Installed MorphOS on my eMac, Now What?

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@XDelusion

hi! It would be a good idea to try out MPlayer http://fabportnawak.free.fr   in that url you will also find updated versions of OWB and its flash plugin & user scripts...

Ambient has toolsdaemon functionality built in although ToolsPrefs doesn't come as standard. There are 3rd party GUIs to build its preferences like CRABUM http://homepage.alice.de/thomasigracki/ you can also use ToolsPrefs and later run the ARexx script supplied with MorphOS to import ToolsDaemon preferences.

For games:
http://kiero.binaryriot.org/
http://bigfoot.morphos-team.net/files/

3d titler: http://amigazeux.net/titler/

For MSN Polyglot is nice: http://polymere.free.fr/polyglot_en.html and SabreMSN (OS3 version) also runs fine.

You can use mldonkey to download stuff.

Take a look at morphzone too.

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That said, is there an OS3 skin for MorphOS?

IIRC there was an OS1.3 one :-) There are also some OS4.0 ones and I can't remember any AmigaOS3.x skin but it's possible it exists.

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Thanks, Crumb. I'm still getting used to my SamFlex on one desk and my Craigslist eMac with newly registered MOS on the other, and I am very glad to learn about CRABUM and the ToolsDaemon functionality. I've always used ToosDaemon on my Amigas and never cared for docks, program launchers or whatever on the Workbench.

I'm configuring my menus now and will work on making my drawer icons not look like folders next. Talk about mixed-up interface metaphors -- the menu still says "new drawer" after all! To really feel at home I'd need draggable screens, but otherwise I'm pretty pleased with MOS on the eMac.

Take a look also at Meridian from Geit to use gestures to switch screens: http://www.geit.de/eng_meridian.html
For screendragging there's a trick you can try out for fun called dragon: http://amigazeux.net/dragon/feat.php   It's obviously not the same as screendragging but it's funny to try it out once.

You can try out "scube" from Kiero, it's another cool trick http://kiero.binaryriot.org/

BTW, there's a "MorphOS Upgrate Pack" done by Papiosaur that contains several apps and saves some time to new users, he'll soon release version 1.60 for MorphOS2.5: http://www.morphzone.org/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7134&forum=3

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So far I got Magellan II working, but I have to assign it it's own WallPaper as I can't figure out which Prefs file to load in order to share Ambient's.

Also it does not seem to like Ambient's PNG icons. Is there a way to fix this?

try this:
http://jpv.wmhost.com/magellan2ambient/magellambient.lha
or this:
http://www.tbs-software.com/morgoth/files/d2a.lha

here you have an interesting guide written by jpv, it's from MorphOS1.4 era but I guess many things still apply:
http://jpv.wmhost.com/magellan2ambient/magellan2ambient-faq.html

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SOM99: Payback works fine. A little choppy when loading, and I have to use the keyboard because it doesn't like my Logitec USB gamepad (can't go up or down), but it works.

Poseidon allows you to produce keyboard events using USB gamepad controls so you can assign keys to your gamepad buttons and play the game with your gamepad, you can do this with emus, games...