To get Maukie on your desktop, all you have to do is download a HTML page and set it as your wallpaper.
Here is a list of different screen sizes; choose your size and LEFT-click the appropriate link to OPEN and preview the desktop, or RIGHT-click and choose Save Target As to save it to your hard disk.
800x600 || 1024x768 || 1152x864 || 1280x1024
Once you've saved the HTML page to your hard disk, set it as your wallpaper:
# Right-click your desktop and choose Properties
Note that if you want to change your wallpaper again, the only place on your desktop where you can right-click (to get the menu to choose Properties from) is the dark edge.
Please note that you need the free Flash Player to be able to see Maukie! (Whether it's on the web or on your own desktop.)
Customizing the colors
You can change the colors of the dark edge and the light background by editing the HTML page you downloaded.
To change the color of the dark edge:
To change the color of the light background:
To view a list of possible values, visit HTML Color Codes.
# Choose Browse
# Locate the HTML page (maukieXXXX.html, where XXXX is your screen size)
# Click Open
# Click OK.
# Open the HTML page (maukieXXXX.html) in Notepad or a similar program (MS Word not advised)
# Locate this line: <body bgcolor="#0088CC">
# Change 0088CC to a different value.
# Open the HTML page (maukieXXXX.html) in Notepad or a similar program (MS Word not advised)
# Locate this line: <param name="bgcolor" value="#66BBFF">
# Change 66BBFF to a different value.