X and Fluxbox :: background wallpaper

Good idea, a 1x1 pixel black image, scaled. (or tiled)... which is more cpu efficient?

Quote (torp @ Feb. 02 2006,08:44)

Use the xpaint program to create a jpeg thats solid black. Load it into the fluxbox/background directory and just switch to it. Make sure you set it to scale. Now, if I can just figure out how to use different wallpaper on each differnt desktop......

torp

why.....?

Every background setting application will set a solid or gradient color in place of an image...why use an image to do it? Only reason I can think of is if you want a multi-colored or non-linear gradient. Or is it because you're hesitant to use a command rather than buttons?
Add this to .fluxbox/init:

Code Sample

session.screen0.rootcommand: xsri --color=black

This will give you a black background (without needing an image) no matter what style is used.

As far as setting a different background for each desktop...I don't think it can be done with fluxbox stable. The development version has a "MacroCmd" command which allows you to chain commands together, so you could set up hotkeys that first change the background and then switch to a specified desktop. I've heard this can be hard on the cpu if you switch desktops frequently.

dsl-2.2RC1 now has a solid color chooser added to the background/wallpaper GUI tool.

Nice one roberts. Using a solid color rather than an image allows us to get as much cpu out of this as possible,

Hi guys,

Does any of you still run DSL 1.3 ?? I loooove the safari (elephant) background... where can I get that? I would love to have that as my desktop background.. If any of you (or the admin) still have the picture, would you kindly send me one? Thank you! :laugh:

Currently running DSL 1.5 and when I go to Desktop -> Wallpaper, I see there are 3 options for the background. Now, assume that I already got the safari picture (.png or .jpg), any idea how to put the files into the Wallpaper options?

here is link to the picture that I'm dying to have:
http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/original.php?release=387&slide=3

Any help appreciated. Thanks!

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