What are your favourite Workbench hacks?

Graham Humphrey · 16 September 2007, 18:37

Pretty self-explanatory I would've thought. If you use hacks/patches on your Workbench what ones do you use and like most? My faves would be:

Magic Menu - for bringing up the pull-down menus anywhere on the screen
Birdie - for putting nice patterns in window title bars
Newicons - for nice colourful icons (obviously)

I guess I mostly use cosmetic patches (other than Magic Menu which is very useful), but then Workbench is a bit dull otherwise isn't it? I wouldn't be without them.

What ones do you like using (whether they are cosmetic or useful) and why?

Zetr0 · 16 September 2007, 20:23

@GH

Tools Daemon / Magic Menu
New Icons
Prograb screen/picture grabber

on a personal note my friend, I havent forgotten you, I have just been eminently busy :/

P-J · 16 September 2007, 20:39

NoClick or AntiClick to stop that incessant drive click!

alkis21 · 16 September 2007, 21:27

I also use Tools Daemon, Magic Menu and NoClick. Plus:

-Back & Front: Sends a window to the back or bring it to the front with defined actions.
-Icon Appearer: Update icons when they are created/deleted/renamed
-Taskbar: Adds a Windows-like taskbar plus a Start launch button
-OutlineFont: Draws an outline on your Workbench icon text

Mad-Matt · 16 September 2007, 21:50

Ontop of OS39 using RTG

AutoUpdateWB - Updates windows in realtime as files are added
Magicmanu - Annoying deadlocks but cant live without
Birdie - Nice window patterns
Powericons - Nice png icons
NiceBar - Adds logo to wb bar (Edit : Not Nicewb

)
Warpdatatypes - fast,high quality image datatypes
SmartWB - adds smart refresh to the workbench, not sure if it does much though

Titleshadow - adds shadowing to window texts

Graham Humphrey · 16 September 2007, 22:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

on a personal note my friend, I havent forgotten you, I have just been eminently busy :/

Cheers Zetr0, I knew you wouldn't. I've been rather busy too so I know how you feel.

keropi · 17 September 2007, 12:52

nice info here, AutoUpdateWB is handy and I did not knew about it...
but I cannot seem to find niceWB... ?
btw, I use ALTtabber , DOSprefs and WindowToFront

Mad-Matt · 17 September 2007, 17:28

sorry Nicebar is what you want, i did the screenshot and still did not notice

its worth noting (as its not in the nicebar readme) that ife the logo used is to big to bit the wb bar properly, it does messup the birdie patterns , its that hacky lol

lopos2000 · 17 September 2007, 17:44

I also Like PowerWindows or PowerWindowsNG to minimize and maximize windows.

Charlie · 17 September 2007, 19:55

I use pretty much all of the above.

( + a few others - will have a look-see later )

+ every speed-up hack / patch I can find in an attempt to fix the damage I've done!

Graham Humphrey · 18 September 2007, 00:27

Where do you get Nicebar from, as I searched Aminet and I couldn't find it?

Cammy · 18 September 2007, 04:50

My favourite patch is Visual Prefs! I can make my Workbench look any way I want it to with that program, change every colour and all the button and sizes. And my second favourite is Magic Copper because it's the only program that can put rainbow colours in my background without crashing the computer.

rare_j · 18 September 2007, 12:44

My essential hacks are for the shell: KingKon (this is the daddy), pipe (Pipe-1.5.lha), and WBStart.lha (to start icons form shell).

Also useful for a nice workbench is toolsdeamon and reqtools, and IconAppearer.lha.

Zetr0 · 18 September 2007, 14:32

ahhh bugger.... need to add reqtools... rtgmaster / ahi etc

birdie was a bunch of b*llocks and was about as stable as a schizophrenic without lithium! *ahem*

on the subject of sucking donkey wot-nots MUI... fugly waste of time... but people loved it.... bah! say's zetty!

Graham Humphrey · 18 September 2007, 14:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

birdie was a bunch of b*llocks and was about as stable as a schizophrenic without lithium! *ahem*

Never had a single problem with Birdie I must admit, though I guess it may conflict with other hacks, depends what you use I guess.

rare_j · 18 September 2007, 15:18

Another favourite of mine is CycleToMenu for turning those horrible workbench cycle gadgets (where you click to cycle through choices) into a proper menu.

Other favourite hacks include Executive and Fblit/Ftext... more as I think of them

I never thought MUI was particularly special, you have to have it installed though for those annoying programs that must have it!

P-J · 18 September 2007, 15:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by rare_j

Another favourite of mine is CycleToMenu for turning those horrible workbench cycle gadgets (where you click to cycle through choices) into a proper menu.

