Re: fbsetbg on dual monitors via xrandr

Rainer M Krug <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.window-managers.fluxbox.user
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On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Kevin Van Workum <[email protected]> wrote:

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>
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:52 AM, Rainer M Krug <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have two monitors and use them via xrandr (one virtual desktop the size
>> of the one monitor above the other).
>>
>> when setting the background, it is stretched over both monitors - I would
>> prefer to have two different (or same) backgrounds only on the physical
>> monitor.
>>
>> Which background setter does include a feature for this?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>
> Use gimp to make your image the geometry that you want.
>

That would work, but I would like to do it dynamically, as I am using random
pictures from a folder for my background - but I could use imagemagick to do
this inn a script file - I'll think about it if nothing else works.

Rianer

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Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology,
UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

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Natural Sciences Building
Office Suite 2039
Stellenbosch University
Main Campus, Merriman Avenue
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