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From: thecloud@pnet06.cts.com (Ken Mcleod)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SoundMaster 1.2???
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Date: 16 Aug 88 09:31:51 GMT
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tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) writes:
>Gee, am I the only person in the world who uses StartupDesk (an INIT which
>turns your StartupScreen into your desktop's background)???

 Could well be!

> These INITS which have start-up icons get trapped by StartupDesk, and
>remain embedded in my desktop!  YUCK!  PTEWEY!  BOO!

 I use an INIT called Backdrop, which has a companion DA that allows
you to select any MacPaint file to open and use as the desktop WITHOUT
REBOOTING!. The INIT itself doesn't keep the StartUpScreen around; rather,
it selects a file at random from a folder named "Screens" in your System
Folder and uses that. It has no problems with refreshing itself, and is
compatible with ALL Macs (on the II/larger screens, your 512x342 pixel
picture is centered on-screen...haven't tried it with larger pictures,
but the DA allows you to set a "view" rectangle --the portion of a picture
which will be used as the desktop.)

 Rather than be responsible for a lot of "me too!" posts, if you're
interested, email me and I'll send it along (or post it to comp.binaries.mac
if there's enough interest).

>-Ted

-ken

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