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Desktop Background

By default, Orphalese activity takes place on a background (virtual tabletop) otherwise known as the Orphalese Desktop. The background can be customised to show any colour and/or image (tiled, stretched or centred). The customised settings can be applied to all Decks, or you can apply a different setting to each Deck. Hiding the Orphalese Desktop allows the Windows Desktop to be used as the background. The cursor (mouse) can also be customised by selecting a new .cur or .ani file.

To Customise the Background or Cursor for all Decks:

    1. Press the F9 function key to open the Orphalese Options window.

    2. Click the Default Options tab.

    3. Click the Background tab.
      A screen similar to the following will be displayed:

Orphalese Default Options SettingsOrphalese Default Options Settings



 

    1. Make required customisation changes as follows:

      To select a new image:

      1. Click the Clear button to remove any previous settings.

      2. Click the Browse button to open a Windows Explorer window, navigate to the folder location where the image is stored, select the image then click the Open button.

      3. Choose Tile, Stretch, Center or Maximize from the drop-down list.

 

To select a new colour:

      1. Click the Clear button to remove any previous settings.

      2. Click on a Colour to select it, then click the OK button.

 

To select a different mouse cursor:

      1. Click the Cursor button to open a Windows Explorer window, navigate to the folder where the cursor (*.cur or *.ani) files are located, select a file then click the Open button.
    1. Click the Apply button.

    2. Click the Close Window X button to exit.

 

To Customise the Background or Cursor for the Current Deck:

    1. Press the F9 function key to open the Orphalese Options window.

    2. Click the Current Deck tab.

    3. Click the Background tab.
      A screen similar to the following will be displayed:

      Options - Current DeckOptions - Current Deck
    4. Follow step 4 above (Customise the Background or Cursor for all Decks).

    5. Click the Apply custom Background options for Current Deck button.

    6. Click the Close Window X button to exit.