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Need ideas to make my workbench look nicer (PIC)
« on: January 26, 2012, 07:39:11 PM »
Here is a picture of my desktop.

I need ideas to make it look nicer. The resolution is PAL Hi-Res 640x256 @ 64 colors. The display is an old(ish) 20" LCD TV and connected via scart. The TV does NOT flickerfix.

If i go any higher in resolution i will get flicker, so any higher is out of the question.

Maybe when the Indivision AGA MKII comes out and if i have money i'll buy one but till then i would like to make my workbench look nicer with the hardware i have.

A1200 060/50, 64MB fast and OS3.9
« Last Edit: January 26, 2012, 08:13:00 PM by dougal »
A1200HD- Blizzard 1230IV / 64Mb / Kick 3.1 / OS 3.9 / 20GB HD
A4000 040 @33Mhz -Kick 3.1 / 16MB
A2000 Rev4.4 - \'030 @25Mhz / 8MB / Kick 3.1 / ClassicWB
CD32 -     Stock (W/ 2 CD32 Controllers]
A500 Plus - 68000 / 2MB Chip / 2Mb Fast / 2.04/1.3 / A590 / A570
A600HD - 2MB Chip / 8MB Fast / 2GB CF HD / Kick 3.1
CDTV

PowerMac G4 1Ghz (MorphOS / Leopard)

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Re: Need ideas to make my workbench look nicer (PIC)
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2012, 08:13:31 PM »
Quote from: carvedeye;677582
Wheres the pic? or am i missing something?


Lofl ooops your right. i forgot to up it :P Its there now
A1200HD- Blizzard 1230IV / 64Mb / Kick 3.1 / OS 3.9 / 20GB HD
A4000 040 @33Mhz -Kick 3.1 / 16MB
A2000 Rev4.4 - \'030 @25Mhz / 8MB / Kick 3.1 / ClassicWB
CD32 -     Stock (W/ 2 CD32 Controllers]
A500 Plus - 68000 / 2MB Chip / 2Mb Fast / 2.04/1.3 / A590 / A570
A600HD - 2MB Chip / 8MB Fast / 2GB CF HD / Kick 3.1
CDTV

PowerMac G4 1Ghz (MorphOS / Leopard)

[url]http://amigamap.com/us
 

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Re: Need ideas to make my workbench look nicer (PIC)
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2012, 10:31:56 PM »
Quote from: Karlos;677593
Magic workbench for the win. There are plenty of decent icons suitable for those pesky 1:2 aspect modes too.


I saw MagicWb but not keen on the classic Workbench look and i much prefer the OS3.5+ look.

I would like to work with the icons and stuff (i know they look too big) of OS3.9. But i cannot find any backgrounds for my screen res.

I'm also looking for a dock kind of thing. I removed Amidock because at my resolution and at anything less than 256 colors it looks like crap.

I'm also looking for something that can add a boing ball or amiga tick logo to the status bar at the top.
A1200HD- Blizzard 1230IV / 64Mb / Kick 3.1 / OS 3.9 / 20GB HD
A4000 040 @33Mhz -Kick 3.1 / 16MB
A2000 Rev4.4 - \'030 @25Mhz / 8MB / Kick 3.1 / ClassicWB
CD32 -     Stock (W/ 2 CD32 Controllers]
A500 Plus - 68000 / 2MB Chip / 2Mb Fast / 2.04/1.3 / A590 / A570
A600HD - 2MB Chip / 8MB Fast / 2GB CF HD / Kick 3.1
CDTV

PowerMac G4 1Ghz (MorphOS / Leopard)

[url]http://amigamap.com/us
 

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Re: Need ideas to make my workbench look nicer (PIC)
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2012, 10:32:49 PM »
Quote from: yssing;677598
Start by removing the borders, and I guess your lcd can show highres-laced with no flicker, my old one does it perfectly.


I removed the borders. Unfortunatly Hires Laced still flickers on the LCD
A1200HD- Blizzard 1230IV / 64Mb / Kick 3.1 / OS 3.9 / 20GB HD
A4000 040 @33Mhz -Kick 3.1 / 16MB
A2000 Rev4.4 - \'030 @25Mhz / 8MB / Kick 3.1 / ClassicWB
CD32 -     Stock (W/ 2 CD32 Controllers]
A500 Plus - 68000 / 2MB Chip / 2Mb Fast / 2.04/1.3 / A590 / A570
A600HD - 2MB Chip / 8MB Fast / 2GB CF HD / Kick 3.1
CDTV

PowerMac G4 1Ghz (MorphOS / Leopard)

[url]http://amigamap.com/us
 

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Re: Need ideas to make my workbench look nicer (PIC)
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 01:23:31 PM »
Quote from: danwood;677720
Not via scart, I don't know of any LCD TV that will display those modes via Scart.

You could install MagicTV to get non-flickr higher res.


Don't like MagicTV as it has to be 16 colors. Shame my LCD TV does not flicker fix.
A1200HD- Blizzard 1230IV / 64Mb / Kick 3.1 / OS 3.9 / 20GB HD
A4000 040 @33Mhz -Kick 3.1 / 16MB
A2000 Rev4.4 - \'030 @25Mhz / 8MB / Kick 3.1 / ClassicWB
CD32 -     Stock (W/ 2 CD32 Controllers]
A500 Plus - 68000 / 2MB Chip / 2Mb Fast / 2.04/1.3 / A590 / A570
A600HD - 2MB Chip / 8MB Fast / 2GB CF HD / Kick 3.1
CDTV

PowerMac G4 1Ghz (MorphOS / Leopard)

[url]http://amigamap.com/us