I will never, EVER understand what possessed them to design those gadgets. Horrible. Just horrible.

ppill · 18 September 2007, 16:46

MCP
SystemPatch
FBlit/FText

All three for that extra bit of speed and KingCON (there's nothing like it maybe except zsh on linux).

Mad-Matt · 18 September 2007, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

Where do you get Nicebar from, as I searched Aminet and I couldn't find it?

thanks to web archive, it can be found here

http://web.archive.org/web/200312162...ds/NiceBar.lha

Graham Humphrey · 18 September 2007, 23:52

Thanks!

16 September 2007, 18:37	#1
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	What are your favourite Workbench hacks? Pretty self-explanatory I would've thought. If you use hacks/patches on your Workbench what ones do you use and like most? My faves would be: Magic Menu - for bringing up the pull-down menus anywhere on the screen Birdie - for putting nice patterns in window title bars Newicons - for nice colourful icons (obviously) I guess I mostly use cosmetic patches (other than Magic Menu which is very useful), but then Workbench is a bit dull otherwise isn't it? I wouldn't be without them. What ones do you like using (whether they are cosmetic or useful) and why?

16 September 2007, 21:27	#4
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,408	I also use Tools Daemon, Magic Menu and NoClick. Plus: -Back & Front: Sends a window to the back or bring it to the front with defined actions. -Icon Appearer: Update icons when they are created/deleted/renamed -Taskbar: Adds a Windows-like taskbar plus a Start launch button -OutlineFont: Draws an outline on your Workbench icon text Last edited by alkis21; 16 September 2007 at 22:00.

16 September 2007, 21:50	#5
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,848	Ontop of OS39 using RTG AutoUpdateWB - Updates windows in realtime as files are added Magicmanu - Annoying deadlocks but cant live without Birdie - Nice window patterns Powericons - Nice png icons NiceBar - Adds logo to wb bar (Edit : Not Nicewb ) Warpdatatypes - fast,high quality image datatypes SmartWB - adds smart refresh to the workbench, not sure if it does much though Titleshadow - adds shadowing to window texts Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Mad-Matt; 17 September 2007 at 17:42.

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16 September 2007, 20:23	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@GH Tools Daemon / Magic Menu New Icons Prograb screen/picture grabber on a personal note my friend, I havent forgotten you, I have just been eminently busy :/

16 September 2007, 20:39	#3
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	NoClick or AntiClick to stop that incessant drive click!

17 September 2007, 12:52	#7
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	nice info here, AutoUpdateWB is handy and I did not knew about it... but I cannot seem to find niceWB... ? btw, I use ALTtabber , DOSprefs and WindowToFront

17 September 2007, 17:28	#8
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,848	sorry Nicebar is what you want, i did the screenshot and still did not notice its worth noting (as its not in the nicebar readme) that ife the logo used is to big to bit the wb bar properly, it does messup the birdie patterns , its that hacky lol

17 September 2007, 17:44	#9
lopos2000 Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cider is best In The West Posts: 1,238	I also Like PowerWindows or PowerWindowsNG to minimize and maximize windows.

17 September 2007, 19:55	#10
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	I use pretty much all of the above. ( + a few others - will have a look-see later ) + every speed-up hack / patch I can find in an attempt to fix the damage I've done!

18 September 2007, 00:27	#11
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Where do you get Nicebar from, as I searched Aminet and I couldn't find it?

18 September 2007, 04:50	#12
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	My favourite patch is Visual Prefs! I can make my Workbench look any way I want it to with that program, change every colour and all the button and sizes. And my second favourite is Magic Copper because it's the only program that can put rainbow colours in my background without crashing the computer.

18 September 2007, 12:44	#13
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	My essential hacks are for the shell: KingKon (this is the daddy), pipe (Pipe-1.5.lha), and WBStart.lha (to start icons form shell). Also useful for a nice workbench is toolsdeamon and reqtools, and IconAppearer.lha.

18 September 2007, 14:32	#14
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	ahhh bugger.... need to add reqtools... rtgmaster / ahi etc birdie was a bunch of bllocks and was about as stable as a schizophrenic without lithium! ahem* on the subject of sucking donkey wot-nots MUI... fugly waste of time... but people loved it.... bah! say's zetty!

18 September 2007, 15:18	#16
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	Another favourite of mine is CycleToMenu for turning those horrible workbench cycle gadgets (where you click to cycle through choices) into a proper menu. Other favourite hacks include Executive and Fblit/Ftext... more as I think of them I never thought MUI was particularly special, you have to have it installed though for those annoying programs that must have it!

18 September 2007, 16:46	#18
ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	MCP SystemPatch FBlit/FText All three for that extra bit of speed and KingCON (there's nothing like it maybe except zsh on linux).

18 September 2007, 23:52	#20
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Thanks!

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