Solar Desktop

Animates Windows desktop icons to orbit like Saturn's rings in multiple planets.

Requirements

• Windows 10 or later
• If you have python installed, you have to install keyboard package:

  pip install keyboard

Usage

1. Right-click on desktop → View → Uncheck "Align icons to grid"

2. Change "False" to "True" in main.py line 90 to enable mouse speed control:

   mouse_speed_control=True,

3. Adjust the planet center coordinates in main.py line 221:

   center=(650, 400),

4. Adjust the orbit size in main.py line 222:

   semiaxes=(400, 80),

5. Run the Test.bat file and repatt steps 2, 3 and 4 until you are satisfied with the result.

6. When you adjusted the values to your liking, run the Install.bat file.

Controls

• Rotation speed changes based on mouse position
• Closer to the center = slower rotation
• Change within the planets with key F8

Notes

• The Install.bat file creates a scheduled task to run the script at user login so tou have to run it with administrator privileges. If you don't want to do thad you can program the task manually following this tutorial: Create a scheduled task
• Icons passing "behind" the planet are temporarily hidden
• I highly recommend taking a screenshot of your desktop before running the script because the icons won't be restored to their original positions when the script ends.

License

This project is a derivative work based on: Saturn-desktop

Original Author: Antonio Cuenca Garcia (Linkfy)
License: MIT No Commercial License

Original license text: Original lisense