how to hide volumes in WB 3.1?

Bamiga2002 · 18 September 2009, 08:47

In OS3.9 in Workbench prefs you can tick the volumes that you don't want appearing on your WB. How to do this in WB3.1?

thomas · 18 September 2009, 09:08

One of these perhaps: http://aminet.net/search?query=hide+icons ?

Bamiga2002 · 18 September 2009, 11:23

Thanks but none of these did the trick. GhostBusters is OS3.5/3.9 only and the other one doesn't hide leaved out icons (from my OS4.0 installation) a.ka shortcuts but volumes only. Guess i didn't mention i also would like the OS4.0 leave-out icons hidden on my WB3.1. Maybe i make a leaved-out directory for them and put the icons there so they don't clutter the workbench.

thomas · 18 September 2009, 11:49

You cannot hide left out icons from one volume but not from another volume. You could only add a line to both startup-sequences, one renaming the .backdrop file to something else and the other renaming it back.

Bamiga2002 · 18 September 2009, 12:05

That's a good idea, will try.

thomas · 18 September 2009, 12:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

You cannot hide left out icons from one volume but not from another volume.

Of course somebody could write a patch for the Open() function which restricts access to the .backdrop file on selected volumes. However, such a patch could be considered to be a rootkit...

Bamiga2002 · 18 September 2009, 13:29

OK then, i made some scripts to check for partitions ".backdrop" and if there, rename to ".backdrop.renamed". Same applies backwards to get the left-out icons showing again. Thanks Thomas (again

). !

18 September 2009, 08:47	#1
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	how to hide volumes in WB 3.1? In OS3.9 in Workbench prefs you can tick the volumes that you don't want appearing on your WB. How to do this in WB3.1?

18 September 2009, 11:23	#3
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Thanks but none of these did the trick. GhostBusters is OS3.5/3.9 only and the other one doesn't hide leaved out icons (from my OS4.0 installation) a.ka shortcuts but volumes only. Guess i didn't mention i also would like the OS4.0 leave-out icons hidden on my WB3.1. Maybe i make a leaved-out directory for them and put the icons there so they don't clutter the workbench. Last edited by Bamiga2002; 18 September 2009 at 12:05.

18 September 2009, 13:29	#7
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	OK then, i made some scripts to check for partitions ".backdrop" and if there, rename to ".backdrop.renamed". Same applies backwards to get the left-out icons showing again. Thanks Thomas (again ). ! Last edited by Bamiga2002; 21 September 2009 at 22:48. Reason: damn typos...

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18 September 2009, 09:08	#2
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	One of these perhaps: http://aminet.net/search?query=hide+icons ?

18 September 2009, 11:49	#4
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	You cannot hide left out icons from one volume but not from another volume. You could only add a line to both startup-sequences, one renaming the .backdrop file to something else and the other renaming it back.

18 September 2009, 12:05	#5
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	That's a good idea, will try.

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