Re: Background Image Proposal
Cory Visi (merlin@cert.res.cmu.edu)
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 13:03:36 -0500 (EST)
I think it's important to be very flexible with the image loading code.
The user should be able to choose which method he/she desires that
AfterStep uses to put an image on the background. This, in most cases,
would be ridiculous for different backgrounds per desktop, but I'm sure
they can figure that out.
I think it would be best implemented as, Asetroot handles background
image setting regardless of configuration. If the --with-imageloader
option is used at compile time, Asetroot compiles _no_ image loading
routines, but instead simply does an exec() to load the image with command
line options. If the --with-imageloader is not used, then the
AfterStep-specific code is compiled and used.
I think this would make the window manager more portable to any
environment and setting.
I haven't decided on my opinion of the other issues that Rafal brought up
yet, though. :)
-Cory