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Dechene

Location: Australia

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

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

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

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

candron

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

glennhanna wrote:

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

Tommeken

Location: Belgium

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

glennhanna wrote:

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

does such program exist??? Laughing

Dechene

Location: Australia

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

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,

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.

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...

You brits like pinstripes that much? Laughing

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Scrumpy

Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

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

glennhanna wrote:

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

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dewking

Location: Pembroke, MA

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

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

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Granulated

Location: London

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...

You brits like pinstripes that much? Laughing

STRETCH ...not tile !!!

Dechene

Location: Australia

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!

jazgraphic

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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