I didn't realize it until I encountered this that when I was a kid and the
family went to a restaurant (not a real fancy kind) every month or so I
picked up on the repetitive pattern in the tabletop, you know those kind
with smallish modern art designs in them (60's era)?  Well it made me
remember how I was staring into the table and this same effect happened and
from then on I was always trying to convince everyone else I was seeing
something strange.  Needless to say looking back on it the parents were
probably wondering what was wrong with me.  All I recall is how they would
try and say that yeah the pattern in the tabletop was interesting.  Think I
went back to the usual sort of thing of finding shapes and such in the
patterns in the usual way eventually.
Funny though how I never had a comparison to be able to remember that right
until I saw this effect in tiled patterns on the computer screen.

Bob

Chris Huff <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
news:231119990716473246%chr### [at] yahoocom...
> In article <383A3898.F1B64BD3@unforgettable.com>, Xplo Eristotle
> <inq### [at] unforgettablecom> wrote:
>
> > Those of you with repetitive desktops (say, Mac-users using large
> > patterns) may find that if you allow your eyes to cross and defocus a
> > little until the pattern resolves again, it'll seem to sink into the
> > screen while windows and icons float above it (albeit as blurred double
> > images, but it's still a cool effect).
>
> Yeah, I have noticed this before, especially when I am extremely bored
> and tired.
> Actually, right now I have an image covering my desktop, Macs have had
> that capability built into the OS since Mac OS 8(or was it System
> 7.6?). So we aren't restricted to tileable patterns any more.
>
> That gives me an idea, have the desktop image alternate between the two
> views and use the LCD glasses, that should be an interesting effect.
> Even better if the window and icon positions are adjusted so they
> appear to have depth. Might actually make it easier to use.
>
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> Chris Huff
> e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
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