[IxDA Discuss] Desktop Wallpapers

[Loren Baxter]

Hi Maxim,

Years ago, I used to create my own backgrounds in paint shop pro and
visually create a little place for each icon.  At first it was more
about laying the screen out symmetrically and aesthetically, but over
time the desktop icons would end up in groups.  I changed the designs
to reflect this, and it was pretty cool.

However, I did find two recurring issues with using that model:

1) Similar to what you said, I couldn't / didn't want to add too
many icons to the screen, so that they would exceed the space I had
allotted to each icon in the wallpaper.  This increased the
simplicity by reduced the flexability of my desktop.

2) On a deeper level, I think the choices that I made in my wallpaper
designs limited what I could do with the desktop.  If there are only
places for internet links, computer folders, and games, what do I do
when I come across some new type of icon that doesn't fit those
categories?  Go back and re-do the whole wallpaper?  It sort of boxed
in my thinking.  Pain in the butt, and reduced usability.


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