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- From: m.hendry@dial.pipex.com (Mathew Hendry)
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- Subject: Re: WB2.1 Def_Icons
- Date: Sun, 4 Feb 96 16:14:13
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- Michael Gerard King (mgking@acs.ucalgary.ca) wrote:
- :
- : I just installed Magic Workbench Icons and saw some of them are
- : def_xxxx.info and was wondering how I can make these icons defaults for
- : specific file types. Is this possible under 2.1 so that Workbench will
- : use different default icons for types of files like it does with Drawers
- : and Tools and Projects??
- : Can they simply be placed in Envarc:sys or is any other way??
-
- Yes, I _think_ copying them to ENVARC:Sys should work (is this feature
- supported in 2.1?). Note, however, that even in OS 3.1 Workbench only
- recognises a few different types of object (disks, drawers, executables,
- projects and a couple of others). If you want more specific filetypes (such as
- archives, pictures, modules etc.) to be recognised and given suitable icons,
- there are a few programs on Aminet which will let you do this. Typically
- they will look at the extension on a file and/or examine its contents to
- make an educated guess as to the file type. And they usually store their
- extra icons in ENVARC:Sys as well for consistency with the standard Workbench.
-
- -- Mat.
-