What is the best icon set to use on A2000 with 3.1

[giZmo350]

What is all this about MagicWB and icons? I haven't used MagicWB since WB1.3. I didn't really care for it though. How do you access all the icons without installing MWB, in particular with OS3.9?

Maybe I should just DL and see what the deal is?

DL'd and checked it out. It seems just as I remember. Just a bunch of pink rectangles representing progs, prefs, folders, etc....  They don't look at all cool like OS3.5/3.9 icons. I don't get what the hub-bub's about.

BTW, I just copied over Peter K's Icon library to my OS3.9 libs folder, rebooted and all the icons turned ugly and opaque-ish. What's up with that? Keep in mind I don't have an RTG card... just Indie ECS.

[giZmo350]

Ok, so I've got Peter Ks icon set on my Amiga 2000 the instal notes are a bit cryptic so I copy the icon.library_6800 over to the Libs drawer what's next? Do I copy everything from the C drawer in his folder over to c on my Amiga?

Not sure about the C drawer but, did you rename icon.library to icon.library.old and rename icon.library_6800 to icon.library? If you have an accelerator use the 020 version - but you probably already know all this.

[giZmo350]

@Mike and Paul....

Thanks for the reminder of pallet locking and the links! I have been really spoiled by AGA for quite a few years. I never messed around with all the screen pallets and MWB on my OS2.1 setup as I just used it as is 'cause my AGA was great! I would like to get a good looking ECS WB screen till I can catch up to OM!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

@Blakespot....

I tried to use PeterK's icon.library last night with Indie ECS but it screwed up the pallet...

@Thread...

Is PeterK's icon.library primarily designed for AGA?

DangIt! gotta head off to the dentist!!!! Just when things are getting interesting! :furious:

[giZmo350]

@OM... See to me, your WB looks great! Just what I want! WB optimization is the area where I have always lacked for knowledge. I.E., spoiled by AGA. I always knew that PeterK's Icon Library made WB much speedier and always used it with AGA but, I really don't know how to take advantage of it. Is Visual Prefs the program to interface with PK's icon library? So, where do I start to copycat your desktop Mike? 1) Install PK's library. 2) Use FullPallet in some manner. 3) Use Rebel's Pallet in some manner? 4) Read Mfilos' blog. 5) Use GlowIcons/Ken's Icons/etc.? 6) Enjoy great looking WB?

Sorry for lack of knowledge here..... :hammer: Took me quite awhile to understand Amiga Icons - once I did, wow, it was an eye-opener! Just never took the time to put all this WB stuff together. This is where I wish A.O had a knowledge base or stickies.

BTW, Yea.... HATE the DENTIST!