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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on November 29, 2002, 09:33:09 am

Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Fineus on November 29, 2002, 09:33:09 am: Oooh, look what I just found!

http://www.geocities.com/bartelyoti/wall/

Creates real time light maps on an image of the Earth/Moon based on your system clock time/date. Updated every 5 minutes for realistic effect. It rocks!
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Redfang on November 29, 2002, 09:44:17 am: Nice, got to try it. :nod:

Edit: Hmm... it just sets black picture?
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Stealth on November 29, 2002, 10:24:51 am: hmmmm, an EXE file that automatically installs it... very nice. we got that far in the Flash Desktop, but we can't get it to call outside programs.

perhaps this will help me find a way somehow
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Fineus on November 29, 2002, 10:39:15 am: Glad it might prove useful... Outside programs? Well if you load the program a second time it shuts itself down (which is how you turn it off). It must therefore check to see if another program is running then act upon that information? That might be something...
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Joey_21 on November 29, 2002, 10:39:04 pm: :cool: I liked it so I sent it to my dad and he likes it. Very cool, indeed.
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: diamondgeezer on November 30, 2002, 12:11:39 am: Who am I to resist such pretty things?

*downloads*
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Gortef on November 30, 2002, 06:56:58 am: sounds cool enough :nod:
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Post by: ZylonBane on November 30, 2002, 10:31:13 am: There's no way to get it to stretch to fit the desktop, is there?

Meh.
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Ashrak on November 30, 2002, 10:47:33 am: booring
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Stealth on November 30, 2002, 11:05:49 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thunder
Glad it might prove useful... Outside programs? Well if you load the program a second time it shuts itself down (which is how you turn it off). It must therefore check to see if another program is running then act upon that information? That might be something...

what i'm working with right now (after trying dozens of methods) is having the SWF call a batch file, which in turn opens/closes the appropriate program. This works perfectly, exxccceeeeepppttttt that most people don't have the Standalone Flash Player, and when they have an SWF as a background (desktop) it's actually embedded into an HTML file, which is calling it. and an HTML file is viewed with a browser, and for security purposes i've found out, the browser won't let a webpage open actual programs. i guess this is good, or some websites would start opening/deleting files on the hard drive ;) :D

but oh well :(
i've tried... still trying...

i may try to do it in Java, one day
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Windrunner on November 30, 2002, 03:30:55 pm: Yo T. nice AVATAR. :eek: ;7 ;7
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Tiara on November 30, 2002, 03:42:31 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Windrunner
Yo T. nice AVATAR. :eek: ;7 ;7

You haven't seen her (his) private area haven't you (of the pic)... EEEEEEEEWWWWWW!
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Windrunner on November 30, 2002, 03:45:51 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Tiara

You haven't seen her (his) private area haven't you (of the pic)... EEEEEEEEWWWWWW!

you are right :ick :ick :ick T. for the love of God change that avatar and change it fast
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Ulundel on November 30, 2002, 05:21:05 pm: That avatar looks awful! iuck :ick
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Post by: Stunaep on December 01, 2002, 07:21:37 am: what is everyone talking about that avatar?????

*reads another thread*
never mind.. glad I wasn´t around.

Anyway, is suppose that requires broadband, and is a superb resource hog, no?
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Fineus on December 01, 2002, 07:28:31 am: No, it's only around 400K and doesn't need you to be online to run. No noticable drop in resources either.

And yes yes, I know about the avatar. I've removed it pending ***** slapping of the little ****er who changed it.

Edit: Hah, a solution presents itself. All is well.
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Stealth on December 01, 2002, 11:49:26 am: what are you guys talking about!? *confused8
Title: Earth/Moon Real Time Wallpaper!
Post by: Knight Templar on December 01, 2002, 12:43:07 pm: You missed it stealth... A certain someone is about to get their pants taken away and slapped around like a little ugly man whore. :nod: