How to set default tool?

fstltna · 21 July 2017, 10:28

Something I did caused detected .lha files to lose their tooltype. If I drag them onto the lharc icon the extract but I get a error about no tooltype being set and they are ghosted. If I edit the .lha file and manually set the tooltype that file works as expected. How to I set it up to do it for .lha files by default again?

fstltna · 21 July 2017, 10:50

I found where to do it in deficon. Same place you set the icon...

vroom6sri · 19 April 2019, 11:37

Is it possible in ClassicWB or DOPUS to set the Default Tool for multiple files in one go? I have copied over to my hard drive a load of old DPaint pix & anims and FinalCopy2 & Transwrite files that are all set to open with the floppy based versions of their respective programs rather than the hard drive installed versions I now have.

daxb · 19 April 2019, 17:55

For DOpus you need to edit/add the filetypes. If you want to change the default tool string of severel icons you can do it by an (ARexx) script (search and replace). For DefIcons you need to chagnge the corresponding def_icon.

AMIGASYSTEM · 19 April 2019, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroom6sri

Is it possible in ClassicWB or DOPUS to set the Default Tool for multiple files in one go? I have copied over to my hard drive a load of old DPaint pix & anims and FinalCopy2 & Transwrite files that are all set to open with the floppy based versions of their respective programs rather than the hard drive installed versions I now have.

If you have a well configured system, when there are many files it is better to delete all the icons then from the Workbench do "Show All Files" in this way the system will assign to all the files the right tool preset in the system.

21 July 2017, 10:28	#1
fstltna Indie Game Dev Join Date: May 2017 Location: South San Francisco, US Age: 56 Posts: 227	How to set default tool? Something I did caused detected .lha files to lose their tooltype. If I drag them onto the lharc icon the extract but I get a error about no tooltype being set and they are ghosted. If I edit the .lha file and manually set the tooltype that file works as expected. How to I set it up to do it for .lha files by default again?

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21 July 2017, 10:50	#2
fstltna Indie Game Dev Join Date: May 2017 Location: South San Francisco, US Age: 56 Posts: 227	I found where to do it in deficon. Same place you set the icon...

19 April 2019, 11:37	#3
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 841	Is it possible in ClassicWB or DOPUS to set the Default Tool for multiple files in one go? I have copied over to my hard drive a load of old DPaint pix & anims and FinalCopy2 & Transwrite files that are all set to open with the floppy based versions of their respective programs rather than the hard drive installed versions I now have.

19 April 2019, 17:55	#4
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	For DOpus you need to edit/add the filetypes. If you want to change the default tool string of severel icons you can do it by an (ARexx) script (search and replace). For DefIcons you need to chagnge the corresponding def_icon.

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