menus

Access to the menu

Right click with the mouse on the application icon the System Tray (lower right screen corner):

Menu items

• View

  • Previous

    Go back and show earlier wallpapers (up to 5 levels are kept in memory).

  • Most Recent

    Displays the most recently downloaded wallpaper.

  • Default Desktop

    Reload the default (or favorite) desktop. If you have saved a wallpaper as the Default Desktop Wallpaper (see Save Image as Default Desktop), this image will be brought to your desktop again.

  • Desktop without Wallpaper

    Clears the screen, leaving the desktop icons on the default desktop background color.

  • Saved Image

    You can restore a saved image (see Save Image) to the desktop at any time. After clicking on the menu item, the folder where your wallpapers are stored will be opened. Select the image file of your choice (select Preview to view the thumbnails of the stored images) and click OK. The image replaces the previous desktop wallpaper.

    You can also select any other jpg-image files stored on your harddisk. If the image size (in pixels) differs from the screen size, you may change the display mode.

  • Hide Icons / Show Icons

    Toggle between hiding and showing the desktop icons:
    Hide the desktop icons to have an unobstructed view on the desktop wallpaper
    (the desktop icons reappear when clicking again)
    All active windows will be minimized.

    Optionally, simply left-clicking on the Progam icon in the system tray can hide/show the desktop icons, if this option is set in the Preferences.

  • Info on Image

    Displays any available information about the image (e.g. title, description, author, copyright etc.)

• Save Image

  • in Custom Folder

    Saves the current wallpaper in a folder of your choice.

    Optionally, you can save the images automatically in the default folder whenever a new one has been downloaded (see Preferences).

  • as Default Desktop

    You can save any wallpaper as your default one and reload it at your convenience (see above: View Default Desktop).

    When downloading a new image, any preexisting wallpaper, which had not been downloaded by STRAYK (also the empty desktop), will be saved automatically as Default Wallpaper before being replaced by the one downloaded by STRAYK. This prevents losing an image or a setting you may want to keep and reload at a later stage. 

    There is only one wallpaper at a time that will be saved as the Default Desktop Wallpaper, the old one will be replaced by the new one.

    You can also save the empty desktop as the default one.

• Upload images

• I you have got own photos or images of high quality you would like to share with other people on their desktop, you are welcome to upload them to our server. They will be evaluated and, most probably, published in the category you specify. If you are a professional photographer, you may suggest a proper custom sub-category in the PHOTOGRAPHY category.

• Goto Contest

• Goto Website

Connection to the Strayk.com or the sponsor's web site depending on the chosen theme.

• Categories and Themes

                Choose from a wide array of image categories and themes.
                Alternatively, you can access the categories and themes window by clicking on the STRAYK icon with the left mouse button.

• Tools

  • Refresh image

          Reloads the wallpaper from the server.

  • Display mode

    The wallpapers are available in a variety of sizes. 
    As a rule, the wallpaper will be delivered according to the resolution and the proportion (relationship between hight and width) of the screen.
    Images, however, have fixed proportions and may not always fit the screen. Changing the display mode may improve the wallpaper's appearance. 

    1. Zoom1 (extend to screen) (default mode): 
       
       The image is zoomed to fill the screen without distortion. If the proportions of the image differ from the proportions of the screen, the longer edge will be cropped. In most cases, this mode will make for the best appearance, unless the original image is in portrait or square format.
    2. Zoom 3 (fit into screen): 
       
       The image is zoomed without distortion to fit completely inside the screen. If the proportions of the image do not comply with the screen's proportions, the shorter edge will show margins on either side.
    3. Zoom 2 (intermediate): 
       
       Halfway between the "Zoom1" mode and the "Zoom3" mode: if the proportions of the image and the screen are different, the image's longer egde will be cropped and the shorter one will show margins.
    4. Stretched: 
       
       The image is resized to the size of the screen (may appear distorted if image proportions do not comply with the screen)
    5. Original size: 
       
       The image is centered on the screen with its original size in pixels. No distortion. It may extend beyond the screen or, if smaller, show margins.

• Preferences

• Help and Info

  • Online Help

  • Technical Support

  • Registration

    Opens the Login form to register as a new user or to enter the Serial Number you received after Registration.

  • About STRAYK

          Information about the program. Link to the Strayk.com home page.

• Exit

            Exit the program. Automatic downloading of wallpapers will be stopped.