Re: Change Finder background color

[Greg Buchner <null@none.invalid>]

In article <1189958881.085932.326760@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
 limtc <thyechean@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, I don't think it can be done. I am now using an NDA called
> BackDrop, but I am creating a system disk for distribution purpose, so
> I don't want to include any potential commercial software.
> 
> On 9 16 ,   11 25 , magnusfalkirk <dean.pha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I fired up my GS, which is sitting on my desk next to the Mac Mini,
> > and took a look at System 6.0.1. Pressing Ctrl-Open Apple-ESC took me
> > to the Desk Accessories and then pressing retun got me to the Control
> > Panel. Going to Display and changing Background has no affect when you
> > return to the Desktop, it only affects the text screen display. The
> > Border color will be whatever you set it on even with the Desktop, but
> > as far as changing the Desktop itself I think you'll need a non-Apple
> > NDA. I remeber having one, back with my original GS, that let me put a
> > picture on the desktop.
> >
> > Dean

I have a Control Panel (GUI version) called Desk Color.  It's v3.1 by 
Dave Leffler.  It says that it's "Another DemonAware Product!".

Bascially it seems that you can use it to update an init file created 
(maybe) by the program that implements this early on and I think lets 
you change background color using the init if you have limited disk 
space.  Change the settings, save the init and copy it where you want 
it.  It also allows you to set the background to be a picture, but it's 
hard to find one that looks good in the limited palette of the GS/OS 
Finder and also in other 640 and 320 programs you open.

You can find it here (and it is freeware):

> http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Services/PDA/AppleGSMiscellaneous.shtml

Greg B.

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