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[tangibleLime]

Wallpaper DLL

Information
This is a simple DLL that can set the wallpaper of the desktop as centered, stretched, or tiled. It can also get the current wallpaper image file.

Functions
Set Wallpaper
Get Wallpaper

Special Notes
Only BMPs will work with this DLL.

Download
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Edited by Roach, 09 June 2006 - 12:11 AM.

[friiks]

oooh "The connection was refused when attempting to contact www.roach.x10hosting.com."

[Zmurf]

if i change the bg with ur dll, then change it back, then change it again and quit the program, when i start it up again the bg wont change ><

[hughman]

yeah I'm having trouble downloading...

[GmDude66]

Not to rip on Roach or anything but,
This can be accomplished using the registry:

//Get Wallpaper
get=registry_read_string_ext("Control Panel\Desktop","Wallpaper")
get_string("Heres The currently Selected Wallpaper:",get)

//Set Wallpaper
set=get_open_filename("Image Files|*.bmp; *.gif; *.png","")
registry_write_string_ext("Control Panel\Desktop","Wallpaper",set)

//Get Wallpaper Mode
style=registry_read_string_ext("Control Panel\Desktop","WallpaperStyle")
if style="0"{show_message("Your Current WallPaper is set to mode 'Centered'")}
if style="1"{show_message("Your Current WallPaper is set to mode 'Tiled'")}
if style="2"{show_message("Your Current WallPaper is set to mode 'Stretched'")}

~Derek~

Edited by GmDude66, 09 November 2005 - 10:14 PM.

[PJ Games]

Using the regestry method is it possible to set it to an html fille or does more have to be changed? I'd do it myself but learnt the hard way not to experim,ent with stuff like this and ASK first
PJ
P.S. Roach - did you manage to get anywhere with the bug in the ieaddress DLL? Many thanks - you're great at this!

[GmDude66]

Err...no only image files are supported.

~Derek~

[celebraces]

it doesn't update immediately

[GmDude66]

Yeah that's the only downside with the registry..

~Derek~

[Edootjuh]

just turns the wallpaper into white

[SquareWheel]

Please don't be mad about this bump, but I have a problem. It's not that it goes all white, I can fix that. It's that after logging out and back in the background is forgotten. Do I have to save this to the WINDOWS folder or something for it to load again on login?

[GmDude66]

Umm.. using Roach's DLL or my script?

[WildCard]

How do you get the user's wallpaper, and use it as a background in the game?

[raving_rabbid]

this is just what i needed. almost. can it change the background to a random picture from a folder? ill keep messing around with it to see what i can do.

[nano351]

if all the pictures have similar file names you could do it like this:

picture="C:\Program Files\my_pic"+string(floor(random(5))+".png"
this would allow the following pictures to happen
C:\Program Files\my_pic0.png
C:\Program Files\my_pic1.png
C:\Program Files\my_pic2.png
C:\Program Files\my_pic3.png
C:\Program Files\my_pic4.png

so this way it could be done.

[cswenson1]

Link is dead and this dll is not on your website roach