This information is for registered Sloup users. It contains the standard, "stable" versions of Sloup, docs and related tools. If there are new features or bug fixes that you would like access to, or you don't mind helping with testing, there will be references to beta versions on the main regsloup page.
To help me resolve problems with Sloup most quickly, I would appreciate the following information:
Note: you might also check first if this is a known problem (sometimes reported at top of regsloup page, or on main sloup page), or if it's something already fixed in a newer beta.
Sloup (formerly "Slurpee") was renamed (due to trademark conflicts): I would appreciate it if you would update your own pages and documentation.
These files are only for Registered Users of Sloup -- this also includes registered Newt and Newt's Cape users. Check here periodically for new versions and tools. If you have changed your (preferred) email address recently, please let me know so that I can keep you informed. (I often remove an address when it bounces with unknown user or host).
To simplify distribution, these files are not password-protected -- if you're not registered, see registration info.
NOTE: I will use the following terms:
In order to support different user preferences/configurations (and tradeoffs for package size vs. speed), there are usually several versions of tools available, e.g., 1.x/2.x-compatible or 2.x-only; there could be Native versions of each. Here is a quick comparison of the different versions on 1.x and 2.x.
| Sloup | features | 1.x speed | 2.x speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 9600 only | 2 | 3 |
| 2.1N | 9600,57600,ADSP | 1 | 1? |
| 2.1-2 | 9600,57600,ADSP | NA | 2? |
There are usually the following versions:
2.1 versions below are the package only. You can get the docs and examples with the standard 2.1 release.
Note: Since Sloup's internal symbol has changed, be sure to remove any "Slurpee" version, and re-specify preferences.
You can download .pkg file directly to your Newton using a web browser, e.g., Newt's Cape. [Depending on ISP and MIME types supplied, some of these may not work with NetHopper].
Recent additional documentation and examples were merged into the regular (online) Sloup 2.1 docs. Over time, more may appear here.
Current version (BitSound 1.4) available on public page. New version (1.5) which supports 2.1 gray scale and sound formats will be released "soon".
Although Sloup cannot currently transfer files directly via TCP, Sloup 2.1 can process a Sloup-format file that has been transferred by Newt's Cape (text/plain MIME type) on a NOS 2.x Newton with NIE (Newton Internet Enabler). See the Sloup docs for details about addFile API.
here is an interesting "trick": create Sloup entries in Notepad, process via NewtDevEnv and Newt's Cape (this might be handy if you wanted to create icons or other soups locally). create a Note entry (this has a NewtonScript comment which is ignored in the entrySpec, but it's enough to trick Newt's Cape into finding it as an HTML document). this should work with any Sloup soup transfer (I just chose Notes as a quick example).
Notes
{labels: 'nil, viewFont: 10241}//<!--<HTML><TITLE>yourTitle</TITLE>-->
entry created from within a Note via NewtDevEnv and Newt's Cape
BYE!
from NewtDevEnv, you'd Eval:
GetRoot().|NewtsCape:NewtsCape|:getURL("Notes/yourTitle",
{helperApp: '|Sloup:TKnollSys|, noStatus: true})
this assumes "yourTitle" is same in "HTML source" and in Notes "URL". source "file" is sent to helperApp (Sloup). noStatus instructs Newt's Cape not to appear. (Sloup currently doesn't look at this, so opens).