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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: carvedeye on March 23, 2014, 11:55:27 PM

Title: How to install Birdie2000 and VisualPrefs?
Post by: carvedeye on March 23, 2014, 11:55:27 PM

Hi all is there a tutorial or guide on how to install both of these on to an amiga 1200?

Title: Re: How to install Birdie2000 and VisualPrefs?
Post by: stefcep2 on March 24, 2014, 10:53:19 AM

For birdie, download, extract, copy birdie to c.  Ed s/startup-sequence:  run it after IPrefs somewhere like this: c:run <>NIL: c:birdie .

Then download bprefs.lha (needs MUI), a GUI to configure birdie.

Visualprefs: use the installer, and then there should be a visualprefs editor in prefs that you can play with.

Birdie and Visualprefs just give you the software, but to look good its the bitmap artwork that creates the look

You can download "themes" for birdie and visualprefs just search birdie on aminet for a couple

Title: Re: How to install Birdie2000 and VisualPrefs?
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on March 24, 2014, 04:46:32 PM

mfilos has a guide here:

http://www.mfilos.com/2012/01/guide-making-workbench-prettier-using.html

Personally I'd skip Birdie, but to each their own! ;)
 
 Also don't forget the Peter K icon library!

Title: Re: How to install Birdie2000 and VisualPrefs?
Post by: carvedeye on March 24, 2014, 09:41:06 PM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;761203

mfilos has a guide here:

http://www.mfilos.com/2012/01/guide-making-workbench-prettier-using.html

Personally I'd skip Birdie, but to each their own! ;)
 
 Also don't forget the Peter K icon library!

Thanks for the link, it looks like a really good guide but i dont really want to run my workbench with only 16 colours.

Title: Re: How to install Birdie2000 and VisualPrefs?
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on March 24, 2014, 10:11:26 PM

Quote from: carvedeye;761212

Thanks for the link, it looks like a really good guide but i dont really want to run my workbench with only 16 colours.

 So then run it in more than 16 colors.  ;)  The install tips still apply.

Title: Re: How to install Birdie2000 and VisualPrefs?
Post by: carvedeye on March 24, 2014, 10:51:16 PM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;761214

So then run it in more than 16 colors.  ;)  The install tips still apply.

Thats great will give it a go :)