Scalos has so many features over and above the standard Workbench setup. Here follows a list of some of them.

If you have an idea for Scalos, please use the form here. If you have found a bug in Scalos, please use the form located here.

These are the features that already exist in Scalos as of 24th February 2000:

• 100% Workbench replacement - All functions work like the original Workbench ones
• 64bit arithmetic - Correctly recognises harddisks over 4GB
• Fully multitasking - Every window has its own task. While loading icons, any window function (e.g. Drag&Drop) is available
• Icon imagetypes - All types are supported such as backfill or complement. Configurable surrounding iconborder
• Icon datatype system - NewIcon datatype included. If you know how to write a datatype for Mac or WIndows icons, and are willing to write it, please contact us
• Icon dragging is more stable - And far less flickery on graphics cards. Whilst dragging, icons are displayed with text and they become transparent over anything where they can be dropped! MUI-alike transparency on low colour screens. Real transparency if running at 15-bit or greater.
• Cybergraphics and 24bit datatypes support - Totally
• Window patterns - Unlimited and easily configurable via tooltypes
• Optimised backgroundpatterns routine - Patterns can be tiled, centred or even scaled to fit into the windows. With the use of render.library, you get full control over the dithering and pen usage of your patterns
• Live updating window scrolling - Supports middle mouse button panning too!
• Drawer windows can be iconified
• Menu preferences - You can enjoy fully configurable menus (includes ToolsDaemon and Parm import), including support for context-sensitive Popup menus
• Application Interface (API) - Anything is possible from outside the program itself
• Custom preference programs - For both palette and patterns. A pen-locker is not required any more
• Nearly all Workbench preferences are used
• Installation and uninstallation is very easy
• Plugin system to exchange or add features - It enhances the Workbench and makes it more configurable
• Iconborders - Nice looking, Icontext variations (normal, shadowed, outlined)
• Screentitle text - Shows what you want, how you want

And much, much more...

We want to add the following features:

• Add a copy.module, properties.module, format.module and reboot.module
• Replace the other modules with newer ones featuring lots of nice little niggly fixes and animated eye candy where possible :o)
• Fix / re-code preferences programs
• Add some sort of configurable sounds for certain events
• "Tip of the day" on startup
• Make the installer more intelligent
• Add themes support (if not in V1.x this WILL be in V2.x)
• More to be added... We have millions of cool things to be implemented into V2.x, most of which are not impossible either!

The majority of the above will be user-definable. That is, for example, you'll be able to turn off eye-candy through use of the preferences programs, if your system isn't powerful enough. We want to make Scalos, the most configurable, stable desktop replacement there is!