Diddo here, I tried playing around with it as well, and no luck, I used the
BRICKS.000 in the /SYSTEM/BACKGRND geopublish directory, and modified my
NET.INI file to read what is mentioned below. No luck?
Do the Backgrnd=stuff need to be in a special place under the [UI] paragraph?
Thanks,
Michael Albers
> I'm having no success with your suggestion, can you help?
>
> >In that traffic, I noticed a question about changing the Zoomer's wallpaper,
> >so I experimented a little bit and it turns out the procedure is trivial.
>
> >Anyway, here's the procedure:
>
> >1) make a \geoworks\userdata\backgrnd directory (I put mine on a SRAM card)
>
> Done, but I put mine in b:\GEOWORKS\USERDATA\backgrnd
>
> Question: why is this directory significant? (I suspect the
> ui looks in this specific directory, but you didn't say).
>
>
> 2) copy your favorite background to it (assuming you have desktop GEOS)
>
> >From what you say later, I assume a .gif file is a suitable
> "background". I created such a .gif, in 320x256 format.
>
>
> >3) add these entries in your net.ini (assuming you already use a RAM version):
> > [ui]
> > background = <your-background-name>
> > backgroundattr = <tile or center or one other I forget>
> > backgroundcolor = <color-number>
> >
> > e.g., mine sez:
> > background = doug
> > backgroundattr = center
> > backgroundcolor = 8
>
> Mine is:
> background=babef
> backgroundattr = center
> backgroundcolor = 8
>
> >Just for reference, here's the twisty path I took to getting
> >my face on the Zoomer:
>
> [ I used another method; I simply created (using PhotoStyler) ]
> [ a .gif for my background. Comments below. . . ]
>
> >a) go to a Usenix conference and have your face added ...
> >b) get your face from uunet
> >c) run xface to see your face
> >d) run xv to convert your face to some standard format (choosey
> > mothers choose GIF)
>
> [ I'm in "sync" at this point, having created my .gif file ]
>
> >e) copy the GIF to a system running GEOS
> >f) import the GIF image to the scrapbook
> >g) copy to the clipboard
> >h) run preferences, choose background, and choose get from clipboard
> >g) save it and goto (1)
>
> I assume e..g is a method, using GEOS, to create a "background"
> file. I created one, a .GIF-formatted file. I further guess that
> I need to convert this to some other format (while you might
> be familiar with GEOS, many of us aren't, and I JUST DON'T
> KNOW the nuances of the O/S). So, is my guess correct, and
> is the fact that I did everything else okay not enough, and
> I need to convert this .GIF to a GEOS-proprietary format?
> My Zoomer boots, but never displays a background, and I've
> been working on this, tweaking the GIF format, tweaking
> case, etc., for HOURS. . . ! Not fun.
>
> After playing with this, I'm guessing that there's a few
> GEOS-specific items you didn't mention, and I hope you can
> fill me in.
>
> Thanks,
> Dean
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