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You can set certain options for the dancers that appear on the desktop. Using the Dancer Options dialog box, you can select the dancers and their visibility, and specify when you want the dancers to appear.
To set dancer options
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In the notification area, click the Dancer icon, and then click Options.
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Based on music genre | Display different dancers on your desktop depending on the genre of music, such as classical or jazz, that is playing in Windows Media Player. To assign a dancer to each of the genres, click Genre Settings. By default, all genres display a random dancer. |
Surprise me (random selection) | Display a random dancer on your desktop and have that dancer switch between the available dancers installed on your computer each time the Dancer program starts and each time a new track starts, if Windows Media Player is the audio source. |
Use this dancer | Always display the selected dancer on your desktop when the feature is running. To change the dancer, click a different dancer name in the list. |
In the Preview area, you can see how the dancers will appear.
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Keep dancer on top of other windows | Always display the dancers in front of any open windows on your desktop. |
Run this program when Windows starts | Start the Dancer program when Windows starts. |
Automatically detect sound when this program starts | Have the Dancer program automatically detect the audio source on your computer.
To verify that Dancer can detect sound from an audio source on your computer, start playing music, and then click Detect Sound Now. |
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