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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Gav on October 09, 2003, 04:17:32 AM

Title: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: Gav on October 09, 2003, 04:17:32 AM

I see pics of workbench backdrops with nice title bars for the wondows and stuff...So i downloaded birdie and used the amigaworld.org guide bit i cant get it to work...I wrote it out the same as amigaworld.org,is that right?
Any help thanks plus what other ways is there to change things like window bars ect?
Thanks

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: xyth on October 09, 2003, 04:49:17 AM

I'd be happy to help you out, but first I need some more info on your system.

What CPU and OS are you using?  Do you have a graphics card?

Do you use DOpus (WBR), FBlit, VisualPrefs, MCP or any other similar programs?

Sorry I haven't read the amigaworld guide so I can't comment on how good that is.

What is Birdie currently (not) doing?  Are you using Birdie 2000?

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: Kent on October 09, 2003, 05:12:33 AM

Are you using Birdie Prefs (don't know if it comes with Birdie2000 or not)?  What is Birdie doing if anything to your system?  Are you currently running any other GUI enhancements (aspect correction, 3d gads, etc)?  There are some GUI enhancements that renders birdie useless so you may want to play around with some of the hacks you have.  Do you have a direct link for their guide so I can see what they are doing and suggest changes as needed...

:pint:

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: Gav on October 09, 2003, 07:09:38 AM

Well thats just it nothing happens but at start up it says unknown command for my start up sequence line...I have os3.9 and a voodoo 3000 with an 060 card...Im not really running any other hacks or dopus it s just 3.9....
Please help me out,well i got that prefs thing but it i can get a window to change but it doesnt save as i get a msg about no birdie process or something...
Thanks...oh and yeah its birdie 2000 :)

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: Jope on October 09, 2003, 08:44:27 AM

If it says unknown command, you've either mistyped the command or it's not in your path.. If it's not in your path you need to address it with a full path like

sys:myniceutils/birdie

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: xeron on October 09, 2003, 10:56:07 AM

Quote

Any help thanks plus what other ways is there to change things like window bars ect?

Titleshadow lets you add outlines or shadows to window title text. Its available from my website (http://www.petergordon.org.uk).

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: Framiga on October 09, 2003, 11:23:51 AM

Hi Gav

the best way to use Birdie2000, is with its own BirdiePrefs.

Anyway, try to put this line in your User-Startup:

Run >NIL: C:birdie Path:yourimage.iff

where "Path:yourimage.iff" is the pattern you wish.

Check that RUN and BIRDIE are present in your C: dir

If you prefer to use BirdiePrefs, download:

BirdiePrefs (http://de.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/misc/bprefs.lha)

install it and put this line in User-Startup:

Run >NIL: C:birdie ?
Open BirdiePrefs, chose the desired pattern/s and save.

Ciao

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: PPC on October 09, 2003, 11:37:11 AM

First of all to make your workbench look better you can also use MUI,reqattack (for very nice requsters),visual prefs,caboom.

This combination works well on my system but it does not work on every amiga!

for birdie my startup sequence line looks like this:

Run >NIL: C:birdie C:001.jpg C:002.jpg activepattern

read the docs for more info about the options active pattern is just 1 the options

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: CU_AMiGA on October 09, 2003, 12:51:35 PM

I found that Birdie Prefs didn't work for me. It worked okay when installed and when you sellect the patterns and that and select the okay button. The patterns then appear on the windows okay. Then when i reset and reboot up the patterns seem to go and i am left with the default ones. But when i go back to Birdie prefs and select okay (the patterns seem to be already selected) the patterns reappear, but then disappear when i reboot.

It doesn't matter too much though cos i got Birdie working in the end! :-)

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: haymiggan on October 09, 2003, 01:59:52 PM

I use Birdie as of now, but before I didn't as i felt it consumed a bit too much RTG memory... but now I have V5500...so :)

Cheers,
Haymigga

Visual Prefs is the key to good looking desktops and some excellent wallpapers...

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: lempkee on October 09, 2003, 02:38:22 PM

cu_amiga , u need to have a line in userstartup aswell , read above...someone explained it allready.

 cheers

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: Framiga on October 09, 2003, 02:43:54 PM

@CU_AMiGA

Check if you have the "Birdie.prefs" file in both ENV: and Env-Archive.

Then check if you have installed correctly the Birdie Prefs and Birdie Prefs.info (IconX) launcher and bprefs in Sys:Prefs/ dir

Ciao

Title: Re: Birdie or other ways to change your workbench?
Post by: CU_AMiGA on October 09, 2003, 04:19:43 PM

Thanks guys. I may try that. But it is not really a problem. I mean its only a prefs/gui program right? Birdie is working to a tee at the moment. Its not much point fixing something if it already works! :-)
I think that visual prefs is the final peice in the puzzle in making my workbench looking lovely!