Issues with 2.0rc2.1; no backgrounds button?

[linus72]

What happened to the backgrounds button on the control panel?
Also, where is the backgrounds folder for "hackedbox"?
I put alot of wallpapers in the /opt/.backgrounds folder but no dice on using them??
Thanks

[junan]

check file /home/tc/.hackedbox/menu,
change submenu for Backgrounds (see the code below).

the problem with hackedbox background is the file name inside
/home/tc/.hackedbox/menu is bgMenu.mk not bgmenu.mk
it's up to you to change to bgmenu.mk at menu or change bgmenu.mk
filename to bgMenu.mk

to call "make" need a sudo and i install qiv.tce to set the background.
or if u want to set a background just type qiv -x or -y or -z and the pic_filename.
it doesn't matter if u use flwm, still can set the background.

Code: [Select]

  [submenu]   (Backgrounds)   {Choose a background...}
        [exec]    (Refresh List) {sudo make -f /usr/local/share/hackedbox/bgMenu.mk
    [include] (~/.hackedbox/bgMenu)
  [end]


[junan]

if u r using hackedbox don't forget to Restart (the window manager) after click Backgrounds > Refresh List. Directory for picture for Hackedbox is at /home/tc/.hackedbox/backgrounds  , if u want to change to another directory just edit /usr/local/share/hackedbox/bgmenu.mk in the PIC_DIR line.

[roberts]

With multiple window manager support, there will not be control panel wallpaper or themes buttons.
Each window manager typically has their own location/setup/and programs to handle such.

Currently in 2.0rc2 there is xsetroot which only handles colors, esetroot will be added in the next cut to alllow images to be used for background.

[linus72]

OK-thanks, that's what I suspected, as there is no "backgrounds" folder in my .hackedbox folder....
I'm trying to make a TC-2.0rc2.1-USB as I did with 1.4.2( http://multidistro.com/downloads/officialusbs/officialusbs.html )
However, I wanted to use either hackedbox or jwm; I installed both as tce's.
How do I get jwm to load?
hackedbox has a boot entry; desktop=hackedbox
Can I do the same foe jwm?
What is this WM for 2.0rc2.1?
Thanks.

[linus72]

OK-so desktop=jwm works; now how do I set the background for jwm with no "backgrounds" button
And how to fix hackedbox 'cause there is no backgrounds folder there-can I just make one?
thanks

[roberts]

Release candidates are for the sole purpose of testing prior to an official release.
I strongly advise not to be remastering and distributing release candidates.

[linus72]

Yeah, your right, but TC rocks!
Oh well...

[curaga]

JWM backgrounds are handled in the file .jwmrc, the tool would do the replacing for you. Here's the section to change, it's near the bottom:

      <!-- Default background. Note that a Background tag can be
           contained within a Desktop tag to give a specific background
           for that desktop.
           
           Valid types: solid gradient image tile command
       -->
   <Background type="image">/opt/.backgrounds/fire.jpg</Background>

[linus72]

Thanks bro-your the Man!

[roberts]

In the jwm.tce is a small script I wrote  at /usr/local/bin/jwm_setbackground
This script was called from the fltk wallpaper gui. The script is still useful.

Examples:

$ jwm_setbackground solid blue

$ jwm_setbackground tile /usr/local/tce.icons/beaver.png

$ jwm_setbackground image /usr/local/tce,icons/beaver.png

$ jwm_setbackground gradient "blue:dodgerblue"

or our default

$ jwm_setbackground solid "#4f5f82"

[curaga]

Since the fltk gui for wallpapers was JWM specific, would it be good to include in the extension? Maybe with a menu item?

[roberts]

Actually it, wallpaper GUI, has been modified to be WM agnostic via a standardized call to xxx_setbackground With the pending inclusion of esetroot in 2.0, it will work for flwm as well solid colors, tile, and image. So wallpaper GUI will return to base very soon. I just have too much in flux at the moment.

[linus72]

OK, I'm gonna check it all out!
thanks

[junan]

can not wait for the improvement