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#1 2006-12-01 10:47:41
- Shagbag
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Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
I was hoping to GIMP/hack my own KDM theme using animated wallpaper but I don't know if KDE has the capability.
I know Enlightenment DR17 has animated wallpaper but can KDE do it?
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#2 2006-12-01 12:19:51
- pmv
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
Why don't you just try if animated wallpaper works and then tell us others?
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#3 2006-12-02 01:21:34
- loserMcloser
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
i don't know if this is what you're looking for, but if you go to "Advanced Options" in the desktop configuration dialog, there is an option to use a program to dynamically draw the background.
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#4 2006-12-03 23:30:16
- skottish
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
You can check to see if KDE will allow you to use MNG files for wallpaper. It may be possible that way.
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#5 2006-12-04 12:42:38
- chrismortimore
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
You can check to see if KDE will allow you to use MNG files for wallpaper. It may be possible that way.
KDE does support MNG for wallpapers.
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#6 2006-12-05 01:40:04
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
I tried using a basic, two frame MNG image as my background, and KDE only used the first frame.
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#7 2006-12-05 03:10:21
- vredfreak
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
The only way I know of accomplishing an animated background in KDE is using mplayer, and it's not all that great.
But if you really want to:
Control Center --> Desktop --> Behavior --> Show Icons on Desktop (this option must NOT be checked).
Then to test your background:
mplayer --rootwin -fs -loop 0 /path/to/animation
This is assuming that your background is playable by mplayer.
The downside is that it can consume a lot of CPU/Memory, and the desktop and windows do not redraw very quickly when something gets moved. It is possible though.
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#8 2006-12-05 03:46:45
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
what about screensaver as a wallpaper? I remember using it (screensaver as a wall paper) long time ago. But I forgot how to set this up.
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#9 2006-12-05 15:52:59
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
what about screensaver as a wallpaper? I remember using it (screensaver as a wall paper) long time ago. But I forgot how to set this up.
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#10 2006-12-05 16:19:47
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Re: Can KDE have animated wallpaper?
thanks
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