Welcome to the Active GS Support page

Latest build #

Sample

Here come a simple test page to test the installation process : ActiveGS Sample.
If it works, check for more images on the fta web site ;)

Installation

Plugin

WIN32 Firefox : if the plugin is not automatically installed, click on ActiveGS.xpi to manually install it. Check Mozzila support page if you're experiencing any issue installing the plugin
WIN32 Internet Explorer : the plugin wil automatically install itself : just click on the Yellow bar at the top of the screen to authorize the installation
MACOSX Safari/Opera : download ActiveGS.plugin.zip and unzip in $HOME/Library/Internet Plugs-in (*)
WIN32 Safari/Opera/Chrome : download npActiveGS.zip, and unzip the file npActiveGS.dll into the browser plugins\ directory (*)

If you are not familiair with such operations, we recommend using Internet Explorer or Firefox instead as both browsers include an automatic installation procedure.

Plugin upgrade

With Internet Explorer, the plugin will automatically propose new upgrades when they become available.
With firefox, if the update does not automatically comes through, go in the tools>add-on>ActiveGS>Check for update.
For other versions (Chrome, Safari) or for older versions (prior to 2.3), you would need to manually install the update.

Stand-alone Application

Even if the primary usage of ActiveGS is to be used as a in-browser plugin, a stand alone version is available for people who want to keep accessing their images offline.
MACOSX/WIN32 : download ActiveGS.zip
Linux : download ActiveGS.zip and use Wine to launch it

Modify the default.activegsxml file using a plain text editor to define which disk image(s) you want to launch. Image can be in .DSK, .PO, .2MG or .ZIP for format. Filepath can be a local file path or an internet path (http://)
Create a specific .activegsxml file for each application you want to launch, and pass the name of the configuration file as a command-line parameter to the application
If you want to launch a single disk image, you can directly specifiy pass the filename to the application : the emulator will automatically configure itself according to the disk format
Win32: after the first launch of the emulator, .2MG, .PO, .DSK and .activegsxml file are automatically assigned to the emulator application. By double clicking directly on such files, automatically execute them

Un-Installation (Troubleshooting)

Plugin

Internet Explorer/Firefox :just go in the Tools>Manage Add-Ons menu and uninstall the plugin

Chrome/Opera/Safari : you will have to manually delete the plugin from the install directory (cf. above)

ActiveGS Cache

ActiveGS caches locally the images that have been downloaded from the Internet. This cache can be either the Internet Explorer Cache, or a local cache in your HOME directory :

Windows : c:/users/<username>/My Documents/ActiveGSLocalData
MacOSX : /users/<username>/ActiveGSLocalData

If you want to fully uninstall the plugin, or if you have some corrupted images, you can safely destroyt the ActiveGLocalData directory

Release notes

Changelog

#2.4.26 (December 14th 2009)

* Fix a nasty deadlock issue that was crashing Firefox on both Mac & Win32
+ Support Firefox 3.6
x Known Issue : Safari plugin does not work on SnowLeopard (use Firefox in the meantime)

#2.3.440 (August 26th 2009)

* Finally fixed overflow issue when using very long disk names
* Setting up a new XML file now unmounts all previously inserted disks
* Fix directory issue when changing slot after having configured the emulator with an activegsxml file
* Ignore __MACOSX directory when parsing zip file
* Ignore non disk extensions (ie: 2mg, dsk, po & nib) while parsing zip file
+ Added preliminary download window to show the user that a donwload is in progress(MacOs)

#2.3.425 (August 12th 2009)

* Fix keyboard support on Firefox Mac : CTRL, CLOSED-APPLE, and OPEN-APPLE should now work fine
+ Improved javascript control (json support, error checking, extended information availability,...)
+ Added "system", "runtime" and "status" commands to retrieve various information about the emulator
+ EmulatorParam can now be modified on the fly by the web page : _joystickMode, _PNGBorder, ...
* Fixed emulator controls when several pages with the emulator were being loaded
+ Added Joystick support (MacOSX)

#2.3.400 (July 31th 2009)

* Fixed the broken display on first launch on Firefox 3.5 (Win32)
* Fixed a crash in the plugin while refreshing the window : version should now be pretty stable
* Fixed a memory leak when capturing screenshot
+ Added support url beginning by file://localhost/... for better Opera compatibility
+ Added "_PNGBorder" parameter to specify the border whitdh while capturing screenshot
+ run-time parameters set by the deployment script now appears in the "variable" tabs (win32)

#2.3.387 (July 29th 2009)

+Added "status" command to include lights & track information for each drive, speed and pause status
+Added parameter "_doNotShowDiskStatus" in the EmulatorParam property to disable disk status in ActiveGS (to let the html page decide about its display as in this page)
+"swap" command available to easily swap disk for multiple-disk application
+"screenshot" command to capture a .PNG of the current screen
*NIB disk images are no more write-protected
*Remove the constraint on the number of available Slot7 drives : up to 8 are now supported. Use the .xml file to set those additional drives
*Associated .NIb file to the stand-alone app (Win32)
*Added "pause" and "resume" commands
+Auto-update mechanism for the Firefox plugin
+Both .XPI and .CAB files are now digitally signed for improved security

#2.3.319 (July 9th 2009)

+ First public release with MacOSX support ;)
+ Added command 'Reboot'
+ Firefox upgrade mechanism integrated
+ Upgrade messages for Safari/Chrome/Opera added (to compensate the lack of Upgrade mechanism)
+ "First launch" message added to brief the user of the status of the current version
+ installation script deployactivegs.js to easily integrate the plugin into your web page and cope with the various installation procedures
+ Mouse cursor is now translucent only if the emulator has the keyboard focus (WIN32)
+ .2MG and .2DSK are associated to the ActiveGS stand-alone version (Win32)
+ Standalone application window can be resized (Win32)
* Support for high dpi resolution & zoom (Win32)
* New scripting support to work with Chrome/Opera/Safari
+ Added icons for Standalone application and disk images (Win32)
* Fix Emulator default size to 704x462
+ Added generic "Command" function to communicate with the plugin from javascript
* Names have been unified: ActiveGS is now the universal filename for every version (ActiveGS.Cab, ActiveGS.Xpi, ActiveGS.Exe, ActiveGS.App, ActiveGS.dll ActiveGS.plugin)
+ Added 1.5 second delay when swapping disk to allow the emulator to catch the eject event
+ Persistent directory moved to "my documents" to bypass administration privilege requirement on Window Vista
* Fix freeze when launching 2 instances of the emulator at the exact same time
* Fixed image loading if there were some trailing space(s) in the name
* Fixed Stack Overflow in case of too long image names
+ New disk interface to better control the emulator while running
+ Windows key are only captured when the emulator has the focus (Win32)!
* Improved status/Disk window clipping (Win32)
* Fix refresh issue with firefox : no more blue screen when hitting the refresh button
* Standalone application now matching the plugin code base

Contact

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