xfdesktop new stuff - needs testing

[Brian J. Tarricone]

done.  seems to work ok, defaults appear to be sane.  except that "don't 
set backdrop" doesn't appear to do anything.  i didn't really touch this 
code (aside from fixing the crash bug).  it appears when that checkbox 
is checked, we grab the _XROOTPMAP_ID properly and set the virtual root 
window to whatever's in that.  which appears to be the normal backdrop 
that's set anyway.  i presume this is so apps that write to the real 
root window and set _XROOTPMAP_ID can work properly, but if that's the 
case, i think "don't set backdrop" is very misleading.

    -brian


Olivier Fourdan wrote:

>Brian,
>
>Please try this simple test : Rename your $HOME/.xfce4 (so you don't
>loose all you data) and log in xfce. 
>
>Cheers,
>Olivier.
>
>On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 00:03, Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
>  
>
>>Olivier Fourdan wrote:
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>>>- The "Don't set backdrop" option still crashes xfdesktop
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>>known.   working on it.
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>>>- Settings aren't loaded, I had to run the dialog to get the settings
>>>applied as it seems (and get the crash)
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>>aren't loaded when?  from a default setup?  i did notice how the dialog 
>>initially comes up with "don't set backdrop" checked.  i must have the 
>>sense reversed on a boolean somewhere.
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>>>- Color gradient does nothing.
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>>i know (and i said this in my previous email ^_~).
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>>>- Menu tab is totally empty (you prolly already know about that, but
>>>still, looks odd)
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>>yeah, i know.  i had intended to create that by now, but i haven't 
>>gotten to it.  probably later tonight.
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>>>- The tabfolders inside tabfolders doesn't look too good to me (from a
>>>usability standpoint)
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>>i'm not totally happy with it either.  do you have an alternative 
>>suggestion?  the only other that was posed was to list the screens in an 
>>option menu.  i don't really like that, as i don't think (in general) 
>>changing and option menu should make other controls change.
>>
>>    -brian
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>>>Cheers,
>>>Olivier.
>>>
>>>
>>>On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 12:57, Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
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>>>>and what the hell, a screenie for those of you unable (or unwilling ^_~) 
>>>>to upgrade:
>>>>http://kelnos.homelinux.org/xfce4/images/screenshots/backdrop-settings-new-20040420.png
>>>>
>>>>   -brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
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>>>>>hi all-
>>>>>i committed a huge amount of stuff to xfdesktop this morning, and it 
>>>>>should hopefully address a bunch of multiscreen (non-xinerama) 
>>>>>issues.  i know there will be problems with it, as i obviously can't 
>>>>>test it, and there are a few things i'm just not sure about.
>>>>>
>>>>>there's a new settings dialog that needs testing as well.  note: the 
>>>>>color gradients don't do anything yet.  note2: all your old desktop 
>>>>>settings are now lost, as the MCS setting names have all changed 
>>>>>(mainly just to "setting_screennum").  so write them down before 
>>>>>updating if you care.
>>>>>
>>>>>so yes, test it.  danny, that means you ^_~.  the crash on exit should 
>>>>>be resolved, and it should theoretically be able to draw different 
>>>>>backdrop images on different screens.  theoretically.
>>>>>
>>>>>unfortunately, the gnome app crash/hang problem still does not seem to 
>>>>>have been resolved, despite reworking a bunch of stuff i thought might 
>>>>>be the culprit.  *sigh*
>>>>>
>>>>>  -brian
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