Re: Setting wallpapers from menu

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On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, James Viscosi wrote:

> Peter N Spotts wrote:
>
>  Folks,
> 
> I'm using the [wallpaper] setting in my menu in hopes of changing

looking at the code this seams to be a documentation bug
try [wallpapers] or [wallpapermenu] as said below.

> wallpapers from time to time. But the entry, which as far as I can tell
> follows the changelog/documentation, fails to show up on the menu, let
> alone function. I tried setting up a specific submenu for it, as happens
> with Styles, but that didn't work either. Here's my current menu entry:
> 
> [submenu] (Wallpaper)
>     [wallpaper] (/home/~/Backgrounds) {fbsetbg -f}
> [end]
> 
> I suspect I'm not getting syntax quite right, and that it's something
> blindingly obvious...
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Pete
> 
> 
> Hi Pete,
> 
> I haven't read the documentation or changelog for this feature but the first thing that leaps out at me is that
> this:
>
>  /home/~/Backgrounds
> should probably be this instead:
>
>  ~/Backgrounds
> Because "~" is the alias for the full path to the user's home directory, at least on the machines I've used,
> "/home/~" might be causing some confusion for the command.  If your box is set up differently feel free to ignore
> me.
> 
> Jim
>
>  -- 
> "Candle?  What candle?  I don't see any candle, it's too damn dark in here!"
> http://www.jamesviscosi.com/
> 
>

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