Workplace Shell
The Workplace Shell (WPS) is an object-oriented desktop shell used in OS/2 Version 2.0, Warp 3 and Warp 4, and eComStation.
WPS is contructed on OS/2 over System Object Model (SOM) and Presentation Manager (PM). It is a set of objects that creates the desktop metaphor for OS/2's GUI.
Documentation
Files
| Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| COMETDLL.DLL | Cursor comet library |
| COMETRUN.EXE | Cursor comet executable program |
| INSTALL.DLL | Feature Install |
| NPFIMRI.DLL | Feature Install Netscape Plugin MRI module |
| OBJDATA.DLL | WPObjData Class Library |
| PMVDDROP.DLL | Drag'n'drop-related WPS class |
| PMWP.DLL | PM Workplace Shell dynamic link library |
| PMWP.MSG | PM Workplace Shell dynamic link error message |
| PMWP.REP | PM Workplace |
| PMWPMRI.DLL | PM Workplace Shell dynamic link library |
| PNP.DLL | WPS Hardware Management tool |
| PNPMRI.DLL | Plug and Play MRI |
| WINCFG.DLL | Win-OS2 Object |
| WPCOMET.DLL | Workplace Shell Comet |
| WPCONFIG.DLL | Workplace Shell configuration dynamic link library |
| WPCONMRI.DLL | Workplace Shell configuration dynamic link library |
| WPDSERV.DLL | WPDServer Class Library |
| WPDSRVP.DLL | WPDServer DSOM routines |
| WPINET.DLL | Workplace Shell Internet Integration DLL |
| WPINTMRI.DLL | Workplace Shell Internet Integration MRI |
| WPINSTAL.DLL | Workplace Shell Install |
| WPPRINT.DLL | Workplace Shell printing dynamic link library |
| WPPRTMRI.DLL | Workplace Shell printable translation support |
| WPSTKMOU.DLL | Control panel objects DLL |
| WPSTKMRI.DLL | Workplace Shell WPStkMou MRI |
| WPVIDSYS.DLL | WPVideoSystem Class Library |
| WCFGMRI.DLL | WIN-OS/2 Object MRI |
Articles
Replacements
- xWorkplace improves and replaces some of the WPS Classes, but it is not a full replacement of WPS.
External Links
- Workplace Shell Programming Guide, Consolidated (PDF), (INF) (ODF), (DOCX), (DJVU), (ePUB)
- Workplace Shell Programming Reference, Consolidated (PDF), (ODT), (DOCX), (DJVU), (ePUB)
- Workplace Shell Programming Reference, Part 1 (INF)
- Workplace Shell Programming Reference, Part 2 (INF)
- Workplace Shell Programming Reference, Part 3 (INF)
- Wokplace Shell at Wikipedia