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StarfishX - A desktop pattern generator
Authored by: Wayne_S on Apr 16, '03 06:35:07PM

This just became my favorite app. Maybe it is just me, but I need different backgrounds to reduce some of the eyestrain (boredom?) of looking at the same desktop patterns. I find that many of the ones included with the OS (and most pictures) are great graphically, but not so great functionally serving as a desktop background. Starfish seems to strike a great balance between interesting designs and necessary contrast with desktop icons.



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StarfishX - A desktop pattern generator
Authored by: bhippel on Apr 17, '03 03:38:03AM

Dude, it's not just you! I love this app. It's my new fav app too.
It generates awesome patterns, and runs in the background. I
have it generating a new pattern every hour, and when it does
generate the pattern, it winds up minimizing (rather than hiding)
the application after the pattern is generated. Well, that results
in me having to bring StarFishX up, and hide it again.

I'm running 10.2.5, and was wondering if anyone else was
experiencing this minor glitch.



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Hiding/Minimizing
Authored by: AMacAddict on Apr 17, '03 07:12:15AM

I hide Starfish on launch, and leave the Minimize while
generating unchecked. Starfish does all of its processing in the
background, and never comes forward on its own.



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Hiding/Minimizing
Authored by: heehorse on Apr 17, '03 11:35:18PM

... and if you "Show Package Contents" -> Contents -> Edit
"Info.plist" -> Root
and add the "LSUI Element; 1" key/value pair, then it doesn't
even show up on your dock, and it's effectively a "background
service".



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