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Title: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: A1260 on November 20, 2010, 01:47:22 PM
i need more icons (software/disks etc) for my aos3.1... not from highres 3.5 or 3.9... i need lowres icon in 2 or 4 colours max that fit the original resolution of aos3.1. i also just got flashcard (sd) for my pcmcia card i dont have poper icon for that either..  so if anyone know a place to download more icons for aos3.1, it would be great help..  

i plan to keep the aos3.1 as barebone as possible to save chipram so no mui and that stuff..
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: Matt_H on November 20, 2010, 02:14:19 PM
Aminet/pix/icon sorted by date (http://aminet.net/search?f=2&path=pix/icon&start=0&sort=date&ord=no)
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: cv643d on November 20, 2010, 05:36:51 PM
IMHO there is a lack of quality icons for 3.1
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: A1260 on November 20, 2010, 06:15:21 PM
Quote from: cv643d;593257
IMHO there is a lack of quality icons for 3.1



you said it there.. the quality vary.... looks like i have to make some of the icon myself... what good icon maker is there for amiga? any good suggestion?...

and is there a viewer of the amiga .info files for windows??... makes it a lot easier to go through 100 of aminet icon files..
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: lsmart on November 20, 2010, 08:14:53 PM
Quote from: A1260;593264
you said it there.. the quality vary


IMO there have been some wonderful icons in the Kick 1.3 days. But they aren´t in collections, so you have to search through many PD-disks to find them. And you have to recolor them, as the palette was different to AmigaOS 2.0/3.1.

Quote from: A1260;593264
.... looks like i have to make some of the icon myself... what good icon maker is there for amiga?


IconEdit and inspiration is really all you need. I have made dozens of my own icons with it. Shy away from converting other images - the quality won´t stand up to your expectations.

Quote from: A1260;593264
and is there a viewer of the amiga .info files for windows??


Not as far as I know. But you can use UAE to view them on your windows box. I always felt that there should be some kind of workbench replacement for Windows, but was too lazy to write one myself. Maybe I should try to write an icon-reader in Hollywood someday, but I don´t expect to have it ready any time soon.
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: Matt_H on November 20, 2010, 09:33:48 PM
The PC version of DOpus handles Amiga icons. There might be a few other tools, too, but the names escape me.
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: lionstorm on November 20, 2010, 10:44:55 PM
why not installng MagicWB ? this way you get nice icons (in 8-colors AFAIR) and plenty !
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: Cammy on November 21, 2010, 02:00:32 AM
My friend and I are working on a tiny 4-colour iconset for Workbench. It will come with heaps of different colour presets, but here's the one I like to use:

(http://home.exetel.com.au/amiga/PinkWB1.png)

The filesizes of the .info files are smaller than the original ones, but I think they look more detailed and colourful. The whole screen is still only 4 colours.
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: kolla on November 21, 2010, 04:11:21 AM
Laceless (http://aminet.net/package/pix/icon/Laceless) is what you're looking for.
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: lsmart on November 21, 2010, 06:58:18 AM
Quote from: Cammy;593337
My friend and I are working on a tiny 4-colour iconset for Workbench.


Oh,:) exchange pink for orange, green or blue and remove the hearts backdrop and I would have liked this look on my A500. The icons are neither too playful nor too boring, which can be a difficult balance. I prefer the classic roadside trashcan to all these office paper basket thingies however.

Nice job!

(BTW.  IconEdit was of course called IconEd in WB 1.3 and had a slightly different UI)
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: A1260 on November 21, 2010, 12:46:16 PM
@Cammy

pink desktop colors is just not my taste.... i am more looking for the same old gray boring original wb3.0/3.1 theme but with more icons.... i like the old gray office rat look...

@kolla
i will have a look.....
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: radzik on November 21, 2010, 12:49:28 PM
Quote from: Cammy;593337
My friend and I are working on a tiny 4-colour iconset for Workbench. It will come with heaps of different colour presets, but here's the one I like to use:

The filesizes of the .info files are smaller than the original ones, but I think they look more detailed and colourful. The whole screen is still only 4 colours.

Looks cool. ;) When it will be ready?
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: cha05e90 on November 21, 2010, 01:57:27 PM
Quote from: Cammy;593337
My friend and I are working on a tiny 4-colour iconset for Workbench. It will come with heaps of different colour presets, but here's the one I like to use:

I must admit that those 4-colour-icons look very promising - nice!
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: A1260 on November 21, 2010, 03:36:56 PM
Quote from: kolla;593346
Laceless (http://aminet.net/package/pix/icon/Laceless) is what you're looking for.


just checked the laceless icons.. and yes this is what i am looking for.. is there more of these kind of icons?
Title: Re: more icons for aos3.1, where do i download?
Post by: kolla on November 21, 2010, 03:44:34 PM
@A1260
Yes, but they're kind of hard to find since there's no name for that icon style :(