Scalos discussion

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Attach your working preference files of AROS 68k here, so I can do some testing on x86

If you are using PeterK's Icon.library, the Def_ paths are different from AROS

On the Latest version PeterK fixed it by creating special Icon.library for AROS 68k

https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=64079&page=169

[OlafS3]

here is the uploaded X86 test version:
https://aros-platform.de/scalos_x86.zip

the filetypes definitions are in env:scalos/filetypes I think, I did not find any different place

[AMIGASYSTEM]

In ScaloS Preferences you have not installed "ScalosFileType" (you have to copy it into Prefs) and therefore you will never be able to associate anything

I had asked if you could give me the AROS 68k preferences where file associations work !

[OlafS3]

you do not need that... please do one time what I recommend to you

Scalos works perfectly without that file. With that files you can edit it in Scalos prefs but that has nothing to do with the question if scalos works or not

Again the preference file in Prefs do not work. Because of that I do it on 3.1 as already explained several times

you could delete all scalos related files from sys:prefs and Scalos would still work perfectly

@AMIGASYSTEM

BTW do you have a really working scalos environment already? A short time ago that was not the case obviously. I for example do not try to create one distribution supporting different desktops like you seem to try. I did one distribution for Magellan and one for Scalos (68k) and will do only one based on Scalos on X86. Every download is optimized for one desktop.

[OlafS3]

I repeat my posting that was to Deadwood mainly because the discussion now is confusing

@Deadwood

I think I have found another X86 issue on Scalos

if you have a directory without icons (for example image files) and you select Show all then on X86 the files are shown with wrong icons (not the correct def icons) and with snapshot all the wrong icon files are used

the same works on 68k correctly

I use new aros 2019 branch, win hosted version

for checks I have uploaded my own test version

https://aros-platform.de/scalos_x86.zip

[AMIGASYSTEM]

I think you are confused, probably on OS3 + Scalos it works for you because you use Deficons, delete this file and its preferences and you will see that ScalOS will no longer recognize the files.

Look at my the Screenshot, on my AIAB AfA OS, ScalOS works perfectly and Scalos Filetype also works fine, and all files are associated with the right icon and the right tool.

On AROS this you have to have in order to associate files !

[OlafS3]

no you are confused....

you can download my Scalos 68k distribution from my download page and test it yourself

http://www.aros-platform.de/download.html

I have tested it myself and know what I have seen

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Here is how Scalos should work on AROS 68k/x86, as you can see Scalos Filetype recognized my Def Icons and assigned tools, To achieve this I configured a mix with Scalos OS3.

[deadwood]

@OlafS3

Here is what I see with clean installation: 2019 WInHosted + Contrib. Using directory System/Image which has no icons in it. Seems to be working correctly.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Here is what I see with clean installation: 2019 WInHosted + Contrib. Using directory System/Image which has no icons in it. Seems to be working correctly.

Uncovered the arcane, if I use some Def_Icon AROS the system finds them assigns the icon to the image, but if I use other icons e.g. DualPNGs, the Def_Icons are ignored, as if they do not exist.

[OlafS3]

@Amigasystem

I use kens icons for def icons

good find... the strange thing on 68k it works correctly, on X86 not

[AMIGASYSTEM]

The kens icons (DualPNG) do not work, but neither do the Glow icons do OS 3.9 !

[AMIGASYSTEM]

good find... the strange thing on 68k it works correctly, on X86 not

I noticed that there are datatypes for icons, for PNG there is pngiconobject.datatype, but strangely there is no descriptor
I tried the OS3 ones but they didn't work.

This confirms that Scalos like OS3 needs Def_Icon and datatypes to recognize and execute files, I hope no more doubts from your side !

[AMIGASYSTEM]

good find... the strange thing on 68k it works correctly, on X86 not

No on AROS 68k is the same if you use native AROS 68k Scalos (ISO Contrib AROS 68k)

[OlafS3]

I USE Scalos from contrib