Re: Background for fvwm2

["Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com>]

Karlheinz Nolte wrote:
> 
> Dennis Lundstr%F6m wrote:
> >
> > >Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 12:08:44 +0100
> > >From: Karlheinz Nolte <Karlheinz.Nolte@ks.sel.alcatel.de>
> > >To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > >Subject: Background for fvwm2
> >
> > >Hi Debians,
> > >
> > >I have here a Debian GNU/Linux 1.2.2. It works fine for me so far.
> > >
> > >Yesterday I tried to apply a background picture (a GIF File) for the
> > >fvwm window manager. As you can read in the file
> > >/usr/doc/fvwm2/debian.README.sysrc you have only to put a file
> > >background.gif either in the directory /etc/X11/fvwm2 or in ~/.fvwm2
> > >
> > >But this dosn't work. Of course I restarted fvwm2. Nothing happend.
> > >
> > >Have I do additional things?
> > >
> > >Hoping for help,
> > >Karlheinz
> > >--
> > >
> > hmm,i never tried fvwm2 , but i think you ought to check your system.fvwm2rc.
> > Im not to sure that fvwm can handle GIF´s, but you can allways
> > download xloadimage from sunsite.unc.edu, end use a JPG file.
> >
> > Have fun !! 8)
> >
> > --Dennis
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> according to the file /usr/doc/fvwm2/debian.README.sysrc it is possible
> to have a GIF file as background. Here is a part of the README:
> 
> -------
>   background.xpm
>   background.jpg
>   background.gif
>   background.color
>   background.list
>     These files define the screen background (root window).
>     They are searched for in order, and only the first
>     one is used.  (Also, for this case only, the user
>     hook is searched for before the system administrator,
>     because otherwise a user could not override the background).
> 
>     background.xpm, background.jpg and background.gif
>     should be the graphic files themselves (or a symbolic
>     link to them).
> 
>     The background.color file should contain one line that
>     gives the name of a color.  The background will then
>     be set to that color.
> -------
> 
> So I think to try an JPG file would not be the solution.
> Because no error message is displayed, I assume the problem is to find
> the "picture" file.
> 
> Still hoping for help ...

Why waste time trying to get fvwm to set up your background? Just use
xv. You can pass command line parameters to cause it to paint to the
root window and then exit. It has many features for tiling, stretching,
etc. Then just put the command in your fvwm init function.

--
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com