You get better quality wallpaper if you right-click the image (on the
original web site) and select "Set As Wallpaper". This processes the image
differently than the suggestions in this letter (which do work) to get it
to wallpaper (640 x 480 or 800 x 600) size and aspect ratio.
Ray
At 05:30 PM 1/3/00 , James E. Richmond wrote:
>Maybe I'm missing something here with all this complaining about lack of
>wallpaper photos of the correct size, etc. With Windows 98, all you need to
>do is store a bitmap in the correct folder to avoid having to load the
>dreaded 'windows active desktop' (folder named "Wallpaper" I think). The
>file name then comes up on your list of wallpaper choices on a pick list
>under Control Panel--Display. You can then choose to center the image, tile
>the image, or show the image fullscreen. The third choice fills your
>screen, while it may slightly distort the aspect ratio of the photo
>somewhat.
>
>Further, anyone can go to anyones web site, right click on any image, choose
>COPY IMAGE AS from the menu, and the picture will download. Simple.
>
>There shouldn't be a problem with this wallpaper business. What am I
>missing here?
>
>Jim Richmond
>#140526
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stuart Wood <stuartw@MICROSOFT.COM>
>To: 'Jonas Pollak' <jonas_pollak@hotmail.com>; laser@laser.org
><laser@laser.org>
>Date: Monday, January 03, 2000 3:20 PM
>Subject: RE: Laser computer wallpaper
>
>
> >Great pictures mate .... but they are to small to make wallpaper out of
> >..;-)
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jonas Pollak [mailto:jonas_pollak (at) hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 5:43 AM
> >To: laser@laser.org
> >Subject: Re: Laser computer wallpaper
> >
> >
> >Here is a link to a hompage with some OK. pictures: www.hkk.just.nu
> >The page is in Swedish, but if you click "Bilder" to the left on the page
> >you will find som pictures from my local fleet.
> >
> >
> >Jonas Pollak SWE #165557
> >
> >
> >>From: "Alan Markell" <Alan.Markell@msl.redstone.army.mil>
> >>To: <laser@laser.org>
> >>Subject: Laser computer wallpaper
> >>Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 07:40:58 -0600
> >>
> >>
> >>The Laser class membership must be computer stupid.
> >>Just about every class has pictures that anyone can use as computer
> >>wallpaper except Laser.
> >>I am always trying to find Laser pictures to us as wallpaper but Laser
>seem
> >
> >>to have few or none or poor quality pictures. How about one of you
> >>getting picture on the web so we will have a Laser wallpaper.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Alan Markell
> >>MLRS Project Office
> >>Program Plans and Cost Branch
> >>256-876-9867 DSN 746-9867
> >>alan.markell@msl.redstone.army.mil
> >>SFAE-MSL-ML-MG-C
> >>Building 5250, Room B258
> >>Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898
> >>
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