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Cloverfield 05-27-2001 12:27 PM

What does your Desktop Look Like?
 
WARNING... this post may contain large images and take a while to load!!!

Post a picture of your computer's desktop... of if you aren't able to... let us all know what you have as the wallpaper, etc.

Here's mine...

http://oddworld.nflboards.com/misc/images/desktop.jpg

Abe Babe...

DarkHoodness 05-27-2001 12:49 PM

http://content.communities.msn.co.uk...&ID_Message=78
As you can see, my desktop is a mess. Put my new Transport Tycoon Deluxe backround up today.
- DH

Sl'askia 05-27-2001 12:57 PM

heres mine:
http://content.communities.msn.co.uk...&ID_Message=88

In case you are wondering, that background is a screenshot from EverQuest :)

freakyLA 05-27-2001 02:40 PM

welli dunno how to post this here but i´ve got similar icons to abebabe´s the oddword ones. My wallpaper which I often change is from oddworlian. at the moment the newest.
abebabe how do ya change the icons ?
Mine winamp skin goes always away.

Black Dragon 05-27-2001 06:00 PM

Meh, mine's boring. It's just this bluish-green color and that's all. I can't put a picture as my desktop 'cause my computer's so darn stupid it messes it up.

One, Two, Middlesboogie 05-27-2001 06:02 PM

How did you take screenshots of your desktop?
I have several Spyro the Dragon, MC Escher and WipEout images stored on my hard drive, and I use those.
Right now I have a Feisar wallpaper (Feisar is the name of a WipEout team and stands for Federal European Institute of Science And Research).
I always keep my icons the same, though. I have the hippy 'peace' emblem for My Computer, a necklace of karma beads for My Documents, and a flowerpot for the Recycle Bin (when the Bin is full, the pot has flowers in it).

Sl'askia 05-27-2001 06:46 PM

theres a key on your keyboard called 'PrtScn/SysRg' (the actual name may variy) it is located on the right side of the keyboard at the top, on mine its right above the 'Home, page up/down, Insert, etc. set of keys. Anyway you hit that key, go to paint, select paste, and there you go :)

Teal 05-27-2001 10:10 PM

*tries the Print Scrn thingie...*

Exciting, non? :rolleyes:

http://content.communities.msn.co.uk...ID_Message=174

Uni computers are boring as narf. :p

I got him at home though. ;)

http://www.nflboards.com/oddworld/pa...res/slig02.jpg

LuxoJr 05-28-2001 04:05 AM

Yeah, gotta love those uni computers. The most interesting thing on this one I'm using is a Yahoo! icon. Exciting...

Pacen 05-28-2001 05:00 AM

Well here's my desktop. I was actually going to change my wallpaper soon, I usually stick with the Oddworldian wallpaper but I saw this and thought I'd use it for a week or so. My desktop changes very often and, being a new computer, I haven't messed around with it too much yet. Anyway, here it is:
http://pacen.members.easyspace.com/desktop.jpg

Sydney 05-28-2001 05:22 AM

http://www.oddworldian.net/misc/desktop.jpg

Nice wallpapers.

Oddipus 05-28-2001 08:56 AM

Ok , this is my desktop, but my wallpaper changes daily. I always use a different oddworld images. You see I have the theme installed (My computer icon,...) and I added some other Oddworld icons too. (on the right)

http://pacen.members.easyspace.com/oddipusdesktop.jpg

Edit: We resized your image, as it was taking forever to load (over 1 MB file). Bitmap files never seem to work on the internet! :)

[ May 29, 2001: Message edited by: Abe Babe ]

Danny 05-28-2001 10:07 PM

*tries the screen thing, but then realises that he has no website to put it on, so can't post it here, and gets really mad*
i used to have that picture of abe getting the healing power in AE, from the weirdos movie sequence in necrum.

i had another pic for a long time, which was a redrawing of the front cover of 'The State of the Art' by Iain M. Banks. for anyone who doesn't know what that is [i.e. everyone], it showed a mechanical insect feeding at a flower, and looked cool.

my current wallpaper isn't OW-related, or related to anything, as far as i know. It's weird. i'm gonna try and email it to abebabe, so she could put it up.

