Animated desktop

Wilsonator · 12-10-2005, 12:25 PM

is it possinble to have an animated desktop, for example a picture like the original xp backgorund only with shadows moving and it it going dark when it actually goes dark perhaps eve with weather?

**jancz3rt** · 12-10-2005, 12:36 PM

Good question. I would also like to have a moving background for my desktop. Perhaps with some cool script effects. I remember I played around with using a .html file as the background, but there were some funny issues with that. If anyone knows, I will also be happy to hear it.

JAN

Hairy_Lee · 12-10-2005, 12:48 PM

in windows xp you can use an animated gif as your background and it will keep moving while its there.

lee101 · 12-10-2005, 01:11 PM

I once had a html file once, and embedded some flash in it, so i got a nice game on there, also i made my name animated once, but that was very annoying, and took a while to load, i suppose if you found a flash file on the net and were connected to the net 24/7 you could find the source of it and use that

Rambo · 12-10-2005, 02:06 PM

Stardock, as usual, renowned for its Windows customization tools, has made something like this:

www.naturaldesktop.com

diduknowthat · 12-10-2005, 02:59 PM

wow...i want that, but it costs money so im kinda lazy to get it.

how bout this?

http://www.intelore.com/animated_desktop.php

**SFR** · 12-10-2005, 04:58 PM

I still have a java applet as the desktop on one of my old computers. The applet had a bunch of menus and I could start any application and change a picture for the rest of the background...

It is pretty easy. I created some JMenu's and each JMenuItem had a listener attached to it and I used the static method: getRuntime() to exec each application...

then I started the applet from an html file, set the html file as my background and walla...

LaptopExtreme · 12-10-2005, 05:04 PM

I traveled to Thailand a bought a lot of cheap software over there, one of the batch was something called "Moving Desktop". Since then I've filed it away and can't find it. I used it once, it was cool, but it kept my HD running because the files were big. If you have an animated pic on the background and you wanted it clear, you can imagine how big that file must've been. They have all sorts of themes, stuff like puppies, wilderness, flowers and traffic.

spazz31585 · 12-11-2005, 03:52 AM

i know you can put gif images as a desktop.
only problem i noticed with it is that sometimes after running applications, it tends to run really slowly until you refresh it. and also it sometimes lags the system down.
then again, i guess if you have a decent amount of memory that shouldn't be an issue

12-10-2005, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wilsonator Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Helens, UK Age: 16 Posts: 69	Animated desktop is it possinble to have an animated desktop, for example a picture like the original xp backgorund only with shadows moving and it it going dark when it actually goes dark perhaps eve with weather?

12-10-2005, 12:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Hmmm Good question. I would also like to have a moving background for my desktop. Perhaps with some cool script effects. I remember I played around with using a .html file as the background, but there were some funny issues with that. If anyone knows, I will also be happy to hear it. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

12-10-2005, 12:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
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12-10-2005, 01:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,150	I once had a html file once, and embedded some flash in it, so i got a nice game on there, also i made my name animated once, but that was very annoying, and took a while to load, i suppose if you found a flash file on the net and were connected to the net 24/7 you could find the source of it and use that __________________ My PC: Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 Ghz, Asus P5v-VM DH , 200 GB Maxtor SATA ,2GB (21GB Kingston DDRII), Radeon x1650 Graphics (256 mb), 2 Acer 17 inch TFT's, Windows Vista Home Premium Server: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 256 Mb Ram, 8Gb IDE for o/s, 2 * 250GB SATAII for storage, Ubuntu Server 7.10

12-10-2005, 02:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,632	wow...i want that, but it costs money so im kinda lazy to get it. how bout this? http://www.intelore.com/animated_desktop.php __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

12-10-2005, 02:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rambo Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,914	Stardock, as usual, renowned for its Windows customization tools, has made something like this: www.naturaldesktop.com

12-10-2005, 04:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
SFR SUPER MODERATOR Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, USA Age: 24 Posts: 4,046	I still have a java applet as the desktop on one of my old computers. The applet had a bunch of menus and I could start any application and change a picture for the rest of the background... It is pretty easy. I created some JMenu's and each JMenuItem had a listener attached to it and I used the static method: getRuntime() to exec each application... then I started the applet from an html file, set the html file as my background and walla... __________________ The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. ~Sydney J. Harris I haven't lost my mind; I have a tape back-up somewhere. What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. ~Oscar Levant Relax, its only Ones and Zeros

12-10-2005, 05:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	I traveled to Thailand a bought a lot of cheap software over there, one of the batch was something called "Moving Desktop". Since then I've filed it away and can't find it. I used it once, it was cool, but it kept my HD running because the files were big. If you have an animated pic on the background and you wanted it clear, you can imagine how big that file must've been. They have all sorts of themes, stuff like puppies, wilderness, flowers and traffic.

12-11-2005, 03:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
spazz31585 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Age: 23 Posts: 260	i know you can put gif images as a desktop. only problem i noticed with it is that sometimes after running applications, it tends to run really slowly until you refresh it. and also it sometimes lags the system down. then again, i guess if you have a decent amount of memory that shouldn't be an issue

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