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Nefrodite

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the temperature and comp info is from CoolMon. Try google, I may post a list of all the links but I"m not feeling up to listing them all right now (kind of tipsy)



kewl thanx:) i got everything else working using extra high res earthmaps:) the 2400xXXXX ones hehe. only thing is the night 2400x earth map has less obvious lights sorta:p btw what does the -background command really do? at first i thought it meant i could replace the starfield with my wallpaper, but it didn't seem to work:p can i do that anyhow?
 
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neomits

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the -background command does work I just haven't gotten it to. you just have to put in "C:\My Pictures\blah.jpg" or whatever to point to what picture you want for the background. I don't know why mine won't load the picture I tell it to.
 
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dood how did you get all that info on there? I soooo want to do that!
 
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Great proggie....very cryptic though. If they simplified this with a nice point/click interface they could sell this for some $$$$ :D
 
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neomits

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<< dood how did you get all that info on there? I soooo want to do that! >>



Ok here is linkage

the Calender on the Desktop Here

System Info is CoolMon Here

DesktopWeather here
 
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SuperFreaky It's working for me. http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/

neomits, great desktop. Thanks to yours and others help here I've got it up and running. Thanks for the links. Like the moon you inserted as a background. Would be cool to have the stars too. I've got Photoshop Elements but I will never figure out how to use this program. I would think it could be done using Photoshop.

Never noticed though, do the stars turn too along with the earth. Don't think it could be done then.
 
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Karaethon1

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I still can't get that cloud thing to work. It says it can't find the image. Can someone give me a hand please? Thanks.
 
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<< dood how did you get all that info on there? I soooo want to do that! >>



Ok here is linkage

the Calender on the Desktop Here

System Info is CoolMon Here

DesktopWeather here >>



sweet I love it :) thanks a ton :D
 
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I still can't get that cloud thing to work. It says it can't find the image. Can someone give me a hand please? Thanks.

Check the path in the Destination box under the Download Settings tab. Should go to the images folder. You have actually downloaded the file, right?

Screenshot, might help with settings.
 
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Nefrodite

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the cloud maps.. hm i just changed it from cloud_i to cloud_image .. seemed to work then it renamed itself cloud_i again.. go figure:p



and the 2400x1000 maps have terrain in the oceans:)
 
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OK....I whipped this up in Photoshop in 5 minutes:

My desktop

I'm not really happy with it though....it's hard to find high res pics! Anyone have any sources?
 
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<< I still can't get that cloud thing to work. It says it can't find the image. Can someone give me a hand please? Thanks.

Check the path in the Destination box under the Download Settings tab. Should go to the images folder. You have actually downloaded the file, right?

Screenshot, might help with settings. >>



Thanks. had the wrong directory.

Do u know how to automate the downloads? it says to use the program for the windows version, but when I go to the other website, it doesn't explain how to automate the thing, plus it's in german I think.
 
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neomits

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<< OK....I whipped this up in Photoshop in 5 minutes:

My desktop

I'm not really happy with it though....it's hard to find high res pics! Anyone have any sources? >>



I know somewhere on NASA's site there are a lot of good pics. Sorry too lazy to look it up ;)

WOAH! you're from Toledo... I'm in Columbus (for College at OSU) but summer's I'm in Lima. Its a Small xplanet :)
 
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SHoddyCOmp

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OK dudes, lol...Its sorta working, meaning i currently just have the 'flat' earth image and shadow thingie but the shadow has never moved and its 2 hrs later. What gives, how do i need to sync it together with what time it really is?
 
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Nefrodite

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your supposed to leave it running minimized so it can refresh every X seconds. u gotta check off start xplanet every x seconds.


as for parameters

-body earth
-latitude 40.002804
-longitude -83.016404
-radius 40
-mapdir "E:\Xplanet\images"
-cloud_image clouds_2000.jpg
-blend
-projection orthographic







those are mine:p and yes you set winxplanetbg to start at every startup.

orthographic is globe. there are a bunch of others you can try too. rectangle is the one people get stuck with when they screw up:p or need to reboot. active desktop must be off.


well heres how the high res maps with ocean detail look like on my setup(messy desktop:) )

- i got the maps from the main sites links:p i forget which.


sorry hosted by geosh*ties


high res earthmaps desktop pict:)
geosh*tties mirror high res earthmaps desktop pict:)
 
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venk

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anyone know how to get the flipping program to save settings after a reboot ?
 
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SHoddyCOmp

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Ya it is set to refresh and blah blah blah but i woke up early and decided to look at this and it is a wee bit confusing so maybe when i wake up and have something to eat LATER my brain will function :)
 
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cthulhu

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<< well heres how the high res maps with ocean detail look like on my setup(messy desktop:) ) >>



Nefrodite, are the high res maps you are using the huge nasa tiff maps from another thread?
 
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Fritzo

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<<

<< OK....I whipped this up in Photoshop in 5 minutes:

My desktop

I'm not really happy with it though....it's hard to find high res pics! Anyone have any sources? >>



I know somewhere on NASA's site there are a lot of good pics. Sorry too lazy to look it up ;)

WOAH! you're from Toledo... I'm in Columbus (for College at OSU) but summer's I'm in Lima. Its a Small xplanet :) >>



Thanks! I'll check them out and hopefully post something new tonght.
 
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Lifer
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<< anyone know how to get the flipping program to save settings after a reboot ? >>



Have you tried the "Save Config" button? Also, be sure to put the program in your startup folder.
 
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neomits

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<< anyone know how to get the flipping program to save settings after a reboot ? >>



yeah just click the save config button on the right side
 
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