For some reason...

itchy_hands · itchy_hands #1 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 01:01 AM

The background image/colour of my desktop will change randomly.

PLEASE before you reply, note that DEFINATELY have the NOT checked the "change picture randomly" option.

I love my new computer, but i'm not a fan of it doing things i'm not expecting.

itchy_hands · itchy_hands #2 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 01:12 AM

it just did it again..

novicew · novicew #3 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 01:24 AM

Try deleting com.apple.desktop.plist in your user library(~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist)

itchy_hands · itchy_hands #4 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 02:24 AM

that file did not exist

so.. i dunno. i deleted another one that looked similar in my user library, hopefully that doesn't screw things up to badly

novicew · novicew #5 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 02:53 AM

Make sure you are looking at <Username>/Library/Preferences/ NOT /Library/Preferences/

itchy_hands · itchy_hands #6 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 09:14 AM

yup, i did make sure to look there. i eventually found that file, and i toasted it. So far so good!

(by the way, does mac still have that app "Toaster".. or the Flying toaster screen saver?)

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #7 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 07:33 PM

It went... that-a-way.

*Scans the horizon, looking at the faraway trail of flying toasters...*

Brown Study · Brown Study #8 (**permalink**)

01-08-2007, 08:35 PM

There are two flying-toaster screen savers: one here and one here. The first, apparently, crosses the screen from right to left; the second from left to right. I have the second one, and discovered the first just before posting this when I ran a web search for mac "flying toasters". The original was left to right, I think.

The left-to-right version is at versiontracker.com, a good place to check for Mac freeware and shareware. Another site always worth checking out is macupdate.com.

I also found a Wikipedia article on After Dark and its flying toasters. Shows what I know: Winged toasters must be the greatest thing since PageMaker.

novicew #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,385 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| iMac(2.1 G5) \| MacBook(2.16 C2D) \| MacMini (1.67 CD) \| iPhone 4 \| iPad (3rd Gen)	01-08-2007, 02:53 AM Make sure you are looking at <Username>/Library/Preferences/ NOT /Library/Preferences/ finiteloops.com
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itchy_hands #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 12 Mac Specs: MacBook 2 GHz, 1 Gb Ram	01-08-2007, 01:01 AM The background image/colour of my desktop will change randomly. PLEASE before you reply, note that DEFINATELY have the NOT checked the "change picture randomly" option. I love my new computer, but i'm not a fan of it doing things i'm not expecting.
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itchy_hands #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 12 Mac Specs: MacBook 2 GHz, 1 Gb Ram	01-08-2007, 01:12 AM it just did it again..
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itchy_hands #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 12 Mac Specs: MacBook 2 GHz, 1 Gb Ram	01-08-2007, 02:24 AM that file did not exist so.. i dunno. i deleted another one that looked similar in my user library, hopefully that doesn't screw things up to badly
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itchy_hands #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 12 Mac Specs: MacBook 2 GHz, 1 Gb Ram	01-08-2007, 09:14 AM yup, i did make sure to look there. i eventually found that file, and i toasted it. So far so good! (by the way, does mac still have that app "Toaster".. or the Flying toaster screen saver?)
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MacHeadCase #7 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-08-2007, 07:33 PM It went... that-a-way. Scans the horizon, looking at the faraway trail of flying toasters...
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Brown Study #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2004 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,964 Mac Specs: G4 — Tiger and OS 9	01-08-2007, 08:35 PM There are two flying-toaster screen savers: one here and one here. The first, apparently, crosses the screen from right to left; the second from left to right. I have the second one, and discovered the first just before posting this when I ran a web search for mac "flying toasters". The original was left to right, I think. The left-to-right version is at versiontracker.com, a good place to check for Mac freeware and shareware. Another site always worth checking out is macupdate.com. I also found a Wikipedia article on After Dark and its flying toasters. Shows what I know: Winged toasters must be the greatest thing since PageMaker.
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