Dave the OAP
Well-known member
Has anyone found a way of putting a picture on your desktop from Google Chrome, or is saving it first the only way?
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- Thread starter Dave the OAP
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Chrome doesn't allow directly setting an image located in your browser to be your wallpaper (which is I assume what you mean by 'putting a picture on your desktop').
Some would say rightly so since when you do this with IE it sticks the image somewhere temporary such that when you have a system clean-up you suddenly lose your wallpaper.
One way you could achieve it is install the IE-in-a-tab Chrome extension. When you get to a page that has an image you want, click to open the page in an IE tab and then use right click from there to set your wallpaper. (Sounds long-winded but will take you about 30 seconds from now, even if you don't have the extension installed yet.)
Some would say rightly so since when you do this with IE it sticks the image somewhere temporary such that when you have a system clean-up you suddenly lose your wallpaper.
One way you could achieve it is install the IE-in-a-tab Chrome extension. When you get to a page that has an image you want, click to open the page in an IE tab and then use right click from there to set your wallpaper. (Sounds long-winded but will take you about 30 seconds from now, even if you don't have the extension installed yet.)
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
How many on NSC use chrome? I recently installed it to my laptop at home, it runs much faster than IE and Firefox. Pity it cant be installed at work.
Rookie
Greetings
- Feb 8, 2005
- 12,324
Installed it a while back, used it for a bit then went back to Firefox. Can't remember exact reasons but think Firefox was more user friendly or probably because i don't like change!
It's my default for both home and work. What' s stopping you install it at work? Although my company network blocks the download of it, you can search for a offline install which works for me!
Yep been using for a fair while now, I love it easier and quicker to use than Firefox and IE.
Common as Mook
Not Posh as Fook
- Jul 26, 2004
- 5,642
It's belting
Brightonfan1983
Well-known member
My thoughts exactly.
Chrome has adblock and other extensions now, which was the initial attraction of Firefox.
footychick
Nicola
I love Google Chrome.
Installed it earlier, just to test web apps in different browsers.
I usually use Firefox, and Adblock Plus is the thing I really miss if I have to use IE.
Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
I love Chrome... been using it for a year & only complaint was transferring favourites when I changed laptops
