Thumbnails On Desktop

Does anyone know how to have thumbnails for images on the desktop? This is the case with Jaguar. It would be nice to have this. It would add a real nice "feel" to the desktop. Any ideas would be appreciated.

#16921

Hi Jmitch,

I think OS X has a util called "Photo Stickies" that does the thumbnail on the desktop thing.

Something like that may be easy to code up in Visual Basic or hack up in the new Samurize release even.

Would you post a screen shot of exactly what you are after?

I may take a shot at programing it myself.

Peace,

Grusic

#16946

It's not because of a stickies application. It's because the finder on the Mac is programmed to do thumbnails of images in any view.

One way to kinda do this on the PC would be to use the reg hack to display bmp's as icons. Though it'd only work with BMP's.

Another way would be to make a hack that would set the desktop view to thumbnails but that would show boxes around the icons and thumbnails.

#16952

How do you know it's not because of Photo Stickies when he has not posted a snapshot of exactly what he is after?

I hate people trying to correct me.

If you know of another way to do it then that's fine, but don't try to correct me. It's rude!

#16977

Smoke

If you can use BMPs as icons why is this not popular?

Does it slow down the interface considerably? Can the BMPs be any size , or mixed sizes ?

Do you know anybody that has done it?

Thanks

#16981

Grusic, if I happen to have information about something I will say so. It's nothing personal against you. If you choose to get offended that's up to you.

I happen to know the snapshot functionality on the desktop is a built in function of the finder is all. It's not an opinion, it's a fact.

About the BMP as icons thing, it has been a feature since windows95. But not sure why not a lot of people use it. Most don't even know about it I don't think. I don't really use it myself as I feel it's kinda frivolous.

#16985

Originally posted by smoke@Mar 11 2003, 10:22 PM
Grusic, if I happen to have information about something I will say so. It's nothing personal against you. If you choose to get offended that's up to you.
I happen to know the snapshot functionality on the desktop is a built in function of the finder is all. It's not an opinion, it's a fact.
About the BMP as icons thing, it has been a feature since windows95. But not sure why not a lot of people use it. Most don't even know about it I don't think. I don't really use it myself as I feel it's kinda frivolous.

and I can officially back that..

#16986

Again, he was not specific about what he was refering to.

#16993

Originally posted by smoke@Mar 12 2003, 02:22 PM
Grusic, if I happen to have information about something I will say so. It's nothing personal against you. If you choose to get offended that's up to you.

Well, that sounded pretty callous.

/me makes a note to himself "Keep your eyes on Smoke"

And it was not the info that was presented that I was offended by, it was the manner in which it was presented.

#16995

I typed it plainly and succinctly. You can't see tone of voice or body gestures or things like that over the internet. So, it's pretty much just you interpreting what I say negatively. I didn't call you any names or said anything like, "hey you idiot, you are so wrong.. you moron" now did I?

But go ahead, keep your eyes on me. I'll keep mine on you as someone who takes things the wrong way. And that's all I have to say about that.

#17002

geez, gettin a little hot in here!!! both of you guys are a big contribution to the community, i'd hate to see one of you get pissed off and leave altogether!

#17004

Oh for **** sake.

I think I'll leave the web for today.

It seems to be fight club at the moment!

Smoke: I didn't take anything the *wrong* way..enough with the manipulation!

laydros: Please don't worry about it. Nobody is leaving.

#17010

Jmitch,

Where you looking for something like this?