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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: ZyBeR on October 10, 2005, 08:55:01 AM

Title: Mac startbar?
Post by: ZyBeR on October 10, 2005, 08:55:01 AM

Hey!

I just wounder where I can find a mac look-a-like start bar for classic?
I have seen a few screenshots with transperent startbars looking awsome, where can I get those?

Does any of the programs maginfy the icons on mose over like the true OS X startbar?

Title: Re: Mac startbar?
Post by: AmiKit on October 10, 2005, 11:50:20 AM

Try AmiStart taskbar, it's very powerfull! It doesn't include mac style gfx, however if you have some mac patterns you can configure AmiStart to look like a mac...

With regards to magnifying dock icons, I think mac has patented this "idea" so nobody else could clone it :(  

Title: Re: Mac startbar?
Post by: ZyBeR on October 11, 2005, 08:28:06 AM

Can I get rid of the ugly arrow on the left side of amidock? If so that's about what I'm looking for.. But it would be nice if it had a transperent background as well..

Title: Re: Mac startbar?
Post by: Legerdemain on October 11, 2005, 10:01:02 AM

Running Windows one can always use AquaDock which in a rather flawless way imitates the Mac dito.

Running Classic AMiGA I think that it would be extremely slow using a startbar with transparency that also supports magnifying the icons when held over. A pre-rendered solution would probably work, but then it would instead consume some hefty amount of memory (running a GFX-card that would probably not be an issue, but anyways).

Title: Re: Mac startbar?
Post by: ZyBeR on October 12, 2005, 08:18:49 AM

Oki, never mind the magnifying..

Looke here, this is what I want...
(http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/2456/1_2177.jpg)

Title: Re: Mac startbar?
Post by: AmiKit on October 12, 2005, 11:11:04 AM

ok, download some VisualPrefs themes created by Ken Lester or wait for AmiKit (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=46216) package...  :-D

Title: Re: Mac startbar?
Post by: Legerdemain on October 12, 2005, 11:29:07 AM

That above is AmiDock for OS4 where you don't have to have that ugly arrow on either side of your startbar. Don't think that is possible with 68k AmiDock though.