07-18-2004
*nix Desktops
Yeah, we all know where to find screenshots of Unix and Linux, but it would be awesome to see some of your *nix screenshots. Okay.. to explain: This is my KDE desktop on Yellow Dog Linux. I changed the background recently to a Commodore 64 theme (pretty cool) and no longer is the Konstruct Konsole a perminent part of my desktop! (no, I didn't get it to work, I just gave up after 3 days....)
Last edited by gnerd; 07-18-2004 at 10:27 PM..
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
gnome-background-properties
gnome-background-properties(1) User Commands gnome-background-properties(1)
NAME
gnome-background-properties - customize your desktop background
SYNOPSIS
gnome-background-properties [gnome-std-options]
DESCRIPTION
The Background preferences tool allows you to customize the desktop background. The desktop background is the part of the desktop where
there are no interface graphical items, such as panels and windows. The desktop background is always beneath the other interface items.
You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:
o Select an image to display on the desktop background. The image is superimposed on the desktop background color. The desktop back-
ground color is visible if you select a transparent image or if the image does not cover the entire desktop background.
o Select a color for the desktop background. You can select a solid color, or create a gradient effect with two colors. A gradient
effect is a visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5).
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching the background preference tool
example% gnome-background-properties
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnome-backgrounExecutableefor Background preferences tool
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+------------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-desktop-preferences |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Preference Tools Manual
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gnome-control-center(1), gnome-std-options(5)
NOTES
Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 2 Oct 2003 gnome-background-properties(1)