Sort Icons in WB31

solamnic · 28 March 2004, 11:15

Dear fellows...
I am frustrated....
How can i sort my drawer icons in a-z order??????
If i cleanup and then snapshop..... Not good....

Please help
(i hope this is the right forum)...

Enverex · 28 March 2004, 11:20

Quote:

Originally posted by solamnic
Dear fellows...
I am frustrated....
How can i sort my drawer icons in a-z order??????
If i cleanup and then snapshop..... Not good....

Please help
(i hope this is the right forum)...

You can't. Only 3.5 > supports this.

Bloodwych · 28 March 2004, 11:52

.....or install Scalos.

thomas · 28 March 2004, 12:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Enverex
You can't. Only 3.5 > supports this.

Yes, you can. Choose "mark all items" from the window menu, then "unsnapshot" from the icon menu, then close and reopen the window.

Bye,
Thomas

solamnic · 28 March 2004, 20:56

Ive already installed scalos...
how can i sort my icons in a-z order with scalos???

btw ive tried the select contents -> unsnapshot -> close window -> reopen window and it worked.... thanks...

Thanks for the feedback

Bloodwych · 28 March 2004, 21:16

In Scalos there is a "sort" feature under plugins that can be added to the popup menus (see below).

solamnic · 28 March 2004, 21:52

2 questions...
1) which version of scalos do you use?????
(mine that came with aiab does not have this plugin)
2) how can i grab a screen from my workbench (which program should i use) and then turn it into newicon????

Thanks again

Enverex · 28 March 2004, 21:58

Quote:

Originally posted by solamnic
2 questions...
1) which version of scalos do you use?????
(mine that came with aiab does not have this plugin)
2) how can i grab a screen from my workbench (which program should i use) and then turn it into newicon????

Thanks again

Use SGrab to grab screenshots and PPAint to make an icon... not sure what else you need to use to make it into an Icon.

Bloodwych · 28 March 2004, 22:25

Thomas is rarely wrong when it comes to the Amiga, have you retried his "mark all items" method?

Anyway......

I've just checked the Scalos archive and the sort plugin is present (Scalos/plugins/menu/). It's in the 1.2b full package.

If you're using AIAB, I imagine you can just extract the required file into the relevent directory. Not sure exactly how AIAB is setup since I don't use it.

Another method for making icons from Screen grabs: If you're using WinUAE then just hit printscreen, paste the image into your fav PC graphics program and save it as a jpg. Or download a jpg image from the Hall of Light. Then use something like image2icon off aminet.

solamnic · 28 March 2004, 22:45

Thanks a lot ....
You have all been most helpfull...
I managed to use scalos to sort my icons
and then i grabbed a screen and made my first icon....
Hoorayyyyyyyyyy....

(btw Thomas is right.... The method he describes is working too... not as convient of course as scalos but to someone who has not installed scalos i think is pretty useful...)

solamnic · 29 March 2004, 21:33

Another pair of question and i promise to be silent for a long time:
a) i succesfully made a pic into an amiga icon. My question is how can i add a second frame to the icon (when you click on the icon to be displayed a second picture).. I use NewIcons...
b) can i convert 100% an OS 3.5 Icon into NewIcon (for WB3.1)..??

Thanks again for your support

Bloodwych · 30 March 2004, 12:56

Frog, a valued EAB member, actually did some 2 pic icon packages and provided some details in this thread that might be of interest

The packages can also be found on the main abime.net page in the download section.

solamnic · 30 March 2004, 14:16

...
I ll try to use ppaint for the icon job....
i got convertcolicon.... I will now try to get icon.library for os 3.5 and see the results i hope it ll work....

Thanks again
You ve been extremely helpful (again)...

solamnic · 01 April 2004, 13:17

I got the icon.library from os3.5
i tried to use convert35icon (i used convertcolicon but it can not make larger than 93x93 icons in newicons, i think conver35icon can do it. my purpose is to transfer the gameicon collection which are in 3.5 format in standard newicon format....)
My problem is that when i try to use the convert35icon utility it says that it cannot find the ic35.library (although i have patched the icon.library (from os3.5) and copied it in libs directory (named as ic35.library) and i ve also pathed the executable with the supplied script....
Do you know what am I doing wrong????
Is there another way to make these os35 icons in newicon format?????

