background image

[umaxx]

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:49:47 +0200
Georg Michelitsch <gm_ail at gmx.at> wrote:

> umaxx wrote on 09/25/2008 10:32 PM:
> > hi,
> >
> > i guess it is possible to set a background image in 2008.9?
> > how, where - which file?
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > joerg
> >   
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I haven't tried 2008.9 yet but assuming its the same as in 2008.8 you
> just need to decompile the theme file (using edje_decc)
> ~/.e/e/themes/*.edj or the system-wide default in
> /usr/share/enlightenment/data/themes/illume.edj.
> Have a look at the resulting output (should be a directory containing
> images and an *.edc file) and change the background file if existant,
> then recompile it using edje_cc and you're done.
> 
> Seemed quite a lot of work for me just to change a background but I've
> discovered that E has a lot of differences compared to other desktop
> environments and I'm starting to like the principle.
> I just tried it on the theme found here
> http://52grad.de/.stuff/freerunner/ and it worked out fine. Haven't
> tried on the default one though - I don't even know if there's a
> background image specified. Remember to use an image in 640x640 as
> you'll be rotating your screen :)
> Hope I could clear this to you and sorry for my sloppy English ;)

thanks for your explanation, i will try that soon.