One, Two, Middlesboogie 05-29-2001 04:42 AM

Here's mine. My w'paper has changed since I made that last post; I've got some Dr. Angryman w'paper now.

http://content.communities.msn.co.uk...&ID_Message=84

Teal 05-29-2001 12:02 PM

Rettick, if you want a site to upload pictures to, so you can post them to the boards, you can get one from here. A lot of people here use them - they're pretty user-friendly, and they're free - at least, you need a passport, but then you've got one as you use M$ Smeggenger. I think "photo album" is easiest to use.

Anyways, here's the link (if it works...) :
Web Communities on M$N

freakyLA 05-29-2001 03:59 PM

well I tried to create my photo album there but it dosen´t work. Isn´t there any other free softeware to upload photos?

Cloverfield 05-29-2001 04:09 PM

Here are Rettick's desktop images that he emailed me earlier.

State of the Art
http://oddworld.nflboards.com/misc/o...ttick-dt01.jpg

More Magic
http://oddworld.nflboards.com/misc/o...ttick-dt02.jpg

Machina800
http://oddworld.nflboards.com/misc/o...ttick-dt03.jpg

Abe Babe...

[ May 29, 2001: Message edited by: Abe Babe ]

PinkHaired Mudokon CWR 05-29-2001 05:04 PM

Okay Abebabe, aren't we a taaad bit obsessed with Abe and that Funny-looking Selph!? lol kidding.

No, but anyways, how do you post your desktop to show? Is there an url?

[ May 29, 2001: Message edited by: PinkHaired Mudokon CWR ]

Danny 05-29-2001 06:06 PM

thanx abebabe!

don't you love that machina800 one? that's the one i have now!

beezle 05-29-2001 06:36 PM



[ May 30, 2001: Message edited by: beezle ]

Teal 05-30-2001 12:13 PM

Freaky - to get a photo album you need to get a "passport", if you don't have one already.

Go here for more information on Passport

Go here to get a passport (if it works)

And Beezle - to post an image you type (img)you.image.url.here(/img), replacing ( and ) with [ and ]

beezle 05-30-2001 03:16 PM

[img]beezle.gorillaz.http://content.communities.msn.co.uk/isapi/fetch.dll?action=show_photo&ID_Community=NoMoreRides&ID_Topic=1&ID_Message=1.here[/img]

Beezle

[ May 30, 2001: Message edited by: beezle ]

abe333 06-03-2001 07:48 AM

how do you put it in this topic?

abe333 06-03-2001 07:53 AM

(img)you.image.url.here(/img)

Oddipus 06-03-2001 10:07 AM

Abe Babe,

I saw you edited my post. I know a bitmap is large in size, but how can I save an image with another extension? Or in other words, how do I put it into another 'format'? (I gotta learn to work with Photoshop I guess)

Cloverfield 06-05-2001 04:07 AM

Even good 'ol Microsoft Paint allows you to save as a Jpeg or Gif file (I don't recommend Gif though as Paint's conversion is poor quality).

When you save the file, simply change the file type to Jpeg (the file type box should be under where you type the name).

Sorry about changing your post, but the file was taking forever to download, even on Cable modem.

Abe Babe...

Oddipus 06-05-2001 05:51 AM

ok,

about the conversion: thanks for the hint
about the editing: no problem

Alector 06-07-2001 10:21 PM

ah, cool desktops,hehehe!
:D :D :D

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tAKe cARe aND stAY oDD!

[ June 07, 2001: Message edited by: Alector ]

Elum 06-08-2001 12:01 AM

Here's mine...kinda boring..but it has my Elum on it!!! and his bee. :)

http://www.elumstable.net/misc/desktop.jpg

abe333 06-08-2001 05:32 AM

see all those demons and barbarian? they are all moving!!! it looks so cool!!!

[img]file:///C:/My%20Documents/untitled.jpg[/img]
http://oddworld.nflboards.com/odd-fans/abe333.jpg

[ July 13, 2001: Message edited by: abe333 ]