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11-12-2001, 06:50 PM
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Interesting Wallpaper Ideas
I have never seen this, but that hardly means it cannot be done.
Is it possible to have an AVI, MPEG, or even an active GIF as a desktop wallpaper? Of course, it would be a waste of resources like nothing else. In Windows, that active desktop option allows you to make an html file a desktop, so if you embedded an AVI in it, would it work? How about Linux or other operating systems? Thought I would ask if it was possible before wasting my time trying to find out. Anyone else have interesting ideas for wallpapering the computer? Respectfully, Demosthenes |
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11-12-2001, 08:27 PM
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I don't think that you can use html as an active desktop. I think that you can only click on a jpeg on a web page and use it as your desktop. Generally desktops are limited to jpeg's and bmp's.
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11-12-2001, 09:13 PM
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You can use html and active gifs as an active desktop, not to sure about the AVI or MPEG.
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11-12-2001, 10:42 PM
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I would imagine that it must be possible somehow. ATI can run a video desktop where the TV display actually appears as your wallpaper, but it's all a matter of figuring out how to do it with a MPEG or AVI.
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11-13-2001, 05:03 PM
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I recall when win98 first came out and temporarily trying Active Desktop ... using an animated GIF as the wallpaper ... so yes it can be done.
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