Project: Amiga OS3.9 to OS 4.x makeover

[James]

Originally Posted by elowan

also got "AmigaOS ROM Update.BB39-2"

Yes, I forgot it does this - been a while since I last installed BB2. You can just rename this one to "AmigaOS ROM Update" and replace the original.

Originally Posted by elowan

I want to change the disk-icons with ClassAction, but this program seems to be broken (buttons without text, see attachement)
And it doesn´t show the picture of the icons, just a file-list. I found no way to set something like and icon-view in the classaction prefs...

There should be a button to view icon images. If you are using the images I posted up it should look exactly like this, apart from the pattern:



The buttons without text are correct, you can press on them to select a different directory. But, as you can see from my screenshot, you do have icon images missing. If you have installed the latest version of ClassAction it should be in a MRE drawer. Inside this drawer should be an Executables drawer and an Icons drawer (among others). ClassAction should be in the Executables drawer and will look for the images in the Icons drawer. If this is correct then check your prefs.

You don't have to view disk icons to replace them though - just make sure the icons you want have the same names, and then copy them over the originals. Then change them all to disk type afterwards...

[elowan]

I installed the latest ClassAction now - and now i got some more icons
I guess, there went something wrong, when installing the program for the first time. Now it is working in the right way.

I found out, that with KDEView, the icons for Ram disk, drives ,etc are displayed, when browsing the ENV/SYS drawer, also. I guess, i´ll be able to manage the replacement of the disc-icons now

So, to take advantage of all new icons, what step(s) must be done next?
Example: I replaced the green OS 3.9 drawer-icon in ENV/SYS with a masonicon-one. Now, when i create a new drawer, it get´s the old green icon, instead of the new one... why is that?

Things still missing:

• a nice Icon (Masonicon?) for the Ram Disk to replace the OS3.9 one
• Replacements for avi, bmp, font, brush, lha file-icons
• a faked "transparent" background for AmiDock (MacLikeDock still won´t startup and PolyNet 68k also fails)

So... just a few steps and a few hours left, till this conversion is done.

Thanks for your support

[James]

Originally Posted by elowan

I replaced the green OS 3.9 drawer-icon in ENV/SYS with a masonicon-one. Now, when i create a new drawer, it get´s the old green icon, instead of the new one... why is that?

It should work after a reboot if you have changed it in Prefs/Env-Archive/Sys/
Env/Sys/ is in Ram, changing it here will make it work without reboot, but the change will be lost after a reboot.
The name and type are correct? (def_drawer type drawer)

Originally Posted by elowan

Things still missing:

• a nice Icon (Masonicon?) for the Ram Disk to replace the OS3.9 one
• Replacements for avi, bmp, font, brush, lha file-icons
• a faked "transparent" background for AmiDock (MacLikeDock still won´t startup and PolyNet 68k also fails)

So... just a few steps and a few hours left, till this conversion is done.


Thanks for your support

The def_brush icon can be found in the PPaint drawer of either of these:

http://www.masonicons.info/resources/mi_2010_06.lha

http://os4depot.net/share/graphics/i...ection2010.lha

Don't think the others are available, so you will have to source them from OS4.1 or find/make alternatives.

MacLikeDock requires pngalpha.library, and a Screengrab tool, do you have them installed?

http://aminet.net/util/libs/pngalpha_lib.lha

http://aminet.net/gfx/misc/ScreenGrab.lha

You will need to edit the path to the ScreenGrab tool in the MacLikeDock prefs (text file).

If you want Amidock on the bottom left with text, I think you need to crop and keep the height of your icons (64) plus 20 (this might vary due to text size) from the bottom of the backdrop you are using. Then load it as the dragbar and icon area pattern.

[seb132]

Great thread! I was interested to do this too on an A1200/060...
Any update recently?

