Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!amdahl!dlb!dana!rap
From: rap@dana.UUCP (Rob Peck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Iconification (was Re: Telling Workbench about new icons)
Summary: Lets cover a lot of ground
Message-ID: <271@dana.UUCP>
Date: 17 Dec 87 19:53:34 GMT
References: <1076@sugar.UUCP> <2826@cbmvax.UUCP> <1103@sugar.UUCP> <4692@well.UUCP>
Organization: Dana Computer, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <4692@well.UUCP>, ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
> In article <2095@crash.cts.com> ford@crash.CTS.COM (Michael Ditto) writes:
> :In article <4593@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:

> :>Iconification is not Workbench's problem, nor should it be.  If
> :>you want to iconify your window, then do so.  It's possible using the
> :>existing system software.  In fact, I think I'll put it on my virtual list
> :>of things to hack up, just to prove it can be done.
> :
> :Go for it.  I would be impressed.  To be consistent with workbench, you
> :should be able to double click it, or to single click it and select "Open"
> :from the workbench menu.  Workbench "Info" should work as well.
>
> 	Yes.  In fact, I just finished it last night (this morning?).  I'll
> be premiering it at the BADGE meeting next week, and posting it immediately
> thereafter.
> 
> 	It works great.

Workbench work-with's may be a theme for the second Amiga-specific issue
of the Transactor.   THIS IS A RUMOR, not necessarily fact.  However I
believe that they would be receptive to articles about working with Wbench
for that next issue.  I myself am planning/trying to come up with one
that defines tools for reading and modifying an icon (or generating
icons from within a program as AmigaBasic does, for example).  (Proper
calls already available in icon.library, but specific details of use
not provided as example programs anywhere I had been aware of).

I modified SpeechToy to modify its own icon file to add tool strings
describing the last-set parameters.  I needed parameters for another
speech-related program and using speechtoy to provide its icon as
the parameters was the most convenient approach.

I'll catch Leo at BADGE to see if he'd like to submit an article about
iconification, otherwise perhaps get his permission to include that sort
of thing in my article.

Others with unique not-so-obvious wbench interface applications for public
consumption are encouraged to contact Transactor now (article deadlines
do tend to creep up on you -  RSN). 

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Rob Peck		...ihnp4!hplabs!dana!rap

Disclaimer:  My only connection with TRANSACTOR is that I've had an article 
accepted for possible publication (probably the January issue).
My primary interest is in getting quality information about the 
Amiga into the hands of those who want and need it. 
(So publish, folks!  I like to read about my favorite machine!!!)