xfwm4 background

[Ulli Horlacher]

On Thu 2009-03-05 (12:47), Stefan Stuhr wrote:

> > I'm using xfwm4 as standalone window manager (ie. I don't
> > use the rest of the xfce applications). My question is if
> > and how I can display a background image (I tried to set
> > a bg image on the X11 root window using xv -root, but
> > when xfwm4 starts, the background becomes solid grey).
> 
> You are using the compositor in Xfwm4, so you will need a desktop
> manager. Xfdesktop is the desktop manager that comes with Xfce.

I have a similar problem: I want to run xplanet which continously draws
images on the root window. But I cannot see it, because the xfce desktop
backround is front, but I want the xfdesktop menus, too.

In fvwm this was possible, both.

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