====== Using the AmigaOS desktop (Workbench), filemanagers, and Workbench replacements ======

The AmigaOS "desktop" is called Workbench. Some basics:

  * First of all, you get menus by holding down the right mouse button. On the Amiga, like in OS/X, the application wide menus appear at the top of the screen. Some applications also have contextual menus that appear by the mouse pointer.
  * The windows representing folders can be made to always re-open in the same location and with the same size. You do this by clicking on the window, holding down the right mouse button and selecting "Snapshot" from the menus.
  * If using AmigaOS 3 the folders need to be manually refreshed.
  * You can choose to "leave out" an icon for a folder. This is similar to placing a shortcut on the desktop.
  * Many applications can iconify to the desktop - you might have seen this on some Linux windows managers or on Next.

MorphOS uses Ambient desktop by default. It has some differences to Workbench used in AmigaOS.
  * You can let Ambient remember window and icon positions automatically
  * You can choose to "leave out" not only folders and programs but also your assigns

===== Preferences =====
TODO: Description, examples (how to setup screens, themes, etc)

===== Commodities =====
TODO: Description of default commodities, list of 3 party useful ones

===== Icons and Tooltypes =====
TODO: Amiga Icons and other icon types. Tooltypes.

===== Filetypes and Deficons =====

=== Ambient ===
Ambient has built-in configuration for most of filetypes. If you wish to add more you can add new types from mimetype settings in Ambient.

=== Workbench ===
TODO: Description and examples of filetypes configurations.

===== AmiDock =====
TODO: Description and how to work/edit AmiDock.

===== RAM & RAD disks =====
TODO: Description, differences and usage (utility).

===== File managers =====

TODO: Diskmaster. Directory Opus. Filer. AmiDisk. Others?

===== Workbench Replacements =====

  * [[http://scalos.noname.fr/|Scalos]]
  * Directory Opus Magellan

TODO: Descriptions. Others? 


===== Workbench replacements on Amiga-like OS's =====

  * Ambient (MorphOS desktop)
  * Wanderer (AROS desktop)