Community Changelog-0.4.12

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Kernel:

• EX: Implemented returning the amount of context switches and system calls in the system performance query. (Pierre Schweitzer)
• EX: Implemented querying Deferred Procedure Call statistics information. (Pierre Schweitzer)
• PNP: Some work towards proper device power management. (Eric Kohl)

Setup:

• usetup/setuplib: Improved partition management and fixed some bugs. (Hermes Belusca-Maito)
• usetup/setuplib: Detect GPT-partitioned disks. GPT is still not supported at the moment. (Hermes Belusca-Maito)

Win32 subsystem:

• win32ss/ntuser: Finished ghost window support. (Katayama Hirofumi MZ)
• font: Added one more CJK font, especially to fix glitch in text-mode setup. (Luo Yufan)
• user32: Implemented arrow keys in task switcher (Alt+Tab). (Katayama Hirofumi MZ)

Drivers:

• tcpip: Properly return Address Translation information. This fixes compatibility with lsass executable from Windows 2003. (Timo Kreuzer)
• floppy_new: Imported open source floppy driver from Microsoft. It's not integrated yet. (Pierre Schweitzer)

Shell:

System DLLs:

• kernel32: Computer name changes become effective only after reboot. (Eric Kohl)

User-mode DLLs:

• shell32: Environment variables are now accepted in Run dialog. (Katayama Hirofumi MZ)
• shell32: Added just a stub of Active Desktop enough for running some apps. (Mark Jansen)
• browseui: Added backslash for directories. (Katayama Hirofumi MZ)
• mspatcha: Added initial support for resolving signature, decoding and applying of patch files. Lots of the patch format are still unknown. (Mark Jansen)

Commands and utilities:

• vcdcontroltool: Added a GUI app for managing virtual CD-ROM drives, with persistent mount support. (Pierre Schweitzer)
• osk: Properly show the application icon in the window caption and in the task switcher. (Bisoc George, Hermes Belusca-Maito)
• regedit: Fixed graphical glitch in splitter. (Katayama Hirofumi MZ)
• cpl: Properly set applets' display icons, also added some more icons. (Katayama Hirofumi MZ)
• umpnpmgr: Re-enable the usage of Interlocked Singly-Linked Lists. (Hermes Belusca-Maito)

Tasks:

• Upgraded btrfs to v1.1. (Pierre Schweitzer)