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A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop wallpaper, desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device. On a computer, wallpapers are generally used on the desktop, while on a mobile phone they serve as the background for the home screen. Though most devices come with a default background image, modern devices usually allow users to manually change the background image.
The term 'wallpaper' was used in Microsoft Windows before Windows XP (where it is called the 'desktop background'), while macOS refers to it as 'desktop picture'. On older systems which allowed small repeated patterns to be set as background images, the term desktop pattern was used.
History[edit]
The X Window System was one of the earliest systems to include support for an arbitrary image as wallpaper via the xsetroot program, which at least as early as the X10R3 release in 1985 could tile the screen with any solid color or any binary-imageX BitMap file. In 1989, a free software program called xgifroot was released that allowed an arbitrary color GIF image to be used as wallpaper, and in the same year the free xloadimage program was released which could display a variety of image formats (including color images in Sun Rasterfile format) as the desktop background. Subsequently, a number of programs were released that added wallpaper support for additional image formats and other features, such as the xpmroot program (released in 1993 as part of fvwm) and the xv software (released in 1994).
The original Macintosh operating system only allowed a selection of 8×8-pixel binary-image tiled patterns; the ability to use small color patterns was added in System 5 in 1987.[1]Mac OS 8 in 1997 was the first Macintosh version to include built-in support for using arbitrary images as desktop pictures, rather than small repeating patterns.[2]
Windows 3.0 in 1990 was the first version of Microsoft Windows to come with support for wallpaper customization, and used the term 'wallpaper' for this feature.[3] Although Windows 3.0 only came with 7 small patterns (2 black-and-white and 5 16-color), the user could supply other images in the BMP file format with up to 8-bit color (although the system was theoretically capable of handling 24-bit color images, it did so by dithering them to an 8-bit palette)[4] to provide similar wallpaper features otherwise lacking in those systems. A wallpaper feature was added in a beta release of OS/2 2.0 in 1991.[5]
Due to the widespread use of personal computers, some wallpapers have become immensely recognizable and gained iconic cultural status. Bliss, the default wallpaper of MicrosoftWindows XP has become the most viewed photograph of the 2000s.[6]
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Animated backgrounds[edit]
Animated backgrounds (sometimes referred to as live backgrounds or dynamic backgrounds) refers to wallpapers which feature a moving image or a 2D / 3D scene as an operating system background rather than a static image, it may also refer to wallpapers being cycled in a playlist, often with certain transition effects. Some operating systems, such as the Android operating system, provide native support for animated wallpapers.
Microsoft[edit]
Windows[edit]
Modern Windows systems can be configured to cycle through pictures from a folder at regular intervals. Windows does not natively support animated backgrounds, however, third-party software can be installed to have full support for placing animated images, video files, 2D or 3D scenes and web pages as wallpapers. Similar functionality could be found in the Active Desktop feature of Windows 98 and later versions.
Google[edit]
Android[edit]
Live wallpapers have been introduced in [Android (operating system)|Android] 2.0 (Eclair) to provide native support for animated wallpapers. From a technical point of view, live wallpapers are software applications which provide a moving background image and may allow for user interaction or utilize other hardware and software features within the device (accelerometer, GPS, network access, etc.).[7]
Apple[edit]
macOS[edit]
macOS has built-in support, via the Desktop & Screen Saver panel in its System Preferences, for cycling through a folder collection of images on a timed interval or when logging in or waking from sleep. Since macOS Mojave, the user can also select a 'Dynamic Desktop' that automatically updates to visually match the time of the day.[8]
Additionally, macOS has the native ability to run a screen saver on the desktop; in this configuration, the screen saver appears beneath the desktop icons in place of the system wallpaper. However, macOS does not come with a built-in interface to do this; it must be done through Terminal commands or various third-party applications.[9]
iOS[edit]
Dynamically animated backgrounds have also been introduced in iOS 7 and later versions, however they are restricted to the ones provided by Apple. Jailbroken iOS devices can download other dynamic backgrounds.
Linux / Unix[edit]
GNOME[edit]
GNOME 2 also can be set to cycle through pictures from a folder at regular intervals, similarly to Windows 7.
KDE[edit]
KDE version 4 and later provide various dynamic wallpapers, including a slideshow, and other options provided by plugins, such as fractals and Earth map.
Enlightenment[edit]
Enlightenment v17 supports image sequences, animated and interactive desktop backgrounds in its default configuration.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Robert R. Wiggins, 'All systems go. (Software Review) (System Tools 5.0 with MultiFinder.)', MacUser (1 March 1988)
- ^Franklin N. Tessler, 'Mac OS 8 arrives,' Macworld (1 September 1997)
- ^Gus Venditto, 'Windows 3.0 brings icons, multitasking, and ends DOS's 640k program limit,' PC Magazine (1 July 1990)
- ^Charles Petzold, 'Working with 24-bit color bitmaps for Windows,' PC Magazine (10 September 1991)
- ^Wendy Goldman, 'New version may tiop scales in IBM's favor over DOS, Windows: A look at OS/2 2.0,' Computer Reseller News (24 June 1991)
- ^Sweeney, Cynthia (March 26, 2014). 'Say goodbye to 'Bliss''. St. Helena Star. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^'Live Wallpapers (Technical Article)'. developer.android.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^'macOS Mojave's dark mode makes late-night computing less painful'. Engadget. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^Set a Screen Saver as the Desktop Background | Terminal. Mac OS X Tips (2006-11-09). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
Click and drag the green, red or blue dots to change the pattern. Choose the type of pattern from the menu on left.
