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bugyugo · Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:14 am Post subject: fat (svg) tracker

I've downloaded fat tracker and I have one question.
I have nice svg files that I would use, but how to convert them so I can use them with fat tracker?
There are some tools in package like embed_scg. How to use them?

xfilecsm · NewBe Joined: 17 Jun 2002 Posts: 3

So where can one find this? I see mention of it at bebits.ru but can't find a direct link

bugyugo · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 5:28 pm Post subject:

http://www.qube.ru/index.html?q=20&i=454

So far, works OK, crashes sometimes. With nice BeOS-like icons from OSX, looks great.
Check out my screentshot:
http://www.bug.org.yu/svgtracker.png

Nikola

moooooooo · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 10:49 am Post subject:

Is there an uninstall script in case you dont like it?
peter

bugyugo · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 1:21 pm Post subject:

AFAIK, just replace Deskbar, Taskbar and libtracker.so with "normal" OpenTracker, and that's it.
So far, I like it. It crashes sometimes, but it works and it looks very nice.

Nikola

moooooooo · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 10:38 pm Post subject:

yeah i saw that it was pretty easy to do. Ignore my post over at yellowTab in the Suggestions forum as you have answered it here.

those setup_mime scripts dont work for me, but i was able to install it no problems.
i take it that you created your own emblem (the OBOS "start button") ??

did you use the emblem app thing to do that?
I didnt like dockbert so switched to the other deskbar. it's gona take me a while to get used to the new icons. I actually have got pretty used to the current BeOS ones so SVG copies of those would be nice.
Thanks for your help, it's certainly an interesting time for BeOS at the moment!
cheers
peter

linn · Moderator Joined: 02 Jun 2002 Posts: 2

Hi,

This is Hugo, the original developer of Fat tracker. I highly recommend that you dont run this version of fat tracker as it is old and buggy. There was even a reported case of filesystem corruption. Yellowtab is now developing fat tracker, so, wait for Zeta to be released.

Hugo Santos

Diver · NewBe Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 2

Hi bugyugo!

I saw your cool screenshot at http://www.bug.org.yu/svgtracker.png,
can you tell me where can i find this icons (i've already have svg
tracker). If there is no download link, please send me a email with
those BeOS like icons as attachment to this account Thanks anyway

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bugyugo · Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 9:13 pm Post subject:

As Hugo Santos said, don't fool around with this if you're not 100% sure you know what you're doing

Baza, you can get those icons at:
http://mc.clintock.com/first_floor/study_1/desk/computer_projects/icons/

mooooooooo,
you can easily change logo in deskbar. Open Deskbar with QuickRes and then you can change it.
For logo that I use, I had to change in QuickRes width for it to 130 pixels, and color to B_RGB32 (to have 32 bit pallete).
I found that image in screenshot mock-up of idea for future BeOS.
I forgot where is that mock-up, link is on bebits wiki page somewhere.
Just cut it out from my screenshot.
And again, DISCLAIMER: don't blame me if you crew something up

Best way to tinker with BeOS is to install it to another partition, and use second install to play with BeOS, and leave original plain vanila install for real stuff.

Nikola

Diver · NewBe Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 2

bugyugo, i've download those icon sets (e.g. BeOS_Icons_1.zip etc) but
archives contains *.dmg files (i think it's some MacOS format). Is it possible to open dmg files under Be?
BTW, did you findout how to use tools in package? And what is the name of app that i saw on your screenshot in the Deskbar (gradient line with the vloume lable "BeOS r5")?