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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: wurzel on February 14, 2007, 11:44:58 AM

Title: Ram disk icon
Post by: wurzel on February 14, 2007, 11:44:58 AM: Hi guys,

I'd like to change my Ram Disk icon for a better one (I have the one I want).

But, where do I put the icon so it shows up on workbench? I just can't figure it out :(

Thanks!
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: reddwarfer on February 14, 2007, 11:50:09 AM: I know that NewIcons changes icons like this as well as Iconographics. I therfore presume that the easiest thing to to would be to replace one of the default icons in Prefs/ENVarc that is the RAMDisk icon.

Any other ideas guys?
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: zipper on February 14, 2007, 11:51:49 AM: No matter where it lies, but you have then to write ' copy {wherever you put it} your_ram_disk_icon.info to RAM:Disk.info ' into your user-startup.
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: prowler on February 14, 2007, 11:53:34 AM: Ages ago when I wanted to change the icon look as well as
were it appeared on my desk top, I copied the icon with the
snapshot information to the HD and just copied the disk.info icon to ram: via the user-startup to the RAM:
device. It worked for me back then.

Using def icons would be a lot more elegant solution though
I would think.
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: Zero on February 14, 2007, 11:58:58 AM: If your using OS3.9 here's a useful link on how to snapshot the RAM icon;

http://www.gregdonner.org/os39faq/iconoperation.html

:-)

edit> Just read your siggy sorry!
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: A4000_Mad on February 14, 2007, 07:55:59 PM: Yep! Assuming your are using OS3.5 or OS3.9, just call your new icon 'def_ram.info' and put it into

Workbench:Prefs/ENV-Archive/sys :-)

(Probably best to make a backup of the file that is already there though in case your new icon isn't suitable ;-) )

A4000 Mad
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: rockape on February 14, 2007, 08:09:42 PM: Hi,

I recently downloaded Ramsnap off Aminet.

It does the job

This is a tiny little program which causes the Ram Disk icon to act
like the other disk icons that you have on Workbench. ie. Snaphot
the Ram icon in place, reset your computer and the thing will be in
the same place you left it. What an innovation!
Regards, Michael

aka rockape
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: wurzel on February 14, 2007, 11:27:29 PM: Thanks guys,

You gave me the clue!

In my user-startup was a line:

copy s:hdicons/ram.info ram:disk.info

Where that came from, I don't know, but when I removed it, I got the icon I wanted.

Thanks again ;)
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: wurzel on February 14, 2007, 11:28:38 PM: Quote

edit> Just read your siggy sorry!

Why be sorry? I love my new miggy ;)
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: Zero on February 15, 2007, 07:37:14 AM: Quote

wurzel wrote:
Quote

edit> Just read your siggy sorry!

Why be sorry? I love my new miggy ;)

Your miggy is most excellent!

I thought you where not using OS3.9 and using 3.1, I misread you siggy, sorry.
I really must get some glasses!

:-) :-) :-)
Title: Re: Ram disk icon
Post by: motorollin on February 15, 2007, 08:51:49 AM: Quote
wurzel wrote:
In my user-startup was a line:

copy s:hdicons/ram.info ram:disk.info

Where that came from, I don't know, but when I removed it, I got the icon I wanted.

If you replace that line in the user-startup, replace your RAM: icon with the one you want, snapshot it, the type in to a shell "copy ram:disk.info s:hdicons/ram.info", then you will get the ram icon you want. Every time you change the icon or snapshot it you will have to re-copy it.

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moto