From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Oct 30 06:07:49 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id GAA25218 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 30 Oct 1996 06:07:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from torrent.hydro.on.ca (beck.Hydro.ON.CA [192.75.134.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA25204 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 1996 06:07:46 -0800 (PST) X-Authentication-Warning: torrent: Host usenet.Hydro.ON.CA claimed to be usenet.Hydro.ON.CA Received: from rechab.rd.hydro.on.ca (jservice@rechab.RD.Hydro.ON.CA [142.7.200.112]) by usenet.Hydro.ON.CA (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA27509; Wed, 30 Oct 1996 09:06:14 -0500 Received: (from jservice@localhost) by rechab.rd.hydro.on.ca (8.6.12/8.6.12) id JAA11284; Wed, 30 Oct 1996 09:06:30 -0500 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 09:06:30 -0500 Message-Id: <199610301406.JAA11284@rechab.rd.hydro.on.ca> From: Jim Service To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org In-reply-to: (message from Doug White on Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:29:14 -0800 (PST)) Subject: Re: [Q} xdm root window on local console Reply-to: jservice@OHT.Hydro.ON.CA Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Doug" == Doug White writes: Doug> On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Steve Sims wrote: >> 1) How can I (or *can I*) set a picture in the root window on the local >> console while it sits waiting for a user to log in? I'd like to have >> 'Chuck' sitting quietly under the login dialog so people knew what was >> under the X-covers. Doug> I assume you'd have to hack xdm to do that. Take a look at the xdm man Doug> page and see what you can find; I'm looking and don't see anything Doug> regarding root image or background anything. >> 2) Assuming I can do 1) above, anyone have a pointer to a kewl graphic to >> use? (I use `xearth` on *my* sessions, so individual sessions don't matter, >> but on the console I'd like to see some graphic that represents "Powered by >> FreeBSD". Doug> I don't think X is that smart. I'd have to be through your window Doug> manager. The file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 is run after xdm starts with the "login" window. Add an X11 program that can paint the "root window" such as xsetroot or xv. For example: % cat /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 #!/bin/sh xconsole -geometry 480x130-0-0 -daemon -notify -verbose -fn fixed -exitOnFail xsetroot -bitmap /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/my-logo.bmp -- James (Jim) R.R. Service Internet: jservice@oht.hydro.on.ca Ontario Hydro Technologies 800 Kipling Ave. - Room KR128 FAX: (416) 207-5623 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M8Z 5S4 voice: (416) 207-6946