Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

On 10/16/2021 07:13 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: Stephen P. Molnar wrote: Thank your for your reply. I find that right click on the desktop no longer brings up the Desktop Settings. This still works in the root desktop. Your recommendation for desktop settings is what I routinely use. Ah-hah! M

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > > > > Thank your for your reply. I find that right click on the desktop no longer > brings up the Desktop Settings. This still works in the root desktop. Your > recommendation for desktop settings is what I routinely use. Ah-hah! Mike Kupfer's suggestion is corr

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

On 10/15/2021 08:16 PM, Keith Bainbridge wrote: On Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:51:46 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: Given your second message, it is clear that this is a configuration issue that is under the control of your normal user, not an OS-wide problem. You will not need to reinstall. G'day All

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

On 10/15/2021 06:18 PM, Lee wrote: On 10/15/21, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: On 10/15/2021 09:51 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: Stephen P. Molnar wrote: Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Debian Bust

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > how do I fix the problem? > > Settings Manager - Desktop - Wallpaper for my desktop appears to be > completely grayed out and is unresponsive. Is xfdesktop running? If not, start it. It sometimes goes AWOL for reasons I've never tracked down. regards, mike

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

On Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:51:46 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: >>Given your second message, it is clear that this is a >>configuration issue that is under the control of your normal >>user, not an OS-wide problem. You will not need to reinstall. G'day All If you can't find a solution by adjusting sett

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

On 10/15/21, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > > On 10/15/2021 09:51 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: >> Stephen P. Molnar wrote: >>> Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the >>> problem. >>> >>> On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfc

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

On 10/15/2021 09:51 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: Stephen P. Molnar wrote: Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. This morning after a reboot the User Background

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. > > On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. > > > > This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the > > co

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the color that was set - black, but the entire desk

Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the color that was set - black, but the entire desktop opened with an overall gray background. Rebooting restored the black desktop, but opening an app and then closing it le

Re: saving the xfce desktop background, including color gradients on the sides

On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 1:53 PM Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > On 5/9/20, Dan Hitt wrote: > > With the xfce desktop, there's an application that lets you set the > desktop > > background. > > > > Applications > Settings > Desktop > > > > In the &qu

Re: saving the xfce desktop background, including color gradients on the sides

On 5/9/20, Dan Hitt wrote: > With the xfce desktop, there's an application that lets you set the desktop > background. > > Applications > Settings > Desktop > > In the "Background" tab, it lets you set a few items, including a Style, > such as "Scal

saving the xfce desktop background, including color gradients on the sides

With the xfce desktop, there's an application that lets you set the desktop background. Applications > Settings > Desktop In the "Background" tab, it lets you set a few items, including a Style, such as "Scaled", a Color, such as "Horizontal gradient&quo

Re: i.e., cannot set XFCE desktop background -- Re: thumbnailing/ image choosing (xfdesktop-settings) no longer working

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 01:32:15PM -0400, Lee wrote: > On 8/29/18, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 04:31:35PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 04:12:51PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > >> > For some reason presently unknown to me, XFCE4's xfdesktop-set

i.e., cannot set XFCE desktop background -- Re: thumbnailing/ image choosing (xfdesktop-settings) no longer working

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 04:31:35PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 04:12:51PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > For some reason presently unknown to me, XFCE4's xfdesktop-settings > > app no longer shows thumbnails, and the Folder -> Other dialog box > > shows all files and

Re: SOLVED? - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 06/10/2017 06:33 PM, songbird wrote: > Richard Owlett wrote: > ... >> I've just done: >> apt-get update >> apt-get upgrade >> apt-get dist-upgrade >> >> I no longer see the problem described in this thread. >> [just a heads up for those who haven't recently done update etc] > >

Re: SOLVED? - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

Richard Owlett wrote: ... > I've just done: > apt-get update > apt-get upgrade > apt-get dist-upgrade > > I no longer see the problem described in this thread. > [just a heads up for those who haven't recently done update etc] correct, updated versions of some MATE pieces were accept

Re: SOLVED - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 06/10/2017 03:55 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/18/2017 11:52 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: >> I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has >> ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot >> the problem. The sal

SOLVED? - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/18/2017 11:52 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot the problem. The salient information is: OS is fully updated Testing, MATE desktop environment. I

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 08:28:52AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 10:55:28PM -0500, Michael Milliman wrote: > > For me, though, the important aspect is will sxiv change the desktop > > background like feh will?

