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 XDekstop v1.2 by Kuan-Ta Chen (Xshadow)
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I think there are many people such as me have many pictures(images)
and like to put them as desktop wallpaper. But manually set them
as wallpaper is boring and not interesting. So I decide to write
a program doing such actions for us. It's why XDesktop !!


Why it names ?
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'XDesktop' ?? Maybe you will consider it a program running under XWindow..:p
I named it 'XDesktop' just because the 'X' of my ID 'Xshadow'.
And why i named my ID as 'Xshadow' ?? No other reason, just i think it's cool.:Q


Requirements
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There are no specific requirements to run that XDesktop.  It is 
designed to run under Windows 95/NT. I don't know whether it is compatible 
to Win32s. As I think, it should work properly in a network environment, 
but I cannot guarantee as I do not use a network myself.

Files & Installation
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To Install 'XDesktop', just unzip 'XD12.ZIP' and you will find the 
following files in the directory :

	XDESKTOP.EXE	-	The main executable of XDesktop
	ABOUT.DLL	-	DLL which XDesktop needs, without it XDesktop won't run
	IMW32D20.DLL	-	DLL which XDesktop needs, without it XDesktop won't run
	FILE_ID.DIZ	-	Simple Description of XDesktop
	README.TXT	-	XDesktop's documentation (English)
	READMEBG.TXT	-	XDesktop's documentation (BIG-5, Traditional Chinese)
        HISTORY.TXT	-	History of XDesktop (English)
	HISTORBG.TXT	-	History of XDesktop (BIG-5, Traditional Chinese)

You can drag the 'XDesktop' icon into the Startup folder so that XDesktop can
automatically loaded whenever system starts.


Features
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* Support 2, 4, 8, and 24 bit BMP, PCX, DCX, GIF, TIFF, JPEG, and PIC file formats.
  (includes GIF89a format).

* Wallpaper style can be center/tile/fit to screen/rule, fit everyone's need.

* Change sequence can be top->down/down->top/shuffle/random.

* Automatic change interval time can vary from '1 sec' to '23 hr 59 min 59 sec', 
  fit everyone's habit.

* Support multi sets, you can have many sets which has different wallpapers, change 
  sequence, wallpaper style, rules, change interval time and so on. The most flexibility.

* XDesktop can minimized as a trayicon, not take the space of taskbar.

* True 32-bit native application.

* Sort wallpapers by filename/image properties/path, of course you can select no sort.

* User friendly interface, drag&drop, flexible panel location and size, full image-view, 
  and many many others.

* If you think there are some idea XDesktop should have, please let me know.

Usage
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blah blah blah ..
I am too lazy to write the document, use it and you will understand it !!:)

Especially Thanks
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Super Tester : My brother Kai-Chih Chen (he found 30+ bugs for me..:p)
Dago, limit, Per, Gods and Bay.


Contacting the Author
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If you have any questions or comments, or just find the product useful, feel
free to contact me.

Send e-mail to Kuan-Ta Chen (br831529@cs.nthu.edu.tw) or visit my web pages
'Undocumented Xshadow' at http://www.cs.nthu.edu.tw/~br831529


Licensing
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XDesktop is shareware which means you can distribute the
program,  provided  you  distribute  the  whole program
and its documentation without modification.


Registration
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If you find it useful you may Send $10 to the address below.
This money will encourage me to continue developing my software. 
If you don't register, I can't produce any more software because
I can't afford it I'm only a poor student.

I appreciate all the support I can get so go on! ;-)
Just pop $10 note in the post and mail it to:

Kuan-Ta Chen
No.1, Lane 334, Section 3, Changho Road,
Homei Chen. Changhua Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

After you registered, I will always notice you every message about 
XDesktop and my other softwares via e-mail. And if you have any
problem, I will help you with fully support.

(*NOTE*) The author accepts no responsibility for any damage
caused by ill using this program and related files use at your
peril!  Although  if  it does cause any problems(such as catch 
cold, sleepless), plz let me know ..:p

This software and all related files is COPYRIGHT(C) 1996
Kuan-Ta Chen at NTHU, Taiwan. 01/18/1997