What does your REAL Amiga WB look like?

[Cammy]

Yes that's right, it's a 4-colour bitmap font using only white and black. ColorFonts can use up to 256 colours, but you're best to use one that shares its palette with Workbench if you use it there. They're handy for using in games, demo scrollers and video titling.

[fitzsteve]

@Cammy whats the progress on your simple Workbench packs? I thought I read that you were creating a basic pack for 68k Amigas?

Or maybe I was dreaming again

Steve.

[ppill]

Originally Posted by Cammy

Yes that's right, it's a 4-colour bitmap font using only white and black. ColorFonts can use up to 256 colours, but you're best to use one that shares its palette with Workbench if you use it there. They're handy for using in games, demo scrollers and video titling.

What would be the easiest way of adding a shadow to a font? I'm looking for something simple to add a shadow for better readability and I don't even use NewIcons on my current setup...

[ajk]

There are a couple of different ways to do it; either a patch to the font drawing routines that adds the shadow "on the fly" as text is renderd on screen, or use a colourfont like Cammy mentioned. Have a look on aminet for some of the common utilities to achieve either result.

[Cammy]

I would love to continue working on the Workbench packs but we still haven't found someone who can set up a suitable forum for us yet. Work is still going on behind the scenes though, slowly.

The tool I use to add the shadow to the fonts I use is this one, I think - http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/CreateOutline

It makes a ColorFont rather than patching on the fly.

[fitzsteve]

Originally Posted by Cammy

I would love to continue working on the Workbench packs but we still haven't found someone who can set up a suitable forum for us yet. Work is still going on behind the scenes though, slowly.

Thanks, if there is anything I can do to help like test on my Amiga's let me know

Steve.

[ppill]

Originally Posted by Cammy

The tool I use to add the shadow to the fonts I use is this one, I think - http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/CreateOutline

It makes a ColorFont rather than patching on the fly.

Thanks, that's exactly what I'm looking for

[Retrofan]

I've changed a little my Amikit in my Amiga, and this is the thread to show it:








EDIT: What's the use of Amidock if you can leave out the icons?.... Amidock will go out!!!

[prowler]

Your calendar is a year ahead; otherwise it looks great!

[Retrofan]

Thanks, the true I that since I installed it I preferred to change colors, sizes and so than small details as the hour, month, year an so...

And remember I have only seen a graphic card in photos...

[Bloodwych]

Was it hard getting Amikit to work Retrofan?

I guess it's worth putting that CPU to some good use. Nice work BTW.

[Retrofan]

Originally Posted by Bloodwych

Was it hard getting Amikit to work Retrofan?

I guess it's worth putting that CPU to some good use. Nice work BTW.

Thanks. Good question. In fact when I first installed it some months ago it was more difficult to make it. By now I think you only have to follow the guide (I used it the first time):http://amiga-manuals.xiik.net/other/...Manual-ENG.pdf with the latest Amikit version, and by now you can just use it's startup-sequence... I don't remember it's name, but something like startup-sequenceSafemode, and start from there to improve it. What's difficult is to change it to work in an Amiga without RTG, as it's made in the guide... I got the Amikit logo in the upside bar by chance, installing VisualPrefs without the patch it offers. I get a booting Amikit screen (I can't use ShowAmiga96 without a Graphic card) making my own, not shown here, this is how it was in a video I did before I changed resolution (yes, my Tv is the smallest one): [ Show youtube player ]). The "Real Amiga" in the booting screen is made using CorelDraw and Photo-Paint (I have to improve it using Upaint in the PC instead of Image Studio in the Amiga) to cover the ShowAmiga96 progress bar in it.
I had to change too the way it makes it's online updates, as it wasn't working (surely someone who knows more could make it in the startup-sequence), but I did changing with Editpad the instructions in the WBstartup.
I added the music at the beginning copying the comands to use Play16 from Sys4Aga startup, and in the PC I used MP3DirectCut for the original Mp3 music (Spot [ Show youtube player ]) and AIFF MP3 Converter too so I can use it with Thomas's Play16.
The Amikit Logo showing the version that appears while booting (at the end, opening WBStartup programs) appeared by chance too, after introducing the CybebugFixAga in the Startup-sequence.

I know it isn't ClassicWb, but I like to hear you liked it after so much work (and affection) I've put on it...

[Bloodwych]

Amikit is a great pack, and very few have it running on real Amiga's so I think you've done a fine job. Thanks for the detailed account.

[Cammy]

Good work, RetroFan. Looks great, now all you need are some Birdie textures to go with the VisualPrefs theme.

[Retrofan]

Originally Posted by Cammy

Good work, RetroFan. Looks great, now all you need are some Birdie textures to go with the VisualPrefs theme.

Thanks Cammy. I will try, and then will start to try running a ClassicWB with 16 colors.

BTW... I know every CWB has it's style, it's a matter of taste. I already have a ClassicWB39 running, but I have a free CF to try another...
Please tell me another, an example... If not, I'll try P96.

EDIT: P96, idiot? Do you have a graphic card?

[roberthazelby]

Originally Posted by Cammy

I would love to continue working on the Workbench packs but we still haven't found someone who can set up a suitable forum for us yet. Work is still going on behind the scenes though, slowly.

What exactly is it you're looking for? A message forum or simply space to host the packs?

[killergorilla]

Unicorns.

[roberthazelby]

Originally Posted by killergorilla

Unicorns.

[Vairn]

I think she needed a message board that works on Aweb, or ibrowse.
ie, NO CSS etc.

[TCD]

To be fair : Several people offered webspace, but you'd have to set up your forum yourself if you're aiming for a non-CSS frontend (which should be not too hard).