invite/Pxr9kskE Show more