Load other images
Upload your own image:
The best size for images is 640 by 480, other images may be too big or too small. Images should be less than 500KB and in gif, jpeg or png format. Inappropriate images will be removed. By uploading and image you release them into the public domain.
The patterns
This applet draw a set of set of wallpaper pattern, which are repeating patterns which fill the plane and exhibit certain mathematics symmetries. Galaxy adventure an adventure in spaaaaaace mac os. There are only 17 different possible types which fill the plane and the different patterns have been known for quite a long time now.
See mathematical description for more details.
| P1 | P2 | CM | CMM | |
| PM | PG | PMG | PGG | PMM |
| P4 | P4M | P4G | ||
| P3 | P31M | P3M1 | P3 | P3M |
The patterns are made by combination of different types of symetry including, Translation (All patterns have this), Reflection (M), Glide-Reflection - translate a bit and then reflect (G) 180° rotation (P2), 120° rotation (P3), 90° rotation (P4), 60° rotation (P6).
Full application
A full version of this applet is available, which additional features:
- Load and save images to disk
- Cut and paste facilities
- Resizing, crop and zoom images
- Window can be enlarged and scrolled
- Creation of tileable backgrounds for desktops and webpages
- Animation
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Screensaver
| Explore animated symmetry patterns of your own images with the wallpaper-screensaver. The screensaver runs on windows and unix and can loop through a selection of images and symmetry patterns. The screensaver has been made using the Java Saverbeans library. See the FAQ and Screensaver pack for other java screensavers. |
| £5.00 | $10.00 |
The screensave will run on:
- Windows - WinME/NT/2000/XP/2003
- Unix - Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 1 or greater, SuSE Linux 7.1 or greater, RedHat Linux 8 or greater, Solaris 8 or greater
It requires Java 1.5 or later, download from http://java.com/en/ and adminstrator accesss to install.
Readers comments
fantastic
Tom JacksonThu Apr 26 2007
I was wondering if the source was still available I notice its been taken down, I'm interested in experimenting with these formula in actionscript 3 to see if it can cope with a real time version like this, if you could send the source I'd be much appreciated!
Very Cool!
harold shoemakerSat Oct 6 2007
Will this stuff work with Vista?
Vista
RichSat Oct 6 2007
Yes it should work with vista. It is built using java and will run everywhere where java runs.
full aplication
Sat Nov 17 2007
if i buy it, can i put it on my site?
The best thing i have seen in ages!
The RevellerWed Apr 2 2008
I have been looking for Photoshop pattern plugins without success but this is so much cooler.
MAC
jose foxThu Jun 25 2009
Can you use the applet on a mac?
mac
jose foxThu Jun 25 2009
does the applet also work on a mac?
Re Macs
Rich (webweaver)Thu Jun 25 2009
I think it should work fine for macs but some people have had problems. One fix might be to install the latest version of Java for a Mac as of June 15 2009 the you can up date this at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Java_for_Mac_OS_X_10_4__Release_9 (OS X 10.4) or http://support.apple.com/downloads/Java_for_Mac_OS_X_10_5_Update_4 (OS X 10.5).
WALLPAPER PATTERNS QUESTION
Sun Aug 16 2009
Are the wallpaper patterns available for purchase as a download or they come as a CD? Thank you!
Appropriate images
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Sam HyunFri Oct 16 2009
Hi, guys I love this applet. I am a 7th grade math teacher in New Hampshire and I would love to use this program in my geometry unit, but unfortunately I'm afraid to because of some of the images people have uploaded onto your server. If I was teaching high school or college I wouldn't think twice about the content, but since I am working with 12 and 13 year old kids I wanted to ask if it is possible to filter / block some of the images? Do you guys have a general rule of thumb or a filter for appropriate content? I am also in a Masters program at Lesley University in Technology in Education and I would love to showcase your website, but I suspect many of the teachers would have their reservations about using your site because of some of the uploaded images. If you guys view it as artistic, I can understand that and if that is the case, can you send me a little blurb stating that's your policy in regards to uploaded images? Basically, I am trying to find a way to use your site without getting myself into trouble with parents and administration. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sam Hyun
Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle
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Rich (webmaster)Sat Nov 7 2009
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Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle A great explination of some of the ideas behind symmetry
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Define melanie mac os. Wed Feb 10 2010
i think there should be more choices in wallpapers that people can choose from
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