Nice looking aga desktops? How?

[vic20owner]

Can I use VisualPrefs and themes with an AGA stock chipset?

I see all of these custom themes and it seems like there must be something which can display well in 256 colors.

Problem is how?  I am running MagicWB and I can't seem to get more than 4 or 16 colors in workbench itself.  How are you guys getting a desktop like this in OS3.9:

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2118



Is the problem the limited amount of chip memory?  Is that why a video card is required for a desktop like this?

[vic20owner]

I wasn't referring to the screenmode and resolution, I was asking about the theme and the multicolor workbench and if it can be done in AGA in 256 colors.

[vic20owner]

Well, the reason I asked is this.  On my A1200, in 256 color mode it runs fine... it's not slow... as far as I can tell it's the decoding of the JPEG image that is slow... and thats probably why the dock is so slow... it uses a JPG skin.

Turning off the dock, and going to 256 colors with no backdrop everything is just as snappy as it usually is.

But I guess thats because it doesn't have to keep redrawing the backdrop when I move the window.