[waimea] Background images, svg, icons

[Andy Herrman]

jeffrey-wilson at cinci.rr.com wrote:

>Hello all.  Longtime user of XFCE4 now switching to waimea.  I noticed on the freedesktop.org site screenshots of waimea that the freedesktop.svg is plastered on the background.  When I use the freedesktop theme (part of the 0.5.0_pre040506 ebuild in gentoo), I only have a smooth grey gradient. So my question list is as follows:
>1) How do you change the background image?  The gentoo forums suggest that it is done with Esetroot.  Where should I put this command, and what is the syntax?
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Esetroot, wmsetbg, hsetroot, and others can all be used to set your 
background.  I've used the 3 I just mentioned, but currently am using 
hsetroot.  Check the man pages for whichever you want to use for options 
(tile, stretch, some do AA).
As for where to put it, you have a couple of options.  The waimea 
specific option would be to add it to your style file as the rootCommand.
Last line of my old style file (I'm not currently using waimea, am 
waiting for it to mature a bit more before I go back to it):
rootCommand: wmsetbg -b black -a -S ~/wallpaper
However, from what I remember, the style file is part of the theme, so 
you'll have to modify it yourself.  Though you might want to check the 
theme's style file first.  It might already have the command and you 
might just be missing the file (or have it in the wrong place).

>2) How do you get the svg on the desktop?  This of course may be related to (1).
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I'm not sure what you mean by the "svg".  If it's just the background 
image, then yea, (1) covers it.

>3) What do you use for icons on the desktop?
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As far as I know, waimea doesn't do icons.  One of the reasons I like it. :)
Though there may be other apps you can use that work with waimea that 
will do icons for you.  I'm not really sure, as I don't use desktop icons.

    -Andy