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Date:      Wed, 08 Dec 1999 19:49:02 -0800
From:      stephen <schan_ca@geocities.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: xdm Configuration
Message-ID:  <384F26AE.5E91EC42@geocities.com>
References:  <199912090305.WAA58663@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <19991209161138.C12088@jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz>

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Hello Jonathan

"xv -root -quit -rmode 5 /usr/X11R6/etc/Background"

I got the "-root" part, but what is "-quit" and "-rmode 5" for ?

Thanks
Stephen
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Jonathan Chen wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 10:05:19PM -0500, Crist J. Clark wrote:
>
> [...]
> > The second problem is the root screen. It's that ugly dithered grey
> > that X defaults to. I'd just like to make that a simple solid
> > color... almost _any_ color. I would think that should be really
> > simple, but I have yet to track down where to slip in such a setting
> > in the xdm startup.
>
> Add a line in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 which reads:
>
>         xsetroot -solid DarkSlateGrey
>
> Or you could add a picture:
>
>         xv -root -quit -rmode 5 /usr/X11R6/etc/Background
>
> Jonathan Chen
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