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I've been browsing thru the search and the commands help on the main site and I've been wondering. What commands would I need to look at to display a random picture on the desktop every 5 minutes from a directory?

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"I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes" ~ Laughing Man - GITS:SAC

Hu? I guess to identify the Random command will be the toughest challenge!

DllCall:



... and Sleep or SetTimer

Why a double post?

Change wallpaper from script!
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtop ... ndom+image
Automatic Wallpaper Changer [AHK Script, requires IrfanView]
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtop ... ndom+image
Random screensaver
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtop ... ght=random

The last link is for the clever algorithm of choosing a random file out of a list without having to know in advance the number of files, nor having to read the whole list of files.

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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

I'm not changing wallpaper though. I was just wondering if there was a way to display a picture on the desktop..kinda like how some widgets do. Though I don't think AHK has any built in way to draw a box to display the picture in?

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"I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes" ~ Laughing Man - GITS:SAC

You have to be more precise on the concept of "display a picture on the desktop". In a window? As part of the wallpaper (Active Desktop?)?
If you just want a little window, you have to create a GUI.
Basically something like:
Gui Add, Picture, x20 y20, %imagePath%
Gui Show
I let you assign randomly imagePath, using the algorithm of the last link...

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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")