DONE: Double-Click Desktop Reset

[TaoPhoenix]

This is another of those snacks to save steps.

I sometimes like to put a picture on my desktop background. Then when I am satisfied, I want it to go away. However, the main method I know of to make it go away is:

RightClick/Properties/DesktopTab/ScrollUp/None/Apply/OK

Whew! Way too much work to blister through a bunch of pics as desktops!

Anyone wanna go after this one?

Cheers,

Tao

Extra Credit: P.S. my use case is Win XP, but last I recall from Win Vista and 7 and who knows about 8, they deleted that function entirely, so it might be useful for people on those OS's to have this widget work for them as well.

[skwire]

Here's a two-line AHK script that should do it:

Code: (autohotkey)

RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Control Panel\Desktop, Wallpaper, % ""
DllCall( "SystemParametersInfo", UInt, 0x14, UInt, 0, Str, sFile, UInt, 1 )

[TaoPhoenix]

Here's a two-line AHK script that should do it:

Code: (autohotkey)

RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Control Panel\Desktop, Wallpaper, % ""
DllCall( "SystemParametersInfo", UInt, 0x14, UInt, 0, Str, sFile, UInt, 1 )

How do you make that into an exe?

[skwire]

Here you go: http://skwire.dcmembers.com/apps/snacks/WallpaperReset.zip

[Renegade]

Why not just right-click on a picture and set it as the background? 2 clicks. You could use a "blank" image or anything to "make it go away".

[TaoPhoenix]

Why not just right-click on a picture and set it as the background? 2 clicks. You could use a "blank" image or anything to "make it go away".

Hiya Ren!

1. Right clicking on Jpegs (as an example) doesn't give me an option to set it as a background.
2. I don't know what a blank image is. My standard background is just system black.
3. Sometimes I have gotten fancy and used videos as backgrounds, so I'm interested when I get time if this kind of idea works on clearing those.

[TaoPhoenix]

Here you go: http://skwire.dcmembers.com/apps/snacks/WallpaperReset.zip

I think that works. Skwire Wins!