On Sat, Sep 05, 1998 at 12:45:43PM +0000, David Warnock wrote: > I am using XFree86 with icewm. The desktop background is a distracting > pattern. So far I clear this (which has sort of difraction patterns at > high res) by using the fishtank application. I am quite a boring person > and wondered how to clear it to a single colour. > > Thanks > > Dave
xsetroot -solid [color] & is just fine for one color. For a little less boring background try floatbg -- it sets a solid color and changes it every so often. I exec mine on the way into icewm -- in ~/.xinitrc: #!/bin/sh exec icewm & floatbg & tkdesk Ciao! davew -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] . . . . . . . . . . This computer is running Linux! For pgp key, send message with subject "get pgp key" If you think the system is working, ask someone who's waiting for a prompt.