Just my $0.02:

Make an image file called default.jpg (or whatever).
Now set your background to that.
Now make a script that dwnlds the latest radar image, then mv's it to 
default.jpg (overwriting of course).
Now make sure you can autorefresh your desktop.
:)

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Ty Mixon
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On 2/5/00, 9:47:20 PM, dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding [newbie] 
set background from command line:


> Is it possible to set the background image from the command line?  
I've
> looked around at xview and the like and can't find it.  Maybe I'm just
> too sleepy to find it but I _know_ it must be there.

> I'd like to wget radar images from a weather site and have the current
> weather radar then be my desktop background image.

> dave w


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