Re: Help getting KDE setup to display random backgtound image
On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 10:10:39AM -0700, Justin Guerin wrote:
> On Sunday 23 January 2005 16:30, stan wrote:
> > I'm trying to get KDE on testing set up to display a random background
> > image from a directory of images. I have a perl script that does what I
> > want, but I cannot seem to get KDE configured corectly to acomplish this.
> > It looks like i should be able to set it up in the background setup to do
> > this, but what I am seeing is that my image flashes up breifly, then the
> > background gets overwritten.
> >
> > How exactly should I e setting this up?
> >
> What does it get overwritten with? A solid color? A gradient? Also, what
> does your perl script do? It seems the background setup for slide shows
> does everything you want, without the need for an external program.
The selected background, wheter that be solid or a gradient. How can I tell
KDE _not_ to use a background color?
As to the slide show, the problem is thta the directory of images changes
frequnetly.
It uses xv to put an image in teh root window.
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