readme file for an amiga icon set from 1993

SIMPL.readme

Short:        A *different* icon set - v1
Uploader:     nbeaty csugrad cs vt edu
Type:         os20/wb
Architecture: generic


SIMPLICITY release 1  ------------------------  a different .info collection
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                       s  o  f  t  w  o  r  k  s  

o After downloaded MagicWB and the multitude of other such icon collections..
  I decided to put something together that was a little different.  It seems
  that all of these icon collections keep trying to outdo eachother with
  snazzier graphics, more colors, better animation.. which in turn give you:
  bigger sizes!

o The idea of SIMPLICITY is different.  This set of icons is ..  as the name
  implies ..  simple.  They are drawn for functionality with a minimalist
  style.  The end result is a very pleasing, simple, WB with a different
  look.

o I have included the IFF file from which the icons were taken, a nice little
  backdrop brush I drew, a preferences palette file for the backdrop and
  another that looks nice with SIMPLICITY (right now I am using 2.04 (after
  having a 1200 for 2 weeks..  sucks going back to 2.0 & ECS) on a 3000UX).
  If I remember right, 3.0 automatically loads the palette from the backdrop,
  so you can disregard that palette file.

o I produced this icon set for a different group of people than the usual
  icon set is.  It is not intended to show off the Amiga (which MagicWB is
  definitely great for).  It is also probably not going to be appealing to a
  new Amiga user.  But:  for those of you who have had one of these wonderful
  machines for a while, use the new workbenches (who can resist?) and don't
  want to waste all the space that highly detailed 8- or 16-color icons take
  up...it is a refreshing change.  Therefore, being aimed at experienced
  users, I didn't put together any scripts to install the icons, AmigaGuide
  documents to describe how to install them, etc.  BUT:  I will give you a
  few hints at it (isn't that nice of me?)


First the contents of this LHA file:

HD.info		: HD icon
FLOPPY.info	: Floppy / ram disk icon
FOLDER.info	: Folder icon
TOOL.info	: Tool icon
BigTOOL.info	: Larger Tool icon (I use this one for the main programs that
		  I leave out on my workbench..)
PROJECT.info	: Project icon
PREFS.info	: Preferences folder icon
SHELL.info	: Shell icon

MYWB1.pic	: One of my WB setups
MYWB2.pic	: Another of my WB setups (the girl's name is Ginger..)
ICONS.pic	: The iff pic of the icons
BACKDROP.bru	: A nice backdrop
BACKDROP2.bru	: Another backdrop w/ simplicity logo (use SIMpal1.pre)

SIMpal1.pre	: The palette for the plain SIMPLICITY setup
SIMpal2.pre	: The palette for the BACKDROP.bru
SIMpat.pre	: The windows/workbench pattern preset for SIMPLICITY

Contact me at:

[email protected] -- or  Nathan Beaty
				Virginia Tech
				328 Barringer
				Blacksburg, VA 24060-0001