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Bloodwych · 07 October 2008, 14:44

Yep, that one catches people out now and again.

I could replace the Pattern icon in Prefs with the Scalos one, but that would break the pure Workbench mode (right mouse on boot) which requires those Prefs for normal Workbench windows. Plus it would also break the authentic Workbench feel.

The way to think of it is Scalos is an Expansion on top of Workbench, so for the Scalos windows you need to use the Scalos Prefs provided. All the Scalos files are neatly stored away in the Expansion drawer. The Workbench Prefs are for Workbench windows, which are used when you hold the right mouse button on boot and is in a way a separate OS.

After using OS39 for a while, I still think Scalos and 3.0/1 is superior apart from missing those biggies - GlowIcons and native 4GB+ support. It multitasks better, is much faster (especially under 020's) and renders patterns and background pictures much faster too. Plus it has less issues - one I've noticed is OS39 uses chipram for list views, while Scalos uses fastram.

07 October 2008, 14:44	#6
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Yep, that one catches people out now and again. I could replace the Pattern icon in Prefs with the Scalos one, but that would break the pure Workbench mode (right mouse on boot) which requires those Prefs for normal Workbench windows. Plus it would also break the authentic Workbench feel. The way to think of it is Scalos is an Expansion on top of Workbench, so for the Scalos windows you need to use the Scalos Prefs provided. All the Scalos files are neatly stored away in the Expansion drawer. The Workbench Prefs are for Workbench windows, which are used when you hold the right mouse button on boot and is in a way a separate OS. After using OS39 for a while, I still think Scalos and 3.0/1 is superior apart from missing those biggies - GlowIcons and native 4GB+ support. It multitasks better, is much faster (especially under 020's) and renders patterns and background pictures much faster too. Plus it has less issues - one I've noticed is OS39 uses chipram for list views, while Scalos uses fastram.