DjDiabolik · 27 April 2020, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

Yes, you can. Choose "mark all items" from the window menu, then "unsnapshot" from the icon menu, then close and reopen the window.

Bye,
Thomas

OMG.. very interesting! I can right now "unsnapshot" when it's need. Re CleanUp and snapshot again.

Very usefull.......

28 March 2004, 11:15	#1
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 68	Sort Icons in WB31 Dear fellows... I am frustrated.... How can i sort my drawer icons in a-z order?????? If i cleanup and then snapshop..... Not good.... Please help (i hope this is the right forum)...

28 March 2004, 20:56	#5
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 68	Ive already installed scalos... how can i sort my icons in a-z order with scalos??? btw ive tried the select contents -> unsnapshot -> close window -> reopen window and it worked.... thanks... Thanks for the feedback Last edited by solamnic; 28 March 2004 at 21:09.

28 March 2004, 21:16	#6
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	In Scalos there is a "sort" feature under plugins that can be added to the popup menus (see below). Attached Thumbnails

28 March 2004, 22:25	#9
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Thomas is rarely wrong when it comes to the Amiga, have you retried his "mark all items" method? Anyway...... I've just checked the Scalos archive and the sort plugin is present (Scalos/plugins/menu/). It's in the 1.2b full package. If you're using AIAB, I imagine you can just extract the required file into the relevent directory. Not sure exactly how AIAB is setup since I don't use it. Another method for making icons from Screen grabs: If you're using WinUAE then just hit printscreen, paste the image into your fav PC graphics program and save it as a jpg. Or download a jpg image from the Hall of Light. Then use something like image2icon off aminet. Last edited by Bloodwych; 28 March 2004 at 22:33.

28 March 2004, 22:45	#10
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 68	Thanks a lot .... You have all been most helpfull... I managed to use scalos to sort my icons and then i grabbed a screen and made my first icon.... Hoorayyyyyyyyyy.... (btw Thomas is right.... The method he describes is working too... not as convient of course as scalos but to someone who has not installed scalos i think is pretty useful...) Last edited by solamnic; 28 March 2004 at 22:58.

28 March 2004, 11:52	#3
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	.....or install Scalos.

28 March 2004, 21:52	#7
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 68	2 questions... 1) which version of scalos do you use????? (mine that came with aiab does not have this plugin) 2) how can i grab a screen from my workbench (which program should i use) and then turn it into newicon???? Thanks again

29 March 2004, 21:33	#11
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 68	Another pair of question and i promise to be silent for a long time: a) i succesfully made a pic into an amiga icon. My question is how can i add a second frame to the icon (when you click on the icon to be displayed a second picture).. I use NewIcons... b) can i convert 100% an OS 3.5 Icon into NewIcon (for WB3.1)..?? Thanks again for your support

30 March 2004, 12:56	#12
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Frog, a valued EAB member, actually did some 2 pic icon packages and provided some details in this thread that might be of interest The packages can also be found on the main abime.net page in the download section.

30 March 2004, 14:16	#13
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 68	... I ll try to use ppaint for the icon job.... i got convertcolicon.... I will now try to get icon.library for os 3.5 and see the results i hope it ll work.... Thanks again You ve been extremely helpful (again)...

01 April 2004, 13:17	#14
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 68	I got the icon.library from os3.5 i tried to use convert35icon (i used convertcolicon but it can not make larger than 93x93 icons in newicons, i think conver35icon can do it. my purpose is to transfer the gameicon collection which are in 3.5 format in standard newicon format....) My problem is that when i try to use the convert35icon utility it says that it cannot find the ic35.library (although i have patched the icon.library (from os3.5) and copied it in libs directory (named as ic35.library) and i ve also pathed the executable with the supplied script.... Do you know what am I doing wrong???? Is there another way to make these os35 icons in newicon format?????

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