| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
I recently decided I wanted to start making my system Workbench compatible (instead of merely using most everything from the CLI). Because of this, I needed to make some Icons for my own programs and EXECUTE scripts. From what I've gleaned, an EXECUTE script should use the default tool of C:ICONX and all will be fine. I downloaded ICONMASTER to do this and have had problems. Three times my system guru'ed under ICONMASTER before I gave up for the night. Any one else have problems with ICONMASTER? Any know any other tools to make new Icons with new default tools? George Configuration: A2000, w/ 1Meg, Old Agnus, A2090(a?), 150Mg SCSI HD...
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| 3955.1 | I use the standard AmigaDOS(R) tools | MILKWY::JANZEN | Tom 2285421FXO/28 MicrowaveLogicQual | Wed Jul 25 1990 13:16 | 20 |
I don't believe I have ever had a crash from my own icons. I used the
Commodore-provided (R) tools iconmerge and iconedit or whatever.
I probably made the default tool for execute command files sys:c/iconx.
I typically created them or edited them in notepad, saved the note to
ram:, brought it into iconedit, made the picture what I wanted, saved
it to ram:, used INFO to set the default tool, then mouse-copy the
script to the drawer desired.
whew.
I made executables' icons by going into iconedit, bringing in a tool
icon from somewhere, such as initprinter or clock, editing the picture,
saving it to RAM with a new name for my program, use the CLI to copy
the program to RAM (this is kind unnecessary but I'm scared of deleting
something), and then mouse-copy the program to the permanent home.
Sometime I should have checked the setting in INFO for the icon.
Such as the stack and that sort of thing. How about the stack? Are
you setting the stack OK/
Remember that any setting set by a script run from an icon that closes
its CLI window might go away, such as aliases and assigns and default
directories.
<tom
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| 3955.2 | forgot INFO..drat | NITMOI::WITHERS | Another Hallmark Moment. -Al Bundy | Wed Jul 25 1990 18:31 | 10 |
I had forgot how to set the default tool (INFO) (spent too much of the
last few years as a CLI-dweebie and couldn't remember it. The most
recent ICON topic had Ed A. recommending ICONMASTER. It is ICONMASTER
that was crashing my system, not the icon themselves. Now that I
remember how to set a tool (I was getting frustrated trying to find
the option in IconED) I'll use the AmigaDOS provided tools.
Thanks!
George
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| 3955.3 | bad copies? | NAVIER::MELLITZ | Thu Jul 26 1990 08:46 | 6 | |
You must have a bad copy of ICONMASTER. I've been using it since I
got my A2000HD in March and never had a problem after I got a good
copy working. I seem to remember that I tried 2 or 3 copies before
I down loaded one that worked.
... Rich
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| 3955.4 | iconmaster.arc? | DECWET::DAVIS | Lucid dreaming | Thu Jul 26 1990 14:07 | 6 |
I pulled it from TAPE:: and have been using it for 6 mos with no
crashes. I recall that there were duplicate copies scattered through
the directories on tape. I believe the one I am using was archived as
a .arc file. FWIW
m
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| 3955.5 | I gave on it | NITMOI::WITHERS | Another Hallmark Moment. -Al Bundy | Fri Jul 27 1990 13:33 | 4 |
I gave up on ICONMASTER but pulled it from a .ZOO file (WJG?). I've been hapily using the standard stuff now. George | |||||