What does your REAL Amiga WB look like? - Page 7

MarlboroMan · 03 July 2004, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burseg

@marlboroman
I think you're using visualprefs and birdie. But what makes that outline effect around icon text? What did you do to your menu bar?

Yes, im using birdie and visualprefs. The window gadgets are called amigaDE, found on aminet. For the windowtitles im using ´Titleshadow´ and for the icontext im using a tool called ´Outlinefont´.

The menubar is nothing special at all. The colors are arranged with visualprefs, which is also responsible for the top-left boing image. The information displayed is a feature of MCP, and the small pointereyes are done with ´Amiga_Eye´.

Amiga1992 · 03 July 2004, 22:01

I never got Visualprefs to work for some reason :/

RetroMan · 03 July 2004, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I never got Visualprefs to work for some reason :/

Try harder

Peanutuk · 03 July 2004, 23:50

Would you like the red or blue gloves? You can't see the blood on the red ones...

26 July 2004, 03:27

I revised my winuae workbench a little bit. Birdie proved very useful! Icons are Glowicons Revolution and Exoticons.

Amiga1992 · 26 July 2004, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroMan

Try harder

Not worth it.

nice one burseg ;D I didn't know there was a transparent MagicMenu or something?

blackcornflake · 26 July 2004, 20:49

MagicMenu has a transparency option, but only in 16-bit+ screenmodes afaik. Maybe there is a patch that allows transparency in AGA modes?

26 July 2004, 20:55

An old version I had didn't even have the transparency option. Get the latest one from Aminet. Right on visualprefs causes more trouble than it's worth. It completely breaks birdie on my setup.

RetroMan · 26 July 2004, 21:30

@Burseg

You need to set one or two options in VisualPrefs to have Birdie work correctly

Look into the readme of both progs, it´s in there !

Macca · 26 July 2004, 21:36

I dare not post the picture of my Workbench for fear of scaring you all with it's greyness.

is severley needed...

Any one recommend some good programs to get it sorted? Preferably with links (or upload to here?)

I really like Burseg's - very nice / clean.

If someone can give me a hand they I would be most grateful.. other wise i'll just

Many thanks...

Macca

26 July 2004, 22:04

Hmm thanks retroman I will!

Bloodwych · 26 July 2004, 22:09

Blah, visualprefs; MCP; clicktofront; the latest magic menu; nice as they are they seem to cause more problems than they're worth. After playing around I always find something wrong or strange after installing them. For instance, visual prefs messes up multiviews arrows and border windows, strange things happen with certain MCP options, the latest Magic Menu is incompatible with DpaintV (leaves black boxes on screen when using menus), Clicktofront had some nasty public screen bug I can't remember now. Hacks, hacks and more hacks. Hate them. Only a few don't cause some compatibility and/or stability issues.

Scalos seems one of the best in an "essential features:minimum problems" kind of ratio, although even that isn't perfect. Fblit incompatibility is a big reason why many of you guys drop it.

All these hacks makes the Workbench look nice however!

- GREAT work Burseg! Love that wallpaper with the Amiga in the background. Was that due to Bippy hating "Planet Miggy"?

To be fair some of them do work trouble free. The older Magic Menu Akira gave (thanks) me works 100% as do a few some others I tested thoroughly. I guess it's all about striking a balance that works personally best for you.

Macca, someone did a thread outlining essential workbench additions. Do a search for the keywords - "essential" and "workbench". Also there is AIAB and ClassicWB packs available.

28 July 2004, 04:14

Retroman, visualprefs is working thanks to your reminder! BUT I only wanted visualprefs for square gadgets and no matter what I do, I can't change the way gadgets look when birdie is running!

I can swear I saw screenshots with birdie+square gadgets.

edit: there! Buzz's workbench has them but what happened to him? I hope that C= tattoo didn't cause a fatal infection

You can never know what happens when you mess with that cursed company

19 October 2004, 21:03

Whats your best WinUAE desktop?

I don't really mean good looking but functional and useful.... what is YOUR WinUAE workbench like?

What do you use WinUAE for other than games?

Respect,

Unregistered

pjhutch · 22 October 2004, 20:40

I use WB 3.9 and Dopus 5.5 Megallan. Its so much easier to use than plain WB (BTW, there are a plans for Dopus for OS4!!)

I don`t play games that often with Winuae, I tend to do development with SAS C 6.55 and Storm C 4 and using it to update my winuae.chm help file.

Paul · 23 October 2004, 16:11

I have merged the two threads.

keropi · 23 October 2004, 20:23

my desktop has a grey background and just the Shell and Classaction icons on it... 640X512, full overscan @ 16 colors.... I don't include a pic, because it is really nothing special... I just use it to browse my files with ClassAction and start my whdl games...

fast and memory efficient!

alkis21 · 24 October 2004, 00:26

You people should be ashamed of yourselves. You call yourselves Retro-maniacs? Your Amiga desktops look better than most modern computers I've seen!

Here's what retro is all about (Amiga 1200, 10 MB RAM, 340MB HD):

I have ToolsDaemon and Taskbar installed, but other than that it looks the same..
To be honest, I'm quite jealous of your desktops.

