Dreams For Windows XP Users !!!!
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Saturday, March 15, 2008 by Leo the Lion | Discussion: Skinning
I have been watching this program develop since November and it’s coming along nicely. Yes, Desktop Effects brings the ‘dream’ wallpaper effect to XP users as well. So now all you XP users can have the ‘dream effect’.
The program has been developed by a Dutch Programmer Andreas Verhoeven. Desktop Effects is written in C++, using Visual Studio 2005. The internal archtitecture of DesktopEffects is done by making use of COM objects, where each effect is an implementation of IAveDesktopEffect which can be hosted inside an IAveDesktopEffectsHost object, which basically means everyone can write custom effects. Some of the effects that Andreas’s program can achieve are very interesting. Use a video as your background, fading wallpaper transitions and underwater wallpaper makes your wallpaper look like it is, well, of course, underwater. You can make your wallpaper into a huge scribble pad or a photo slide show. Or perhaps you might prefer a fire effect that follows your mouse or even snowflakes falling down your desktop. The possibilities are endless.
This neat little application is available at Andreas’s site Desktop Effects . Andrea’s is also keen to encourage people to write custom effects so please contact him via the website if you are interested.
Available for Vista, XP and Multi-Monitor users.
Please visit Desktop Effects website here http://www.desktopfx.net/ where you can see everything in action via video plus there are screenshots, how to use reference and lots more on this clever little app.
Reply #3 Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:48 PM
I think I wall wait awhile to see if Stardock is able to make Dreams work for XP. If not I just might give this a look.
I didn't look close enough when I was on the site, is this a pay to play or free program?
Reply #4 Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:49 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, March 22, 2008 8:16 AM
If that's all the longer they want to give folks a trial then I want no part of it.
Reply #6 Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:01 AM
http://www.download.com/Drempels-Screensaver/3000-2386_4-10054547.html
dont bother by its name its animated wallpaper and screensaver both...
Reply #8 Sunday, March 23, 2008 7:00 PM
Also in my XP sp.2 "Desktop Effects" is not running
(no entry in the desktop right click context menu)
any idea ?
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Reply #1 Sunday, March 16, 2008 4:21 PM