Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

mcalex · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Perth, WA

Hi all

is it possible to have a different background on each desktop?

Béèm · Posted: Thu 14 Jan 2010, 11:49 Post subject:

I think the question has been asked before and I think the answer was: not possible.
Try to find something via the puppysearch link in my sig.

disciple · Posted: Thu 14 Jan 2010, 14:59 Post subject:

It is definitely possible with a variety of software. I don't know if you can do it with Rox, which normally controls the background in Puppy, but you can if you set the backgrounds with JWM (Puppy's window manager):

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

If you turn off Rox pinboard background altogether you can do it with jwm
(Rox is started automatically in .xinitrc)

see my posts here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51200

I have hacked most of the Rox functionality into jwm except for some script modifications to update the drive icons

mcalex · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Perth, WA

thanks guys, I had a feeling ROX was being an obstacle

@technosaurus: do your hacking efforts indicate that ROX might be dropped for 4.4?? (he said, without even having a look at the 4.4 specs Embarassed

) if so, would that mean I can run xPlanet without any SOAP??