Random Background Photos

When using the Windows feature of periodically cycling thru images for the desktop backgound,
is there a way to have it show the filename of the photo, like in the lower left (or right)
corner?

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croy

croy wrote:
When using the Windows feature of periodically cycling thru images for the desktop backgound,
is there a way to have it show the filename of the photo, like in the lower left (or right)
corner?


This site at least shows what registry entry has the name.

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/de...enu-windows-7/

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General\WallpaperSource

On Windows 10, it's a double-byte string at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\TranscodedImageCache

You could always use Sysinternals Regjump and have Regjump
open Regedit to that particular item.

If you know what folder the images exist in, you could
edit the photos and add the filename to each photo. Which
is messy. And destructive. You could always keep a second
copy of the photos, in unedited form, elsewhere.

Paul

In message , croy
writes:
When using the Windows feature of periodically cycling thru images for
the desktop backgound,
is there a way to have it show the filename of the photo, like in the
lower left (or right)
corner?

There doesn't seem to be, other than by modifying the pictures as others
have suggested.

It seems a retrograde step: I've just checked on my 7 machine, and I
can't see it, either there, or in the "Photos" screensaver.

By contrast, in the "My Pictures Slideshow" screensaver on this XP
machine (not sure if that came as part of XP - I think so - or was one I
added), there _is_ a show filenames tickbox. (XP doesn't have a
wallpaper cycler built-in, though one is available: search for
Panorama32. That runs fine under 7 too - I have sometimes installed it
on 7 machines as I find it easier to select images for it than the
built-in one. Sadly, I've just looked and I don't think it has a
filename show option either - though it's easy to see what the current
image is, you just double-click on its tray icon and see which file has
a tick against it [I don't think the built-in one has anything like
that].)
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On 10/02/2017 11:07 PM, croy wrote:
When using the Windows feature of periodically cycling thru images for the desktop backgound,
is there a way to have it show the filename of the photo, like in the lower left (or right)
corner?

Might look at http://awc.smurphy.co.uk/
I bought this way back in 2011 for a few $ but it looks free now.
Not sure if it shows filenames though. Don't have the memory or time
to verify. I'll leave that up to you. Sorry.

In message , Big Al
writes:
On 10/02/2017 11:07 PM, croy wrote:
When using the Windows feature of periodically cycling thru images
for the desktop backgound,
is there a way to have it show the filename of the photo, like in the
lower left (or right)
corner?

Might look at http://awc.smurphy.co.uk/
I bought this way back in 2011 for a few $ but it looks free now.
Not sure if it shows filenames though. Don't have the memory or time
to verify. I'll leave that up to you. Sorry.

Looks very good! Very versatile - does everything you could think of
(certainly, lots I hadn't, including different images if you have
multiple monitors; I was also amused that it offers "Worst Fit" as well
as "Best Fit") for a wallpaper changer. But:

"You can evaluate AWC for 28 days free of charge. To continue to use it
after that you must register the software for the low price of £5.95."

It does specifically mention "Display the file name on the image" among
the options.
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On Tue, 3 Oct 2017 18:41:08 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message , Big Al
writes:
On 10/02/2017 11:07 PM, croy wrote:
When using the Windows feature of periodically cycling thru images
for the desktop backgound,
is there a way to have it show the filename of the photo, like in the
lower left (or right)
corner?

Might look at http://awc.smurphy.co.uk/
I bought this way back in 2011 for a few $ but it looks free now.
Not sure if it shows filenames though. Don't have the memory or time
to verify. I'll leave that up to you. Sorry.

Looks very good! Very versatile - does everything you could think of
(certainly, lots I hadn't, including different images if you have
multiple monitors; I was also amused that it offers "Worst Fit" as well
as "Best Fit") for a wallpaper changer. But:

"You can evaluate AWC for 28 days free of charge. To continue to use it
after that you must register the software for the low price of £5.95."

It does specifically mention "Display the file name on the image" among
the options.

It's in the Preferences under "Caption", "Show Filename".
Mand.