HTC Desire Wallpapers [Archive]

Shah33m

16-07-2010, 09:19 PM

the resolution of the screen is 480x800 so i downloaded pics of this size but when i set it as a wallpaper i can only use a portion of the pic, so what res pics can i use to get the full pic set as a wallpaper?

PS, dont be shy! add some good ones here :)

DAE_JA_VOO

17-07-2010, 01:08 AM

duncan1a

17-07-2010, 09:42 PM

Contrary to the logic you've applied (which is good logic, btw), the screen resolution of an Android Device and the wallpaper that appears on said device are not the same. The size of a wallpaper on a Desire is 960x800 :)

The reason it's so is so that you can scroll between homescreens and have it shift.

Yep, also when you select a wallpaper image you can crop it. I think that by default it is a bit cropped - just drag the crop rectangle outward to cover the whole image

Shah33m

17-07-2010, 11:47 PM

Yep, also when you select a wallpaper image you can crop it. I think that by default it is a bit cropped - just drag the crop rectangle outward to cover the whole image

i can crop part of the image but cant set the whole image as my wallpaper. i want to set the full pic as the wallpaper, not a cropped out piece

francoislr

18-07-2010, 06:06 PM

Yeah, the rectangle keeps it in ratio, else it will end up stretching funny, then your backgrounds will look really really crap.

mercurial

19-07-2010, 08:29 AM

This really sucks. I have 7 home screens, so my wallpaper is stretched so that each part makes up the 7 screens :mad: I just want one image on my main screen.

duncan1a

19-07-2010, 09:19 AM

This really sucks. I have 7 home screens, so my wallpaper is stretched so that each part makes up the 7 screens :mad: I just want one image on my main screen.

ah, no. It doesn't work like that. It has to scroll

Shah33m

19-07-2010, 04:40 PM

ah, no. It doesn't work like that. It has to scroll

i kinda got a fix for this (works for me). look at wallpapers where the main content you want on the screen is in the center. eg, i like my anime wallpapers so i look for one where the face/graphic is in the centre of the pic so i just crop that piece and bobs your uncle.

i really dont know how to explain it. will see if a can attach pics.

EDIT: before, while cropping
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/shah33m/190720101757.jpg
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/shah33m/190720101756.jpg

after

http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/shah33m/190720101755.jpg
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/shah33m/190720101752.jpg

francoislr

19-07-2010, 08:09 PM

You could also just install Launcher Pro and set it to 1 screen, then the default res screens should work? Not tried it yet, but it's a theory...

mercurial

21-07-2010, 07:58 AM

I cropped it but it still spreads it across the 7 screens.

duncan1a

21-07-2010, 11:09 AM

Apparently ADW launcher and Launcher Pro let you set the wallpaper to be stationary. Both of those are pretty good home replacements...

francoislr

21-07-2010, 06:33 PM

Launcher Pro does have that function....Just not used it...Launcher Pro is awesome though! Hated it at first, learned how to use it, and am completely off HTC Sense now. Launcher Pro also feels much faster...so from a Ferrari to a light-speed spaceship:-)

cyberarmy

21-07-2010, 07:29 PM

How do you change wallpaper in Launcher Pro? I selected a different wallpaper, but home screen still shows DJ Droid default?

Monkey101

21-07-2010, 07:35 PM

I have another problem with the wallpapers.
I made a few in Photoshop that are 960x800, but when i try set them as a wallpaper it still wants me to crop them. Anyone know whats going on??

Shah33m

21-07-2010, 07:43 PM

its always going to ask you to crop them, why not make the resolution small so when you crop it then you can outline the whole pic?

Monkey101

21-07-2010, 08:06 PM

Well i just thought if i make the images 960x800 it would just set it as is. Clearly logic fails Android :p

francoislr

21-07-2010, 10:59 PM

Yes, it always asks to crop, but if your picture is the correct resolution, you can crop the entire picture, and not cut a single pixel. So it takes 2 steps more, but if you want braindead, get an iPhone...:-P

Monkey101

22-07-2010, 07:38 AM

Problem is, when its cropping i cannot change the aspect ratio of the crop selection. So no matter what picture i try, the crop tool sets it as 1:1 ratio. and as i am sure you know 960x800 is not 1:1.

mercurial

22-07-2010, 08:53 AM

The only way I can think of that will fix this for me would be to merge the same image 7 times next to each other and set that as my wallpaper. Then each home screen would have the wallpaper.

Monkey101

22-07-2010, 09:34 AM

The only way I can think of that will fix this for me would be to merge the same image 7 times next to each other and set that as my wallpaper. Then each home screen would have the wallpaper.

Good luck trying to do the math behind that one. Might actually be impossible unless you only have 2 homescreens.

mercurial

22-07-2010, 09:41 AM

Good luck trying to do the math behind that one. Might actually be impossible unless you only have 2 homescreens.

I don't follow? I can duplicate the one image 6 times, so that I have 7 of the same images, then it's just a matter of stitching them next to each other in Photoshop etc. The size might be too large though.

duncan1a

22-07-2010, 10:18 AM

I don't follow? I can duplicate the one image 6 times, so that I have 7 of the same images, then it's just a matter of stitching them next to each other in Photoshop etc. The size might be too large though.

The background doesn't scroll the width of one screen. The areas each screen occupies overlaps. Just try Launcher Pro and set the background to fixed.

Monkey101

22-07-2010, 10:19 AM

I don't follow? I can duplicate the one image 6 times, so that I have 7 of the same images, then it's just a matter of stitching them next to each other in Photoshop etc. The size might be too large though.

1 image at 800 x 480. 7 of the same image 3360 x 800. Maybe its too early for me to be thinking but i am not sure it would work. Each home screen does not have a full 800 x 480 image.

^ what he said :p

DAE_JA_VOO

22-07-2010, 10:43 AM

1 image at 800 x 480. 7 of the same image 3360 x 800. Maybe its too early for me to be thinking but i am not sure it would work. Each home screen does not have a full 800 x 480 image.

^ what he said :p

That's WILDY incorrect.

Monkey101

22-07-2010, 10:48 AM

That's WILDY incorrect.

Where did i make a cock up lol. you talking about me swapping around the resolutions :-x if so just ignore that :p

mercurial

22-07-2010, 10:51 AM

The background doesn't scroll the width of one screen. The areas each screen occupies overlaps. Just try Launcher Pro and set the background to fixed.

Okay, thanks :)

DAE_JA_VOO

22-07-2010, 12:58 PM

Where did i make a cock up lol. you talking about me swapping around the resolutions :-x if so just ignore that :p

The wallpaper isn't shifted the full width across when you switch to another screen, it only shifts a bit (which is dependent on how many screens you run). For example, I only have three screens, so my wallpaper is basically shifted HALF the width of my screen across. If I were running more screens, it would shift less. With a few minutes and some boredom you could work out exactly how many pixels it shifts, but I don't care enough to do that :P

Monkey101

22-07-2010, 01:02 PM

Lol i know that, thats why i say each homescreen does not have a full 800 x 480 image dedicated to it.
In my earlier post a said it probably can't be done.
2 home screens would be fine to use 2 single images pasted together.

cyberarmy

22-07-2010, 08:40 PM

So no one can help me?

Launcher Pro 0.7, I can't change my custom wallpapers, I can only select wallpaper in wallpaper gallery, but not in the media gallery (I have a folder on SD card called wallpaper). None of those wallpaper can be changed in Launcher Pro, although it displayed it has been set but it just won't change.

Sorted. You need to use media library to open, and not your file manager like Astro.