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Last Update: 5-23-92
Document Version: 2.10a
What does this program do?
The main purpose of this program is to load a bitmap on the desktop. But
that's not all. Now you have the option of keeping all of your bitmaps in
a separate directory.
I created this program so that I don't have to keep my bitmap in a
directory of their own.
But that's not all. Rather than calling the DeskTop manager up every time
you want to change the background, you can simply change the bitmap through
this program.
This program will also randomly display a different bitmap every time Windows
is loaded. You also have the option to not load any bitmaps during Windows
startup. If your bitmap is smaller than the screen, there is an option to
let you tile the bitmap to fill the screen.
Run it... see how you like it and let me know what you like about it and
what you don't like about it. Any ideas are also welcome. I can be
reach through internet at the following address:
huangj@rigel.cs.pdx.edu
Installation instruction:
- Run BMPLOADR from Windows 3.1
- If this is the first time you are running the program, the setup dialog
will appear.
- Enter the directory where you would like to keep the bitmaps. If the
directory does not exist, you will have to create it and copy any bitmaps
into this directory. Or you can use the Windows directory if you want to
keep your bitmaps there.
- When you first run the application, you will have to initially load a
bitmap. Being the developer and tester of this application, I forgot to
have the program initially load a bitmap during the first run. So the
user (you) will have to initially load a bitmap on to the desktop or you
will not see any bitmaps on your screen until the second time you start
Windows. This is because when you first start the application, the program
does not know about any bitmaps in the directory. The next time you start
Windows and load BMPLOADR, it loads the current bitmap (which is none at
the moment) and then sets the next bitmap (if you have the random switch
on). The next time (or the second time) you start Windows, you will see
a bitmap on your desktop. Hopefully I will have time to incorporate these
features into the next release.
Changes from Version 1.00
- Fixed the Clear bitmap function
- Added an option to let you know the current bitmap and next bitmap
- Added custom buttons.
Changes from Version 1.00 to 2.00
- The random generator is a bit better
Changes from Version 2.00 to 2.10
- Works under Windows 3.10 and no longer supports 3.0
- Added a Ctrl+C to clear screen
Have fun,
Jim Huang