From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 16:41:55 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EB90106567A for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:41:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6F988FC12 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:41:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5QGfbuV044884; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:41:37 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080626113708.02574128@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:41:35 -0500 To: Zbigniew Szalbot , User Questions From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <4863C10F.9000807@lc-words.com> References: <4863C10F.9000807@lc-words.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080626-1, 06/26/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93/6806/Wed Apr 16 15:50:16 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m5QGfbuV044884 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Windows > Unix volunteers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:41:55 -0000 At 11:17 AM 6/26/2008, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: >Hello, > >What is a good place to look for volunteers who would like to modify >Windows source code for an open source software. We have a programme that >changes wallpapers on your desktop but it is only available for Windows. > >As a FreeBSD fan, I'd love to see it in ports. Can anyone recommend >forums where to look for people interested in making such programme >available for UNIX desktops? > >Many thanks! > >-- >Zbigniew Szalbot >SGM Lifewords >www.sgmlifewords.com > It isn't as easy as a little porting. Depending on the window manager in X there may already be a wallpaper changer. I would check the main site for the Window Manager you use first before you try to reinvent this wheel. Because the changing of wallpaper is VERY window manager centric, I don't think it would be easy to have one utility that would work with all the WM's. Unlike in MS Windows where there is a single window manager and API. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.