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

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

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

TODO: Amiga Icons and other icon types. Tooltypes.

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.

TODO: Description and examples of filetypes configurations.

TODO: Description and how to work/edit AmiDock.

TODO: Description, differences and usage (utility).

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

• Scalos
• Directory Opus Magellan

TODO: Descriptions. Others?

• Ambient (MorphOS desktop)
• Wanderer (AROS desktop)