Disclaimer:
This is a free to use desktop object/widget it is exclusive to the Widescreen Gaming forum and may not be distributed.
Download and use at your own risk.
Want them ? ... download the ...
Paddys_Bouncing_ Bobs.rar
Once downloaded and unzipped ...
Just double click the ...
Paddys_Bouncing_Blobs.exe ... to start them up ...
This does not install anything.
Right click the icon in the system tray to get some options ...
Hide/Show ... hides or shows the blobs ...
Close ... turns them off ...
About ... tells you about them ...
Preferences ... gives you some options such as ... Opacity ... Hue Shift ... Start with windows etc ...
By using the Shadow options ... you turn off the glow effect and add a shadow to the blobs ...
Changing these shadow options can be a little slow ... be patient.
Tick the box "Shadow"
Click the "Configure" button ...
The shadows depth, darkness and softness can be adjusted ...
You must click ... "Override custom settings where already defined" ... for the shadows to show ...
If you find any problems ... please let me know ...
It should work in XP or Vista ...
It is very late here and I may have missed something or made an odd error ... :P
Notes:
1 ...
If you use a skinning program such as WindowBlinds you might have to tell it to not skin your games as some games allow the blobs to show through the game.
2 ...
Some users (particularly with multi screen setups other than the TH2G) may find that the find that the blobs go off the screen on one side ...
I'm sorry but I can't find a way to fix this ... when you start it up again they will be back in their default position.
Enjoy ... :D
Paddywak
EDIT: UPDATE ... As of 2nd May 9:50 UK time ...
To alleviate the problem of the blobs going off the screen for some users and in order to get them back I have modified them such that each time you load them they are in there default position rather that it saving their last position.
So if they disappear off the screen just close the blobs and restart them ... :D
Re download to get the update.
Here is info and a download for those that want the older version ...
Download this version if you want them to remember their last position ...
Bouncing-Blobs.rar
If for some reason they bounce off the screen and don't come back ...
Do a search on your system for a folder called ...
Bouncing Blobs ...
You must include ... in the " More advanced options" ... "Search hidden files or folders"
Delete the folder called ... Bouncing Blobs.
When you next start them they will be back in their default positions.