Remove an icon from desktop with amigashell. Possible?

[falken]

Does anyone know if it is possible to 'Put Away' a desktop icon that has been previously placed with the 'Leave Out' option from an amigashell command line?

I understand that some action needs to be taken on the .info file, but I don't know if there is an amigashell command that does this.

[Swe_Kryten2x4b]

Sort of. You need to parse the .backdrop file and remove the line that corresponds to whatever you want to put away again.

A script could certainly accomplish this but I am not aware of something that does it.

[thomas]

If you act directly on the .backdrop file you need to reboot to get it activated.

It's better to use the Workbench ARexx Port. Then you see the result immediately.
Requires OS 3.5 or higher (this includes 3.1.4 onwards).

[Swe_Kryten2x4b]

Originally Posted by thomas

If you act directly on the .backdrop file you need to reboot to get it activated.

It's better to use the Workbench ARexx Port. Then you see the result immediately.
Requires OS 3.5 or higher (this includes 3.1.4 onwards).

So it does. Require a reboot that is. I could have sworn it didn't, but apparently I remembered wrong.

Arexx is probably a better idea anyway even if it hadn't required a reboot. If nothing else because it saves you from remembering if it should be dh0:.backdrop, dh1:.backdrop and so on.

[falken]

Originally Posted by thomas

If you act directly on the .backdrop file you need to reboot to get it activated.

It's better to use the Workbench ARexx Port. Then you see the result immediately.
Requires OS 3.5 or higher (this includes 3.1.4 onwards).

Is there a script already done? I have no knowledge of Arexx

[Swe_Kryten2x4b]

Originally Posted by falken

Is there a script already done? I have no knowledge of Arexx

I'm no Arexx-expert but this will do the trick.

/*put away */

OPTIONS RESULTS

ADDRESS workbench

IF ARG() ~ = 1 THEN DO
SAY "USAGE: Putaway name-of-icon"
EXIT 5
END

ARG iconname

ACTIVATEWINDOW root

LOCKGUI

ICON WINDOW root NAMES iconname SELECT

GETATTR OBJECT WINDOWS.ACTIVE

ACTIVEWINDOW = RESULT

MENU WINDOW '"' || ACTIVEWINDOW || '"' INVOKE ICONS.PUTAWAY

UNLOCKGUI


With the caveat that I haven't tried it with more than one icon. Save it in rexx: as putaway.rexx or similar, make sure the S flag is set and invoke it
with rexxutaway.rexx file-to-put-away

And the icon should go back to its original place.

In other words, rexxutaway.rexx documents if there's something "left out" named Documents. Come to think of it, I haven't tried what happens if there are two things called Documents left out either.

[falken]

Originally Posted by Swe_Kryten2x4b

I'm no Arexx-expert but this will do the trick.

/*put away */

OPTIONS RESULTS

ADDRESS workbench

IF ARG() ~ = 1 THEN DO
SAY "USAGE: Putaway name-of-icon"
EXIT 5
END

ARG iconname

ACTIVATEWINDOW root

LOCKGUI

ICON WINDOW root NAMES iconname SELECT

GETATTR OBJECT WINDOWS.ACTIVE

ACTIVEWINDOW = RESULT

MENU WINDOW '"' || ACTIVEWINDOW || '"' INVOKE ICONS.PUTAWAY

UNLOCKGUI


With the caveat that I haven't tried it with more than one icon. Save it in rexx: as putaway.rexx or similar, make sure the S flag is set and invoke it
with rexxutaway.rexx file-to-put-away

And the icon should go back to its original place.

In other words, rexxutaway.rexx documents if there's something "left out" named Documents. Come to think of it, I haven't tried what happens if there are two things called Documents left out either.

Cool, I'm going to try it. Thank you very much @Swe_Kryten2x4b