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The GT Desktop Interface

Overview

The GT Desktop main window consists of:

menu bar
toolbar
wallpaper list
image preview
settings panel
status bar & buttons

Move your mouse over
the blue text above
to identify each part
of the window.

Menu Bar

The GT Desktop menu bar consists of:
File
New Gradient Create a gradient image file for use as the desktop wallpaper.
Download Wallpaper from Web Browse the internet to download more wallpaper images.
Exit Closes GT Desktop.

Wallpaper
Add Add more images to the GT Desktop wallpaper list.
Remove Remove the selected images from the GT Desktop wallpaper list.
Rename Rename the selected image.
Apply Set the selected image as the desktop wallpaper.
Previous Set the previous image in the list as the desktop wallpaper.
Next Set the next image in the list as the desktop wallpaper.
Transparent Icons Set the desktop icons to be transparent whenever viewing the selected image.
Display Adjust the way the selected image is displayed on the desktop.
  • Tiled - The image is repeated across and down
  • Centered - The image is in the middle of the desktop at its original size
  • Stretched - The image is stretched to the size of the desktop
  • Mirror Tiled - The image is flipped to the right, down and down-right
    making an image that tiles neatly
  • Fit Horizontal - The image is stretched to the horizontal size of the
    desktop, but the imsage aspect ratio is kept
  • Fit Vertical - The image is stretched to the vertical size of the
    desktop, but the imsage aspect ratio is kept

View
List View the wallpaper list as text.
Thumbnails View the wallpaper list as small images.
Thumbnail Size Adjust the size of the small images when the list is in thumbnail view.
The choices are:
  • Small
  • Normal
  • Large
Preview Adjust the size of the image preview.
The choices are:
  • Mini Size
  • Normal Size
  • Large Size

Options
Start At Windows Startup Run GT Desktop automatically when Windows starts.
Apply Wallpaper On Windows Startup Re-apply the selected image as the desktop wallpaper when Windows starts.
Next On Windows Startup Jump to the next image in the list (and apply) when Windows starts.
Configuration Adjust various GT Desktop settings.

Help
Windows Display Properties Open the Windows Display Properties Control Panel applet.
About Open the AMAZING GT Desktop About box.

Toolbar

The GT Desktop menu bar consists of:

Add See Menu | Wallpaper | Add.
Remove See Menu | Wallpaper | Remove.
Previous See Menu | Wallpaper | Previous.
Next See Menu | Wallpaper | Next.
Transparent Icons See Menu | Wallpaper | Transparent Icons.
Display See Menu | Wallpaper | Display.
View See Menu | View.

Wallpaper List

This part of the GT Desktop window lists the images that you have added to GT Desktop.

There are two views available

List


In this view, wallpaper files are displayed
as text in columns.

Clicking on the column headers
sorts the wallpaper by that column.

Wallpaper can be sorted by:
  • Title
  • Filename
  • Path
  • Category

Thumbnails


In this view, the wallpaper files are displayed
as small images.


A right-click on the Wallpaper List area opens a pop-up menu:

Select All Select all images in the wallpaper list.
Change Category Enter the name for the category for the selected image.
Add See Menu | Wallpaper | Add.
Remove See Menu | Wallpaper | Remove.
Rename See Menu | Wallpaper | Rename.
Refresh Thumbnail Delete and reload the thumbnail image for the selected image.
Shell Open - Open the selected image in the default application.
Edit - Edit the selected image in the default application.
Apply See Menu | Wallpaper | Apply.

Image Preview

A right-click on the image preview area opens a pop-up menu for selecting the size of the image preview.
The choices are:
  • Mini Size
  • Normal Size
  • Large Size
The preview window can also be manually resized using the resize bars to the left and below the window.

Settings Panel - Desktop

The desktop settings panel allows selection of the desktop color and transparent icons for the selected wallpaper.

Icon text color is determined by the color of the desktop.
Selecting a light color for the desktop causes the icon text to be black.
Selecting a dark color for the desktop causes the icon text to be white.

Click the white icon text box to set the desktop to black and icon text to white.
Click the black icon text box to set the desktop to white and icon text to black.

Settings Panel - Tint

The tint settings panel allows you to adjust the way an image looks by applying a solid or gradient tint to the image.
This only affects the way the image is applied to the desktop and does not affect the original image file.

Tint
Some images do not work well on the desktop because the icons become "lost" in the background.
Using the tint function makes these images more usable.

Settings Panel - Effect

The effect settings panel allows you to select an effect such as GT Ripple.
The settings for the effect are saved for the selected image.

Select the desired effect from the drop-down box and then click the Settings link
to launch the effect and adjust the settings.

If the settings for the selected effect can not be changed, then the Settings link will appear disabled.

Settings Panel - Add-Ons

The add-ons settings panel allows you to choose which add-ons you would like to use for the selected image.
(see Add-Ons for details)

Status Bar & Buttons

The status bar displays current information about the selected image, and a progress bar.

The status bar contains the following buttons
Apply Apply the selected wallpaper to the desktop.
Apply & Minimize Apply the selected wallpaper to the desktop and Minimize GT Desktop to the system tray.
Exit Close GT Desktop.