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#253159 - 01/04/2005 08:01 Funky desktop software
furtive
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Registered: 14/08/2001
Posts: 886
Loc: London, UK
Thought you chaps might like this:

http://www.at32.com/doc/firepaper.htm

It turns your static windows wallpaper into a dynamic information resource.

You can add bits of web pages, text boxes, photos on to the desktop. Very clever.

I've got it picking one of my digital photos at random every minute and throwing it onto the desktop:

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#253160 - 01/04/2005 13:05 Re: Funky desktop software [Re: furtive]
furtive
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No-one else thinks this is pretty neat then?
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#253161 - 01/04/2005 13:49 Re: Funky desktop software [Re: furtive]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
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I've just downloaded it, shame you can't just add a folder-full of pictures and it just sprinkles them randomly over the desktop, it'll be quite time consuming otherwise.
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#253162 - 01/04/2005 14:05 Re: Funky desktop software [Re: furtive]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12341
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No, that's definitely pretty neat. I thought the company sounded familiar, they make the webcam software that a lot of people on this board like a lot. If I get sick of my current wallpaper I make give this a try.
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#253163 - 01/04/2005 14:18 Re: Funky desktop software [Re: andym]
furtive
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Loc: London, UK
Quote:
I've just downloaded it, shame you can't just add a folder-full of pictures and it just sprinkles them randomly over the desktop, it'll be quite time consuming otherwise.


Erm, you can

From the menu, choose Background.... and use Composite background, and change the "new image ever" box to 1 minute

That's what it's doing on my PC above. It picks a photo at random from the directory (or subdirectory) specified and chucks it on the desktop


Edited by furtive (01/04/2005 14:19)
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#253164 - 01/04/2005 15:06 Re: Funky desktop software [Re: furtive]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
Oh, I missed that, okay then it's great!

Their webcam software was my favorite until i discovered bash scripts, netPBM and vgrabbj.
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