Tartan desktop wallpaper?

**ardchoille** · 23rd August 07, 06:49 PM

I'm not sure if this is the correct section in which to post this, so here goes..
I like to change the desktop wallpaper on my computer quite often and I have the two tartans for my clan. What I'd like to find is a downloadable archive/zip/tar file that includes all known tartans, I could make a screen saver out of this too. Does such a thing exist? Where might I find this type of thing?

I know there is a program you can buy that will run on a Microsoft Windows machine, but I don't use Microsoft products.. I use Linux and have been happy with it since 2001. Just a set of computer generated images would be great, I can do a lot with these.

**Wompet** · 23rd August 07, 07:05 PM

I don't know Linux, but I know Mac can bet set to automatically change your wallpaper ...
As for tartans, I would probably go to the Scottish Tartans Authority and/or House of Tartan (or another tartan search engine of your choice), download the tartans you want to see into a single folder, and set your desktop to rotate through the images in that folder.

**MacWage** · 23rd August 07, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Wompet

I don't know Linux, but I know Mac can bet set to automatically change your wallpaper ...
As for tartans, I would probably go to the Scottish Tartans Authority and/or House of Tartan (or another tartan search engine of your choice), download the tartans you want to see into a single folder, and set your desktop to rotate through the images in that folder.

That is PRECISELY what I do. On macs (which I have), it is VERY easy to save images from on-line. I have several from the STA that I use as wallpaper (the images accessible through tartan ferret work GREAT). I also use several I have MADE/DESIGNED using the House of Tartan (linked through the STA) tartan design studio:
http://www.houseoftartan.co.uk/inter...gner/index.htm

(For X Marks tartan and patch, Steve has a GREAT image on his site -advertising his embroidery work. -Sorry Steve, but it is a GREAT image!-)

For ALL these images, USE THEM FOR YOUR OWN, PRIVATE, USE! ANYTHING commercial or money making is a REAL COPYRIGHT violation (assuming STA has rights to their images). Use at OWN risk.

(Presently, in honor of William Wallace's execution, I have the Wallace tartan -KiltedMusicLover should be PROUD!)

**Riverkilt** · 23rd August 07, 09:17 PM

Get thee to Tartans by Air http://tartans.byair.net/ Its all set to go and you can check out the full screen effect by scrolling down past the basic tartan info for each tartan.

Ron

**ardchoille** · 23rd August 07, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Get thee to Tartans by Air http://tartans.byair.net/ Its all set to go and you can check out the full screen effect by scrolling down past the basic tartan info for each tartan.

Ron

Wow, that is a very nice site indeed. Thank you for that link

**ardchoille** · 23rd August 07, 10:07 PM

Well, here's my desktop.. all nice and tartan-ized

I added some tartans to a slide show screen saver and it's much better than the blank screen saver I was using. KDE (the desktop I use) also has a slide show for the desktop wallpaper so the wallpaper changes at user-specified intervals

**ChromeScholar** · 25th August 07, 11:47 AM

Wallpaper tile of Pride of Scotland

How many of these would you like, I have dozens that I randomly change on my computer

**pit** · 4th September 07, 01:16 PM

If you want custom tartans for your desktop, you can visit the gallery of www.tartanmaker.com, it contains impressive tartans created and shared by users!

And if you want, there is an interactive designer to create/share/download your own!

Hope you like it