Re: Background question

2005-05-06 Thread Kevin Buhr
"M. Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Between the boot splash and the graphical login manager, there is a > screen with a black and white checkerd background and a big black > "X" which is the mouse. There's a barely documented command line option on recent X servers. If you pass "-br" (short

Re: Background question

2005-05-06 Thread M. Maas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lee Braiden wrote: > > The proprietary nvidia drivers display the nvidia logo rather than the > checked > pattern. I suspect it simply draws an image on the screen before making it > visible. > > Maybe if you set your X startup scripts to immedia

Re: Background question

2005-05-06 Thread M. Maas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Wackojacko wrote: >> You can't. I believe it is hardcoded in the depths of X. (Perhaps >> the newer >> X stuff from X.org might do something differently) > > > Just installed X.org and can report that it doesn't solve this problem, > sorry. > > Wa

Re: Background question

2005-05-06 Thread Lee Braiden
On Friday 06 May 2005 07:14, M. Maas wrote: > > Between the boot splash and the graphical login manager, there is a > > screen with a black and white checkerd background and a big black > > "X" which is the mouse. > > > > Does anyone know how to change this background to something > > prettier, as

Re: Background question

2005-05-06 Thread Wackojacko
You can't. I believe it is hardcoded in the depths of X. (Perhaps the newer X stuff from X.org might do something differently) Just installed X.org and can report that it doesn't solve this problem, sorry. Wackojacko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscr

Re: Background question

2005-05-06 Thread M. Maas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mr Mike wrote: > > > Holy cow.. I just read this a couple of weeks ago and actually found the > image... it's actually a 'x' on a light-gray background that is tiled on the > screen I'm not sure what would happen if you were to mess with it

Re: Background question

2005-05-06 Thread Mr Mike
On Friday 06 May 2005 01:44 am, Alan Chandler wrote: > On Friday 06 May 2005 07:14, M. Maas wrote: > > M. Maas wrote: > > > Hello List, > > > > > > Between the boot splash and the graphical login manager, there is a > > > screen with a black and white checkerd background and a big black > > > "X" w

Re: Background question

2005-05-05 Thread Alan Chandler
On Friday 06 May 2005 07:14, M. Maas wrote: > M. Maas wrote: > > Hello List, > > > > Between the boot splash and the graphical login manager, there is a > > screen with a black and white checkerd background and a big black > > "X" which is the mouse. > > > > Does anyone know how to change this back

Re: Background question

2005-05-05 Thread M. Maas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 M. Maas wrote: > Hello List, > > Between the boot splash and the graphical login manager, there is a > screen with a black and white checkerd background and a big black > "X" which is the mouse. > > Does anyone know how to change this background to s

Background question

2005-05-05 Thread M. Maas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello List, Between the boot splash and the graphical login manager, there is a screen with a black and white checkerd background and a big black "X" which is the mouse. Does anyone know how to change this background to something prettier, as to make