Well, I don't know what's the problem. When trying qiv image.jpeg
get this Gdk-ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) serial 115 error_code 8 request_code 2 minor_code 0 Anyway, I tried xli and it works. On 5/9/05, Almut Behrens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, May 09, 2005 at 06:48:34PM +0300, Andras Lorincz wrote: > > But I also can see from xdpyinfo this: > > > > root window id: 0x49 > > > > Should that be 0x23? > > don't think so... "visual id" and "window id" refer to different > things. > > > > > On 5/9/05, Andras Lorincz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I can see > > > > > > default visual id: 0x23 > > > visual: > > > visual id: 0x23 > > > class: TrueColor > > > depth: 24 planes > > > > > > when I run xdpyinfo. So that is not the problem. Any other idea? > > Does qiv work in general with normal (non-root) windows? > Have you tried other viewers? > > You could also try 'xwininfo' to query info specifically about the root > window / background (just type 'xwininfo' and then click somewhere on > the desktop background). > But I guess it'll tell you "Visual Class: TrueColor" as well... > Even worse, if this should reveal that your root window has some other > weird class, I wouldn't really know from the top of my head which part > of the configs you might want to change ;) > > Anyhow, good luck, > Almut > > > > > > > > On 5/9/05, Almut Behrens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 03:00:57PM +0300, Andras Lorincz wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to set the background for xdm by typing in Xsetup this: > > > > > > > > > > if [ -r /home/lorand/Wallpaper1024/download3.jpeg -a -x /usr/bin/qiv > > > > > ]; then > > > > > /usr/bin/qiv -z /home/lorand/Wallpaper1024/download3.jpeg > > > > > else > > > > > /usr/bin/X11/xsetroot -solid DarkBlue > > > > > fi > > > > > > > > > > it doesn't work altough the condition in the if statement is true. If > > > > > I execute > > > > > > > > > > /usr/bin/qiv -z /home/lorand/Wallpaper1024/download3.jpeg > > > > > > > > > > in a terminal in X, get this message: > > > > > > > > > > qiv: Your root window's visual is not the visual Imlib chose; > > > > > qiv cannot set the background currently. > > > > > > > > > > What is the problem? > > > > > > > > Not sure, but it looks like Imlib (used by qiv) is requesting a > > > > "visual class" that's not available for some reason... > > > > > > > > What's your X-server running at? These days (with modern graphics > > > > cards) this is usually TrueColor, which should be fine to display jpgs. > > > > But who knows... there's still a tiny chance it's not TrueColor, which > > > > might explain the problem. > > > > If unsure, look in the output of 'xdpyinfo'. You'll find a section > > > > similar to (among lots of other stuff): > > > > > > > > ... > > > > default visual id: 0x23 > > > > visual: > > > > visual id: 0x23 > > > > class: TrueColor > > > > depth: 24 planes > > > > ... > > > > > > > > Don't know whether qiv would do automatic conversions (e.g. from > > > > TrueColor to Indexed, etc.) -- apparently not...(?) Have you tried > > > > other image viewers like xli, display (from ImageMagick), xv, ...? > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
