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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: wallpaper directory
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-04-22 14:11:20
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On Sunday, 22. April 2001 14:21, Richard Bos wrote:
> I've installed linux with kde as default desktop on some dozen systems for
> other people.   With the installation I created a directory wallpapers at
> /usr/share/wallpapers.  I do this as some people are maybe not going to
> stick with kde and swap to gnome e.g.  In case it is not logical that one
> is going to look for wallpapers in the kde environment.  Or in my own case
> when I rebuild kde and locate it in a different root dir (e.g.
> /opt/kde-$(date ..)) my wallpapers settings are invalid.
>
> Would it possible to support a common directory by default in the wallpaper
> chooser utility?  I mean the people that just get kde, won't know that more
> wallpapers (besides the kde ones) are located in /usr/share/wallpapers.
>
> The thing I'm asking is that the wallpaper utility (e.g.) is not only
> looking in the kde environment dir by default, but in the (a) system wide
> directory as well.
>
> The same is I think valid for themes (/usr/share/themes) and sound
Create a /etc/kderc file

[Directories]
dir_wallpaper=/usr/share/wallpaper

Easy, eh? :)

Greetings, Stephan

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