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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: DaNi on January 12, 2004, 10:56:18 AM

Title: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: DaNi on January 12, 2004, 10:56:18 AM: Hello, i am running titleshadow for best view, but only work on title screen and when open a wb dir, only work on the title of the drawer open, but not on the icons... what is the problem? or have any command for work with all my wb icons?
pd: is put BEFORE of birdie, visualprefs, and mcp patches

Thanks
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: Framiga on January 12, 2004, 11:15:51 AM: Hi DaNi

TitleShadow works only on the window bar.

If you want those effect even on icons, you can install PowerIcons 1.05 that acts the same effect even on a not PNG icons.

The options are:

Run >NIL: PowerIcons SCROLLSPEEDUP NOGHOSTSELECT GHOST=100 SELR=96 SELG=80 SELB=80 TEXTMODE=2

Use only with a fast CPU and a GFX card. (useable even on a 040 too)

Ciao
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: xeron on January 12, 2004, 11:16:54 AM: TitleShadow doesn't add shadows to icon text. Unfortunately two seperate patches are required (which is a shame). Lots of people asked Massimo to add the TitleShadow-effect to Visual Prefs, thus saving a patch, which would have been great.

However, I think he is too busy with OS4 to update Visual Prefs any more...
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: DaNi on January 12, 2004, 12:26:24 PM: Thanks for all your help. I tested the powericons with the shadow option, but my amiga shoot down a lot... even on my system with voodoo+060/66 my system run very slowly... :( Look`s great but slow...
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: pVC on January 12, 2004, 12:36:31 PM: Also if you're using DOpus Magellan as Workbench replacement, it has shadow and outline options for fonts...
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: xeron on January 12, 2004, 12:49:24 PM: If you don't want to use PowerIcons, but still want your icon texts to have a shadow, there is always this patch (http://aminet.net/util/wb/OutlineFont.readme).
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: Framiga on January 12, 2004, 02:02:04 PM: Hi DaNi

have you download the last PI 1.05 with the SCROLLSPEEDUP option enabled?

Ciao

PS- use the above options.
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: DaNi on January 15, 2004, 04:53:05 PM: yes, but is slowly... i see the WBCRTL have this commands, but i dont know much this program, any know all feaCtures? (or a guide)
thanks
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: Framiga on January 15, 2004, 05:10:22 PM: Hi DaNi,

here even on my actual 040@30Mhz. P96 and a CV64, it slow down only the window scroll.

I've replaced, quite all the icons and the PNG icons are displayed quicker than the 32 col GlowIcons ones.

What exactly is it "slow", with PowerIcons installed?

Ciao

PS- by the way, PI is faster on 32 bit screen

PPS- AFAIK, WBCtrl, hasn't those option, and then on which OS are you using it?
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: DaNi on January 15, 2004, 10:22:23 PM: hi Framiamiga!!!

I put this:
Run >NIL: PowerIcons SCROLLSPEEDUP NOGHOSTSELECT GHOST=100 SELR=96 SELG=80 SELB=80 TEXTMODE=2

And my amiga shoot down, slowly... not the gfx screens or wb windows... only my hd! my hd with this parameters read slowly... (i have idefix splitter). you know the functions (or any) of WBctrl?

thanks
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: carls on January 15, 2004, 10:30:57 PM: In the NewIcons prefs program there is an option to add a similar dropshadow to the icons. It should work on any Amiga with OS 3.x.
Title: Re: TitleShadow problem!
Post by: carls on January 15, 2004, 10:32:29 PM: (And youy don' have to install the newiconas ic0ons to use the dropshaosdwl, sorry aboutr tghe tyoing but i had a few wee massiuve beers tonught)