Re: FVWM: Setting the background image

From: Jason Harrell <jharrell_at_accessus.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 19:07:37 -0600 (CST)

Thanks alot for you help guy(s)! I really appreciate it. I'm learing
alot about Linux and fvwm so I'm sure I'll have more questions regarding
fvwm. Again thanks!

                                        Jason

P.S. Thanks for the link and icon tips

On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Martin Cartwright wrote:

>
> => From: Jason Harrell <jharrell_at_accessus.net>
> => Subject: FVWM: Setting the background image
> =>
>
> => 1. How can I set/change the background color/picture from that dull gray
> => and black checker crap?
>
> To change your background you need to add a command to the InitFunction in
> your .fvwmrc file.
>
> you can use anything that changes the root window; xv -root, xsetroot, or
> xpmroot (included with the fvwm distribution) xv has the advantage of using
> any format of image, but is rather slow, whereas xsetroot uses only .xbm
> files and xpmroot .xpm files, however they are faster (at least on my
> machine).
>
> My InitFunction loooks like this
>
> AddToFunc InitFunction "I" Module FvwmAuto 100
> + "I" Module FvwmButtons ControlBar /home11/imc/.barrc
> + "I" Module FvwmAudio
> + "I" exec xpmroot /scratch11/imc/nwrm/pics/bkdrp-2.xpm
> + "I" exec /home11/imc/bin/rxvt -pixmap /home11/imc/nwrm/pics/pixmaps/scream.xpm -scale T -display $DISPLAY -title "$HOST : ArghTerm" -n Aargh -geometry 80x45+420+175 &
> + "I" exec mailtool -scale small -iconic &
> + "I" exec xfaces -geometry 70x700-0+150 &
>
>
> =>
> => 2. Where can I find cool pixmaps for fvwm?
> =>
>
> Hmmm... There are links to a number of icon/pixmap archives at the
> "Window Managers for X" page at
>
> http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman/
>
> Including some cool 3d appearance pixmaps... If you're using an 8-bit
> colour display, you may find you run out of colours fairly quickly so
> be careful when using really cool icons. Usually the cooler the icons
> the more colours they're going to use. I got ed up with this so I went
> and compiled my own set of pixmaps that all use the same 16 colour set.
> You can find them at the address below...
>
> Sorry about the shameless self-promotion, but hey, no one else is going
> to mention them...
>
>
> M.Cartwright_at_qub.ac.uk - http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/~imc/vom.htm
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