Re: X Background Diversions?

["C. Oda" <craig@example.com>]

On Wed, 22 May 1996, Andrew N. Nishigaya wrote:

> xv will paste a picture in for you.  I am not sure how it is done tho... :)

I think it is   xv -root picture

you need to give it some flag to make sure you kill it.

> 
> >3. Instead of a picture, can I have the root window "swallow"
> >the output of a graphical display (like my satellite tracking
> >program) and have a continuously updating background?

I saw something called xbanner that might do this.  Where is Rainer 
recently?

Interesting problem.

Regards,
Craig



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