Re: [e-users] screensaver as background

[Carsten H. (T. R. <ra...@ra...>]

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:20:11 +0200 Wim Borremans <wim...@te...>
babbled:

> On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 18:32 +0900, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:22:55 +0200 Wim Borremans <wim...@te...>
> > babbled:
> > > yep. that's what i mean. but when i try this, nothing happens. (i see
> > > that the program is grabbing pictures, but i don't see them on my
> > > background.
> > > does e blocks these?
> > well - more like it hides their output. you won't see it.
> 
> and there's no way to go around this? so that you can see the output?

if you modify the code - yes, and that means you lose:

1. root menus
2. ibar, ibox, engage, pager, clock, battery meter, start module, cpufreq and
temperature moudles - weatehr module etc. ie everything that creates a gadget
on your desktop.

basically there is no ORGANISED way to draw to the root window - it's a free
for all. if a screensaver draws to it - then it will draw OVEr anytgin e draw -
bg, gagdtes etc. e has no idea when it draws and what it draws and how much.
this is why e overlays the root window another window it uses for the desktop
to end the whole "who draws on root" war.

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