Rendering to Desktop

I don't know if you can render directly to the desktop (I've never tried it), but you can render to a target surface and then set the texture as wallpaper.

I haven't done this all in combination, but the individual pieces work.

If you want an untiled image, get the size of the desktop.

RECT Desktopsize;
GetClientRect(GetDesktopWindow(),&DesktopSize);

Setup a render target with the desk top size.

Render to the target.

Save the texture with D3DXSaveTextureToFile.

Set the wallpaper using IActiveDesktop::SetWallpaper.

If you're adventuresome, you could try attaching your directx device to the HWND returned from GetDesktopWindow and see what happens.

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Original post by Buckeye If you're adventuresome, you could try attaching your directx device to the HWND returned from GetDesktopWindow and see what happens.

You have to be able to do something like this I think. My ATI TV tuner can display the TV image on the desktop behind the icons.

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Original post by stupid_programmer Quote: Original post by Buckeye If you're adventuresome, you could try attaching your directx device to the HWND returned from GetDesktopWindow and see what happens. You have to be able to do something like this I think. My ATI TV tuner can display the TV image on the desktop behind the icons.

I dont think its posible to draw directly to the desktop, i tried it and all i got was a slow computer with the same desktop, if someone finds the way to do it please let me know how

if (LockWindowUpdate(GetDesktopWindow())) {
// Do your "stuff"
.
.
.
LockWindowUpdate(NULL);
}

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Original post by Hello Kitty if (LockWindowUpdate(GetDesktopWindow())) { // Do your "stuff" . . . LockWindowUpdate(NULL); }

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