You could set a background color with 'xsetroot -solid black' or
the like, but I'm not sure if it can do images. I've always used xv to do
that. For example: 'xv -root -quit bg.jpg' would tile bg.jpg in the
background at its normal size. 'xv -root -quit -max bg.jpg' would maximize
bg.jpg in the background. 'xv -root -quit -rmode 5 bg.jpg' would center
bg.jpg at its normal size. There are more options, read the xv help. Also,
xloadimage will do the same, but I don't know the syntax for it... HTH
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Matt Housh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MicroComputer Specialist University of Tulsa
Engineering and Natural Sciences
"I don't remember yesterday. And today, it rained."
On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Russell Foster wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm newish to the Linux world but am slowley making my way. I just would
> like to know how to set the background bitmap on X. Im using RH5.0 and
> Afterstep. I know its something to do with .xinitrc in my home directory but
> I'm not sure but is it something to do with xsetroot?
>
> TIA
>
> Russell Foster
>
>
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