Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!mvk From: mvk@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: GS/OS & FSTs & Finder Message-ID: Date: 11 Mar 91 02:14:31 GMT References: <7916@crash.cts.com> <13261@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 36 Nntp-Posting-Host: aix01srv.aix.rpi.edu In article <13261@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes: > It seems the GS does the background pattern in some lame way >(from the few discussions of it I remember reading), and a desktop-pattern >changer would be tough.. It's either a solid color or a picture.. and >I think the picture-background was kind of kludged, because I've not >seen any of them that work what I would consider "perfectly".. Some of >the early ones actually ERASED parts of your picture when you moved icons >around in the Finder.. Later ones made you wait until the application you >were running did it's REGULAR background, THEN put up the picture.. >taking forever.. > > Oh yeah.. that's another comment.. I don't seem to remember any >of 'em working with anything besides the Finder. > > I note all of these problems as I believe a pattern-background >would have all of the limitations of a picture-background. > > If I am wrong, please correct me people. If it were that easy it >seems it'd've been done by now. >-- > If you are looking for a desktop picture / pattern editor, check out the Desk- Color CDev by (I think) Dave Leffler. I'm not sure about the author, but the CDev is pretty cool. You can change the desktop to any of the 16 standard colors or any pattern made from them. You can also load any picture onto the desktop, but it will use only the 16 standard colors, so photos don't work well DeskColor works with most desktop programs in both 320 and 640 mode. The only problem I had encountered was when renaming icons, but just moving them causes no problems. Check it out, it's a cool CDev. Michael Kent mvk@itsgw.rpi.edu