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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-07-02 10:52:05
I have recently gotten a PowerBook 180c and want to change the desktop pattern to a 640x480 PICT image. I open it in simpletext and copy the whole thing, though when I paste it into the desktop pattern control panel, It says that the picture is too big. Is there any software that can help me out here?
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Posted by: Charlieman on 2008-07-02 12:57:38
Try Decor:
http://pauillac.inria.fr/~fpottier/decor.html.en
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-07-03 10:45:08
Thanks! Worked very well! Take a look! http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb271/benjgvps/desktoppb180c.jpg
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Posted by: Scott Baret on 2008-07-03 12:48:23
Not sure if it works on System 7 or resolution bigger than a regular compact Mac, but I've had good luck with Tim Maroney's public domain utility Backdrop.
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Posted by: porter on 2008-07-03 12:56:05
Thanks! Worked very well! Take a look! Apart from the broken alias icons. 🙂
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Posted by: Charlieman on 2008-07-03 13:02:44
Desktop Rebuilds are for wimps.
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-07-03 17:49:50
Thanks! Worked very well! Take a look! Apart from the broken alias icons. 🙂
Heh, The original programs lost their icons when I moved them from my Powerbook 150 via floppy. I don't mind, though it is annoying.
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Posted by: returningmacuser on 2008-07-11 15:18:00
Not sure if it works on System 7 or resolution bigger than a regular compact Mac, but I've had good luck with Tim Maroney's public domain utility Backdrop. Where can you find Backdrop? |
Posted by: porter on 2008-07-11 15:25:10
Heh, The original programs lost their icons when I moved them from my Powerbook 150 via floppy. I don't mind, though it is annoying. Highlight icon
Get info
Select icon with mouse in get info window
Cut
That should restore the original icon
Else, a desktop rebuild.
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Posted by: Temetka on 2008-07-11 16:20:16
Sweet.
I'm going to use this on my 5300.
Thanks for the tip on the Decor extension.
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Posted by: russman on 2008-07-11 23:57:24
Heh, The original programs lost their icons when I moved them from my Powerbook 150 via floppy. I don't mind, though it is annoying. Highlight icon
Get info
Select icon with mouse in get info window
Cut
That should restore the original icon
Else, a desktop rebuild.
Or open resedit and cut out the icon from inside the program (cant remember the exact name of the full sized colour icons) and paste it into the alias's get info window. This is how i do it anyway :🙂
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-07-12 11:14:16
How can I rebuild my desktop?
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Posted by: porter on 2008-07-12 14:29:31
How can I rebuild my desktop? Are you serious?
Reboot your machine and hold down the option and command keys as the Finder starts (technically as it mounts the volume).
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Posted by: benjgvps on 2008-07-12 18:46:33
I remember doing it once, just couldn't remember now!
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Posted by: Scott Baret on 2008-07-12 22:06:45
Ah, where to find Backdrop...I think it may be in one of those big public domain collections online but it's been a while since I got it and I don't remember what archive it's from!
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Posted by: MrMacPlus on 2008-08-31 16:22:59
You can get backdrop at my site. The version online was in a mystery archive and hard to get opened. I repackaged it as an .img file in Disk Utility, I even included a nice readme and two backgrounds.
http://mrmacplus.gryphonclaw.net/downloads
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