Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!killer!pollux!bjc From: bjc@pollux.UUCP (Betty J. Clay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Talking to Workbench Message-ID: <13239@pollux.UUCP> Date: 3 Dec 88 07:20:57 GMT References: <3039@sugar.uu.net> <6457@netnews.upenn.edu> <6458@netnews.upenn.edu> <2268@kalliope.rice.edu> Reply-To: bjc@pollux.UUCP () Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering; S.M.U.; Dallas, TX, 75275 Lines: 22 > >What about workbench do you perceive as being "icky"? I think the user >interface is fine. Some programs that open windows on the workbench >screen are better than others, however. Workbench is a bit limited, and >could stand to have a few extra features (like an "applications" menu that >I can tailor to my own whims---much like Browser's "Tools" menu). Now the >would be a little harder, however. > > William LeFebvre There was a program on a Fish disk about two releases ago - probably in the 130s - called HandyIcons. It provides for the addition of an extra menu on the workbench for tools, and lets you store the path to those tools as well. An extremely nice program. But it does have a problem. It will not work with both 1.3 KS and 1.3WB installed. Requires 1.2. Too bad. Betty =========================================================================== Betty Clay, .......killer!pollux!bjc SYSOP/CompuServe AmigaForum CIS: 76702,337 ===========================================================================