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Create sets of desktop images without duplication
Authored by: Dr. T on Mon, Mar 31 2008 at 10:22AM PDT

For static desktop pictures, aliases work fine. For desktop pictures that change at timed intervals, you need a folder containing actual images or unix hard links.

Create sets of desktop images without duplication
Authored by: derekJAB on Mon, Mar 31 2008 at 11:35AM PDT

Just tested. My desktop pictures folder containing aliases seems to change every 5 seconds.

Am I missing something?