Often I like to have a good ol' favorite wallpaper up on my monitors. It would be a nice addition if DF had a button for this.

Here's the code I use to 'manually' do this and it works great:

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reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "" /f

RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters

:using the /f switch in the batch file to get past the are-you-sure overwrite prompt)
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Documents and Settings\benway\Walls\Doublewide.bmp" /f

::change the last number on the next line: 0 for center, 2 for stretch
REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /V WallpaperStyle /T REG_SZ /F /D 0

::refreshes the display so the new wallpaper loads
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters
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The wallpaper path can be anything you like or DF could let you select pics or use the currently loaded ones.

Could you extend that to say something like "don't show this wallpaper again"? I have the VladStudio wallpapers cycling through - most are pretty nice, however, there are a few that I would rather not see again.

Thanks!
Colin

Jon, just wondering when I should start looking for this? It will be a very nice addition.

Damn, I'm behind the times! I'm on it. Thanks for the effort Jon!

Ok, got it. Sweet!

One thing I noticed is when you switch profiles, it (of course) switches to the new backgrounds as expected. But it should reset the timer. I had just switched profiles (and got the new wallpapers) and then about 10 seconds later, the timer tripped and I got a new set of wallpapers. I'm thinking you would want to reset the timer to 0 after switching profiles...

...very nice though!