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Title: Workbench 2000
Post by: Darrin on September 14, 2010, 04:49:26 PM

I saw Workbench 2000 (a utility to put a "Windows style" start bar onto the Amiga Workbench screen) and thought I'd add it to my Classic AGA workbench to replace AmiDock.

However, it is giving me all sorts of hell.  The most up-to-date "full" package on AmiNet is v1.7 and it works perfectly unless I try and click on the "configure" icon next to the clock.  When I do that it open a "confing workbench 2000" window in the center of the screen and the progress bar moves up within it until it almost reaches then end... and then it locks up with an hourglass.  As I said, apart from that it works fine and I can rename items by clicking on them on the START button, etc.

I tried the v1.9 update which simply consists of 3 files:  2 langague files and a replacement workbench2000.cd file.  No change.

I tried the earlier v1.1 package.  That allows me to enter the configuration utility and make changes, but if I try and use START button's top 2 options then I either get a repeating yellow "wipe" down my Workbench screen, a complete system lock-up or a software failure.

Any ideas?  Cheers.

System:  A4000, 16MB FAST, Warp Engine 68040 @ 40MHz with 64MB, Mediator4000D, Deneb, Fast ATA4000 booting from a SFS partition (and CF Card Reader & DVD ROM), Radeon GFX card, Soundblaster 128, USB Ethernet.

Title: Re: Workbench 2000
Post by: Franko on September 14, 2010, 04:50:57 PM

Hi Darrin, :)

Bin it... !!! it's crap... :roflmao:

Title: Re: Workbench 2000
Post by: Darrin on September 14, 2010, 04:52:18 PM

Quote from: Franko;579294

Hi Darrin, :)

Bin it... !!! it's crap... :roflmao:

LOL.  But how can I find out how crap it is without configuring it first?  It "looks" nice...

:D

Title: Re: Workbench 2000
Post by: Franko on September 14, 2010, 05:24:50 PM

I tried it a number of years ago and had the same problems your getting, also got corrupt GFX and mysterious locks up with it. I gave up on it and now use things like Birdie, Fblit, FullPalette and the likes to give a better and faster workbench.

I can only say my experience with WB2000 ended up with me deleting it forever.

Although I reckon someone else will come along and prove me wrong and help you sort out the probs your having... :)

Title: Re: Workbench 2000
Post by: Tenacious on September 14, 2010, 05:45:55 PM

Ever tried ScreenTab?   http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/ScreenTab_3_2

Title: Re: Workbench 2000
Post by: Darrin on September 14, 2010, 05:54:32 PM

Quote from: Tenacious;579307

Ever tried ScreenTab?   http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/ScreenTab_3_2

No, this is the first I've heard of it.  Cheers.  I'm downloading it now and I'll let you know what I think.  :)

Title: Re: Workbench 2000
Post by: Darrin on September 14, 2010, 06:11:02 PM

@ Franko:

At least it sounds like you had the same problems I'm experiencing so it "isn't me".  That's always nice to know.  Now if only I could just get rid of these voices in my head....

;)

Title: Re: Workbench 2000
Post by: Darrin on September 14, 2010, 09:04:21 PM

Yep, ScreenTab does the job.  Thanks.