MagicWB or New Icons ?

LUKas007 · 28 July 2002, 00:38

I use Workbench 3.1 with ECS... What WB icons enhancement is better ? MagicWB or New Icons? Or maybe any of them ?

Anyway, I'm looking for MagicWB 2.1 registered version

whiteb · 28 July 2002, 02:20

Quote:

Originally posted by LUKas007
I use Workbench 3.1 with ECS... What WB icons enhancement is better ? MagicWB or New Icons? Or maybe any of them ?
Anyway, I'm looking for MagicWB 2.1 registered version

PM.

Amiga1992 · 28 July 2002, 04:38

NewICons sucks on anything but an accelerated AGA machine, IMO.

And I dont like MagicWB

Drake1009 · 28 July 2002, 10:09

I'll have to go with Akira on this one. New icons uses up a lot of memory, and slows down operations a lot. And magic icons just don't look good IMO

LUKas007 · 28 July 2002, 11:07

So, do you use standard Workbench 3.1 ? IMHO standard icons dont look any better than MagicWB or NewIcons... :laugh
Btw, my Ami has 68040@40 and still ECS, so... at least it's accelerated...

kriz · 28 July 2002, 13:30

Hmm only ECS... Only MagicWB would look Ok on that setup ..

Amiga1992 · 28 July 2002, 21:34

Quote:

Originally posted by LUKas007
So, do you use standard Workbench 3.1 ? IMHO standard icons dont look any better than MagicWB or NewIcons... :laugh
Btw, my Ami has 68040@40 and still ECS, so... at least it's accelerated...

Since it is accelerated... up the color count to 16 colors, and make yoru own icons or modify the existing ones with more colors. I did this with my A600 and the original 3.1 icons with more colors look quite good

It takes time but it beats magicWB IMO

LUKas007 · 29 July 2002, 18:06

Btw, when I open Workbench3.1 in 16 colour screen, then MagicWB icons appear in strange colours... How to fix it?

P-J · 23 August 2002, 11:51

There should be a palette supplied with the MagicWB distribution, just go into 'Prefs/Palette' and load the palette in.

IIRC this worked fine for me.

whiteb · 28 August 2002, 09:03

Quote:

Originally posted by LUKas007
Btw, when I open Workbench3.1 in 16 colour screen, then MagicWB icons appear in strange colours... How to fix it?

There shoud be an icon that says something like "Click me for colours", run that.

Bloodwych · 30 August 2002, 11:14

How about Fresh Icons (off aminet) that use a 16 colour display and are freeware. Included is a program to hack the right colours on boot.

I think they look cool, especially on my multisync monitor in Productivity mode (shown below).

I refuse to use Newicons, don't like them.

Paul · 30 August 2002, 11:18

Bloodwych nice icons, much better than them magicWB ones.

I have to download a copy when your done.

Bloodwych · 30 August 2002, 11:21

Nice aren’t they

And all that from a 16 colour screenmode with copper background. It absolutely flies on my basic 020 Amiga!

The small MagicWB icons are the only choice for PAL/NTSC TVres. Move into high res productivity mode and you can choose much nicer icons like shown above.

cv643d · 30 August 2002, 15:39

Hey whats the problems with MWB

I think it still goes strong.
The HD icons is a work of pure art

Amiga1992 · 30 August 2002, 17:36

I find it disgusting :P The color scheme is disgusting, the icons' "design" is disgusting. Lack of taste.

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28 July 2002, 04:38	#3
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	NewICons sucks on anything but an accelerated AGA machine, IMO. And I dont like MagicWB

28 July 2002, 10:09	#4
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I'll have to go with Akira on this one. New icons uses up a lot of memory, and slows down operations a lot. And magic icons just don't look good IMO

28 July 2002, 11:07	#5
LUKas007 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: England Age: 45 Posts: 159	So, do you use standard Workbench 3.1 ? IMHO standard icons dont look any better than MagicWB or NewIcons... :laugh Btw, my Ami has 68040@40 and still ECS, so... at least it's accelerated...

28 July 2002, 13:30	#6
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 42 Posts: 3,211	Hmm only ECS... Only MagicWB would look Ok on that setup ..

29 July 2002, 18:06	#8
LUKas007 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: England Age: 45 Posts: 159	Btw, when I open Workbench3.1 in 16 colour screen, then MagicWB icons appear in strange colours... How to fix it?

23 August 2002, 11:51	#9
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	There should be a palette supplied with the MagicWB distribution, just go into 'Prefs/Palette' and load the palette in. IIRC this worked fine for me.

30 August 2002, 11:18	#12
Paul RIP Friends Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,157	Bloodwych nice icons, much better than them magicWB ones. I have to download a copy when your done.

30 August 2002, 11:21	#13
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Nice aren’t they And all that from a 16 colour screenmode with copper background. It absolutely flies on my basic 020 Amiga! The small MagicWB icons are the only choice for PAL/NTSC TVres. Move into high res productivity mode and you can choose much nicer icons like shown above.

30 August 2002, 15:39	#14
cv643d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 762	Hey whats the problems with MWB I think it still goes strong. The HD icons is a work of pure art

30 August 2002, 17:36	#15
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I find it disgusting :P The color scheme is disgusting, the icons' "design" is disgusting. Lack of taste.

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