Related problem: Different Wallpapers for Different Workspaces?

[Olivier Fourdan]

xfdesktop put a "desktop" (EWMH speaking) window on top of the root.

Any application writting directly to the root window won't show.

Cheers,
Olivier.

On Thu, 2003-07-10 at 23:05, Ric wrote:
> 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...) ]
> 
> 
> =====
> Have A Great Day!
> 
> Ric
> ***
> 
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Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
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