Re: X Background

["D. W. Wieboldt" <dwiebold@aus.etn.com>]

On Sat, Sep 05, 1998 at 12:45:43PM +0000, David Warnock wrote:
> I am using XFree86 with icewm. The desktop background is a distracting
> pattern. So far I clear this (which has sort of difraction patterns at
> high res) by using the fishtank application. I am quite a boring person
> and wondered how to clear it to a single colour.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Dave

xsetroot -solid [color] &  is just fine for one color.  For a little
less boring background try floatbg -- it sets a solid color and changes
it every so often.  I exec mine on the way into icewm -- in ~/.xinitrc:

#!/bin/sh
exec icewm &
floatbg &
tkdesk 

Ciao!  davew
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