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 10:55:28PM -0500, Michael Milliman wrote: > For me, though, the important aspect is will sxiv change the desktop > background like feh will? If all you want is to set the root window (desktop/background) image, "xsetbg" from the xloadimage package will do

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

se. > >> > >>I am now torn between feh and sxiv. That is the problem with threads > >>like this, which promote delving into available packages and having to > >>make a choice. :) > >> > >For me, though, the important aspect is will sxiv change the desk

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

aspect is will sxiv change the desktop background like feh will? I found no mention of anything like that in its man page. YMMV I have been following this thread closely since opening it and have learned quit a bit. I agree an active upstream is always a good thing. And I admit, I am concern

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

dependencies or like to be able to configure things for their > particular use case. > > I am now torn between feh and sxiv. That is the problem with threads > like this, which promote delving into available packages and having to > make a choice. :) > For me, though, the importa

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Sat 27 May 2017 at 19:13:25 +0100, Brian wrote: > On Sat 27 May 2017 at 09:52:45 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > On Sat 27 May 2017 at 12:32:06 (+0100), Brian wrote: > > > On Fri 26 May 2017 at 17:57:40 -0500, Michael Milliman wrote: > > > > > > > And actually, the --no-xinerama flag is not

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Sat 27 May 2017 at 09:52:45 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Sat 27 May 2017 at 12:32:06 (+0100), Brian wrote: > > On Fri 26 May 2017 at 17:57:40 -0500, Michael Milliman wrote: > > > > > And actually, the --no-xinerama flag is not needed, at least on my > > > system. I use feh --bg-fill ... an

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 2017-05-27, David Wright wrote: > > BTW I checked the error message I mentioned earlier. Feh itself > emits the incorrect error message for PNG files, but the correct > message is emitted by the spawned jpegtran program for JPGs. > Please file a wish-list bug for a name change to fey (forewarn

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Sat 27 May 2017 at 12:32:06 (+0100), Brian wrote: > On Fri 26 May 2017 at 17:57:40 -0500, Michael Milliman wrote: > > > On 05/25/2017 05:56 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > > If I had read the man page more slowly that using the menu to set the > > > image as wallpaper was unnecessary. Use:

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Fri 26 May 2017 at 17:57:40 -0500, Michael Milliman wrote: > On 05/25/2017 05:56 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > If I had read the man page more slowly that using the menu to set the > > image as wallpaper was unnecessary. Use: > > feh --no-xinerama --bg-fill > > /usr/share/backgrounds/mate

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/25/2017 06:27 AM, RavenLX wrote: > On 05/21/2017 05:40 PM, David Christensen wrote: >> As I understand it: >> >> * 'apt-get upgrade' is for rolling forward to a new minor revision >> -- e.g. Debian 8.7 to Debian 8.8 -- and/or new packages -- e.g. >> icedove 1:45.6.0-1~deb8u1 to thunderbir

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/26/2017 09:48 AM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 05/25/2017 06:56 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>> The man page >>> _mentions_ setting wallpaper in passing my noting "Use --no-xinerama to >>> trea

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/25/2017 06:08 AM, Dejan Jocic wrote: > On 25-05-17, Richard Owlett wrote: >> On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: [snip] >> The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried). >> The workaround is usi

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/25/2017 05:56 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: >>> [snip] > The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried). > >>> The workaround is using the feh package to manually set the b

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/26/2017 09:48 AM, Ric Moore wrote: On 05/25/2017 06:56 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: The man page _mentions_ setting wallpaper in passing my noting "Use --no-xinerama to treat the whole X di

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/25/2017 06:56 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: The man page _mentions_ setting wallpaper in passing my noting "Use --no-xinerama to treat the whole X display as one screen when setting wallpaper

