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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

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

3381.0. "Getting tools to appear on main display at STARTUP" by BSS::CALLAGHAN (last hymn is sung, Devil cries MORE) Tue Jan 23 1990 16:17

    
    
    	I am looking for away to display a number of drawers,
    	and a few applications in my main window at startup,
    	like the workbench, Boot, and Ram Disk appear when
    	the system boots. (A2000HD).
    
    	Sort of:
    
    	__________________________________________________________
        |                  (title bar)                           |
        |--------------------------------------------------------|
        |                                                 _____  |
        |                                                | RAM | |
        | -------  \                                    / -----  |
        | |Digi |   \                                  /         |
        | |View |    \                                /  ------- |
        | -------     \THINGS I'D        Normal Stuff/   |Disk1| |
        | ________    / LIKE TO GET                  \   ------- |
        | |Atalk |   /                                \          |
        | | III  |  /                                  \ ------- |
        | -------- /                                    \| W.B.| |
        | [------]                                       ------- |
        |                                                        |
        |                                                        |
        |--------------------------------------------------------|
    
    
    
    	I've been looking for a way but can't seem to
    	get it to happen from S:STARTUP or STARTUPII. Probably
    	something really simple!
    
    		Any suggestions would really help!!
    
    							 thanks,
    								Jack

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3381.1	Scriptit should work	STAR::ROBINSON		`Tue Jan 23 1990 19:52`	8
	I don't know if there is a simple way or not, but I read a description of a new PD (shareware?) program/language called Scriptit, that will follow your mouse movements and create an editable script file. You could set up your WB the way you want it, and the next time call the script from your statup sequence. I suspect some version of this is available in the archives but I don't know the name or latest version of the file. Dave
3381.2	one down...	HPSTEK::SENNA		`Wed Jan 24 1990 00:34`	8
	The ram: problem is easy...just put a "CD RAM:" in the startup! All that is required is to use it in some manner. As for the others, I've tried to think of some way several times since owning my system, but to no avail. I'd be interested ti see if anyone else has accomplished it.
3381.3	Would be nice to know	MSVAX::BARRETT	Is my PC a PicoVAX?	`Wed Jan 24 1990 15:16`	6
	Since Icons can be "dragged" out into the workbench screen, the only method I can think of is to use one of those programs like SCRIPIT, RECORD/PLAY, etc and let the script file actually perform the operations. This is pretty ugly though. Since the end result is that the icons CAN appear in that screen, there must be some way of setting it up.
3381.4		WJG::GUINEAU		`Wed Jan 24 1990 16:39`	6
	I always thought if you drag an icon outside onto the workbench, and then save it's location, it should be there whenever you boot. Maybe in 1.4... <CB>?? Johjn
3381.5	In the menu?	TLE::RMEYERS	Randy Meyers	`Wed Jan 24 1990 20:40`	20
	Re: .0 An alternative to having the tools appear on the screen is to have them appear in your menu. There's a PD program, HandyIcons on Fish disk 148, that adds a new memu list of your favorite tools to the normal Workbench menu. You can then run a tool by selecting its menu item. There a commercial program called WB Extras that does the same thing but has the added advantage that you can pass argument to the tools as if through extended selection. For example, click on the icon of a text file, and then run the editor on it by selecting the menu item. I have WB Extras and love it. It cost about $40, but I believe its been discontinued (it didn't sell very well). Unfortunately, since I got my new 2091 disk controller, WB Extras fails to pass directories when you select their icons as arguments to tools. I'm looking into that.
3381.6		LEDS::ACCIARDI		`Thu Jan 25 1990 09:59`	8
	I've found 'MyMenu' to be the best (for me) of the 'Add some neat stuff to the Workbench title bar' type utilities. MyMenu can deal with command-line only OR Workbench programs. It's available in the usual places on the e-net. Ed.