[openbox] wmsetbg alternative

[Holly Bostick]

David Courtney wrote:

>I've been trying to get onto the OpenBox website for the last several
>hours so I could look this up on the FAQ or docs, but I've been
>getting this error all night.
>
>Fatal error: input in flex scanner failed in
>/webspace/projects/openbox/news.php on line 1
>
>I had been using wmsetbg to set my background image because it sets
>whatever state is necessary for programs like gdeskcal and gkrellm to
>appear properly with regards to the Desktop background.  (Transparency
>or whatever.)
>
>However, wmsetbg was part of Window Maker ... which I didn't remember
>until after I did an "emerge unmerge" on it since I didn't want Window
>Maker around any more.  I hate to re-install Window Maker just for
>wmsetbg - so my question is, is there a stand alone alternative to
>wmsetbg that sets the root display properly?  Preferably one I can get
>via Gentoo portage.
>
>  
>
You might try feh ; that's what I use to set the root background, though 
I don't use gkrellm anymore, so no transparancy issues (meaning I don't 
know if there is an issue, but I doubt it).

Anyway, try it out, it's small.

Holly