Short: Creamy white appearance for Workbench and Directory Opus 5
Author: mexico7@tehnicom.net (Miki)
Uploader: mexico7 tehnicom net (Miki Radulovic)
Type: util/wb
Architecture: generic
Here are included the preferences for some programs which
change the look and feel of Workbench: VisualPrefs , Birdie ,
MagicMenu and TitleShadow. Their latest versions can be found
on Aminet.
Requirements: High colour Workbench
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+ all the programs listed above
Recommended: OS 3.5
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1024 x 768 screenmode or higher
FullPalette ( also on Aminet )
13 point screen font
Installation: First you have to install all these programs
------------ like it says in their manuals and then change
their preferences.
Usage :
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Visual Prefs : This preferences are for VP 1.5 or higher. Copy the
directory Milk where ever you want , start GUI of
VisualPrefs , open Milk/Milk.pre , and under
System/Bitmaps choose Milk. Then save the prefs.
NOTE: The gadgets may look weird in GUI prefs and
the first time when you save the prefs. That's
because most gadgets are drawn to use ONLY with
Birdie and included textures. However, when you
see how it looks you won't regret it.
NOTE2: Some gadgets have alernate images (close,iconify,
zoom and depth have the coloured once) so you might
want to check them out
Birdie : Open Birdie prefs ( bprefs.lha , also on Aminet) , load my
Birdie prefs , for Active window pattern choose
ActiveWindow.iff and in pattern list choose also ActiveWindow.iff.
Do NOT add any more patterns to pattern list because this set
is designed for only one pattern.
MagicMenu: This prefs file is for MagicMenu 2.35 (www.magicmenu.de).
Open MMPrefs ,load MM_Milk.prefs ,and then save the prefs.
I also added MM_Blue prefs file. You might want to use it if
you find the default gray setings too light.
TitleShadow: Copy my titleshadow.prefs to ENV: and ENVARC: and then load
TitleShadowPrefs and save the prefs again. Here I've added
a gray shadow to the selected window title so now it
has a nice soft shadow effect.
NOTE: In order this to work you'll have to install
Full Palette first. After the installation copy
the included FullPalette.prefs to ENV:Sys and ENVARC:Sys
and then reboot your Amiga.
Workbench: I included a simple desktop picture in for WB and a texture
for WB windows. However, I use the MacOS X Jaguar background which I
couldn't include because of the copyright. You can download it from:
http://www.deviantart.com/download/62211
In this archive you'll also find the original MacOS X Aqua background
and some WindowsXP icons... These pictures really require OS 3.5
( because of its picture.datatype which does dithering on highcolour screens )
or a true colour workbench.
IBrowse: Here are two sets of buttons for IBrowse 1+ Silver and Gold. Copy the pictures
to IBrowse/images and the IBrowse.prefs to ENV:MUI (and to ENVARC:MUI
if you like it) and then start the IBrowse. They are also available
separately as pix/wb/IBSilver.lha and pix/wb/IBGold.lha, so if you download this
archive, you don't have to download them again.
NOTE: Alternate pictures are for IBrowse 2+ and you should use them as fastbuttons
for your tcp/ip stack(try the rexx script pub/aminet/comm/tcp/TogMi11.lha as
it automatically connects/disconnects to Net in a single click), email client,
favourite Aminet site, etc.
I wanted to keep this archive as short as possible , so I uploaded the snapshot
of my WB separately as pix/wb/Milk.jpg.
For any comments write to Miki
mexico7@tehnicom.net