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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: New kbgndwm and kcmdisplay
From:       Sven Radej <sven () lisa ! exp ! univie ! ac ! at>
Date:       1998-11-10 11:22:01
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On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Matt Koss wrote:
>Hi everybody !
>
>I am the author of krootpict - the desktop wallpaper changer / randomizer.
>Krootpict is only a frontend to some graphical program that can put image onto
>desktop. As the answer on request I have incorporated randomizing into kbgndwm.
>I have also added some code to kcmdisplay for configuring the new features.
>
>New code is right now in my computer and I would like to commit it as soon
>as possible. I do not know whether I can do it now, or only after KDE1.1 is
>released. The code was tested and should work ok, but I do not want to cause
>any trouble.
>Original author of kbgndwm Martin Jones has told me to ask first on kde-devel
>mailing list before commiting the changes.
>
>Here is a text from the NEWS file :
>
>New features :
>-----------
>1. One Desktop radio button -
>   some people want only one wallpaper for all desktop
>   - however, also this one desktop can be set to randomize
>
>2. Random radio button - whether to use one wallpaper for a desktop or 
>   randomly choose from the list.
>
>3. Setup push button - opens dialog for setup of randomizing
>   - you can specify timer interval in miliseconds
>   - use drag and drop to create list of items
>   - you can create any kind of items, they do not have to contain wallpaper :
>       f.e create two color background with a pattern
>   - use Add button for adding item with "No wallpaper"
>   - use Delete button to delete items
>   - in-order radio button - whether you want kbgndwm to choose files in order
>                             or randomly
>   - for each desktop you may specify list of items ( using drag and drop )
>     and timer interval.
>   - kbgndwm will at given interval change wallpapers on desktops.
>
>4. Docking radio button - kbgndwm can dock into kpanel. If you click on dock
>   window and random mode is set, then kbgndwm will change wallpaper without
>   waiting on timer
>   - clicking with right button opens popup menu with two items :
>      "Background Settings" will start "kcmdisplay background"
>      "One Desktop" toggles one desktop mode
>      
>5. More modes : Mirrored, Symmetrical Mirrored, Symmetrical Tiled,
>		Center Tiled, Centered Brick, Centered Warp, Centered Maxpect
>
>6. Use drag and drop from kfm on the monitor widget in settings dialog to
>   quickly change wallpaper
>
>7. Images larger than desktop are automatically scaled.

Sounds very good (esp.  1!). I'd say go.

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Sven Radej     radej@kde.org
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