Very Computer

   I did manage to make the display more interesting though. By modifying
the .xinitrc to start .openwin-init I could make use of OLWM to save the
desktop for me. Is there any better way to do this?

   I also write a small shell script package that allows XV to be fired up
in background at intervals to load new images to the root X window. It
features
   - 60 most popular colour selections for the background colour at
     the finger tip
   - Time setting for distance between the displaying of images.
   - Global settings of the above values versus local settings per user.

I suppose the whole slide show can be done by XV itself with limitation
and the cost of holding XV all the time in memory.

Is there any thing out there already doing this nicely? Or any one may
want to try this and give me some comment?

Thanks

Van Dao Mai
Wollongong Australia

: >   I also write a small shell script package that allows XV to be fired up
: >in background at intervals to load new images to the root X window.

: If you want to load images on the root window (background) you may want
: to check the "xloadimage" program as well.  It usually runs a bit quicker
: than "xv".

Even much smaller and quicker is the program "xpmroot". It comes with the
fvwm distribution.
You have to convert your images to xpm format, though. But xv can do this.

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I got my script working very well now. It does not take up much memory
unlike XV. It just sleeps until the right time and fire up XV to do the
job. Absolutely no extra load on the system when XV is not running.
It is truly stunning to look at the crisp text produced by the CL5428
chipset on a Mag MX17F monitor and the fishes swimming about on a changing
background of my favourite images.

I reconfigure FVWM init files to allow saving the desktop. Add large
Xterms with nice fonts and background colours; run xfishtank for an
aquarium, display my favourite pictures at a regular interval. All this
makes the display ALIVE! Just love it so much! All this takes up 12% of the
machine power. The 88% left indicated by top (with top's load  itself) is
plenty under the 486DX66 with 16M RAM. I just love Linux and Xfree86! It is
just so nice to run Xterm with large fonts and a 17" monitor at 1152x900.
It is worth the trouble of configuring FVWM right. This leaves OpenLook WM
much less desirable.

Cheers,

Van Dao Mai
Wollongong Australia

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