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From: jim@fuji.eng.yale.edu (James J. Szinger)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,visix.news.xcons.xpert
Subject: xdm root window
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Date: 25 Jan 91 14:12:18 GMT
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Organization: Yale Univerity, Intelligent Sensors Lab, Elect. Eng.
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This should probably be a RTFM question, but I don't know which
of TM's to FR.  So, I would appreciate hints as how to change the
root window xdm displays.  Right now it's the default black and
white stipple pattern.  I'd like to get it to display colors and
bitmaps while displaying the login prompt.  xsetroot seems like a
good idea but the server doesn't respond until after xdm
relinqushes control to the user.  Peease send me e-mail to tell
me what I'm doing wrong.

Jim