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@thomas-luebker thomas-luebker released this 28 Jul 19:48

amipkg 0.7.1 — interface polish

A follow-up to 0.7.0 that brings both GUIs in line with the
MorphOS/MUI Style Guide. No functional
changes — everything from 0.7.0 (multiple repositories, the repository manager,
repo:package) works exactly as before.

What changed

A proper Settings menu. Install Drawer… and Repositories… moved out of
Package — they configure amipkg, they aren't things you do to a package. The
MUI build also gains Settings → MUI… for the local interface settings, as
every MUI application should.

The first menu is now named after the app rather than Project, which by
convention belongs to programs that load and save project files.

? opens About, the standard shortcut everywhere on Amiga. It had been
sitting on Documentation.

Input fields are labelled with a colon, so it reads as Name: / URL: /
Public key: and it's clear which field a label belongs to.

All of it applies to the GadTools build as well as the MUI one — these are
Amiga interface conventions, not MUI-only ones, and the two front-ends are kept
deliberately identical.

Not adopted

The guide suggests Aboutbox.class for a uniform About window. amipkg sticks to
MUI 3.8 stock classes so it runs on a plain OS 3.x install with no extra
class installed — that matters more here than a tidier About box.

Upgrading

amipkg upgrade