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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] RE: Kdm Background
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2002-10-28 23:52:46
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Greg Walker wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have experienced the same problems getting the background to display. I am
> running Debian 3.0 woody and compiled kde 3.0.4 and also kde 3.1beta2 from
> source. Once I had removed all the kde 2.2 packages and compiled 3.0.4 I too
> noticed the kdm background had gone. Setting it as root, logging out,
> restarting X I still cant get the kdmdesktop jpg to display, setting the
> background as a colour with a gradient works fine but I just cannot get the
> wallpaper to display. Making manual changes to kdmrc has no effect. I have
> even set Xsetup to call kdmdesktop but the wallpaper still does not display.
> 
The background settings for KDM appear to be under development.  I think 
that it doesn't work in 3.0.4 and you can't set it in 3.0.8 except by 
editing the (new) file: "backgroundrc" which should be in the same 
directory as: "kdmrc".  This will vary with the exact build that you have.

If you have RedHat, you can put something like this in: "Xsetup" &/| 
"startkde":

/usr/bin/xsri --emblem=/usr/kde3/share/wallpapers/tux.png 
--color=#1E72A0 --color2=#C0C0C0

{all one line}

Other distros probably have a different command or perhaps: "xsetroot" 
will work.  It doesn't work for me.

--
JRT

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