gHacks technology news » desktop photos http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Drag And Display Photos On Your Desktop http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/25/drag-and-display-photos-on-your-desktop/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/25/drag-and-display-photos-on-your-desktop/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:16:52 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6455 Software Programs that combine an existing background wallpaper with additional information or files seem to be the latest trend. Desktop Takeover (via Shellcity) is one of the latest variants. It introduces a feature that makes it possible to drag photos in the application which are then displayed on the desktop. The program provides the visuals of the computer desktop and every photo that is dragged on it can be displayed on the “real” computer desktop after applying the changes.

That probably sounds more difficulty than it is. After starting Desktop Takeover the user is greeted with a blank screen. Desktop Takeover does not make use of the initial desktop wallpaper unless it is added in the application as well. This is done by clicking on Wallpaper > Load New Background Image. The selected image should be shown immediately as the new background.

Additional photos can be added by dragging them into the program interface or by making use of the Add Photos button on top. Photos that have been added can be moved around and resized easily to fit the screen. Photos are automatically resized if they are to large to fit the screen resolution.

The developer’s website contains a few examples of user desktops after adding photos to them, they show a world map and pictures of countries the user visited in the past, pictures of animal companions, trains, family pictures or cars.

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The user can also drag and drop webcams or complete image folders on the desktop with ease. The build in desktop wallpaper rotator makes it possible to use different wallpapers and photos that get exchanged automatically.

Desktop Takeover supports the creation of picture channels. Picture channels are series of pictures that get rotated in a slideshow-like fashion. Local images or webcam feeds can be used for this feature.

The options provide access to customization like setting picture transparency and multi-monitor options. One feature did not work on my computer though. The program offers the option to immediately resize and move images on the “real” desktop by left-clicking and holding the mouse button. It could be that this is driver related though.

I also experienced two crashes of the configuration window. The program itself remained stable however.

Desktop Takeover provides an easy solution to users who would like to add photos to their desktop that are placed on the desktop wallpaper.

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