Hi Alan On 31/03/2015, at 8:10 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
> >> On 30 Mar 2015, at 11:32 am, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >> >> Thanks for your response Peter. I had reached the same understanding you >> gave, hence my request to wamug for the extra experience or a workaround >> solution. Perhaps a more detailed description of my desired outcome would >> help:- >> >> My start position is that changing the desktop picture via System >> Preferences is independent of any open app, which is critical. Further, >> selecting the menu bar or an menulet item does not affect the current >> “active” application. >> >> I share my desktop screen during webinars. Most of the desktop acreage is >> used by the working applications - but the top menu bar remains visible and >> accessible. Ideally I want 4 single-function Menulets on the menu bar. (A >> single Menulet with a drop down menu would be second best.) I can control >> the working application window sizes to leave a border of the base desktop. >> I want to signal time warnings of green, orange and red desktop colour >> changes for webinar participants to ensure they wrap up their point so I can >> (politely) resume control. The fourth menu bar icon would be to restore the >> standard desktop background. These desktop background colour changes must >> be done “within one second”. Navigating through Apple > System Preferences >> > Desktop & Screen Saver etc etc takes too long, displays its windows over >> the working webinar windows, and is prone to error due to haste. >> >> Some extra words to clarify or confuse - - -. One solution would be use a >> third party app - but I haven’t found one. Another possibility (not >> researched) is to use large coloured images floating on the desktop. These >> would normally be hidden by the open webinar apps. Each card could be >> dragged to the unused border area as needed. Two immediate problems: such >> cards MUST remain in the background when “activated", and clicking on any >> one must not open an application. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> > > I know of nothing in the Mac OS, as it comes out of the box, which can help > you - other than Automator, where I now think your solution lies, in > conjunction with a bit of Applescript thrown in. Failing that, I’m afraid you > are going to have keep searching for your elusive 3rd party app or commission > someone to write one. Have a look for a program called wallpaper-wizard-lite (Google the phrase) - I am not familiar with it but it may allow you to change the background by pressing a key. Note that I did find a user comment that it is no longer being updated, and can cause problems with Yosemite, but comments about it with older versions of the OS were generally positive. Regards Geoff ----------------------- Kaye and Geoff k...@kgweb.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
