On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:48:21 +0100 Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jacob S wrote: > > >On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:30:12 +0100 > >Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I just resently installed debian testing onto my laptop, i have > >>selected a nice theme... but i cant set a nice background.... could > >>someone tell me how i can set a background and what format it needs > >to>be in ? > > > >Icepref is the easiest tool I have found for changing icewm settings, > >including wallpaper. (apt-get install icepref, if it's not already > >installed.) Run icepref from a rxvt or xterm and you can change a > >ton of settings in icewm to work the way you want them to. Go to > >the 'Background' tab in the left column to tell it what wallpaper you > >want. > > > >I commonly use .jpg files for wallpaper. I'm not sure what other > >formats Icewm may support, though I would imagine it would support > >most any.gif, .jpg, .png or .bmp. > > > >Also note that you'll need to log out of X and back in before it will > >use your new wallpaper and settings. > > > Thanks for the reply! > > I installed icepref and used it to set the background, then logged out > > and in again but there is still no background image... is there a > certain format the image needs to be in to work?
Are you starting X by running 'startx' from the command line, or are you using a Display Manager, like kdm, gdm, xdm, etc.? Gdm starts everything properly for me, when I tell it to use IceWM at login time. However, from the command line I have had to add the following to ~/.xsession : #!/bin/bash /usr/bin/icewmbg & /usr/bin/icewm (Also note that /usr/bin/icewm can be replaced with /usr/bin/icewm-gnome, depending on which you have installed and which you want to use.) HTH, Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
