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CoolBackground - 2.5

animated desktop background

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All Time:	(4.4)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	2.5
Release Date:	2005-05-08
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	8,295
Downloads (all versions):	33,850

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Product Description:

This application runs a screensaver as the desktop background. Please remember that using a screensaver in background is very CPU intensive ; it is advised to use this application only with high-powered machines.

What's new in this version:

10.4 tiger support. No longer 10.3 compatible
Exposé and Dashboard compatible
KNOWN BUG: with some configurations animated desktop will stop on real screen saver launch
source code is available so if you might help me to fix that...

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Tiger compatible

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Kernel Panic - Version: 2.5, 5/10/2005 05:11AM PST

Hawfinch

Tried this on a G4 PowerBook with OS 10.4. Worked for about a minute, then crashed with a kernel panic when I tried to change the screensaver.

What is this for now? - Version: 2.5, 5/8/2005 04:13PM PST

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Sevallis'

Why even bother using this when it has already been done to the nines right here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16015

That probably doesn't work with Tiger BUT lets think, how many people are currently using Tiger and how many are still with good ol stable Panther?

No way to download the file... - Version: 2.5, 5/8/2005 09:21AM PST

vei

The link bring to a blank page... A real petty, I was wondering how it may work in my new iMacG5 20" (and also curious to see if the localizations of older versions still work - specially Catalan ;-)