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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: hayashi on August 19, 2009, 07:09:16 PM
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NOOB QUESTION LOL
Is there anything under Workbench that has the same effect as Windows shortcuts, or at least some way of assigning programs to keypresses or whatever?
For example, I'd like to be able to access ed (or the CLI) from the Workbench, or at least have a link to it inside, say, the Work: device, or be able to activate it with a key combo, instead of having to go find the CLI icon, then goto S: and type ed Startup-Sequence every time I need to modify it.
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NOOB QUESTION LOL
Is there anything under Workbench that has the same effect as Windows shortcuts, or at least some way of assigning programs to keypresses or whatever?
For example, I'd like to be able to access ed (or the CLI) from the Workbench, or at least have a link to it inside, say, the Work: device, or be able to activate it with a key combo, instead of having to go find the CLI icon, then goto S: and type ed Startup-Sequence every time I need to modify it.
I think there are different options:
* Most of the all-in-one commodities like MCP allow you to define keyboard shortcuts and connect commands to them.
* There are programs to add menus to the Tools menu from WB. The name escapes me though
* In the past (before AOS 3.5 with it's AmiDock) I used something like Tinymeter to define menus with whom you can start programs.
greets,
Staf.
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* There are programs to add menus to the Tools menu from WB. The name escapes me though
MagicMenu :)
http://aminet.net/search?query=magicmenu
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Er no... not magicmenu, toolsdaemon does though
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Er no... not magicmenu, toolsdaemon does though
Thats the one lol
http://aminet.net/util/boot/ToolsDaemon21a.lha
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MagicMenu is pure evil. Get good old toolsdaemon.
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Note that for OS3.9 there's a patch needed for toolsdaemon to work.
http://aminet.net/package/util/boot/ToolsDaemon22
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NOOB QUESTION LOL
or at least some way of assigning programs to keypresses or whatever?
There's a Commodity that comes with Workbench called FKey which does exactly this. It's in the Workbench:Tools/Commodities/ directory. Just drag and drop it into your Workbench Startup drawer, double click on it and assign some programs to the keys. I have F1 set up to run the command "Avail Flush", which is always a quick handy way of flushing the RAM without needing to run any extra apps or patches to do it for you. You can also just press Left-Amiga & "e" to execute a command, then you can just type in ed or ced, or cli. Or just set it up as an F-Key.
If your FKey GUI pops up when you start your Workbench up and you don't want it to, click once on the icon, go to the Icons-Information in the menu and make sure it has the tooltype set "CX_POPUP=NO".
Although there are heaps of docks, menus and other launcher programs on the Amiga, this has got to be one of the quickest and less complicated ways to launch programs, and it comes with Workbench.
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I guess I should also note that it's easy enough to leave an icon out, similar to a Windows shortcut (except it doesn't make a "copy", it uses the actual icon), by selecting the icon, going to the Icons menu and selecting "Leave Out". This will leave the icon on the desktop so you can click on it without needing to open any windows up. You can then move the icon to where you want it to stay, click it and select "Snapshot" from the Icons menu.
I've found it's more memory efficient to have ten programs assigned to FKey than it is to leave ten icons out on the desktop, and when you're running a 1 or 2mb system, you want to try and be efficient with your RAM.
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Cammy is like a Workbench Ninja!
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Thanks a lot! =D