slooksterpsv Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Now I thought this was awesome, I made it to where I can instantly change my desktop image just by clicking a drop box on my desktop. How do you do this? First of all make a new folder somewhere and put all the images you want as backgrounds in it. I took my images from C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper and put them on my D:\ Drive in D:\Images\Background\Web Backgrounds Next what I did is create this HTML file, you can edit it to your needing, but here it is.<!--- Start HTML File<html><head></head><body background='azul.jpg'><script language="javascript">function bgchnge(a){ document.body.background=a;}</script><form><select name='slc' onChange="bgchnge(slc.value);"><option selected>CHOOSE ONE<option value='./ascent.jpg'>Ascent<option value='./autumn.jpg'>Autumn<option value='./azul.jpg'>Azul<option value='./bliss.bmp'>Bliss<option value='./crystal.jpg'>Crystal<option value='./Follow.jpg'>Follow<option value='./friend.jpg'>Friend<option value='./home.jpg'>Home<option value='./moon flower.jpg'>Moon Flower<option value='./peace.jpg'>Peace<option value='./power.jpg'>Power<option value='./purple flower.jpg'>Purple Flower<option value='./radiance.jpg'>Radiance<option value='./Red moon desert.jpg'>Red Moon Desert<option value='./ripple.jpg'>Ripple<option value='./Stonehenge.jpg'>Stonehenge<option value='./tulips.jpg'>Tulips<option value='./vortec space.jpg'>Vortec Space<option value='./wind.jpg'>Wind<option value='./Windows XP.jpg'>Windows XP</select></form></body></html>END HTML FILE--//>Where the <select value='input image.file ending'>Image file namePut in the values that you need. Lets say I had the image Azul in the Web folder, I'd put ./Azul.jpg in value= then for the name I'd put Azul . Now all I did was set my background to that web page. NOTE: If you know HTML you can have it stretch on the background if you have higher res.How awesome is that, now I just click down and choose a background!For an added bonus, install Apache, MySQL, and PHP, then create a PHP Script that remembers what background you had it on. Or you can create a little text box that holds notes in it for later on. If you would like to see some of these, message me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Thanks.. I might just have a play around with that when I have a few moments spare. :) Welcome to WF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Ummmm ........Awesome :blink: :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 This topic is underconsideration to be moved to User Guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 This topic is underconsideration to be moved to User Guides.Is that happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 I've moved it to here but I'm still not sure that this is the right place - it's better than where it was, though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Seems suiting to me because it is... well... a guide. Could do to be elaborated on though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfactor Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 It seems a bit excessive to use Active Desktop just to have a changeable background, especially because Active Desktop (in my experiences) is a memory hogging lag-fest. Now, if you were to fully utilize the active desktop by using the app launching and calendar features (like those in many popular active desktop downloads out there) then it would be much more worth it. But just for a changeable background seems a bit excessive to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 ...especially because Active Desktop (in my experiences) is a memory hogging lag-fest. That was very true under Windows 9X, I think it is somewhat improved in XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Radfordin Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 ...er...don't you have to type in the file names so that the drop down option box will work?I find right clicking on the image and doing "set as desktop background" is normally enough...but then I've got some new fangled OS called XP...don't think it has been around long so lots of people may not have this functionality ;)but then I'm one of those people who have never really understood the old desktop concept. When I am using a computer I can never see the desktop. I use shortcuts from my taskbar because then you don't have to minimise everything to get at them. Perhaps that's just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Perhaps that's just me?I doubt it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfactor Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 That was very true under Windows 9X, I think it is somewhat improved in XP.I recently tried an active desktop on my old XP (Home edition) system @ 1GHz w/ 512 Memory (average memory, slow CPU). The problem with active desktop is that it constantly refreshes itself when you close windows or quickly switch between (or use the desktop shortcut). Of course I am speaking out of my own experiences with active desktop and not as a general rule of thumb. It would seem that if you were truely going to use an active desktop, you would probably want to make an actual page of it (e.g. with app launch links etc.) instead of just as an image swapper, especially because there are many programs out there that will do this for you and will not hog as many resources as the constant loading problems you may experience with active desktop.anyway that is just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I think the OP simply wanted to let people knwo this was available. Do with it what you will, I think it's a pretty neat little trick, and would be a good addition in teh case one should want to utilise Active Desktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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