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This makes macs look bad....

killuminati

killuminati

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I wanted to make this my background and there was a set of instructions on the webpage for pc and for mac. {look at image}

There should be an option in safari to ctrl click something and be able to select "set as background". It would be quite useful as I download a lot of backgrounds and it is a hastle to have to go into the system preferences to change it.
 

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daveway00 said:
Maybe if you submit feedback to Apple they will put it in the next bulid of Tiger. Its really easy I would imagine.
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Good idea, I'll do that right now :)
 
Do you have to go through the same process if u r running Firefox? I dont own a mac yet so I dont know... If not, thats pretty stupid - i cant belive apple has not put this simple function into its OS.
 
Sure, that's one of the few places where a Macintosh takes a few extra steps.

As a Windows user, I was never sure where those backgrounds went so I always downloaded them to a certain directory and used the Control Panel to set the wallpaper anyway. ;)
 
inlimbo said:
Do you have to go through the same process if u r running Firefox? I dont own a mac yet so I dont know... If not, thats pretty stupid - i cant belive apple has not put this simple function into its OS.
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Yeah, you do. Firefox doesn't have such an option either. And I wouldn't go so far as calling the lack of such an option stupid...
 
Yeah, that is odd. And I still can't believe that the scrolling trackpad is new to Apple. My schyttee - and I can't emphasize that enough - Compaq laptop that's 2 years old has that. C'mon Apple, you're innovators. These examples are weak!

P.S I'm still getting my iBook, just now a few months later. Stupid car transmission died, so there goes $2000!

sigh.
 
MacUser1 said:
Maybe it would be under Mac OS X, then Internet/Web...not sure if that would work though. :confused:
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ahh, good idea. I just checked that out and it does work. I should have thought of that though. :rolleyes:
 
Seriously, how often does someone change their desktop picture from images downloaded from the web?
 
jackieonasses said:
If You aren't planning on keeping the picture long, just drag-and-drop from the current location (on safari or equivalent) and drag to the desktop thingy in preferences
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Where does that place the picture?

I wouldnt like to do that though because I like to keep a folder with all my desktop pics incase I ever want to go back to something.
 
killuminati said:
I wanted to make this my background and there was a set of instructions on the webpage for pc and for mac. {look at image}

There should be an option in safari to ctrl click something and be able to select "set as background". It would be quite useful as I download a lot of backgrounds and it is a hastle to have to go into the system preferences to change it.
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How does this make the Mac look bad? The one-step download and installation of wallpaper is a serious security risk. Just because the website says that it's downloading wallpaper does not mean it is downloading only wallpaper.
 
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If it is a JPEG, why would it be anything else?

Unless its an .exe (and Macs don't have to worry about that), how is a JPEG, GIF, or any other picture format a security risk? All Windows does when you do that is download it, copy it in the User folder\Application Data, while converting it into a .BMP

The only "risk" is if you are at work and put up an "inappropriate" picture. But other than a political/ethical standpoint, I don't see how "Set A Desktop/Wallpaper" is a security risk.
 
Yeah, that was one of the things that miffed me about OS X when I switched. I change my background a lot because I download a bunch all the time (I have over 2000) and I found it cumbersome to go into Sys Pref, and all that.

I did find a program on VersionTracker called [DesktopControl] that lets you drag any image onto the icon (I keep mine in the dock) and it changes the background for you. That DeskShade program looked cool, but I am pretty cheap and DesktopControl is free. :p Sorry if that sounded like a infomercial (its late, that's all that's in my head right now...). Hope some of you can put it to use....
 
MisterMe said:
How does this make the Mac look bad? The one-step download and installation of wallpaper is a serious security risk. Just because the website says that it's downloading wallpaper does not mean it is downloading only wallpaper.
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It's not any kind of security risk. You're simply telling the browser to dump the current image's bits into a bitmap file of some sort (JPEG, BMP, etc.) and then use that as wallpaper. This is all well-established and there's no way to create a bitmap that will somehow hijack the user's machine.

That Safari doesn't offer this option is kinda lame.
 
daveway00 said:
Maybe if you submit feedback to Apple they will put it in the next bulid of Tiger. Its really easy I would imagine.
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Yes

Some thing can be done a lot easier and it would not require a lot of work from apple either :rolleyes: hope it comes in Tiger :D
 
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