Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 20:33:58 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@muc.de> Cc: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>, 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: <20000627203357.B232@parish> In-Reply-To: <200006271840.UAA61262@peedub.muc.de>; from garyj@peedub.muc.de on Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 08:40:48PM %2B0200 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10006271711590.20207-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> <200006271840.UAA61262@peedub.muc.de>
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On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 08:40:48PM +0200, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > 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. You don't need to scale *that* image to make it fill the root window, unless you're running obscenely high resolutions. it's available from 640x480 to 1600x1200 (I think) at http://www.de.freebsd.org/de/gif/bsd/index.html > > --- > 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 -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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