Saturday, December 20, 2014

Smashing Magazine wallpaper calendars

Today I created a tool to automatically receive the latest wallpaper calendars from Smashing Magazine.
The tool can be downloaded from here.
When you download the tool and extract the zip file there are 3 files available.

  1. HtmlAgilityPack.dll
  2. WallpaperCalendars.exe
  3. WallpaperCalendars.exe.config
In the configuration file there are a some interesting properties to set.
  • WallpaperFolder -> Folder where all the wallpapers will be placed.
  • Resolution1 >The first resolution that will be downloaded.
  • Resolution2 >If the first resolution isn't available, the second resolution will be downloaded.
  • Resolution3 >If the second resolution isn't available, the third resolution will be downloaded.
  • WithCalendar > Should the calendar be displayed on the wallpaper?
  • OnlyLatestWallpapers > Download only the latest wallpapers.
  • AskToClose > When everything is finished the application will stay open

Possible resolutions

  • 2560x1440
  • 1920x1440
  • 1920x1200
  • 1920x1080
  • 1680x1200
  • 1680x1050
  • 1600x1200
  • 1440x900
  • 1400x1050
  • 1280x1024
  • 1280x960
  • 1280x800
  • 1280x720
  • 1152x864
  • 1024x1024
  • 1024x768
  • 800x600
  • 800x480
  • 640x480
  • 320x480

Once you've configured the application to your needs you can test the application.When you run the application, the application will place the wallpapers from the latest month in the provided folder (WallpaperFolder).


I've created a scheduled task to automate the wallpaper updates. (How to create a scheduled task in windows 8)

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