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Thu 25 May 2017 at 10:38:22 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Thu 25 May 2017 at 12:18:44 (+0100), Brian wrote: > > On Wed 24 May 2017 at 18:57:01 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > > > On Wed 24 May 2017 at 17:28:52 (-0500), Michael Milliman wrote: > > > > > > > I installed and have been using f

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Thu 25 May 2017 at 12:18:44 (+0100), Brian wrote: > On Wed 24 May 2017 at 18:57:01 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > On Wed 24 May 2017 at 17:28:52 (-0500), Michael Milliman wrote: > > > > > I installed and have been using feh as a stop-gap until the Debian > > > repositories catch up to upstre

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/21/2017 05:40 PM, David Christensen wrote: As I understand it: * 'apt-get upgrade' is for rolling forward to a new minor revision -- e.g. Debian 8.7 to Debian 8.8 -- and/or new packages -- e.g. icedove 1:45.6.0-1~deb8u1 to thunderbird 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1). * 'apt-get dist-upgrade' is

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/25/2017 06:08 AM, Dejan Jocic wrote: On 25-05-17, Richard Owlett wrote: On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: [snip] The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried). The workaround is using the feh package to manua

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Wed 24 May 2017 at 18:57:01 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Wed 24 May 2017 at 17:28:52 (-0500), Michael Milliman wrote: > > > I installed and have been using feh as a stop-gap until the Debian > > repositories catch up to upstream and/or fix the problem in Stretch. > > Been working just fine,

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 25-05-17, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: > > > [snip] > > > > > The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried). > > > > > > > > The workaround is using the feh package to manually set the

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: [snip] The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried). The workaround is using the feh package to manually set the background image. This does work, however, it has to be done each t

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

is a real problem, and I have no intention of using it for any other reason than as a temporary fix to the MATE desktop background issue. There are much better applications for viewing/editing pictures (Eye of Gnome/MATE, and GIMP come to mind). I expect that as soon as the background issue is resol

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On Wed 24 May 2017 at 17:28:52 (-0500), Michael Milliman wrote: > I installed and have been using feh as a stop-gap until the Debian > repositories catch up to upstream and/or fix the problem in Stretch. > Been working just fine, with its limitations. It's better than a black > desktop. :) I had

Re: Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: >> [snip] The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried). >> The workaround is using the feh package to manually set the background >> image. This does work, however, it has t

Clairification - was [Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust]

On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: [snip] The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried). The workaround is using the feh package to manually set the background image. This does work, however, it has to be done each time you log-in. It is better than nothing. Ups

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On Mon 22 May 2017 at 09:55:42 (+0200), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 02:40:47PM -0700, David Christensen wrote: > > [...] > > > As I understand it: > > > > * 'apt-get upgrade' is for rolling forward to a new minor revision > > -- e.g. Debian 8.7 to Debian 8.8 -- and/or new

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/22/2017 02:55 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 02:40:47PM -0700, David Christensen wrote: > > [...] > >> As I understand it: > >> * 'apt-get upgrade' is for rolling forward to a new minor revision >> -- e.g. Debian 8.7 to Debian 8.8 -- and/or new packages -- e.g. >

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 02:40:47PM -0700, David Christensen wrote: [...] > As I understand it: > > * 'apt-get upgrade' is for rolling forward to a new minor revision > -- e.g. Debian 8.7 to Debian 8.8 -- and/or new packages -- e.g. > icedove 1:45.

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/21/2017 05:55 AM, RavenLX wrote: On 05/20/2017 01:00 AM, Jimmy Johnson wrote: On 05/19/2017 07:19 PM, David Christensen wrote: I've been having problems with Xfce wallpaper on Debian 8.8 for a month or more. It broke after an apt-get update/ apt-get upgrade. I filed a bug report, receiv

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

Original Message Subject: Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust UTC Time: May 21, 2017 12:55 PM From: rave...@sitesplace.net I haven't noticed any new wallpapers (I too am running Debian 8.8 with XFCE and have my wallpaper set to one I like which I saved in ~/Pictures/Wall