[elowan]

not THAT recently, but ... I lost the complete system/install and all the Data, a long time ago
found a backup, but if I reconnect the HDF Files to a new config, uae does not boot into WB anymore.

really frustrating, because I was like 99% close to what I call a makeover.
only thing missing, was dock-transparency... well

I dont know, if I will go thrue this massive setup-process ever again - but I think I will install 3.9 again, soon.


Cheers!

[jdog320]

I have a problem with wbstartup++, after putting the lib and the handler in the right drawers, now it says Can't lock enabled drawer.

[James]

Originally Posted by elowan

not THAT recently, but ... I lost the complete system/install and all the Data, a long time ago
found a backup, but if I reconnect the HDF Files to a new config, uae does not boot into WB anymore.

Originally Posted by elowan

really frustrating, because I was like 99% close to what I call a makeover.
only thing missing, was dock-transparency... well

I did a quick makeover of my AfAWB a couple of years ago. I modified AmiStart to look more like Amidock, since it already has (fake) transparency.



It looks even better with MUI4...

Originally Posted by jdog320

I have a problem with wbstartup++, after putting the lib and the handler in the right drawers, now it says Can't lock enabled drawer.

Do you have an enabled drawer in WBStartup?

[elowan]

Wow James, looks awesome!

After a lot of trouble, I managed to re-install OS3.9 in fs-uae, also installed BoingBags1-4 successfully

I´ve found some documents, I wrote down years ago, when we were doing the makeover - but I do understand only half of them, hehehehe.

I got a listing with programs on it, which I seem to have had installed, maybe I can put it together and post it here. If you like to help once again, I think we can build up something nice?

best regards!

[James]

Originally Posted by elowan

If you like to help once again, I think we can build up something nice?

Sure, go for it!

There is a better range of icons available now:

http://www.amiga-look.org/artwork/icons-amigaos

Although good Ram icons are still in short supply...

[gulliver]

This is a quick attempt I did in my own way

[jdog320]

Also, how do I use DejaVu fonts in workbench?

[elowan]

@gulliver

wow, that already looks nice!

[Retrofan]

Gulliver you know you can get those icons smaller with the latest icon.library

[gulliver]

Originally Posted by Retrofan

Gulliver you know you can get those icons smaller with the latest icon.library

I know.

That is an old picture that predates current icon.library by several months.

@elowan

Thank you.

[cmsj]

I'm also interested in doing this, and have made a start with the easy bit - icons. I've never played with things like Birdie before, so I guess that's next



Some quick playing with Birdie/VisualPrefs and the Ken-OS4/Ken-OS4-Lite themes are starting to bear some fruit:



Last post for now. This is coming along quite nicely:

[hUMUNGUs]

wow, nice. Want to share ?

[cmsj]

Originally Posted by hUMUNGUs

wow, nice. Want to share ?

I'm not sure about that, these icons are mostly lifted directly from an OS4.1 install, so I'm probably not allowed to distribute them :/

[hUMUNGUs]

I C. What about if u could make a small theme, just with the widgets for me ?

[spudje]

So, is there an easy dummy way to get AOS 3.9 look this nice, or should I go through the full thread? I'd rather not install Amikit Real or CWB, because all the patches turn my A4000D CSPPC Mediator system very unstable.

[gulliver]

Originally Posted by spudje

So, is there an easy dummy way to get AOS 3.9 look this nice, or should I go through the full thread? I'd rather not install Amikit Real or CWB, because all the patches turn my A4000D CSPPC Mediator system very unstable.

Well, to get those screenshot look, is not very difficult at all:

1.Install PeterK IconLib (Aminet).
2.Set a proper RTG screenmode 800x600 or bigger
3.Install MUI 3.8 if you dont already have it.
4.Install VisualPrefs.
5.Install Birdie.
6.Go to www.amiga-look.org and download and apply those os4 icon packs, even better if you have os4.1 use that.
7.Also download and apply the os4 visualprefs theme from amiga-look.

That should be pretty much it.