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Dechene

Location: Australia

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:39 am   Reply with quote         


Hi guys,

I'm running Win XP & am wondering if there are any good programs or enhancements for it to better display my images as a desktop background.

As in, I don't like the way windows stretches the image or resizes it, are there any programs that do it better?

Shanks!

Mario

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and ps to the mods:

Why am I locked out of the 'off-topic' forum?
It says only mods may view topics in there.

what up wit dat?




Oscar

Location: Northern California

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:52 am   Reply with quote         


Windows will only stretch the image if its too small... you need to find better and larger backgrounds . Don't try to use a 600px image for your 20'' screen Razz

Also, seems like am blocked too. makes me wonder what kind of goodies are there and why are THEY keeping us out bounce




glennhanna

Location: Eugene, Oregon

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:32 am   Reply with quote         


There's a program called Photoshop, made by Adobe. It's fantastic!




Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:35 am   Reply with quote         


glennhanna wrote:
There's a program called Photoshop, made by Adobe. It's fantastic!
Very Happy Laughing Laughing




Tommeken

Location: Belgium

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:36 am   Reply with quote         


glennhanna wrote:
There's a program called Photoshop, made by Adobe. It's fantastic!



Shocked does such program exist??? Laughing Laughing




Dechene

Location: Australia

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:30 am   Reply with quote         


glennhanna wrote:
There's a program called Photoshop, made by Adobe. It's fantastic!


Uh-Doh-Bee - duh whats that? Laughing




Granulated

Location: London

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:02 am   Reply with quote         


Talking of stretched desktop images...anyone wanna see a classic old windows trick ? (from the days of resource scrounging)


ok..

Create a new image...sized approx 4x2 pixels..



I call this "ripening mango..."


Now set it as wallpaper and bung it into stretched mode...




splodge

Location: Yorkshire,

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:22 am   Reply with quote         


right click on desktop > properties in the pop-up > desktop tap > center in position window




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TofuTheGreat

Location: Back where I belong.

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:32 am   Reply with quote         


Granulated wrote:
Talking of stretched desktop images...anyone wanna see a classic old windows trick ? (from the days of resource scrounging)


ok..

Create a new image...sized approx 4x2 pixels..



I call this "ripening mango..."


Now set it as wallpaper and bung it into stretched mode...
Raising Brow

You brits like pinstripes that much? Laughing




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Scrumpy

Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:49 am   Reply with quote         


glennhanna wrote:
There's a program called Photoshop, made by Adobe. It's fantastic!



Shocked









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dewking

Location: Pembroke, MA

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:03 am   Reply with quote         


Granulated wrote:
Talking of stretched desktop images...anyone wanna see a classic old windows trick ? (from the days of resource scrounging)


ok..

Create a new image...sized approx 4x2 pixels..



I call this "ripening mango..."


Now set it as wallpaper and bung it into stretched mode...


Wow.. thats pretty cool actually.




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dewdew

Location: Upstate South Kack-a-lack

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:33 pm   Reply with quote         


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Granulated

Location: London

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:35 pm   Reply with quote         


TofuTheGreat wrote:
Granulated wrote:
Talking of stretched desktop images...anyone wanna see a classic old windows trick ? (from the days of resource scrounging)


ok..

Create a new image...sized approx 4x2 pixels..



I call this "ripening mango..."


Now set it as wallpaper and bung it into stretched mode...
Raising Brow

You brits like pinstripes that much? Laughing



STRETCH ...not tile !!!




Dechene

Location: Australia

Post Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:48 pm   Reply with quote         


Granulated wrote:
Talking of stretched desktop images...anyone wanna see a classic old windows trick ? (from the days of resource scrounging)


ok..

Create a new image...sized approx 4x2 pixels..



I call this "ripening mango..."


Now set it as wallpaper and bung it into stretched mode...


Wow, pretty cool!




Post Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:40 am   Reply with quote         


There is a plugin for Photoshop called WALLPAMPERED. I've been using it for years. After instalation it would be accessed file/automate/wallpampered. I believe theres a new version out (shareware).




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