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: > > > On 05/20/2017 06:33 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: >> >> >> On 05/20/2017 01:56 PM, Mike Kupfer wrote: >>> Michael Milliman wrote: >>> >>>> I have no clue what happened, but the d

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/20/2017 01:00 AM, Jimmy Johnson wrote: On 05/19/2017 07:19 PM, David Christensen wrote: I've been having problems with Xfce wallpaper on Debian 8.8 for a month or more. It broke after an apt-get update/ apt-get upgrade. I filed a bug report, received one reply, tried the suggestions to n

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/20/2017 06:33 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: > > > On 05/20/2017 01:56 PM, Mike Kupfer wrote: >> Michael Milliman wrote: >> >>> I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has >>> ceased to be displayed. >> [...] >>>

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/20/2017 01:56 PM, Mike Kupfer wrote: > Michael Milliman wrote: > >> I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has >> ceased to be displayed. > [...] >> I have attempted to re-set the desktop >> background via both system settings

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/19/2017 09:19 PM, David Christensen wrote: > On 05/18/2017 09:52 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: >> I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has >> ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot >> the problem. The sal

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/20/2017 01:26 PM, Mike Kupfer wrote: > Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > >> If I try to change my images via either "Settings > Desktop" or right >> click on the desktop, that directory and many others are now faded >> out/washed out/blanked out in that way our systems do so that >> something is n

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

Michael Milliman wrote: > I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has > ceased to be displayed. [...] > I have attempted to re-set the desktop > background via both system settings and via right-click->set desktop > background on the desktop to no eff

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > If I try to change my images via either "Settings > Desktop" or right > click on the desktop, that directory and many others are now faded > out/washed out/blanked out in that way our systems do so that > something is not clickable. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrep

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/19/2017 07:19 PM, David Christensen wrote: On 05/18/2017 09:52 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot the problem. The salient information is: OS is

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/18/2017 09:52 PM, Michael Milliman wrote: I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot the problem. The salient information is: OS is fully updated Testing, MATE desktop environment. I

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 05/18/2017 10:27 PM, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: On 5/19/17, Michael Milliman wrote: I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot the problem. The salient information is: OS is fully updated Te

Re: Desktop Background Bites the Dust

On 5/19/17, Michael Milliman wrote: > I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has > ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot > the problem. The salient information is: OS is fully updated Testing, > MATE desktop env

Desktop Background Bites the Dust

I have no clue what happened, but the desktop background picture has ceased to be displayed. I'm not even sure where to look to troubleshoot the problem. The salient information is: OS is fully updated Testing, MATE desktop environment. I have attempted to re-set the desktop background via

Re: Jessie: XFCE4 Desktop background stopped working

Andre N Batista wrote: > > I suspect this might be a bug on the upgrade process. About two weeks > ago a user whom I help had a similar complaint. > > What I found out was: xfdesktop had crashed and the system was > configured to auto save sessions so it wasn't being brought up even > after restar

Re: Jessie: XFCE4 Desktop background stopped working

ppening on my work laptop. On my home laptop (also > with Jessie) I can go on as usual. > > I suspect there must be some other setting on my work laptop that is > blocking the XFCE4 desktop background configuration. I suspect this might be a bug on the upgrade process. About two weeks ago a

Re: Jessie: XFCE4 Desktop background stopped working

a xfce4-session. Now my background is black - and I cannot change it whatever option I try. I must add this is happening on my work laptop. On my home laptop (also with Jessie) I can go on as usual. I suspect there must be some other setting on my work laptop that is blocking the XFCE4 desktop ba

Re: Jessie: XFCE4 Desktop background stopped working

Johann Spies wrote: > Since Jessie became stable, there is a flat gray background on the XFCE4 > desktop and I cannot change it. My normal configuration is that XFCE4 > should use a list of pictures and change the background regularly > (something that I don't think the other systems can do). Th

Jessie: XFCE4 Desktop background stopped working

Since Jessie became stable, there is a flat gray background on the XFCE4 desktop and I cannot change it. My normal configuration is that XFCE4 should use a list of pictures and change the background regularly (something that I don't think the other systems can do). This is not working anymore. E

