Need a Background?

**MrCoolDale** · June 3rd, 2004, 4:19 PM

I creat all my background images in 1024x768, just because I make them only for my computer. However, I started thinking, I need to back them up, and maybe someone else might like a few of them. so I sold them to some clients for 99 cents a piece, and they could use it as much as they wanted whenever and where ever they wanted. Then I started thinking, some of them suck, so let's not sell 'em, let's just give 'em away. They are still only in 1024x768 format, maybe some day I will make them again in another format, but not today.

remember, some of them are pretty much no good, and others are kinda nice. so if you want a background for your computer, here ya go:
http://ArtistikRevolution.com/bgColor
My personal favorites are the leaf (the first one), the archs, and the sunflower. I hate the grid and the circles one. bad news. anyway, enjoy them.

- Dale?

**bodypainter** · June 3rd, 2004, 4:41 PM

Hmmm - I'll have to look them over tonight when I get home.

I have a question about background (wallpaper?) on a Windows computer.

I have dual monitors here at work but when I set a background picture, the same picture shows up on both monitors. How can I put different pictures on each monitor?

If it matters, this computer runs Win2k and has two separate video cards (not a single dual-head card).

TIA!

**MrCoolDale** · June 3rd, 2004, 4:44 PM

personally, the only way I know to do something like that is to get into the system registries and make it think it's a whole other computer. I don't know how to set that stuff. However, if you had a single card with dual outputs, they usually have a setting for such things. I'm sorry I can't help you. I'm sure someone can.

- Dale?

**frankiejr** · June 3rd, 2004, 5:30 PM

BodyPainter,

It depends on what card you have. I use an nVidia dual-head card, and I can set the desktop to allow the same pic on both monitors, seperate pics on each monitor, or one pic for the whole desktop. I do this through display properties.

.frankiejr

**bodypainter** · June 3rd, 2004, 5:55 PM

This one is quite cool.

http://artistikrevolution.com/bgColor/sunweave.png

A bit of a modem-melter though - beware dialup users.

**MrCoolDale** · June 3rd, 2004, 9:05 PM

that's my newest one. Yes it is quite large. in fact, it's about 2.1 megs. I'm going to convert that one into jpg sometime tonight to drop it down to a little below a meg. It also happens to be one of my favorite ones.

For those of you that run windows: almost all of the time (I believe the beta versions of longhorn are excluded) you need to enable active desktop in order to use PNG format pictures.

- Dale?

**Travis** · June 3rd, 2004, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodypainter

I have dual monitors here at work but when I set a background picture, the same picture shows up on both monitors. How can I put different pictures on each monitor?

- Right click your desktop, then select properties

- Under the desktop section, select customize desktop, then select the web tab

- To use an image file select new and browse to the files location. Once you've selected the file you want, click OK and it will appear on your desktop.

- Now drag the image over to the second desktop and from the image's pull down menu in the upper left-hand corner select Cover Desktop

- Right ckick arrange by and "Lock web items on your desktop" now you can select a standard desktop for your primary display and use the web object to cover the standard desktop with the image of your account

tell me how that works

sorry i was really busy when i typed this up so it could be messed up abit and please tell me if it is

June 3rd, 2004, 4:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
MrCoolDale Uniquely Me Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Anywhere Hosted on Pass 2,660 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Need a Background? I creat all my background images in 1024x768, just because I make them only for my computer. However, I started thinking, I need to back them up, and maybe someone else might like a few of them. so I sold them to some clients for 99 cents a piece, and they could use it as much as they wanted whenever and where ever they wanted. Then I started thinking, some of them suck, so let's not sell 'em, let's just give 'em away. They are still only in 1024x768 format, maybe some day I will make them again in another format, but not today. remember, some of them are pretty much no good, and others are kinda nice. so if you want a background for your computer, here ya go: http://ArtistikRevolution.com/bgColor My personal favorites are the leaf (the first one), the archs, and the sunflower. I hate the grid and the circles one. bad news. anyway, enjoy them. - Dale? __________________ Server: Pass Website: MrCoolDale.com Current Project: As Of Yet - Uniquely Me Co-Winner: 2004 Surpassies - Ultimate Surpasser

June 3rd, 2004, 4:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
bodypainter Prince of Heck Excelling Contributor Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Sarasota 768 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 6 times	Hmmm - I'll have to look them over tonight when I get home. I have a question about background (wallpaper?) on a Windows computer. I have dual monitors here at work but when I set a background picture, the same picture shows up on both monitors. How can I put different pictures on each monitor? If it matters, this computer runs Win2k and has two separate video cards (not a single dual-head card). TIA! __________________ Co-Winner: 2004 Surpassies - Ultimate Surpasser Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.

June 3rd, 2004, 4:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
MrCoolDale Uniquely Me Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Anywhere Hosted on Pass 2,660 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	personally, the only way I know to do something like that is to get into the system registries and make it think it's a whole other computer. I don't know how to set that stuff. However, if you had a single card with dual outputs, they usually have a setting for such things. I'm sorry I can't help you. I'm sure someone can. - Dale? __________________ Server: Pass Website: MrCoolDale.com Current Project: As Of Yet - Uniquely Me Co-Winner: 2004 Surpassies - Ultimate Surpasser

June 3rd, 2004, 5:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
bodypainter Prince of Heck Excelling Contributor Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Sarasota 768 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 6 times	This one is quite cool. http://artistikrevolution.com/bgColor/sunweave.png A bit of a modem-melter though - beware dialup users. __________________ Co-Winner: 2004 Surpassies - Ultimate Surpasser Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.

June 3rd, 2004, 9:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
MrCoolDale Uniquely Me Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Anywhere Hosted on Pass 2,660 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	that's my newest one. Yes it is quite large. in fact, it's about 2.1 megs. I'm going to convert that one into jpg sometime tonight to drop it down to a little below a meg. It also happens to be one of my favorite ones. For those of you that run windows: almost all of the time (I believe the beta versions of longhorn are excluded) you need to enable active desktop in order to use PNG format pictures. - Dale? __________________ Server: Pass Website: MrCoolDale.com Current Project: As Of Yet - Uniquely Me Co-Winner: 2004 Surpassies - Ultimate Surpasser

June 3rd, 2004, 5:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
frankiejr dork. Comfy Contributor Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Boston, MA Hosted on nvplus01 158 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	BodyPainter, It depends on what card you have. I use an nVidia dual-head card, and I can set the desktop to allow the same pic on both monitors, seperate pics on each monitor, or one pic for the whole desktop. I do this through display properties. .frankiejr

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