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From: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Backdrop problems on a Mac II
Message-ID: <11454@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 12 Apr 90 03:41:40 GMT
References: <21373@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>
Reply-To: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester ,MA
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JS> Backdrop seems to be having problems on my Mac II. Backdrop puts up
JS> a Macpaint document on the desktop. It chooses (randomly) from the
JS> Macpaint documents in a folder called Screens in your system
JS> folder. The backdrop comes up fine, but when I open up my hard
JS> disk, and then close it, (or do anything else on the screen) the
JS> desktop gets all messed up. It seems that it isn't redrawing the
JS> desktop properly.
 
Backdrop is not compatible with the Mac II line or the SE/30's. For your II,
you need DeskPict which works the same as Backdrop, but uses a file containing
a single resource. That resource is a PICT with an ID=0. 
 
Pick up Giffer in order to create a PICT startupscreen file. There's an option
for saving it that way. You can have any size picture you want, depending on
your screen size of course, and they can be in full color.

For SE/30 owners, you'll need a program called GrayView that will nicely make
screen files that work with DeskPict, yet are in black and white and formatted
properly. BTW: Giffer from what i've been told really doesn't work on an SE/30
for whatever reason.

Good luck.


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