desrat Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I just set up my TOS 106 STE and UltraSatan with a 4gb sd.All is working fine but I need to know if there is a program to add menu items to GEM..IE something like ToolsDaemon on the Amiga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 You mean add desk accessories or just any GEM application? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 16 hours ago, desrat said: I just set up my TOS 106 STE and UltraSatan with a 4gb sd.All is working fine but I need to know if there is a program to add menu items to GEM..IE something like ToolsDaemon on the Amiga. The default GEM desktop is pretty bare bones. There are ST desktop alternatives you can use that are more configurable. I used to use Terradesk myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 +1 for Teradesk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I use TeraDesk too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christos Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I don't know much about Amiga, but it seems to me like you want a program launcher. Assuming you are running regular TOS, not Magic or MiNT, you have a few options. Check here at the programstarter section to see if anything suits your needs: https://www.atariuptodate.de/en/util/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrat Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Mrmaddog:sorry I replied 2 years later but..I wanted a desk accesory..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Desk ACCessory - it must be in root of boot disk, so in case of mass storage root of C : Extension is ACC, of course. Will load after reset or when changing screen resolution . There is lot of them . If remember correct max 6 can be active at once. And better keep that number lower, because they eat RAM, so will be less free for regular programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 There's at least 1 ACC that will allow you to "swap" 1 active ACC for an non-active one. Pretty handy really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylev Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 MultiDesk solved the 6 ACC limit a long time ago. However, PP's warning still applies. Every loaded ACC consumes memory, even when it is not active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zogging Hell Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:17 PM, DarkLord said: There's at least 1 ACC that will allow you to "swap" 1 active ACC for an non-active one. Pretty handy really... Chameleon is one, used that quite a bit iirc as I think it also allows you to unload desk accs so you can get the memory back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari74user Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Also worth noting Harlekin in its various guises, a multi-desk / multi-tool ACCessory leaving 5 ACC slots free. Also Mortimer, a similar type of product, except it is not run as an ACC, so leaves 6 ACC slots free, all memory permitting as above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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