How come Windows Vista doesn't support PNG wallpapers? This is especially annoying since I have a large collection (of wallpapers) and it's a pain having to convert them to JPG every time.
Anyone know of anything that I can install to add PNG support?
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Manabi
Take back the web!
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It does in an odd way. I thought you were lying but you're right in the Personalise section and setting backgrounds etc it's not there.
However if you open it in Windows Photo Gallery, right click the photo and go to "set as desktop background" and it'll be fine!
Edit: looking over it I guess it converts it to a JPG for you? It seems pretty damn instant and there isn't a noticable loss in quality for me as it was actually scaling a 640x480 PNG to 1440x900 so it did it fairly well, you'd have to tell me if it works for what you need! -
Heywood_J
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Is there a benefit to wallpaper in PNG format or is it just a matter of convenience (i.e. you happen to have a lot of PNG files)
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Manabi
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Well PNG does boast better quality than JPG right? Also alot of wallpapers are being saved in PNG format to preserve their original quality.
And it's also a matter of convenience as well. -
It appears they simply didn't add .PNG to the list of filters for the Browse dialog in Personalize. You can type *.* or *.png in that dialog so that PNGs show up. However, you can also just right-click on any PNG in Explorer and choose Set as Desktop Background.
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evildictaitor
I'll live forever, or die trying!
Solved:
Via the control panel you cannot add a background as a .PNG, but you can right click a .PNG file and select "Set as Desktop Background" -
ZippyV
Fired Up
I'll bug it for Vista's SP1.
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ZippyV
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If you have access to the Windows beta site at Connect, please vote for the bug:
https://connect.microsoft.com/windows/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=314985 -
Manabi
Take back the web!
ZippyV wrote:If you have access to the Windows beta site at Connect, please vote for the bug:
https://connect.microsoft.com/windows/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=314985
Page not found?
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ZippyV
Fired Up
Do you have access to that site?
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Dodo
I'm your creativity creator™ :)
The funny thing about it is, it doesn't tell you, you've got no access, but says 'Page not found' instead... they should change this behavior... would be better.Manabi wrote:
Page not found?
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ZippyV
Fired Up
Field Resolution changed from [Not Set] to [Won't Fix]
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Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
ZippyV wrote:Field Resolution changed from [Not Set] to [Won't Fix]
Why wouldn't they want to fix this? -
Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
Dodo wrote:
The funny thing about it is, it doesn't tell you, you've got no access, but says 'Page not found' instead... they should change this behavior... would be better.
Manabi wrote:
Page not found?
Maybe you submit it as a bug.
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