Random Selection Wallpaper Changer
If you’re like me, you’ll have tons of wallpapers that you download from sources such as 4scrape and InterfaceLIFT and most of the time you want to change a wallpaper but not actually go through the process of selecting one of the thousands of wallpapers that you have.
In this case you either download an application (like this one) for randomly changing wallpapers or use Windows 7′s inbuilt multiple wallpaper selection feature. I wanted something a bit more specific. I like to keep a single wallpaper until I’m bored with it. I didn’t want a software which could do a million things. Just do one thing for me, select a wallpaper and set it to desktop.
Solution: Write your own Random Selection Wallpaper Changer (RSWC)
As mentioned earlier, its a simplistic application because its meant to be. It gets all images (jpg, bmp and png), selects a random one and sets it as your wallpaper.
Download RSWC
Version History
v1.10
- Added: folder (path) selection option
- Added: mode selection option
- Added: png support
- Fixed: Error handling when empty folder is selected
v1.00
- Initial Release
- Support for jpg and bmp
- Default folder (path) set to My Pictures
- Default mode set to Stretched
Expansion Ideas:
- Desktop context menu integration for direct wallpaper change calls though this would mean the application would no longer be portable. This could be a separate add-on to the application.
- Port to non managed code (some day)
- File size reduction