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Bamiga2002 · 21 March 2012, 11:14

I'm really not into those dockies, so my choice will be ToolsDaemon as it has been in my previous WB-setup. Recommend that fully!

Amiga1992 · 21 March 2012, 11:51

I never understood the need of a dock anyway. You can "leave out" icons on the Workbench anyway so....

mfilos · 21 March 2012, 12:34

@Bamiga2002
Yep I agree to that as well! It's just that you said about Polynet and that's why I interfered and tested the others as well.

@Akira
I also prefer the "Leave Out" of icons for my A600 and in general lower specc Amigas.
For higher specc Amigas though, Amidock is really nice and easy to use without much hassle.

Bamiga2002 · 21 March 2012, 13:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I never understood the need of a dick anyway. You can "leave out" icons on the Workbench anyway so....

So you call yourself "dickless" so to say...?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfilos

@Bamiga2002
Yep I agree to that as well! It's just that you said about Polynet and that's why I interfered and tested the others as well.

@Akira
I also prefer the "Leave Out" of icons for my A600 and in general lower specc Amigas.
For higher specc Amigas though, Amidock is really nice and easy to use without much hassle.

You dude was fast testing the 2 "dickies" I mentioned

I also "leave out" the most important icons to always have access to them proggies. AmiDock can stay with OS 3.9 it always loads up fast anyway.

mfilos · 21 March 2012, 13:43

Hehe cheers mate.

I believe for low specc systems... the best (at least for my own taste) dock is the oldskool ToolManager which was on some MWB screenshots and reviews as well.
You can check a quick setup that I made for my A600 custom ClassicWB environent some minutes ago (only 3 icons but you get the point)

Bamiga2002 · 21 March 2012, 14:16

Just out of curiosity: can you put text to the ToolManager icons just like in AmiDock or do you have to manually edit the icon images to include text?

mfilos · 21 March 2012, 14:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

Just out of curiosity: can you put text to the ToolManager icons just like in AmiDock or do you have to manually edit the icon images to include text?

You can enable Text as well from the Dock settings.
This is how it looks

squidbass · 21 March 2012, 16:58

Hi mfilos

I would love to know how you got this configured - everytime I've tried I don't get the dock to appear...I am going to try and give another go as I'm looking to setup a similar dock for my A1200...

squidbass

Amiga1992 · 21 March 2012, 17:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

So you call yourself "dickless" so to say...?

Fucking LOL! I didn't realize that hilarious typo I made

I vote as well for a ToolManager guide, I never got the docks to display, EVER!

Also: are you running a screenshot program on your miggy? The ones I found only work on 020+ and the one I have that runs on 000 is really crappy (Picsaver) and doesn't do screenshots of special screens (like ProTracker)

squidbass · 21 March 2012, 17:17

Is Sgrab only 020? I use that and it works well on an A1200...

squidbass · 21 March 2012, 17:25

Maybe we can persuade mfilos (The Dock King) to give us some ToolManager tips......:-)

mfilos · 21 March 2012, 21:11

Screenshot program I use on my real A600 is SGrab.
These screenshots though where caught from my clone A600 environment on WinUAE where I try everything before I install them on the real Amiga.

Alright I'll make a guide for all to have

Stay tuned...

mfilos · 21 March 2012, 23:32

Ok there you go peepz... it didn't took much time (about 2+ hours but anyway)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/939939/Guide...oolManager.pdf

squidbass · 22 March 2012, 16:51

mfilos you are the dude!

Your guide is excellent and I've finally after years of trying got ToolManager to display a dock! Now to get to work creating a monster dock to go across the bottom of my highgfx screen. Pictures to follow!

Once again a warm thank you for creating such an easy to understand, brilliantly written guide. I hope others will benefit too from this!

squidbass

Amiga1992 · 22 March 2012, 17:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by squidbass

mfilos you are the dude!

Your guide is excellent

I wholeheartedly agree

I Am yet to try the guide but will do so as soon as I have some little time off!

Bamiga2002 · 22 March 2012, 18:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I never understood the need of a dock anyway. You can "leave out" icons on the Workbench anyway so....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I wholeheartedly agree

I Am yet to try the guide but will do so as soon as I have some little time off!

Sorry, just trying to figure you out and what the heck contradicts a little here

I'll be trying ToolManager also so this wasn't meant as phucking with you

Thanks mfilos you're a helpful dude!

Amiga1992 · 22 March 2012, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

Sorry, just trying to figure you out and what the heck contradicts a little here

Just because I don't see the point doesn't mean I can't try, does it?
Also, I might change my mind. I never got ToolManager to work. If I can, maybe I finally understand.

Don't be a DOCK to me!

Bamiga2002 · 23 March 2012, 10:51

Now that's the true Amiga spirit right there

!
I guess you'll figure out why someone wants to play Doom on Amiga then mmmkay?

