OS 3.1 graphics

[Rebel-CD32]

Here's a screenshot of my 16 colour Workbench. I've got an IndivisionAGA, so I'm running in flicker-free 1024x768. I'm demonstrating SabreMSN in this shot.

[Rebel-CD32]

Rebel,

What did you use to create a windows taskbar? I like that a lot.

I use the a great little program called Workbench2000 for the task bar. It has all the same features as the Windows one has, with quick-launch icons, a start menu that can launch apps as well as browse your drives, task buttons for all windows and screens (which can be configured or blocked according to the user), it shows appicons in the tray along with a couple of selectable system monitors (I just use the clock), and it can minimise ANY window by clicking on its task button while its already active, which I think it does by sending it behind the Workbench backdrop window, then bringing it back to front when you click on it again (or Alt+Tab).

Here's a little demonstration of it with several windows and task buttons open at once:



I'm still running good old Workbench 3.1, so I've had to take the slightly more traditional route to theming my Workbench than AFAOS's Skin system, by using a combination of VisualPrefs, Birdie, FullPalette, MUI 3.8, TitleShadow, and Directory Opus Magellan. I'd love it if AFAOS gets AGA support, being able to change everything including button borders and scrollbars really appeals to me.

Everything (except DOpus Magellan) can be found on Aminet.

[Rebel-CD32]

@Rebel-CD32

What Amiga is that? I'd love to be able to use a screenmode that huge - with all that extra space - but I'm too attached to my 1080. It has a nice glow you don't get on VGA. Besides, that must take a hell of a lot of chip RAM.

I'd describe your theme as "Ubista" - Ubuntu and Vista (too bad I hate both... nice work on the remapping though). My theme is sort of "AOSX". So between us, we've got all the major OSes covered.

The screenshot is from my A1200 030/50 with 32MB Fast RAM, IDE-CF, Subway USB, with an Indivision AGA which lets me run HighGFX screenmodes (up to 1024x768) flicker-free on any VGA monitor. The upcoming InvidisionECS supports the same screenmodes but you'd be confined to 4 colours like other Super-High-Res modes. Thanks to FBlit, I never run into any ChipRAM problems unless I open too many high resolution screens. With Workbench open and the full-screen wallpaper I have a little over 1.5MB Chip free, and it barely declines at all when I start opening applications.

You're not alone in your hatred for Vista and Ubuntu, I cant stand them either, but as a bit of an experiment really I started buggering around to see if I could replicate the GUI themes from other OSs. I made a Windows XP one as well, and I'm going to make a RiscOS one next. I like your AOSX theme, too