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Windows 'Longhorn' Kicks Off (On Paper)
gdeciantis writes: "NeoWin.net posted an article which outlines some of the new features that are currently planned for the the next version of Windows (codenamed Longhorn). With new features like seamless content transfer across devices, it looks like Longhorn will not just be Windows XP SE."
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Thanks to xStainDx for the heads up in BPN on our forums.
He has found some documentation on Windows Codenamed Longhorn, the new Windows planned to follow XP. Microsoft have been keeping mum about this, not letting on if Longhorn will be XPSE (read: Second Edition) or a major upgrade and advancement.
We can reveal today that there will be some major advancements in compliance and driver support for Longhorn with an addition to securing the OS and making it more central to the home PC. For example: Taken from h3-longhorn_preview_winhec.doc
ADVANCES: Broadcast and video components meet reliability and stability requirements
New built-in driver support is being planned for Windows Longhorn. Support planned at this time includes a new class driver for USB video cameras.
Proposed requirements include the following:
For any device that provides end-user capabilities for transfer of digital content, expose the device schema so that Windows can support seamless content transfer.
The device and driver must ensure a minimum level of propagation and persistence of device or content metadata.
The DirectX Video Acceleration (DirectX VA) API must be used if the hardware supports acceleration of MPEG-2 decode with motion compensation, iDCT, or VLD.
Video that is interlaced must be de-interlaced using the DirectX VA and Direct3D 9 APIs for video.
The components must be capable of rendering video with the Microsoft DirectShow Video Mixing Renderer using DirectX 9 Direct3D.
and also discussed is:
NEW: "Mira" device, if implemented, meets stability, reliability, and compatibility requirements
Proposed requirements for "Mira" devices are TBD
Blah Blah Blah.
From: http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/HWrequir ements.asp
.NET Passport. .NET authentication. In addition, these initiatives seek to advance scenarios and capabilities for hot docking and longer battery life.
Windows "Longhorn" Platform Goals
This section summarizes Microsoft's key goals for the combination of operating system and hardware platform advances with Windows Longhorn.
Client Hardware Initiatives for Windows Longhorn
In early planning for the Windows "Longhorn" client, Microsoft has identified following core areas for advancing the platform for the client PC:
PC as a trusted, secure platform.
These goals include core hardware changes to ensure security, plus support for smart cards and biometric input devices.
PC fundamentals.
These goals continue to improve the Plug and Play, startup, and manageability characteristics of the system.
PC has appliance-like simplicity
These goals includes advancing OnNow performance with "instant on" improvements, predictable power button behavior, and unified interaction between software and hardware controls. This also includes advancing "quiet PC' goals for targeted markets.
For PC/device interaction, the goals include advancing standards for physical device connections and for discovery and authentication through Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and Microsoft
PC as a primary form of integrated communications
These goals include advances in voice quality for real-time communications, and advances to operating system support and hardware integration of digital video and voice input capabilities.
PC as the center of home entertainment
This set of initiatives focused on audio/video (A/v) streaming and encoding, by advancing a completely digital audio path and reducing system latencies. These goals also include dramatic advances for usability through easy access connectors, new media support, and graphics support for both two-foot and ten-foot user interfaces.
PC is the preferred mobile device.
These goals include advancing support for "ink as input" by commoditizing support for Tablet PC input capabilities for laptops and new form factors. These goals also work to expanding the reach of wireless computing, through advances related to IEEE 802.11, mobile IPv6, Remote NDIS, UPnP discovery, and Microsoft
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For KDE:
KWrite -> Kate -> KWord
KWrite is just like notepad. No frills, just text, and you click and type. Kate is a serious powerhouse text editor, similar to TextPad for Windows. It allows plugins, and can be used as a simple IDE, or XML document manager. KWord is like MS Word lite. It has a good chunk of the features needed to handle most office needs. It's biggest problem (bugs in WYSIWYG code) is fixed in CVS and there will be a new release soon (KOffice releases follow KDE releases).
paint->image editor->photopaint
For KDE:
KPaint -> Krita
KPaint is just like paint - suitable for kids to scribble with or JeffK to make dumb art. Krita (formerly Krayon) is the KOffice photo program, a la Photoshop. It's new, and will be in the upcoming release (probably, if now, the one after that). If you want a vector drawing app, there's the very stable and powerful Kontour.
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.NET server - more command line tools.
Pretty much everything in Windows is managable using the command line these days. And it gets even better with
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