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Coding for Fun: Wallpaper Cycler

Monday, January 30, 2006 9:37 PM

My latest article is online. I expanded on an earlier article that set the desktop wallpaper, and now it demonstrates how to work with settings, scan a file folder, work with the random number generator, and do simple imaging functions (determine size, change image format). It's a pretty nice start, and can be extended pretty easily to be even better. Check it out at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/inthebox/wallpaper2/default.aspx

UPDATED: Newer post here

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# re: Coding for Fun: Wallpaper Cycler

There are so many bloatware free and shareware wallpaper changers out there. Yours is just beautiful, thankyou so much. Just point it at the folder and away it goes.

I've cut it down even further for my own use. My version takes a command line parameter for the image path, locates a random image, changes the wallpaper once, and exits. I use task scheduler to run it periodically. No memory consumed, no tray icon, perfect!

7/26/2006 12:41 AM | Brett Donald

# re: Coding for Fun: Wallpaper Cycler

Where can I find an executable for this program? It looks great! 8/5/2006 1:16 PM | yoeri

# re: Coding for Fun: Wallpaper Cycler

I posted a newer version recently and included the binary as a ClickOnce package. It's at http://www.ariankulp.com/archive/2006/06/19/1385.aspx. 8/5/2006 2:46 PM | Arian

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