A tool to make shortcut icons in AmigaOS 3.1?

is there a tool to make shortcut icon to program and is so easy, that you only need to drag and drop the icon?

or do I have to change the text in a Texteditor?

[seer]

Shortcuts ? That's more a Windows function... Does Amiga OS refer to this as shortcuts as well ?

Anyway, if you want to "leave" icons on the desktop, navigate to the folder where the icon is located, select it and choose "leave out" in the menu.. AFAIK, no tools exist for this...

If you want, you can edit the .backdrop. file in the root of the drive, but using the standard method is much easier...

How many Icons are you planning to "leave out" if you want to use a tool to do this ?

[Ami603]

Just select it and on the menu Icons/Leave out.
It`s just how it works on your Miggy.
when you do that,you can see a new file into the root of
the partition where you have selected that icon with the
name .backdrop,and inside that file you can find the path to
the original file.
The only diference is that you cannot see the icon in his original
place,but the file itself it`s in his original place.

[Ami603]

Oops! Anyone has beated me!

:-?:-o

[seer]

Oops! Anyone has beated me!

Hehehehe... Beat ya ! :-D :whack: :-) ;-)

Just select it and on the menu Icons/Leave out.

Well, I did forget the mention where in the menu it is..

 ;-)  :-)

[Ami603]

Maybe the problem resides on my poor mental implementation
of realtime spanish-to-english translation module.
Maybe i can replace it as easy as i can replace something
on this Amazing AmigaOS!!

I know how to a shortcut to the desktop, but I have to many games to have them on the desktop, so I need to move the shortcuts to a drawer, is that possible?

Ehh, I would look at a menu manager type thing then, such as Tools Daemon.

http://www.amigau.com/utilities/toolsdaemon21a.lha

[seer]

I know how to a shortcut to the desktop, but I have to many games to have them on the desktop, so I need to move the shortcuts to a drawer, is that possible?

AFAIK, the system to create "shortcuts" is not as flexible as the one used int Windows.. Been a while since I used the "left out icons" ;-)

I agree with LordSteven, or go for some kind of dock program like AmiDock..

I can't get tools daemons to work, have tried everything, is there a program like tools daemons?

Amidock and toolmanager are putting their docks on the desktop, so that is the same as "leave out" function!!!!

[Rigger]

@  LordSteven

Yea, Tools Daemon rules!

Ooops, and if using in OS3.9 get ; Patches for ToolsDaemon to work with OS 3.9

[Ami603]

Then you can copy some icons,make it as a projects
and attach a text file to each one like this:

dh0:games/quake2/quake2 config (whathever)
then you edit icon properties an assing c:iconx to this icon
copy all of then into your selected drawer and thats all
maybe some need kind of tweaking for working,like adding some stack.

[seer]

@Ami603,

Brilliant, that should work great.

[Ami603]

Sorry for being fast and rude,but my poor knowledge of
english limit very my explanation capabilities,i want to
explain it better,but cannot get the correct words.
:idea:

how do I make a text file?