Related problem: Different Wallpapers for Different Workspaces?

[Todd Slater]

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 14:56:05 -0700 (PDT)
Ric <fhj52ads at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Olivier:
> 
> Thanks for the info. I guess the good news is that since it writes on
> top of the root window, it will not be that hard to get it to write
> different pics for different workspaces. :)
> 
> --- Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org> wrote:
> > ...as for the fix, simple, don't run xfdesktop
> 
> If I do not run xfdesktop, that also kills the (root window) menu(s)
> which I like - even more since MenuMaker adds its bits to them.
> I now have no clickable desktop.   :(   
> ( I knew that would happen but I tried it anyway. )
> 
> I ran xfdesktop to restore the menus, etc.  and it did just what you
> said -wrote over the  chbg  controlled root window.
> 
> Any other way around it and still be able use xfdesktop menus, etc.
> _and_  chbg or other bg programs? 

Try deskmenu. I use it with Oroborus (that's where I found out about it)
and in the recent MenuMaker I noted it support deskmenu. 

http://www.oroborus.org/?node=Download

HTH,
Todd

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