Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 20:40:48 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@peedub.muc.de> To: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> Cc: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au>, Peter Kok <cckok00@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>, free <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: wall paper or xwindow background Message-ID: <200006271840.UAA61262@peedub.muc.de> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 27 Jun 2000 17:17:17 %2B1000." <Pine.BSF.4.10.10006271711590.20207-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>
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Andy Farkas writes: > >On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > >> Danny writes: >> > >> >It all depends on what X windows manager you are using. >> > >> >Are you using Gnome >> >KDE >> >fvm2 >> > >> >? >> > >> >On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Peter Kok wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> >> >> How do I add the freebsd banner as wall paper or xwindow background >> >> on the freebsd? >> >> >> >> Actually, it doesn't. This can be done with xv and the appropriate >> flags (-root, -max, -quit). >> >> --- >> Gary Jennejohn / garyj@muc.de gj@freebsd.org >> > >xv is not in XFree86. > >man xsetroot > Then again, neither are most of the popular window managers. xsetroot is fine if you want to tile the root window, but xv will scale a bitmap to fill it completely. The picture of Chuck standing on the rock facing the sun makes a great root background, and xv fills the entire root window with it. --- Gary Jennejohn / garyj@muc.de gj@freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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