Re: [FC1] Changing screen background from script

From: Rick Stevens (rstevens_at_vitalstream.com)
Date: 06/30/04

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    Laurence Orchard wrote:
    > Hi All
    >
    > I have a series of digital photos taken with my camera using a time
    > delay of 1 min over two hours.
    >
    > I would like to use these as a changing screen background on a 2 hour
    > loop.
    > I know how to change the background using the menu system, but I think I
    > need to use a script to do what I want.
    >
    > Does anyone know of a program to change the background or the file where
    > the background picture file name is stored, so I can change it every
    > min?

    xsetroot will change the bacground image of the root (background) window
    of X. "man xsetroot" for info.
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