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Re: A Newbie Rant
« Reply #15 on: 5 June 2006, 21:06 »
That, and the fact that MSPaint can only save .bmp formats.  

Windows' dependence on the bmp format isn't as obvious now as it was back in the day.  3.1 couldn't handle any other image format, while 95 and 98 had only spotty support.  Nowadays, you can use a jpeg as desktop wallpaper without receiving a warning!
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Re: A Newbie Rant
« Reply #16 on: 5 June 2006, 21:57 »
Paint in XP can save PNG AFAIK. At least, I've heard that.
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Re: A Newbie Rant
« Reply #17 on: 5 June 2006, 22:09 »
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Paint in XP can save PNG AFAIK. At least, I've heard that.

the paint in winXP can save as jpeg, bmp, png, gif, and a few others
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Re: A Newbie Rant
« Reply #18 on: 5 June 2006, 22:33 »
Windows 2000 could only save bmp - I had the unfortunate experience of using it as a "graphics program" a couple months ago.  First time I've used Paint in a long long time.
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Re: A Newbie Rant
« Reply #19 on: 5 June 2006, 22:50 »
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Nowadays, you can use a jpeg as desktop wallpaper without receiving a warning!

That's only possible by using a feature know as the active desktop, it's basically IE running on your desktop, it's a resource hog and can make your system unstable. Windows 98/ME/2000 all warn you before turning it on, XP just does it automatically I avoid it at all costs by using a .bmp wallpaper.
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Re: A Newbie Rant
« Reply #20 on: 5 June 2006, 23:05 »
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That's only possible by using a feature know as the active desktop, it's basically IE running on your desktop, it's a resource hog and can make your system unstable. Windows 98/ME/2000 all warn you before turning it on, XP just does it automatically I avoid it at all costs by using a .bmp wallpaper.
(I was not aware that the active desktop shenanigans were continued in XP, only hidden from the user, thanks for the info)

See?!?!  That's just plain unfuckingacceptable.  How fucking hard is it to use a jpeg as a wallpaper?  Fuck!
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Re: A Newbie Rant
« Reply #21 on: 6 June 2006, 01:29 »
WB you Sea Safari dude...how'd it go?
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