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== Introduction ==

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|The Enhancer Software is a collection of utilities, commodities, classes, datatypes and libraries with the aim of enhancing the AmigaOS experience.  

It is distibuted both as a digital download from AMIStore App Store and as a [[Enhancer Software Box|boxed CD]].
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== Releases ==

Version 1.4 released on 9th September 2018 for OS4 platform.

It was succeeded by [[Enhancer Software|Version 1.5]] of the Enhancer Software when released on 30th June 2019.


== Contents ==



These components which are installed across the system as follows:

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'''C'''

* [[RequestChooser]]
* [[SystemReboot]]



'''Commodities:'''

* [[ClipViewer]]

* [[Exchanger]]

* [[TimeGuard]]



'''Classes and Gadgets:'''

* [[Anim Gadget Class]]

* [[Clock Gadget Class]]

* DateSheet Gadget Class
    
* [[InfoWindow Class]]

* ListViewer Gadget Class

* MediaDeck Gadget Class

* OptionButton Gadget Class

* PieChart Gadget Class

* [[ProgressBar Gadget Class]]

* Shared Image Class

* Select Gadget Class

* Sliderbar Gadget Class

* [[TickBox Gadget Class]]

* Time Gadget Class



'''Datatypes:'''

* Info Datatype

* MPEGA Datatype

* MOD Datatype

* SimpleHTML Datatype

* [[Sound Datatype]]

* WAV Datatype



'''Devs:'''

* A1222eth.device

* p50x0_eth.device

* usbadm8511.device



'''Kickstart:'''

* Diskcache Library

* [[RadeonHD]]

* [[SmartFileSystem]]



'''L:'''

* [[SSH2-Handler]]



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'''Libraries:'''

* Codesets Library

* EXIF Library

* Expat Library

* FileSysBox Library

* Geocode Library

* [[OpenGL ES 2.0|OGLES2 Library]]  

* [[Warp3D Nova|Warp3DN Library]]

* [[Warp3D Nova|Warp3DN_SI Library]]

* Zip Library

* Z Library



'''Prefs:'''

* AmiSpherePrefs

* [[CANDI|CANDIPrefs]] 

* [[Ringhio_Notifications|Notifications Prefs]]

* [[Sound_Preferences|Sound Prefs]]

* [[Time_Preferences|Time Prefs]]


'''SDK:'''

* [[ClipViewer]]

* [[Clock Gadget Class]]

* DateSheetGadget

* DockLib

* EXIF

* Expat

* FileSysBox

* Geocode

* [[InfoWindow Class]]

* [[OpenGL ES 2.0]] 

* OptionButton Gadget Class

* PieChart Gadget Class

* Progressbar Gadget Class

* Shared Image Class

* [[Sound Datatype]]

* [[TickBox Gadget Class]]

* Translations

* [[Warp3D Nova]]


'''System:'''

* AmiSphereServer

* [[Format]]

* [[Ringhio_Notifications|NotificationServer]]

* [[Updater]]


'''Utilities:'''

* AmiDVD

* AmiPDF

* [[CANDI]]

* [[Calendar]]  

* [[Clock]]

* [[InfoWindow]]    

* [[MultiEdit]]

* [[Multiviewer]]

* PartitionWizard

* [[TuneNet]]

* [[X-Dock]]
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== Installation ==



Please read these important notes before installing the Enhancer Software on your hard disk drive.


To install the Enhancer Software to your system, please double click the ''Install_Enhancer_Software'' icon as shown below:


[[File:Enhancer_Software_Installation.png|center]]


The End-User Licence Agreement will be displayed which needs to be reviewed.  If you agree to the terms, then click the '''Agree''' button to continue to the main Installation of the software.


[[File:Enhancer_Software_EULA_Window.png|center|250px]]


The Installation will then ask you if you wish to backup any files that could be overwritten by the Enhancer Software Installation process.  It is recommended that you select '''Yes'''.  If you do this, once you press '''Proceed''' button, you will then be asked the location to store on your hard disk where the files will be backed up to.


