Creating Things for Windows Active Desktop

Mark226 · #1 08-17-2003, 03:04 PM

I did this several years ago, but completely forgot how to do it:

Can someone refersh my memory here. Lets use Yahoo.com as an example. How can I create a small 300x300 window for the Windows XP active desktop that loads Yahoo.com inside it?

And how do I add a link on my webpage that someone can click and automatically install my active desktop component to their computer? (in this case, the yahoo window)

Thanks!

Jeremy · #2 08-17-2003, 06:19 PM

Hmm i donno but ill ask around a few other places but why do u wanna may i ask?

Mark226 · #3 08-17-2003, 06:20 PM

To create a small page that I can update which will automatically show up on my visitors desktop's (if they would like).

MikeM · #4 08-17-2003, 07:43 PM

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#FFFFFF">

<div align="right"><iframe src="http://google.com" width="500" height="400"></iframe></div><p>
<div align="right"><iframe src="http://webhostingtalk.com" width="700" height="400"></iframe></div>
</body>
</html>

Save as yourpage.htm, then rite click on the desk top choose properties.
On background tab browse to the file you created click ok and refresh your desk top

MikeM · #5 08-17-2003, 08:01 PM

A screen shot

webwormx · #6 08-17-2003, 09:54 PM

That's sweet! I was just thinking about stuff like this.

I think that by using <iframe> you can also stick a nice window of a folder on your computer on your desktop.

Oh the possibilites!