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Icon Tool Types

Tool Types specify parameters used by a program. Tool Types are usually in the form of KEYWORD = argument. Case differences do not matter when entering the information. Do not use any spaces around the equals sign in a Tool Type entry.

Any changes you make to a program's Tool Types take effect the next time you run the program. Tool Types are found in an icon's Information window.

To use Tool Types:

  1. Select the appropriate icon.
  2. Choose Information from the Icons menu.

When the window appears, you can add, delete, or change Tool Types in the Tool Types field.

For convenience, Workbench programs usually have all their possible Tool Types already entered. The Tool Types that are optional or do not set default values are disabled or commented. Commented Tool Types are enclosed in parentheses and are ignored when the icon is opened.

All icon program provide the DONOTWAIT Tool Type. Normally the Workbench waits for one program to finish before it opens the next. The DONOTWAIT option overrides this delay, which can cause unwanted requesters after booting. DONOTWAIT does not take an argument.

Uncommenting

Uncomment or make available Tool Types by removing the parentheses. Where there are angle-bracketed parameters in the Tool Type, the parameter and brackets must be replaced with an appropriate value or option.

Changing a Tool Type

  1. Select the appropriate icon and choose Information from the Icons menu.
  2. Select the Tool Type that you want to change from the list. It is copied to the text gadget below.
  3. Edit the text in the text gadget and press Return.
  4. Select the Save gadget. Be sure to make all your changes before selecting Save because it closes the Information window.

Adding a Tool Type

  1. Select the appropriate icon and choose Information from the Icons menu.
  2. Select the New gadget.
  3. Type in the new Tool Type and press Return.

    Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each additional Tool Type you want to add.

  4. Select the Save gadget to save the new information. If you do not wish to save your changes, select Cancel or the window's close gadget.

Deleting a Tool Type

  1. Select the appropriate icon and choose Information from the Icons menu.
  2. Select the Tool Type to be deleted.
  3. Select the DEL gadget.

Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each Tool Type you wish to delete.

  1. Select the Save gadget to save the change. If you do not wish to save your changes, select Cancel or the window's close gadget.

    Note:

    Commenting out Tool Types that you do not currently need rather than deleting them makes recalling them easier the next time you need them.

AppIcons

An AppIcons is an icon that is created by an application program. The function of these icons is determined by the application. For specific information on how a particular AppIcon works, read the documentation that came with the application that uses it.

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