Backgrounds in DesktopX Pro
Changing them
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 by Automan | Discussion: DesktopX Tutorials
OK Folks, things have changed I did find that most of the time I can crreate a desktop with vista showing the background that I need and then load DesktopX and use another background and it works most of the time. I'll get the bugs out of that.
Now I have created one Object that has a system restart vista set. I created another Object and it is the one the I have to click on to make the other one have the focus and then run it. That way when I click on one Object " Like Restart Windows" then it will run the small Video full screen and quit<- This is where I need a vbscript to close " said program " then run the exit Object.
I hope all of this makes sense?
I am almost there and it is so far really cool!!!!
After I get this workign right I will start using my voice commands to do certain things like restart windows or what ever and the computer voice section I create from the Iron Man movie using the Computer Jarvis in the movie to answer me back and then My system will perform the task.
This can be total control over certain areas.
Need a little help scripting the two objects " One to Set other in motion and run it's Object properties that are system.
Thanks for the replies so far but I have changed gears..
I am not giving this theme out but I will put together a doc file on how it is done.
You have to see it to beleive it?
Automan
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:15 AM
So you want teh background to rotate each time DX starts?
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:05 AM
Hi Zubaz;
Yes, I have one background that the theme uses and then for some reason when you set the theme in DesktopX Settings, it will leave a Blank Black Screen if you unload DesktopX, So I wanted to do a script that when DesktopX launches which is automatic then I reboot before DesktopX closes all the way the Wallpaper would turn back to the other one that I need.
There will always be only two backgrounds: 1 DX and One Vista.
Thanks for the reply. Any help would be appreciated a great deal.
Automan
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:25 AM
You can set the wallpaper using some script.
System.SetWallpaper path,param
where path is the location of your wallpaper and param is one of the following values:
0 = use default wallpaper
1 = Center wallpaper
2 = Tile wallpaper
3 = Stretch wallpaper
If the wallpaper is located in the theme directory you can use the following for the path:
object.Directory & "wallpaper.jpg"
You can put the following in Sub Object_OnScriptExit
System.SetWallpaper "", 0
Which will reset the wallpaper when you unload dx
Reply #5 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:27 PM
Hi Tiggz;
That idea of yours sounds great, but I don't have the knowledge on writting the script that when desktopX exits it will change the background image. I am having to do this because there is a bug in DeskTopX that if you have a theme your running and use Configure DesktopX Section and set the background for your theme. But it also sets that as your Vista background???? If I drop out of DX I would like to have my original " Normal " Background that I set in Windows....
Thats the problem here I have spoken to Support and email;ed them screen shots showing this problem.
If anyone wants to create a script that will do this with a nonvisible object then I will have it licked and be very gratefull....! .
Thanks
Automan
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Reply #1 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:11 AM
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