There are two icon drawer sets available to install for selected Utilities and Commodities.  The standard blue icon set mimics the default look of OS4.1 drawers.  Alternatively the black icon set introduces the new icon style that the Enhancer Software uses. The installation process will prompt you to choose the icon set you want to use.


The components of the Enhancer Software sections are installed in this order:

1. Datatypes:
    Info Datatype
    LogFile Datatype
    MPEGA Datatype 
    MOD Datatype
    SimpleHTML Datatype
    Sound Datatype
    WAV Datatype
    
2. Gadgets and Classes:
    Anim Gadget Class
    Clock Gadget Class
    DateSheet Gadget Class 
    InfoWindow Class
    ListViewer Gadget Class 
    MediaDeck Gadget Class 
    OptionButton Gadget Class
    PieChart Gadget Class 
    ProgressBar Gadget Class
    Select Gadget Class 
    SliderBar Gadget Class
    Shared Image Class
    Thumblist Gadget Class    
    TickBox Gadget Class
    Time Gadget

3. System:
    AmiSphereServer
    Format 
    NotificationServer
    Updater

4. Utilities:
    AmiDVD
    AmiPDF
    Calendar
    CANDI and CANDI Preferences ¹  
    Clock  
    InfoWindow    
    MultiEdit ¹
    MultiViewer ¹
    PartitionWizard
    TuneNet
    X-Dock

5. Commodities:
    ClipViewer ¹
    Exchanger ¹ 

6. Libraries
    Codesets
    Expat
    EXIF 
    Filesysbox
    Geocode   
    OpenGL ES 2.0
    Warp3D Nova
    Zip
    Z

7. Kickstart:
    Diskcache Library
    RadeonHD v2
    SmartFileSystem 2    

8. CLI Commands and Tools:
    RequestChooser
    SystemReboot        

9. Preferences
    Notifications Preferences
    Sound Preferences
    Time Preferences
    
10.Devices
    A1222 Ethernet Driver
    PTP USB Driver    
    SSH2-Handler
    USBADM8511 Ethernet Driver
    X5000 Ethernet Driver


¹ Some components from the Enhancer Software will install the image data they require for their User Interface in the Prefs/Presets drawer of your system partition.  it is recommended not to change this, however, some more experienced users may want to install this data in an alternative location on their hard disks.  If this is the case, you can change the default location from Presets to another bespoke location on your hard disk drive.


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|<u>Gadgets and Classes</u>

The majority of content in the Enhancer Software requires the gadgets and classes that are supplied and will not operate correctly without these being installed.

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|<u>Documentation</u>

By default, all documentation for the components of the Enhancer Software are stored in the Documentation drawer of your system partition.  There are options to install the documentation to an alternative location of your choice.

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|<u>Software Development Kit (SDK)</u>

If you are a developer and have the SDK installed on your system, then any components with SDK files available can be optionally installed. 

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|<u>Catalog Language Files</u>

A lot of the Enhancer Software components have support for various languages.  These Catalog files can be optionally installed wherever available. 
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For both the SDK and Catalog language files, there is an option to skip the prompt and let the installer automatically remember your choices.  The first time the SDK or Catalog Language files prompt appears, a requester window will ask if you wish to apply the installation choice to every supported component in the Enhancer Software.  Click the ''Apply To All'' button to do this.  Alternatively if you wish to continue to receive prompts, then click the ''Always Prompt'' button.


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At the end of the installation, a message will report how many installed components need a "soft" or "hard" reboot of your system.  The installed components that require a "soft" reboot either start from the WBStartUp or require an assign in your system's s/user-startup file.  The components that require a "hard" reboot may need adding to the system's '''Kickstart/Kicklayout''' file and are activated during the initialisation of the Kickstart.

=Register and download updates=

In between Enhancer Software releases, individual updated files are available to download through the [[Updater]] tool.  In order to access these files, users will need to open an AmiSphere account and register the Enhancer Software product key code against this AmiSphere account.

[https://www.amisphere.com/register_user.php AmiSphere account registration]

[https://www.amisphere.com/register_product.php Enhancer Software product registration]


=Forums=

An official discussion and support forum is available for end users.  Please refer to the following link:

[https://forum.amiga.org/enhancersoftware https://forum.amiga.org/enhancersoftware]
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