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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Acill on February 21, 2004, 09:56:55 PM

Title: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Acill on February 21, 2004, 09:56:55 PM

Take a look at my new screen grab. What do you think?

System: A3000, CSPPC 200Mhz, Elbox Mirage, Mediator, Voodoo 3 and Picasso 96.

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=662

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: shIva on February 21, 2004, 09:59:20 PM

looks nice :-) tho the browser buttons don't fit into the look of the whole thing.

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Acill on February 21, 2004, 10:01:19 PM

I like the buttons. They look a lot better with my theme then the stock ones do!

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: restore2003 on February 21, 2004, 10:31:05 PM

@acill:

you forgot something, to set mui background image and button image, i sendt them to you

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Acill on February 22, 2004, 07:54:53 AM

I just posted a better grab. Check it out here.

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=663

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: T_Bone on February 22, 2004, 09:09:19 AM

 :lol: Your Ram Disk icon has the April fix!

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: virgola on February 22, 2004, 10:01:36 AM

Hi there!

Here you are my grab:
ftp://de.aminet.net/pub/aminet/pix/wb/WinUAEcustWB1.jpg

I personally don't like the idea of being "colonized" by Linus styled icons: I feel losing something...
I really like PNG icons with their alpha channel possibility but they aren't truly amiga icons (at the moment no 2nd click state!).

So I've started drawing amiga 100% icons by myself.
Have a look at the work in progress with MIME type:
http://www.locati.it/mario/mime_grab_01.jpg

Basic idea is to have 16:9 icons instead of vertical shaped icons because:
- file names are orizontal and nearly always they're longer than icons
- I think 16:9 landscape monitor are the way to go
- there's more space for writes on the icons
- the window file reorder function can make a better layout
- and... I personally like the results!

Bye now: back to drawing icons process!
Virgola

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Framiga on February 22, 2004, 11:11:50 AM

Hi Acill,

some suggestion for a better look with those button set:

choose a white background for IBrowse, with Mui/Windows Window

then goto Buttons and choose the frame size to 0
and the background color to white.

As a side effect, all the buttons (even the one in the browser window, will become white) . . .but you can live with it :-)

Ciao

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Framiga on February 22, 2004, 11:29:34 AM

Hi virgola,

nice icons :-)

From ny POV, any enhanchement, don't care from where is well accepted . . . PowerIcons too :-)

Ciao

EDIT- oops!! sorry just seen . .  . you are from Bergamo!!!
no need to speak with you through a site . . . i'm on the balcony of my house now . . CIAO!! VIRGOLA!!!!

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: restore2003 on February 22, 2004, 12:37:41 PM

haha, you are neighbours?

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Acill on February 22, 2004, 02:41:00 PM

Faramiga:

Can I just make Ibrowse with a white background? I set it in MUI as white and it made all app using mui with a white background. Some dont look good like that because it hides some details in them.

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: elendil on February 22, 2004, 02:58:59 PM

You have to only change the background colour for Ibrowse, of course :)

Open Ibrowse, enter mui settings from there, change what needs changing and save it.

There's probably a right way to do it as well, but I don't know of it :)

Sincerely,

-Kenneth straarup.

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Framiga on February 22, 2004, 03:28:16 PM

Hi Acill,

yes ofcourse, only for IBrowse.

Every MUI apps, has its own MUI configuration.

No need to change anything, in the Global MUI config.

In IB, you can choose from the popup gadget on the top window bar (the first on the left) or from the IB menu Preferences/MUI.

Ciao

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Acill on February 22, 2004, 03:33:30 PM

I tried it and it looks bad. I guess I am doing something wrong. Oh well.

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Crusher on February 22, 2004, 06:25:17 PM

virgola, looking really good. :-)
Do you want to share your icons?
Do you use any extra program to make your WB look so nice?

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: virgola on February 23, 2004, 09:08:21 AM

Just uploaded to aminet "VirgolaMIME.lha" with these icons:

http://www.locati.it/mario/mime_grab_02.jpg

You have just to wait until next aminet update...

Bye Virgola

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Crusher on February 23, 2004, 12:02:25 PM

Oh man I hate waiting :-)
Well well, so how did you get the OS4 look or is that in the package too?

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: albert on February 23, 2004, 01:07:29 PM

Hi

I was desperatelly searching for some OS4 VisualPrefs+Birdie files...Thanks!!

Do you had included all the OS4 Birdie Active+Pasive Patterns and VisualPrefs Buttons?

I think that you are the first one that had released
OSs4.0 theme that can be used with VisualPrefs!!

So lets wait for the Next Aminet update...

regards

Albert

Title: Re: Workbench Screen Grab
Post by: Crumb on February 23, 2004, 01:40:56 PM

@virgola:

Great icons! :-)

and it's a good idea to make them 16:9

Are you using 256colours for each icon or do you use a shared palette?