8 Color Amiga Workbench 1.3 Icons - The You're Not Stupid Guide
77Upon first setting up my GVP hard drive on my real Amiga 500 some 10 years ago, I've long been questing to make everything look as good as possible on the old 500. Proudly running Workbench 1.3, this is a guide diving into how you can make 1.3 look its best. My entire icon collection along with several useful programs dealing with icons will be covered here, and you can download them all as well. I hope others can get as much enjoyment as I have from power using on 1.3, though I will mention these can all be used with Workbench 2 and above as well. Happy power using! Make Workbench shine!
My icon collection can be downloaded in several formats at the start of my written guide, found at the following link: https://shot97retro.blogspot.com/2020/03/amiga-8-color-workbench-13-icons.html
Thanks to the wonderful Amiga people who wrote these programs and icons. While I couldn't find the names of those who made the icons, here are the ones who made the programs. Please contact me if you wrote any of these icons and wish to be included here.
cio Saulnier author of "MagicWB1.3"
Richard Mazzarisi author of "IconTools" programs
Preben Nielsen author of "WBplane" programs
Jonathan Potter author of "Image-Ed"
Written reviews: http://Shot97Retro.blogspot.com
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shot97Retro
All videos/writings in alphabetical order: https://goo.gl/9VRs9g
The You're Not Stupid Guide Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_W3r-eAOdMzOJMII_m5P_bXY5dOz4PDX
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00:00 - A lot of options
00:21 - Introduction
03:00 - Archives available for download
05:12 - Starting the guide in 1.3 blue
05:44 - Uncrunching the archives
09:20 - Placing the folder and peering inside
09:50 - Included library files
10:25 - Amiga readme file/example picture
11:00 - Libs directory
11:58 - Switching from 4 color blue 1.3 look to 8 color MagicWB 2.04+ look
12:40 - Switching original 1.3 icon colors to look better in grey setup
15:17 - Replacing your 4 color icons with 8 color versions
18:16 - Sifting through various icons available
20:14 - Replace Tool changes an icons default loading tool
22:00 - Float Icon allows you to have Workbench 1.3 rearrange icons
23:25 - Making the 8 color look permanent
26:38 - Changing the icon for your RAM disk
30:40 - Using Image-Ed to fix anything that won't work with ReplaceImage
35:20 - Using IconMerge to combine a pre and post clicked icon together
38:05 - Using Image-Ed to modify existing icons to look better
47:25 - Using WBplane to add or subtract bitplanes (colors) from Workbench
49:45 - Using WBplane to add colors to the original Workbench blue look
54:13 - Dealing with any programs which reset the Workbench look
55:16 - Using this package in Workbench 2 or above
58:38 - Final thoughts and NSlate
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Written reviews: http://Shot97Retro.blogspot.com
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shot97Retro
All videos/writings in alphabetical order: https://goo.gl/9VRs9g
The You're Not Stupid Guide Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_W3r-eAOdMzOJMII_m5P_bXY5dOz4PDX
Gaming Memories And Review Season 5 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_W3r-eAOdMy2CSCGAyOqyK5_Znr4J3go
Gaming Memories And Review Seasons 1-4 Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrShot97/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=9
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The You're Not Stupid Guide - Ep. 5x1 - 8 Color Amiga Workbench 1.3 Icons