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Wallpaper Settings

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Arrangement Modes

Mode Description
Per Each monitor displays an independent wallpaper.
Duplicate The same wallpaper is shown on all monitors.
Expand One wallpaper spans across all monitors.

Changing the arrangement mode restarts all running wallpapers and saves the new layout.


Playback Rules

These settings control wallpaper behavior under specific system conditions. Each rule can be set to one of three values:

Value Effect on wallpaper
KeepRun Continue playing normally.
Silence Keep playing but mute audio.
Pause Pause rendering and audio entirely.
Rule Default When it applies
App Focus KeepRun A regular application window gains focus (not fullscreen).
App Fullscreen Pause A fullscreen application is detected on the same monitor.
Battery Power KeepRun The device is running on battery (not plugged in).
Power Saving KeepRun Windows Battery Saver mode is active.
Remote Desktop Pause A Remote Desktop session is detected.

Status mechanism (StatuMechanism) controls the scope of rule enforcement:

Value Behavior
Per Rules apply only to the wallpaper on the affected monitor.
All Rules apply to all wallpapers simultaneously.

Effect Customization

Each wallpaper has a per-wallpaper effect configuration. Open the settings panel for a wallpaper to adjust:

Property Description
Saturation Color richness (0.0 = grayscale, 1.0 = original, 3.0 = maximum).
Hue Shift the color wheel (0–360°).
Brightness Overall luminance (0.1–2.0).
Contrast Tonal range (0.0–2.0).
Volume Audio playback level (video and web wallpapers).
Speed Playback speed multiplier (video wallpapers).
Scaling How the wallpaper fits the display — see Scaling Modes below.

Changes are previewed in real time. The configuration is saved per-wallpaper and restored automatically.

Scaling Modes

Mode Behavior
fill Stretch to fill the display, ignoring aspect ratio.
uniform Scale to fit entirely within the display, preserving aspect ratio (may leave bars).
uniformFill Scale to cover the full display, preserving aspect ratio (may crop edges).
none Display at original resolution, no scaling.
auto Let the player choose based on content type.

Audio Options

Audio only on desktop (IsAudioOnlyOnDesktop) — when enabled, wallpaper audio plays only while the desktop has focus. Any foreground application automatically silences the wallpaper audio. Useful for ambient audio wallpapers that should not compete with application sound.


Layout Persistence

The mapping of wallpaper → monitor is saved automatically as a WallpaperLayout list and restored on next launch. If a monitor that was in the saved layout is no longer connected, its entry is ignored until the monitor is reconnected.


Lock Screen Background

Any Still Image or Motion Picture wallpaper can be applied directly as the Windows lock screen background. The feature writes the image path to the Windows lock screen registry key — no external tool required.

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