Folder Background Picture

Okay, I was changing stuff around today, and I realized I like using a picture as the folder window background, the problem is, the picture doesn't carry all the way through. Once it ends, it ends. Which is kind of stupid to see a cool picture, then whiteness. I figured it would tile or something. Is there any way to make it tile?
Thanks.

Hi Totalimmortal
You can increase the size of the image with Photoshop, if you have it.
dru

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I sort of managed to get this to work by creating an uncompressed read/write disc image with Disc Utility instead and then altering the contents with my background picture, but when I transfer it to another computer my settings have vanished. This isn't really an ideal solution anyway, though, as I would rather used a compressed image for internet distribution.
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So, can anyone help me here? How do those shareware developers make their custom disc images? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Sorry, wrong forum!

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I like to modify my picture folders by choosing "show view options" from the drop down menu on the opened folder then making the icons larger so it is easier to see the thumbnails of the pictures in that folder. So far so good. The light green should still apply, right. Well when I open those folders again the background color is always different, usually purple. I always set the preference "for this folder only" but the problem seems not to go away. If I set the picture folder to "all windows" the green background comes back but my icons are small again.
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In my last post I stated "I found a work around for this but does not fix the actual problem.
Open the folder(s) you want to have larger preview icons in and choose picture for background color instead of color. I made a small 640 x 480 solid color .jpg (a nice soft green) that matches the rest of my folder backgrounds for my main folder. Each time I had to tell the folder preferences twice to choose the picture then after closing the folder preference and folder it was good the next time I opened it. Now I can open picture folders with a large icon setting so it is easy to preview them and not have to look at some horrible purple background or some other extreme color."
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Whaddya think "F Shippey"?? Should I give up? or keep looking??
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Greetings,
Where is the background picture for a window stored? What is the file called? I am trying to find the image used on a DVD.
Thanks

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when done rerun the above command after changing 1 to 0.

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Hi Raghavendra,
i guess u cant print text on a background picture.
so first write the text on the picture and upload it through SE78.
And then use it as background.
have a look at the forums in this link.these might help u:
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U just try this and i will find out whether there is any other solution.
HOPE THIS HELPS U
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