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Re: Application in root window?



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> The root window is not a window run by the user root, it's the window
> that contains all other windows. 
> Running an application in the root window often refers to running it as
> background. For example, some geeks and admins like to have a terminal
> with a 'tail -f' of some log as desktop background (in root window) and
> use transparent windows, which is very useful for /var/log/auth.log for
> example.
> 
> Best,

Hey,
  Ah, I was way off. 
  Thanks for the info. Learned something new.

cheers,
Owen.



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