WindowsXP Desktop Fit Function

[ben7866]

I specifically remember XP having a "Fit" function for desktop backgrounds at one point or another. The problem is all I have is Center, Stretch and Tile. Can anyone tell me what happened to the "Fit" option?

 

[djnes]

I don't ever recall seeing that option. Any chance you had some 3rd party software installed that may have added it?

 

[ben7866]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't third party software... My room mate swears he had a fit option on his computer once as well. I'm so confused

 

[smizack]

I've never heard of it either. Must be 3rd party.

 

[defuseme2k]

Maybe I'm not adding anything here, but what the hell is the difference between fit and stretch? Stretch will indeed take a LARGER wallpaper than your native resolution, and actually shrink it...

 

[ben7866]

I have a few images I like to use as backgrounds that are taller than wide, using stretch to make them fit stretches them out to fit the width. The Fit option would shrink it to actually fit my resolutions height but not stretch it to fit the width.

 

[djnes]

What about making a copy of the files, and shrinking them down to the desired resolution? One of the XP Powertoys will do it quickly, as a batch process for a whole directory.

 

[digital_exhaust]

You could also use Photoshop, or Gimp (which is free) to resize the image, and then apply it as your wallpaper.

And I've never heard of a "fit" option either.

 

[ben7866]

Yeah I have done it with photoshop, it's just that this fit option disappearing has been driving me nuts for months!

 

[nessus]

Fit is an option in the slideshow screensaver. Center, Tile, and stretch are all there has been dating back to Windows 3.0 for background images.