Question about GLOWICONS!!

[Karlos]

I atttempted to install "Newicons" but it cancelled the installation.  It stated that I need the ClassAct 2.0 GUI system installed.  It gave an address to obtain this program, but the address is no longer active.  Attempting to find this ClassAct program.

Barney

Which version of AmigaOS are you using?

[Karlos]

This may sound like I am an idiot CAMMY but how do I install the actual icons.  Is there a particular folder I can just dump them in or do I have to assign each icon where to go?  Either way, I have never done this before so could sombody explain it to me.  Thanks.

Barney

There are two classes of icon. Actual icons and default icons. Actual icons are .info files for individual files and directories. These are the ones you need to replace  by hand.

Default icons are icons that are used to represent all those files and directories that do not have their own unique .info file. These generally live in SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive/Sys and have names like def_.info.

Under OS3.1 and earlier, the only default icons that are recognised are def_tool, def_project, def_drawer and def_disk (and def_trash, maybe). In order to have different default icons for different types of file, you need a patch like deficons. This uses a database to inspect files to see what they really are and then choose an appropriate default icon from a larger selection.

OS3.5+ has this functionality included by default.

[Karlos]

Additionally, if you install Deficons, you might also want to install HappyEnv. This replaces your RAM:Env assignment with a dedicated device driver that is optimized for small files and implements a "load on first request" policy.

Without it, everything in SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive/Sys is copied to ENV:Sys (which is in RAM) on boot. If you have many default icons, this both wastes memory and slows down your boot times. HappyEnv mitigates this considerably.