[V-A-1.0.0]BetterShell! Not Quite Better Yet...

MKlegoman357 said:

What's with everyone posting beta/alpha/not done yet/non functional/not usable programs/OS which look more like a code snippet than an actual program OS.

Why didn't you gave this OS to that person or even finish it… Giving people a non-finished OS and not finishing it for a few weeks or months doesn't go well.

LeGoldFish, on 23 February 2014 - 12:38 PM said:

I wanted to write this quick, so expect some missing info. Put it in the comments and I will answer it. ;)/>

^ This is what I'm talking about.

About the actual OS:

It's nice to see someone make some simple to use move and copy commands, but having an ability to use it just like in CraftOS (copy /startup /disk/startup) would be nice. Don't like the idea that you can't actually do anything apart from clearing the screen, copying/moving files and running an instance of a shell (you're not exiting, just running another shell).

MKlegoman357, on 23 February 2014 - 01:59 PM said:

MKlegoman357 said:

What's with everyone posting beta/alpha/not done yet/non functional/not usable programs/OS which look more like a code snippet than an actual program OS.

Why didn't you gave this OS to that person or even finish it… Giving people a non-finished OS and not finishing it for a few weeks or months doesn't go well.

LeGoldFish, on 23 February 2014 - 12:38 PM said:

I wanted to write this quick, so expect some missing info. Put it in the comments and I will answer it. ;)/>

^ This is what I'm talking about.

About the actual OS:

It's nice to see someone make some simple to use move and copy commands, but having an ability to use it just like in CraftOS (copy /startup /disk/startup) would be nice. Don't like the idea that you can't actually do anything apart from clearing the screen, copying/moving files and running an instance of a shell (you're not exiting, just running another shell).

It is in alpha you know, I do plan to add more such as an easier to understand lua prompt, some educational learning tools bulit-in and some other stuff I haven't thought about yet,

And this is meant to be run alongside CraftOS to get you used to command-line stuff. I guess it is part educational tool
part OS/Shell.

LeGoldFish, on 23 February 2014 - 02:04 PM said:

It is in alpha you know, I do plan to add more such as an easier to understand lua prompt, some educational learning tools bulit-in and some other stuff I haven't thought about yet,

And this is meant to be run alongside CraftOS to get you used to command-line stuff. I guess it is part educational tool
part OS/Shell.

I understand that, but why did you released it so soon? With it being so poor in functionality people may think that this is just another non-usable OS and they won't come to check this thread very soon, nor use it. For now it's more like a 'File mover and copier' program than an OS.

MKlegoman357, on 23 February 2014 - 02:08 PM said:

LeGoldFish, on 23 February 2014 - 02:04 PM said:

It is in alpha you know, I do plan to add more such as an easier to understand lua prompt, some educational learning tools bulit-in and some other stuff I haven't thought about yet,

And this is meant to be run alongside CraftOS to get you used to command-line stuff. I guess it is part educational tool
part OS/Shell.

I understand that, but why did you released it so soon? With it being so poor in functionality people may think that this is just another non-usable OS and they won't come to check this thread very soon, nor use it. For now it's more like a 'File mover and copier' program than an OS.

I released it so soon 'cause I was excited. XD And hopefully people will notice it will be more than that in the future,

If it's command line based anyways, why don't you just use the same programs that craftOS uses to manage files, instead of making your own?

CometWolf, on 23 February 2014 - 02:40 PM said:

If it's command line based anyways, why don't you just use the same programs that craftOS uses to manage files, instead of making your own?

The point is to make a program that integrates the COS ways of file management in an easier way to understand.

Posted Today, 11:46 AM

You're welcome for putting you in a coding mood

Death, on 23 February 2014 - 04:34 PM said:

Posted Today, 11:46 AM

You're welcome for putting you in a coding mood

Yep. Your the one to blame. XD

LeGoldFish, on 23 February 2014 - 04:37 PM said:

blame.

Don't you mean,

give credit to.

?

Death, on 23 February 2014 - 05:24 PM said:

LeGoldFish, on 23 February 2014 - 04:37 PM said:

blame.

Don't you mean,

give credit to.

?

Depending on how you look at it, I guess. :P/>

While I'm posting:
Alpha 1.0.1 is out. Reinstall when you get the chance.
-Added: Help
-Bugfixes.
-Other small things.

[redacted]

Nice!
Just a suggestion, some users may want the program to be called something else and your code would not work because you use

shell.run("bettershell")

May i suggest adding a local variable called "location" for example and set it to the currently running program:

local location = shell.getRunningProgram()

and rather than

shell.run("bettershell")

Use

shell.run(location)

add error catching so it doesn't crash if you enter a program that's non-existent