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amca01

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Registered: 2008-12-28

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Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

I've just installed a brand-new Arch linux - all lovely - and to try to save memory (as my laptop as only 512 Mb) I thought I'd use a smaller desktop environment than KDE, which I was using previously, with my old distribution.  So I installed Xfce.  It's nice except for one thing - it only allows one background, so the same image appears on all virtual desktops (workspaces).

What environments, other than KDE, allow each workspace to have its own background?

Thanks,
-A.

fwojciec

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Registered: 2007-05-20

Posts: 1,411

Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

I know that wallpaper plugin for compiz can do that, for example.

Shaika-Dzari

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Registered: 2006-04-14

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

If you mean WM too, you can easilly acheive that with Fvwm.

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rebugger

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-10-28

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

I've justed checked xfce: it supports different wallpapers for each screen! I can select "screen 0" and "screen 1" in the background-settings.
Edit: should have re-read it. you are looking for "wallpapers on different workspaces" sorry

Last edited by rebugger (2008-12-28 23:45:02)

moljac024

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Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

As Shaika-Dzari said, you can achieve that with FVWM, but for any other than that it would have to be serious hackery and probably not worth it.

But still, only one wallpaper would actually be set during any moment, so if you would like to use a pager that displays workspaces with their wallpapers, it would always display the current one on all of them.

Last edited by moljac024 (2008-12-29 00:32:07)

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anrxc

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Registered: 2008-03-22

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

People often forget that you can replace default DE window manager with fvwm, so you get the best of both worlds (btw on kde-look the highest rated desktop screenshot for many years was KDE+fvwm). Anyway, if ROX supports different wallpapers you can also let ROX manage the desktop background in XFCE (it would control the wallpaper and the desktop icons). Check Google on both accounts.

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skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

E17 can do it. In fact, E17 will let you have different animated backgrounds per workspace.

kgas

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Registered: 2008-11-08

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

There is one application wallpapoz that can do this job.

briest

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From: Katowice, PL

Registered: 2006-05-04

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

wmsetbg --workspace 0|1|2|... in WindowMaker.

moljac024

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From: Serbia

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

wmsetbg --workspace 0|1|2|... in WindowMaker.

Wow, that's nice....is WindowMaker still being developed ? How does it stand with NetWM/EWMH compliance ?

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alex_anthony

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Registered: 2007-09-25

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

I think GNOME is getting this in the next version. It was a Summer of Code project last year.

briest

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From: Katowice, PL

Registered: 2006-05-04

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

is WindowMaker still being developed ?

Yes; rather 'again' than 'still', but there is a lot of activity on dev mailing list for the last few months. There's a new group of developers that took development over. For now, they are gathering miscellaennous patches floating around the world for the next release.

How does it stand with NetWM/EWMH compliance ?

Honestly, I don't know.

chilebiker

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From: Zurich, Switzerland

Registered: 2006-07-18

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Re: Which desktop environments allow different backgrounds for workspaces?

KDE can do it as well.

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