RetroMan · 24 October 2004, 00:48

@alkis21

Hey, just because we use ancient computers we don´t have to use ancient desktops also, do we

Peanutuk · 24 October 2004, 00:53

Actually alkis that looks a bit too fancy to me.

26 July 2004, 03:27	#125
oldpx Posts: n/a	I revised my winuae workbench a little bit. Birdie proved very useful! Icons are Glowicons Revolution and Exoticons. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldpx; 26 July 2004 at 18:22.

26 July 2004, 22:09	#132
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Blah, visualprefs; MCP; clicktofront; the latest magic menu; nice as they are they seem to cause more problems than they're worth. After playing around I always find something wrong or strange after installing them. For instance, visual prefs messes up multiviews arrows and border windows, strange things happen with certain MCP options, the latest Magic Menu is incompatible with DpaintV (leaves black boxes on screen when using menus), Clicktofront had some nasty public screen bug I can't remember now. Hacks, hacks and more hacks. Hate them. Only a few don't cause some compatibility and/or stability issues. Scalos seems one of the best in an "essential features:minimum problems" kind of ratio, although even that isn't perfect. Fblit incompatibility is a big reason why many of you guys drop it. All these hacks makes the Workbench look nice however! - GREAT work Burseg! Love that wallpaper with the Amiga in the background. Was that due to Bippy hating "Planet Miggy"? To be fair some of them do work trouble free. The older Magic Menu Akira gave (thanks) me works 100% as do a few some others I tested thoroughly. I guess it's all about striking a balance that works personally best for you. Macca, someone did a thread outlining essential workbench additions. Do a search for the keywords - "essential" and "workbench". Also there is AIAB and ClassicWB packs available. Last edited by Bloodwych; 27 July 2004 at 18:26.

28 July 2004, 04:14	#133
oldpx Posts: n/a	Retroman, visualprefs is working thanks to your reminder! BUT I only wanted visualprefs for square gadgets and no matter what I do, I can't change the way gadgets look when birdie is running! I can swear I saw screenshots with birdie+square gadgets. edit: there! Buzz's workbench has them but what happened to him? I hope that C= tattoo didn't cause a fatal infection You can never know what happens when you mess with that cursed company Last edited by oldpx; 30 August 2004 at 02:58.

19 October 2004, 21:03	#134
Unregistered Posts: n/a	The Best WinUAE Desktop Whats your best WinUAE desktop? I don't really mean good looking but functional and useful.... what is YOUR WinUAE workbench like? What do you use WinUAE for other than games? Respect, Unregistered

22 October 2004, 20:40	#135
pjhutch Peter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sowerby Bridge,UK Age: 57 Posts: 102	Desktop I use WB 3.9 and Dopus 5.5 Megallan. Its so much easier to use than plain WB (BTW, there are a plans for Dopus for OS4!!) I don`t play games that often with Winuae, I tend to do development with SAS C 6.55 and Storm C 4 and using it to update my winuae.chm help file.

03 July 2004, 22:01	#122
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I never got Visualprefs to work for some reason :/

03 July 2004, 23:50	#124
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	Would you like the red or blue gloves? You can't see the blood on the red ones...

26 July 2004, 20:49	#127
blackcornflake Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cereal box Posts: 799	MagicMenu has a transparency option, but only in 16-bit+ screenmodes afaik. Maybe there is a patch that allows transparency in AGA modes?

26 July 2004, 20:55	#128
oldpx Posts: n/a	An old version I had didn't even have the transparency option. Get the latest one from Aminet. Right on visualprefs causes more trouble than it's worth. It completely breaks birdie on my setup.

26 July 2004, 21:30	#129
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	@Burseg You need to set one or two options in VisualPrefs to have Birdie work correctly Look into the readme of both progs, it´s in there !

26 July 2004, 21:36	#130
Macca Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gloucester Posts: 697	I dare not post the picture of my Workbench for fear of scaring you all with it's greyness. is severley needed... Any one recommend some good programs to get it sorted? Preferably with links (or upload to here?) I really like Burseg's - very nice / clean. If someone can give me a hand they I would be most grateful.. other wise i'll just Many thanks... Macca

26 July 2004, 22:04	#131
oldpx Posts: n/a	Hmm thanks retroman I will!

23 October 2004, 16:11	#136
Paul RIP Friends Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,157	I have merged the two threads.

23 October 2004, 20:23	#137
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	my desktop has a grey background and just the Shell and Classaction icons on it... 640X512, full overscan @ 16 colors.... I don't include a pic, because it is really nothing special... I just use it to browse my files with ClassAction and start my whdl games... fast and memory efficient!

24 October 2004, 00:26	#138
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,408	You people should be ashamed of yourselves. You call yourselves Retro-maniacs? Your Amiga desktops look better than most modern computers I've seen! Here's what retro is all about (Amiga 1200, 10 MB RAM, 340MB HD): I have ToolsDaemon and Taskbar installed, but other than that it looks the same.. To be honest, I'm quite jealous of your desktops.

24 October 2004, 00:48	#139
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	@alkis21 Hey, just because we use ancient computers we don´t have to use ancient desktops also, do we

24 October 2004, 00:53	#140
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	Actually alkis that looks a bit too fancy to me.

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