Short: Fake WB Default Icons Type: util/wb Uploader: jason@fsel.com (Jason R. Hulance) Author: jason@fsel.com (Jason R. Hulance) The "FakeDefIcon" program provides full and flexible file type recognition and automatic tool usage for files which have no icons. It does this by patching several system routines and fooling Workbench. Fake, 'pseudo' icons are used by Workbench (Release 2 and greater) for files which have no icons, when the 'Show All Files' option is used. The "FakeDefIcon" program redirects Workbench to use different icons according to the type of the icon-less file. For example, it can recognise an IFF ILBM and will fake a nice(?) picture icon for it, rather than the normal Workbench pseudo project or tool icon. However, these icons are still pseudo icons, so the supplied icon's default tool is not run when the icon is double-clicked, rather the 'Execute a File' requester appears as normal. All is not lost, though, as "FakeDefIcon" intercepts the 'Execute a File' requester and fills in the command line with the appropriate tool and arguments. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 0 0 0.0% 07-Jun-94 09:33:34 FakeDefIcon/ 0 0 0.0% 07-Jun-94 09:26:50 FakeDefIcon/EModule/ 164 123 25.0% 15-May-94 12:33:30 FakeDefIcon/EModule/whatis.m 5836 2571 55.9% 07-Jun-94 08:59:00 FakeDefIcon/FakeDefIcon 8776 2787 68.2% 07-Jun-94 09:33:06 FakeDefIcon/FakeDefIcon.e 8663 3699 57.3% 07-Jun-94 09:25:14 FakeDefIcon/FakeDefIcon.readme 0 0 0.0% 07-Jun-94 09:26:50 FakeDefIcon/Icons/ 423 261 38.2% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_8SVX.info 647 312 51.7% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_ANIM.info 768 336 56.2% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_ASM.info 606 307 49.3% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_C.info 665 360 45.8% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_DMS.info 515 274 46.7% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_DVI.info 509 267 47.5% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_FLIB.info 614 300 51.1% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_FTXT.info 1019 518 49.1% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_GF.info 653 387 40.7% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_GIF.info 606 294 51.4% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_H.info 606 260 57.0% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_I.info 538 258 52.0% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_ILBM.info 650 371 42.9% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_Jpeg.info 866 476 45.0% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_LHARC.info 1356 710 47.6% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_LIB.info 737 366 50.3% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_METAFONT.info 774 395 48.9% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_MPEG.info 995 519 47.8% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_OBJECT.info 507 228 55.0% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_PK.info 516 247 52.1% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_POWERPACKER.info 509 247 51.4% 31-May-94 21:28:14 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_PREFS.info 617 313 49.2% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_REXX.info 609 348 42.8% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_TEX.info 537 258 51.9% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_TEXT.info 742 407 45.1% 31-May-94 21:28:12 FakeDefIcon/Icons/DEF_ZOO.info 0 0 0.0% 07-Jun-94 09:26:50 FakeDefIcon/S/ 2483 771 68.9% 21-May-94 15:27:42 FakeDefIcon/S/FileTypes -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 43506 18970 56.3% 08-Jun-94 10:18:48 35 files