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From: slt@unislc.uucp (Stuart Timm)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Color background for X-windows
Message-ID: <1991Mar28.211404.54@unislc.uucp>
Date: 28 Mar 91 21:14:04 GMT
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From article <1991Mar20.163036.28305@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>, by williams@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Gus Williams):
> Is X11R4 able to display color bitmaps in the xsetroot commmand?
> or any other way to display color bitmaps in the background?
> 
> If so what format should the pictures be in and how do I display them?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
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Yes, with the X11R4 xsetroot program you can use the -xpm or -pixmap option
to specify a pixmap file in XPM format.  It works great!!

Stuart L. Timm
Unisys Corporation
Salt Lake City, Utah
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