Related problem: Different Wallpapers for Different Workspaces?

[Ric]

Hi:

Something interesting just happened.  I ran
/usr/bin/chbg -remember -scenario <path/to/cnfgfile>
and nothing happened.  The program chbg _is_ running and I should be
getting pics displayed to/on the root window(works great in XFce3). 

I presumed it is because the backdrop mgr is writing to the root window
so I went to turn it off(Settings Manager/Desktop:Backdrop/Background
Settings) and I could not( I know that I could chose not to use xfbd in
XFce3 so I expected the same feature in XFce4. ).
There is not a widget for a "Run program..." either.

Even stranger is that chbg really is writing to the root window.  I
know this because I have a 'transparent' aterm running and _its_
background is the image that chbg writes. 

This seems like a difficult problem since xfdesktop does other things
for me and I do not want to SIGHUP (/KILL) it. 

Is there another way to 'fix' it from the Settings Manager?  (or other
way - i tried rm the "Image" file name but that does not work)

Is that something planned only for >4.0 release or can that be fixed
before 4.0.0 with a 'Do not use backdrop manager' checkbox in the
"Backdrop/Background Settings" dialog?

Please.  I wanna run XFce4 but also see my Propaganda and Linux Chicks
and ...

TIA

--- Joe Klemmer <klemmerj at webtrek.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-07-09 at 23:40, Scott Robert Ladd wrote:
> 
> > Is it possible to assign a different wallpaper to different
> workspaces 
> > in Xfce4? If so, how is it done? And if it isn't possible, is this 
> > something that could be added simply? I'm even willing to look into
> > it if no one else has.
> 
> 	AFAIK, not at this time.
> 
> -- 
> Joe Klemmer <klemmerj at webtrek.com>
> Unix System/Network Administrator & Ad Hoc Programmer

BTW, the problem is that there is only one 'root window' which is
displayed on all workspaces/desktops.  However, that can be hacked
'cause Gnome 1.4 ( with Sawfish WM ) allowed it.  [ Did XFce xfbd do
that too? (I've been using  chbg  for so long, i forgot...) ]


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Have A Great Day!

Ric
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