DiamondWB

Short:        Diamond green appearace for Workbench and Directory Opus 5
Author:       mexico@ptt.yu (Miki)
Uploader:     mexico ptt yu (Miki)
Type:         util/wb
Architecture: m68k-amigaos


  Here are included the preferences for some programs which
  change the look and feel of Workbench: VisualPrefs , Birdie ,
  MagicMenu and TitleShadow. Their latest versions can be found
  on Aminet.


  Requirements:   High colour Workbench
  ------------
                  + all the programs listed above


  Recommended:    OS 3.5
  ------------
                  1024 x 768 screenmode or higher

                  FullPalette ( also on Aminet )

                  13 point screen font 


  Installation: First you have to install all these programs
  ------------  like it says in their manuals and then change
                their preferences.


  Usage :
  -----

 Visual Prefs : This preferences are for VP 1.5 or higher. Copy the
                directory Diamond where ever you want , start GUI of
                VisualPrefs , open Diamond/Diamond.pre , and under
                System/Bitmaps choose Diamond. Then save the prefs.

                NOTE: The gadgets may look weird in GUI prefs and
                      the first time when you save the prefs. That's
                      because most gadgets are drawn to use ONLY with
                      Birdie and included textures. However, when you
                      see how it looks you won't regret it.

 Birdie : Open Birdie prefs ( bprefs.lha , also on Aminet) , load my
          Birdie prefs , for Active window pattern choose
          ActiveWindow.png and in pattern list choose InactiveWindow.png.
          Do NOT add any more patterns to pattern list because this set
          is designed for only one pattern.

 MagicMenu: This prefs file is for MagicMenu 2.35 (www.magicmenu.de).
            Open MMPrefs ,load MM_Diamond.prefs ,and then save the prefs.
            I also added MM_Blue prefs file. You might want to use it if
            you think that not every part of Workbench should be green.

 TitleShadow: Copy my titleshadow.prefs to ENV: and ENVARC: and then load
              TitleShadowPrefs and save the prefs again. Here I've added
              a green outline to the selected window title so now it
              has a nice glow effect.

              NOTE: In order this to work you'll have to install
                    Full Palette first. After the installation copy
                    the included FullPalette.prefs to ENV:Sys and ENVARC:Sys
                    and then reboot your Amiga.

              NOTE 2 : I also added WB palette.prefs which changes gray colours
                       into greenish ones.


 Workbench: I included a desktop picture in green style for WB , a texture
            for WB windows and a background for DOpus requesters. These
            pictures really require OS 3.5 ( because of its picture.datatype
            which does dithering on highcolour screens ) or true colour workbench.



   I wanted to keep this archive as short as possible , so I uploaded the snapshot
   of my WB separately as pix/wb/DiamondWBsnap.jpg.



              For any comments write to Miki

                    mexico@ptt.yu