Setting Background Pic

[Mikenell]

Ok, I can set a background pic with the command xv -root file.jpg but when I set my Eterm to transparent it isnt! Could this because of the way I am setting my background pic? I'm using Blackbox, will transparency work in that? I tried doing this command:Esetroo -diaply -root file.jpg but it said it couldn't find window root. Am I doing something wrong there? Is there another command I should be using?ThanksMikenell

[Daedra]

your right i use also use xv -root -quit file.jpg to set the background, but to set Eterm to use the background or trans. you need to use Esetroot

Esetroot -s file.jpg

(-s is for scaled, but its not necessary)

[Mikenell]

Thanks! It works. I now have transparent Eterms and I added it to my .xinitrc file so it starts automatically. I played with that command for a while too and couldnt get it working then!ThanksMikenell

[Daedra]

FYI, when you use the xv command to set your background user the "-quit" command with it so that once it sets the background the program will quit, other wise it can chew up some of your sys. resources

[Mikenell]

Ok, it works fine in x but when I try to restart with it in the .xinitrc file it doesn't work. This is my .xinitrc file:#!/usr/bin/bashexec /usr/local/bin/bbpager &exec Esetroot -s /home/Mike/bg.jpg &exec /usr/local/bin/blackboxWhich doesn't work, does blackbox automatically apply another background? Because when I run Eterms, the background that should be displayed is displayed in them! I think blackbox is putting another background over mine... is it? If it is, how can I get rid of it?ThanksMikenell

[Mikenell]

Doesn't matter, I changed the way the background starts and now it works.Mikenell