Re: Jwm desktop background image

On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 14:03 +, Kruppt wrote: > On 2014-01-07, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I found out that setting up a wallpaper does work like this: > > > > [...] > > > > Esetroot -m /usr/share/wallpapers/Grass/contents/images/1280x1024.jpg > > > > [...] > > > > The Debian exam

Re: Jwm desktop background image

On 2014-01-07, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi, > > I found out that setting up a wallpaper does work like this: > > [...] > > Esetroot -m /usr/share/wallpapers/Grass/contents/images/1280x1024.jpg > > [...] > > The Debian example file and explanations in the Internet claim that this > should work t

Jwm desktop background image

Hi, I found out that setting up a wallpaper does work like this: [...] Esetroot -m /usr/share/wallpapers/Grass/contents/images/1280x1024.jpg [...] The Debian example file and explanations in the Internet claim that this should work too: [...] [...] /usr/share/wallpapers/Grass/

Re: Can't not see my desktop icon and desktop background.

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:17:15 +0700 Surachai Locharoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use debian etch. I close nautilus while it working. afterthat gnome > desktop not show icon and background. Do you know how to fix it? > > kan > Try running the command 'nautilus --no-default-window' in a termi

Can't not see my desktop icon and desktop background.

I use debian etch. I close nautilus while it working. afterthat gnome desktop not show icon and background. Do you know how to fix it? kan Screenshot.png Description: PNG image

Re: Desktop Background

On 2005-01-04, Richard Lessard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Within that past year, I downloaded this background that had a starry > sky with a detailed moon, and tux flying in a hot air balloon. Sounds like tigert's Space wallpaper (there's two, Space and Blue Space): http://tigert.gimp.org/wall

Desktop Background

Hi guys, This is going to sound like a really dumb request, but I've wasted a couple days looking for this, and it's really bugging me. Within that past year, I downloaded this background that had a starry sky with a detailed moon, and tux flying in a hot air balloon. Because I accidently delete

Re: Can I set up a kde desktop background with xearth and xfishtank

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 02 January 2002 03:51 pm, Alan Chandler wrote: > I would like to set up my kde desktop (all of them?) with xearth (as the > desktop background) and xfishtank as either a background on top of xearth > or as a screensaver. Faili

Re: fish tank desktop background?

On approximately Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 06:36:59PM -0700, Kurt Lieber wrote: > So this is admittedly unimportant and frivolous, but when I first saw Debian > in use a few years ago, the computer I saw had a fish tank set as the desktop > background with fish swimming around, bubbles r

Re: fish tank desktop background?

Andrew Sione Taumoefolau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Related: I've now seen, twice, a little fish swim across my gnome desktop. > > > I have three widescreen displays so this lasts for several minutes. I > > > think it is an easter egg in Nautilus perhaps? > > > > So I'm not going crazy! I

Re: fish tank desktop background?

> > Related: I've now seen, twice, a little fish swim across my gnome desktop. > > I have three widescreen displays so this lasts for several minutes. I > > think it is an easter egg in Nautilus perhaps? > > So I'm not going crazy! I've seen something similar. > > I don't have Nautilus installed

Re: fish tank desktop background?

"Jeffrey W. Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > > > That would be xfishtank > > Related: I've now seen, twice, a little fish swim across my gnome desktop. > I have three widescreen displays so this lasts for several minutes. I > think it is an eas

Re: fish tank desktop background?

On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > That would be xfishtank Related: I've now seen, twice, a little fish swim across my gnome desktop. I have three widescreen displays so this lasts for several minutes. I think it is an easter egg in Nautilus perhaps? I think it is very endearing. -

Re: fish tank desktop background?

On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Kurt Lieber wrote: > So this is admittedly unimportant and frivolous, but when I first saw Debian > in use a few years ago, the computer I saw had a fish tank set as the desktop > background with fish swimming around, bubbles rising and other cool stuff. &

fish tank desktop background?

So this is admittedly unimportant and frivolous, but when I first saw Debian in use a few years ago, the computer I saw had a fish tank set as the desktop background with fish swimming around, bubbles rising and other cool stuff. (not the screensaver -- the desktop) I always thought it was