Changing the X boot screen

[Andrew Marks]

On 7/4/05, Bryan Maynard <bryan.maynard at reallm.com> wrote:
> On Monday 13 June 2005 03:13 am, Andrew J Caines wrote:
> >Bryan,
> >
> >> Hey I was just wondering if there is any way to change the background when
> X
> >> boots.
> 
> >Using age old native X tools:
> 
> ># xsetroot -solid black
> 
> >Other graphical tools and tools distributed with window managers and desktop
> managers have the ability to do the same thing, or to put pretty pictures and
> patterns in the root window, eg.
> 
> ># xv -max -smooth -root -quit background.png
> ># bsetbg -tile brick.png
> ># wmsetbg -e photo.png
> 
> >Add this to your .xinitrc or .xsession to have it run during startup.
> 
> I looked for my .xinitrc and .xsession files and didn't find them. Is there
> anywhere specifically I should look? Can I create the file myself, and if I
> can which file should I create and where? Is there anything besides the "xv"
> line that needs to be put in the file (I installed xv from ports)?
> 
>   > I am running KDE and using KDM. I'm not sure if this is an X11 issue for
>   > a KDM one.
> 
> >It's an X root window pattern issue, however just about all window managers
> and desktop managers have options to set root windows, though some make it
> much more complicated than necessary.
> 
> >> I know this may be a silly and simple question, I'm sorry. I just didn't
> know
> >> where else to ask. . . :-(
> 
> >See X(7) in the EXAMPLES section, for example.
> 
> I tried "man X" and was told there was no manual entry for X.
> 
> >-Andrew-
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bryan
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I don't know where everyone else gets their xinitrc files, but I like
to copy /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc to ~/.xinitrc, then edit it
to do whatever.

-Andrew


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