Backgrounds

2001-09-30 Thread Derek Cunningham
I know it's not possible in blackbox directly... but is it possible with some 3rd party program to have multiple background images? One for each Virtual Desktop? DC -- Derek Cunningham [EMAIL PROTECTED] "All men by nature desire to know." -- Aristotle.

new script for automatic blackbox backgrounds setting/menu-file writing

2001-07-11 Thread vanRijn
ed, go to http://movingparts.thelinuxcommunity.org/images/background_menu_pl.jpg Here's what it does (gideon@tobias:~) background_menu.pl -heLP (05:37pm/5001/ttypts/2) # /home/gideon/bin/background_menu.pl # A perl script to generate and maintain a blackbox "backgrounds menu&qu

Re: Blackbox + backgrounds?

2001-03-01 Thread William Leese
> > The subject says it all really. > > > > Is there any way how to display a background image when using blackbox? > > bsetbg > > bsetbg --help cheers, i found that when i looked at the docs (i know i know, the horror ;) i did however have to (?) install an app to view the jpg file. Actually i

Re: Blackbox + backgrounds?

2001-03-01 Thread Kyle Donaldson
On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, after plotting his latest world takeover plan William Leese wrote: > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:55:21 +0100 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: William Leese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Blackbox + backgrounds? > > The

Re: Blackbox + backgrounds?

2001-03-01 Thread cthulhain
In the gothic chambers of the underworld on Thu 01 Mar 2001 at 16:55 -0500, William Leese muttered darkly: > The subject says it all really. > > Is there any way how to display a background image when using blackbox? bsetbg bsetbg --help and soon to come, man bsetbg. but not yet. cheers, c

Re: Blackbox + backgrounds?

2001-03-01 Thread Jonathan Gift
William Leese wrote: > The subject says it all really. > > Is there any way how to display a background image when using blackbox? xsetbg filename.jpg bsetbg filename.jpg And several other ways. Look at the screenshots in the BB section of themes.org. Jonathan -- /* Jonathan Gift [EMAIL P

Re: Blackbox + backgrounds?

2001-03-01 Thread Guido Boehm
William Leese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote at 01.03.01: > The subject says it all really. > > Is there any way how to display a background image when using blackbox? use xv for example ('xv -root -quit [-max] background.img') or Esetroot or whatever you like (==> freshmeat.net) lenix -- www: h

Re: Blackbox + backgrounds?

2001-03-01 Thread zbir
> The subject says it all really. > > Is there any way how to display a background image when using blackbox? Sure thing. Use 'xv -root -quit blah.jpg' or 'Esetroot blah.jpg' Blackbox doesn't care. Check your style conf file, though, it may set its own background. Zac $name="zachery bir";

Blackbox + backgrounds?

2001-03-01 Thread William Leese
The subject says it all really. Is there any way how to display a background image when using blackbox?

Putting backgrounds on menu?

2001-02-07 Thread Jonathan Gift
Hi, There's been a bit of back and forth I'd like to open up a bit. I have adirectory ~/blackbox/backgrounds and I would like to have a submebu tied to it as with the styles directory so it tracks what's there and it can be selected. Has someone done this, preferably as a simple s

Re: gradient backgrounds

2000-12-20 Thread Jeff Raven
On Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 05:59:07PM -0500, Stephen Aichele wrote: > for some reason, Blackbox won't render gradient style backgrounds on > my machine using several themes I downloaded. I should note that none > of these themes make use of external images... > > any help

gradient backgrounds

2000-12-19 Thread Stephen Aichele
for some reason, Blackbox won't render gradient style backgrounds on my machine using several themes I downloaded. I should note that none of these themes make use of external images... any help greatly appreciated. thanks. -steve

RE: active backgrounds for Blackbox?

2000-12-12 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 11-Dec-2000 David W. Talmage wrote: > I just discovered something cool about blackbox. > > > If you have xscreensaver installed, then you can put this in a style file: > > rootCommand: /usr/X11R6/libexec/xscreensaver/flag -root & > > and have it run as your background. I s

active backgrounds for Blackbox?

2000-12-11 Thread David W. Talmage
I just discovered something cool about blackbox. If you have xscreensaver installed, then you can put this in a style file: rootCommand:/usr/X11R6/libexec/xscreensaver/flag -root & and have it run as your background. I suppose you could put any program there. I haven't d

Re: Trouble with backgrounds..

2000-11-20 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Shane Stover wrote: > I think this a pretty simple question to answer. I don't seem to be > able to load png images > in blackbox what package am I missing? Blackbox doesn't do background images. Use some other program to do it. I sometimes use xv. xv -root -rmode 5 -quit

Trouble with backgrounds..

2000-11-19 Thread Shane Stover
I think this a pretty simple question to answer. I don't seem to be able to load png images in blackbox what package am I missing?

Re: translucid backgrounds

2000-08-01 Thread Geir Torstein Kristiansen
"Jeremy C. Reed" wrote: > > On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Gerardo Juarez wrote: > > > I have seen a number of blackbox themes available from > > blackbox.themes.org. Some of them show terminal windows with > > translucid backgrounds. How do they do it? > You

Re: translucid backgrounds

2000-08-01 Thread Gerardo Juarez
I knew there was a simple answer. I'm embarrased by my ignorance. Thanks to all. Gerardo

Re: translucid backgrounds

2000-08-01 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Gerardo Juarez wrote: > I have seen a number of blackbox themes available from > blackbox.themes.org. Some of them show terminal windows with > translucid backgrounds. How do they do it? I have used rxvt configured with --enable-transparency (adds support for i

Re: translucid backgrounds

2000-08-01 Thread Josh Holt
Gerardo Juarez wrote: > I have seen a number of blackbox themes available from > blackbox.themes.org. Some of them show terminal windows with > translucid backgrounds. How do they do it? > > Thanks, > Gerardo more than likely you are seeing aterm's. get it from, aterm.sourceforge.net. praxis

translucid backgrounds

2000-08-01 Thread Gerardo Juarez
I have seen a number of blackbox themes available from blackbox.themes.org. Some of them show terminal windows with translucid backgrounds. How do they do it? Thanks, Gerardo