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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: LawlessPPC on February 13, 2006, 09:33:08 PM

Title: Backdrop wont work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: LawlessPPC on February 13, 2006, 09:33:08 PM

for some reason when I put workbench to backdrop mode from pull down menu and snapshot (using window or all) when i reset and workbench loads it still in a window. Any suggestions or can you tell me where to locate the prefs file this is stored in. Then possibly I can edit that. Im on OS3.9 BB1

Title: Re: Backdrop wont work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: foleyjo on February 13, 2006, 09:38:32 PM

Is it actually saving the snapshot. Check your last message once you have saved it to see. I had this problem before and it turned out I had a drive without a disk.info which was stopping the save snapshot working

Title: Re: Backdrop wont work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: amigagr on February 13, 2006, 10:00:32 PM

envarch:sys/wbconfig.prefs
or
sys:prefs/env-archive/sys/wbconfig.prefs
it's the same

Title: Re: Backdrop wont work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: LawlessPPC on February 13, 2006, 10:16:34 PM

just to respond ended up copying an old wbconfig.prefs across sorted problem but still doesnt tell me why it wouldnt work

Title: Re: Backdrop wont work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Boot_WB on February 13, 2006, 10:22:06 PM

Don't you have to go into one of the prefs programs eg Prefs:Workbench and save the config there?  I believe snapshotting just saves the information relating to either window size and position (using windows/snapshot) or icon position (icons/snapshot).

Title: Re: Backdrop wont work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: amigagr on February 13, 2006, 10:25:09 PM

have you power down the amiga for 1-2 minutes or you just reset her? i have seen a lot of weired problems to solved just like that!