Default action on click

Sim085 · 26 May 2017, 10:47

Hello,

At the moment when I double click on an icon which does not a .info linked to it I need to write multiview before icon name to get this to execute. I was wondering if there is a way how on double click of an icon other elemts such as file extension could be used to determine which tool to use to open a file without the need to ask user, example extension in file name?

Daedalus · 26 May 2017, 12:03

OS 3.9 has this built in, but for 3.1 (and probably older) you can install the DefIcons patch, which does this job for you. It's part of the NewIcons package.

AMIGASYSTEM · 26 May 2017, 13:10

A sistem OS Amiga updated recognizes and assigns the right tool even when
extension is missing or wrong, and when it has no icon, see my old video example

[ Show youtube player ]

Sim085 · 26 May 2017, 17:50

I have GlowIcons installed (came with BetterWB). How do I know if DefIcons is installed / patched?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daedalus

OS 3.9 has this built in, but for 3.1 (and probably older) you can install the DefIcons patch, which does this job for you. It's part of the NewIcons package.

Daedalus · 26 May 2017, 20:12

You should have a preferences program for setting the DefIcons actions, the ENVARC:sys/ drawer should be full of lots of default icons (def.jpg.info, def_test.info and so on...), and icons without an icon should appear differently depending on what filetype they are.

It doesn't sound like it's installed there, or if it is, it's not running or not installed properly. You can always download NewIcons and install it - I can't remember if NewIcons can be installed separately, so back up your current setup just in case.

Nobby_UK · 26 May 2017, 20:56

IDer uses Header/Extension details to run the required prog...
http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/IDer

I don't know what this is though :
http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/IDerPrefs

Sim085 · 26 May 2017, 23:20

I have installed DefIcons. I can see that this also creates deficons.prefs. How do I edit this. For example can I add different file types?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daedalus

You should have a preferences program for setting the DefIcons actions, the ENVARC:sys/ drawer should be full of lots of default icons (def.jpg.info, def_test.info and so on...), and icons without an icon should appear differently depending on what filetype they are.

Daedalus · 27 May 2017, 20:51

There should be a preferences program that lets you set the filetypes and their properties. At least there is in the version that comes with OS 3.9... If not, there might be a textfile you can edit or something - check the documentation to see if it mentions anything.

26 May 2017, 10:47	#1
Sim085 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 962	Default action on click Hello, At the moment when I double click on an icon which does not a .info linked to it I need to write multiview before icon name to get this to execute. I was wondering if there is a way how on double click of an icon other elemts such as file extension could be used to determine which tool to use to open a file without the need to ask user, example extension in file name?

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26 May 2017, 12:03	#2
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	OS 3.9 has this built in, but for 3.1 (and probably older) you can install the DefIcons patch, which does this job for you. It's part of the NewIcons package.

26 May 2017, 13:10	#3
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	A sistem OS Amiga updated recognizes and assigns the right tool even when extension is missing or wrong, and when it has no icon, see my old video example [ Show youtube player ]

26 May 2017, 20:12	#5
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	You should have a preferences program for setting the DefIcons actions, the ENVARC:sys/ drawer should be full of lots of default icons (def.jpg.info, def_test.info and so on...), and icons without an icon should appear differently depending on what filetype they are. It doesn't sound like it's installed there, or if it is, it's not running or not installed properly. You can always download NewIcons and install it - I can't remember if NewIcons can be installed separately, so back up your current setup just in case.

26 May 2017, 20:56	#6
Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,595	IDer uses Header/Extension details to run the required prog... http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/IDer I don't know what this is though : http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/IDerPrefs

27 May 2017, 20:51	#8
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	There should be a preferences program that lets you set the filetypes and their properties. At least there is in the version that comes with OS 3.9... If not, there might be a textfile you can edit or something - check the documentation to see if it mentions anything.

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