Re: Set different wallpaper for each virtual desktop

[Duke N. <duk...@la...>]

On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:08:56 -0500
Frank McCormick <be...@vi...> wrote:

> On 01/02/12 07:29 PM, Duke Normandin wrote:
> > On Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:53:43 -0500
> > Frank McCormick<be...@vi...>  wrote:
> >
> >> On 01/02/12 04:33 PM, Jonathan Hooverman wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> unfortunately I do not have a solution for your request. But
> >>> here you will find lots of useful information about setting up
> >>> icewm:
> >>>
> >>> celettu.wordpress.com/icewm-guide/
> >>>
> 
> >>>
> >>> Am 31.01.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Pascal Bernhard -
> >>> SCI<ber...@zo...>:
> >>>
> >>>> Hey all,
> >>>>
> >>>> being a pretty new and certainly inexperienced user of IceWM,
> >>>> I have a question regarding the wallpaper settings. Is it
> >>>> possible to have a different desktop background
> >>>> (or wallpaper if you prefer) for each of the virtual desktops
> >>>> on my machine(I have six). I have come to appreciate this
> >>>> feature from other desktop environments and window managers
> >>>> like GNOME, KDE or Enlightenment. So I was wondering whether
> >>>> this was possible with IceWM too. I couldn't find an answer
> >>>> in the FAQ and IceWM's website seems to be mostly down, at
> >>>> least I could not get to a forum to ask my question there.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>      Be forewarned...that's a pretty old guide. Some of the
> >> advice is relevant but some is outdated, such as the
> >> recommendation to run icewmbg. There is no need to anymore as
> >> icewm-session runs it automatically.
> >
> > BTW, speaking of "old" and "outdated", is IceWM still being
> > developed/supported, or is it pretty a done deal? Maybe it's
> > mature and stable enough that it doesn't need too much
> > attention?
> 
> 
>     AFAIK it is being developed, but the developer(s) are hard to
> get answers from. There are a few people on this list who are
> IceWm "experts" but for the most part users have to muddle
> through.
> 
> It is mature..and stable...maybe that's why it's so quiet in here.

It would be "a good thing" if it was in fact still being developed,
because IMHO, it's the best WM around! 

-- 
Duke
Alberta, Canada