Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [desktop] Section

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q58332
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 WININI.TXT README file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows directory.

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[DESKTOP] SECTION

The [desktop] section contains optional settings that control the appearance of the screen background (desktop) and the positioning of windows and icons on the screen.

The [desktop] section can contain the following settings:

GridGranularity=<integer> 

Default:   0
Purpose:   Specifies the incremental size (in logical units) of the
           grid that Windows uses to position icons and windows on the
           screen. The allowed range is 0 through 49. The grid changes
           in multiples of eight pixels.
To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel window. Pattern=<b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 b8> 
Default:   None
Purpose:   Specifies a pattern that is used as a brush to paint the
           screen background. The eight numeric values define a bitmap
           eight pixels wide and eight pixels high. Each decimal value
           represents a byte, and each byte represents eight pixels.
           The following shows the effect of setting a bit:

           Setting   Effect
           -------   ------

           0         Sets the corresponding pixel to the background
                     color.

           1         Sets the corresponding pixel to the foreground
                     color.
To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel window. TileWallpaper=<0-or-1> 
Default:   0
Purpose:   If set to 0, the desktop wallpaper is centered on the
           screen. If set to 1, the wallpaper is tiled across the
           screen.
To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel window. Wallpaper=<bitmap-filename> 
Default:   None
Purpose:   Supplies the name of a bitmap file in the Windows
           directory. This bitmap appears on the screen background.
To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel window. WallpaperOriginX=<x-coordinate> 
Default:   0
Purpose:   Adjusts the initial offset of a tiled wallpaper.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file. WallpaperOriginY=<y-coordinate> 
Default:   0
Purpose:   Adjusts the initial offset of a tiled wallpaper.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30 notcl

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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