GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 13921
Cannot set different backgrounds for each workspace (desktop)
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
Package: control-center Severity: normal Version: 1.2.0 Synopsis: Cannot set different backgrounds for each workspace (desktop) Class: sw-bug Distribution: Red Hat Linux release 6.1 (Cartman) System: Linux 2.2.12-20 i586 unknown C library: glibc-2.1.2-11 C compiler: egcs-2.91.66 glib: 1.2.8 GTK+: 1.2.8 ORBit: ORBit 0.5.1 gnome-libs: gnome-libs 1.2.1 libxml: 1.8.7 gnome-print: gnome-print-0.20 gnome-core: gnome-core 1.2.1 Description: there is no means of setting multiple background images/patterns for each individual workspace you have. Enlightenment and KDE, for example, allow you to do this. ------- Bug moved to this database by debbugs-export@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-01-27 16:28 ------- This bug was previously known as bug 13921 at http://bugs.gnome.org/ http://bugs.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13921 Originally filed under the control-center product and general component. Unknown version 1.2.x in product control-center. Setting version to the default, "unspecified". The original reporter (jgray@writeme.com) of this bug does not have an account here. Reassigning to the exporter, debbugs-export@bugzilla.gnome.org. Reassigning to the default owner of the component, bugmeister@canvas.gnome.org.
Also present in the latests versions
This would require support from the window manager. If the GNOME window manager spec does not include support for this (I have to do some research to find out), then it would be highly nontrivial to implement, and might not be possible without some really nasty hacks. I will check into it when I get a chance, but if that turns out to be the case I will mark this WONTFIX.
Bradford: have you done any research on this? If so, instead of WONTFIX, can you reassign to sawfish? I'm pretty sure this is a dup of something there...
Reassigning to Sawfish as per Luis' suggestion...
Nothing to do with sawfish. The various wm-specs provide everything that is needed to set backgrounds per workspace outside the window manager
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Dunno about this bug.. it falls in the hackerdom side for me.
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