(stops being a DOCK now...

)

fishyfish · 31 March 2012, 10:29

I have a friend who works on the docks.

I'll never look at him the same again

Back on topic though, I like Clickclose. Opening a drawer with middle mouse button (or something else user defined) will make it close the parent drawer when it open the new one. One of my biggest peeves about workbench is that it opens a new window for every drawer opened, so was happy when I found Clickclose.

mfilos · 03 April 2012, 16:07

I edited my guide today, since I managed to use Icon Files (.info) as well on Docks using ToolManager!

The Guide/Read Me file said that only brushes can be used on this version (latest) unless someone used an icon datatype.
I made lotsa tests with various datatypes and I found only one that worked just fine.

So... the new guide has the same link as the old one:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/939939/Guide...oolManager.pdf

You can check a screenshot from my A600 using some nice Dock icons that I found on Aminet and customized them a bit for my own taste

21 March 2012, 11:14	#41
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	I'm really not into those dockies, so my choice will be ToolsDaemon as it has been in my previous WB-setup. Recommend that fully! Last edited by Bamiga2002; 21 March 2012 at 13:10.

21 March 2012, 11:51	#42
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I never understood the need of a dock anyway. You can "leave out" icons on the Workbench anyway so.... Last edited by Amiga1992; 21 March 2012 at 17:01.

21 March 2012, 21:11	#52
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Screenshot program I use on my real A600 is SGrab. These screenshots though where caught from my clone A600 environment on WinUAE where I try everything before I install them on the real Amiga. Alright I'll make a guide for all to have Stay tuned... Last edited by mfilos; 21 March 2012 at 22:14.

21 March 2012, 23:32	#53
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Ok there you go peepz... it didn't took much time (about 2+ hours but anyway) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/939939/Guide...oolManager.pdf Last edited by mfilos; 22 March 2012 at 11:02.

03 April 2012, 16:07	#60
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	I edited my guide today, since I managed to use Icon Files (.info) as well on Docks using ToolManager! The Guide/Read Me file said that only brushes can be used on this version (latest) unless someone used an icon datatype. I made lotsa tests with various datatypes and I found only one that worked just fine. So... the new guide has the same link as the old one: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/939939/Guide...oolManager.pdf You can check a screenshot from my A600 using some nice Dock icons that I found on Aminet and customized them a bit for my own taste Last edited by mfilos; 03 April 2012 at 16:24.

21 March 2012, 12:34	#43
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	@Bamiga2002 Yep I agree to that as well! It's just that you said about Polynet and that's why I interfered and tested the others as well. @Akira I also prefer the "Leave Out" of icons for my A600 and in general lower specc Amigas. For higher specc Amigas though, Amidock is really nice and easy to use without much hassle.

21 March 2012, 13:43	#45
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Hehe cheers mate. I believe for low specc systems... the best (at least for my own taste) dock is the oldskool ToolManager which was on some MWB screenshots and reviews as well. You can check a quick setup that I made for my A600 custom ClassicWB environent some minutes ago (only 3 icons but you get the point)

21 March 2012, 14:16	#46
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Just out of curiosity: can you put text to the ToolManager icons just like in AmiDock or do you have to manually edit the icon images to include text?

21 March 2012, 16:58	#48
squidbass Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southport The Last Resort Posts: 202	Hi mfilos I would love to know how you got this configured - everytime I've tried I don't get the dock to appear...I am going to try and give another go as I'm looking to setup a similar dock for my A1200... squidbass

21 March 2012, 17:17	#50
squidbass Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southport The Last Resort Posts: 202	Is Sgrab only 020? I use that and it works well on an A1200...

21 March 2012, 17:25	#51
squidbass Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southport The Last Resort Posts: 202	Maybe we can persuade mfilos (The Dock King) to give us some ToolManager tips......:-)

22 March 2012, 16:51	#54
squidbass Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southport The Last Resort Posts: 202	mfilos you are the dude! Your guide is excellent and I've finally after years of trying got ToolManager to display a dock! Now to get to work creating a monster dock to go across the bottom of my highgfx screen. Pictures to follow! Once again a warm thank you for creating such an easy to understand, brilliantly written guide. I hope others will benefit too from this! squidbass

23 March 2012, 10:51	#58
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Now that's the true Amiga spirit right there ! I guess you'll figure out why someone wants to play Doom on Amiga then mmmkay? (stops being a DOCK now... )

31 March 2012, 10:29	#59
fishyfish Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 475	I have a friend who works on the docks. I'll never look at him the same again Back on topic though, I like Clickclose. Opening a drawer with middle mouse button (or something else user defined) will make it close the parent drawer when it open the new one. One of my biggest peeves about workbench is that it opens a new window for every drawer opened, so was happy when I found Clickclose.

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