Re: Desktop Image
I'm trying to place an image at the center of my desktop and use a plain color as background. For some reaseon the desktop settings gizmo refuses to do this and instaed splashes the image either all over the desktop or repeats it like tiles. Anyone has the sligthest idea how to kick the desktop app in the balls? I'm on a Quicksilver running X.5 A Selecting center works for me in 10.5.8 on a G5. Yes. But what if it does not? Is these a setting t throw away? A __ Anders Fager Gottick International www.gottick.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
On Mar 8, 2010, at 5:35 AM, Gottick International wrote: Selecting center works for me in 10.5.8 on a G5. Yes. But what if it does not? Is these a setting t throw away? Yes ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist This is the Library folder IN your user directory. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
Selecting center works for me in 10.5.8 on a G5. Yes. But what if it does not? Is these a setting t throw away? Yes ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist This is the Library folder IN your user directory. Tried it. No luck. Cant get the center-etc to work at all with no picture in no folder. Stange. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Desktop Image
This is one of these irritating minor things I'm trying to place an image at the center of my desktop and use a plan color as background. For some reaseon the desktop settings gizmo refuses to do this and instaed splashes the image either all over the desktop or repeats it like tiles. Anyone has the sligthest idea how to kick the desktop app in the balls? I'm on a Quicksilver running X.5 A -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
On Mar 4, 2010, at 9:40 AM, M Christol wrote: Gottick International wrote: This is one of these irritating minor things I'm trying to place an image at the center of my desktop and use a plan color as background. For some reaseon the desktop settings gizmo refuses to do this and instaed splashes the image either all over the desktop or repeats it like tiles. Anyone has the sligthest idea how to kick the desktop app in the balls? I'm on a Quicksilver running X.5 A Selecting center works for me in 10.5.8 on a G5. Desktop Screen Saver Desktop allows you to select Folder of Your Images, Center or Fit to Screen, and also the Backgroin color. No kneeing required ... maybe a new PRAM battery ... otherwise, no kicking. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
Previously, at 7:19 am -0700 3/4/10, Kasm279 wrote: On Mar 4, 2010, at 7:15 AM, Gottick International wrote: This is one of these irritating minor things I'm trying to place an image at the center of my desktop and use a plan color as background. For some reaseon the desktop settings gizmo refuses to do this and instaed splashes the image either all over the desktop or repeats it like tiles. Anyone has the sligthest idea how to kick the desktop app in the balls? I'm on a Quicksilver running X.5 A All i can think of is to open an image editor and make an image the same size as the monitor (resolution), fill it with the color you want, and copy/paste the image into the center. Didn't work for me. If I use Graphic Converter, can I make all the pix in my pictures folder the right size to fit my desktop? Now how? p. (see Wodrow, below) -- I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow. --Woodrow Wilson -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
On Mar 4, 2010, at 9:16 PM, Paul wrote: Previously, at 7:19 am -0700 3/4/10, Kasm279 wrote: On Mar 4, 2010, at 7:15 AM, Gottick International wrote: This is one of these irritating minor things I'm trying to place an image at the center of my desktop and use a plan color as background. For some reaseon the desktop settings gizmo refuses to do this and instaed splashes the image either all over the desktop or repeats it like tiles. Anyone has the sligthest idea how to kick the desktop app in the balls? I'm on a Quicksilver running X.5 A All i can think of is to open an image editor and make an image the same size as the monitor (resolution), fill it with the color you want, and copy/paste the image into the center. Didn't work for me. If I use Graphic Converter, can I make all the pix in my pictures folder the right size to fit my desktop? You shouldn't need to do all that. System Preferences Desktop Screen Saver Desktop Choose Folder Where Your Valid Images Are, Select Center and then click on the color selection box Choose Your Plan Color ... That should be it ... You then have to wait for it to change pictures one time before it becomes active ... or maybe Logout and Log back in ... If don't have admin rights, maybe you cannot do that ... but I don't think that's it. Maybe someone else can help ... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
On Mar 4, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Paul wrote: If I use Graphic Converter, can I make all the pix in my pictures folder the right size to fit my desktop? Your pictures are all the same aspect ratio as your monitor? Normally photos are 3:2 or something close; and monitors are 4:3, 16:9, or 16:10. Unless your photos are in the identical same aspect ratio as your monitor, you'll either need to crop them, or have added margins; unless you decide to change the scale (stretch one or both dimensions). Now how? No. It's how now, brown cow. If you go to System PreferencesDesktop Screen Saver, you can select any folder with photos and OS X can resize any photo as a Desktop photo automatically. You can also use any folder of photos as a slideshow Screen Saver with various effects, and they will resize automatically also. I never noticed what the automatic resize algorithm does, it likely scales (stretches) photos to fit exactly? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
Previously, at 9:35 pm -0500 3/4/10, Bill Connelly wrote: If I use Graphic Converter, can I make all the pix in my pictures folder the right size to fit my desktop? You shouldn't need to do all that. System Preferences Desktop Screen Saver Desktop Choose Folder Where Your Valid Images Are, Select Center and then click on the color selection box Choose Your Plan Color ... That should be it ... You then have to wait for it to change pictures one time before it becomes active ... or maybe Logout and Log back in ... If don't have admin rights, maybe you cannot do that ... but I don't think that's it. Maybe someone else can help ... -- I'm on Tiger. I want to switch from one picture to another and they are all different sizes, which is why I thought of GG. When I use desktop preferences, Center makes some too large, some too small. Portait mode cuts off the top, stretch to fit distorts, etc. What is Choose Your Plan Color ... p. -- I can't understand it. -- I can't even understand the people who can understand it. -- Queen Juliana, of the Netherlands -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
Previously, at 8:40 pm -0600 3/4/10, Kris Tilford wrote: Your pictures are all the same aspect ratio as your monitor? Normally photos are 3:2 or something close; and monitors are 4:3, 16:9, or 16:10. Unless your photos are in the identical same aspect ratio as your monitor, you'll either need to crop them, or have added margins; unless you decide to change the scale (stretch one or both dimensions). Now how? No. It's how now, brown cow. If you go to System PreferencesDesktop Screen Saver, you can select any folder with photos and OS X can resize any photo as a Desktop photo automatically. You can also use any folder of photos as a slideshow Screen Saver with various effects, and they will resize automatically also. I never noticed what the automatic resize algorithm does, it likely scales (stretches) photos to fit exactly? Please see my previous answer. p. -- Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is -- P. J. O'Rourke -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
On Mar 4, 2010, at 9:15 AM, Gottick International wrote: This is one of these irritating minor things I'm trying to place an image at the center of my desktop and use a plan color as background. For some reaseon the desktop settings gizmo refuses to do this and instaed splashes the image either all over the desktop or repeats it like tiles. Anyone has the sligthest idea how to kick the desktop app in the balls? I'm on a Quicksilver running X.5 plan color comes form the original poster's question. Probably a misspelling. The original question is also about OS X.5 which I assume is Leopard. Do what's been suggested regarding Desktop Screen Saver. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop Image
Previously, at 8:40 pm -0600 3/4/10, Kris Tilford wrote: If you go to System PreferencesDesktop Screen Saver, you can select any folder with photos and OS X can resize any photo as a Desktop photo automatically. You can also use any folder of photos as a slideshow Screen Saver with various effects, and they will resize automatically also. I never noticed what the automatic resize algorithm does, it likely scales (stretches) photos to fit exactly? yeah, makes a mess out of photos of people :-} I need different options for each picture, but the options appear to be Global, drat! p. -- We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society. -- Judith Martin, (Miss Manners) -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
