Folder Art
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:00 am
Well I discovered a while ago that is possible to put a background image in a specific Windows folder.
The visibilty of the file names is the problem of using this feature. I discovered also, that is possible to change the font color for a specific folder. It made things better.
However it is still a little hard to see when a background image is present. Then I need to put also the font in bold for the specified folder.
I browsed through the internet but didn't find a solution.
Would be nice too, putting a gif animation as background but the image put for the folder, stays static.
What solutions may have to customize Windows Folders and is it possible through KDE/GNOME ??
Thank you. For those unaware that became interested, here is the link:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hwiegman/desktopini.html
Edit1: I forgot to say the program that automatizes this work. Its name is IESHWIZ which is present in Windows 9x.
Edit2: Be careful when setting up a CLSID value for the Desktop.ini because depending the value you choose, you will lose contact with the folder (I didn't make this mistake).
Edit3: Notice that when you put a value for PersistMoniker or WebViewTemplate.NT5, an extra option will appear along with the ComboBox present in the folder's Customize tab.
Edit4: This would be solved if IconArea_TextBackground and IconArea_Image worked together,but unfortunatly they don't.
The visibilty of the file names is the problem of using this feature. I discovered also, that is possible to change the font color for a specific folder. It made things better.
However it is still a little hard to see when a background image is present. Then I need to put also the font in bold for the specified folder.
I browsed through the internet but didn't find a solution.
Would be nice too, putting a gif animation as background but the image put for the folder, stays static.
What solutions may have to customize Windows Folders and is it possible through KDE/GNOME ??
Thank you. For those unaware that became interested, here is the link:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hwiegman/desktopini.html
Edit1: I forgot to say the program that automatizes this work. Its name is IESHWIZ which is present in Windows 9x.
Edit2: Be careful when setting up a CLSID value for the Desktop.ini because depending the value you choose, you will lose contact with the folder (I didn't make this mistake).
Edit3: Notice that when you put a value for PersistMoniker or WebViewTemplate.NT5, an extra option will appear along with the ComboBox present in the folder's Customize tab.
Edit4: This would be solved if IconArea_TextBackground and IconArea_Image worked together,but unfortunatly they don't.