On 27 May 99, at 19:24, Pinelands wrote:

> I think all the post regarding this subject have been a tad vague so I
> thought I'd compile them all together to make it a bit easier for you.
> Ok Win95(a) cannot display .jpg files as wallpaper
>     UNLESS
> You have installed IE4+ - Active Desktop
> Then in your Display Properties you can turn Active Desktop on, this enables
> you to have .bmp, .jpg, .htm(l) files as your wallpaper.
>
> The same applies to Win95(b) (open to correction)

  I have never used Active Desktop.  I *have* used IE 3.x to display a .jpg
file, right-clicked on the image, and selected "Set as Wallpaper".  [I'm not
sure what this does "behind the scenes"; it creates an entry "Internet
Explorer Wallpaper" in the list of available wallpapers, and it's not obvious
whether this is just the name of a .bmp file that it secretly creates
(probably the simplest approach), or whether this choice triggers some
special handling somewhere.

  You can also use a tool like LView Pro (my personal favourite for viewing,
cropping, enlarging and converting image files) to save the .jpg to a .bmp
file, drop it in the wallpaper directory, and select it from the list.

  [The Windows 95 Plus! pack added an option to stretch a centered wallpaper
images to the dimensions of the screen.  The online help in Win98 (original
and Second Edition) has an entry for this feature, but it points to the
Effects tab of the Display Properties dialog -- and the checkbox isn't there.
  My hunch is that there may be a registry key that would enable this
function, but I don't know what it is.  Anybody?]


David G

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