Not really an issue. Just something I'd like to see

[frankzen]

I wish there were an easier way to set the backdrop (wallpaper) than right clicking an icon on the desktop, opening a directory where wallpaper is, and dragging it over, then closing both.

Secondly, I wish ROX used the desktop directory in my home (/home/xxxx/Desktop) . It could then reuse the files which are already there..mostly *.desktop files. As you can see I use ROX mostly for icons on the desktop. It also annoys me I can't use wallpaper applications such as Nitrogen for some reason. If I could program in c++ or even C I'd do this myself.

I'll leave now :)

[jun7]

Did you try the Wallpaper of the site of ROX Desktop? and Sorry I can't get what the secondly means.

[frankzen]

No I haven't tried that. I will.

The second point is that ROX keeps it's pinboard data in ~/.config/sourceforge/ as pb_something.

If it read the desktop files in ~/Desktop ( a standard directory in most Linuxes). In my case I also run Mate desktop and that where the information is kept. Just a suggestion. I will try the wallpaper app you suggested.

[jun7]

I get it. Since I don't use pinboard and even desktop, Probably I will do not anything for it but keep it in mind. thank you.

[frankzen]

The wallpaper app is not as flexible as Rox background. Different directories for stretched etc etc. I will stick with Rox system for now.

Thanks

[jun7]

The Wallpaper app accept dropped file. so if you placed the app in the send-to dir, setting backdrop is just right clicking of a image file. It can't select style though, editing fixed.py in the app solves it.

[frankzen]

OK well then I will try it again. As I said I also have Mate ( like Gnome 2.0) on this system, but I much prefer Roxs pinboard except for the fact the pinboard is a window over the root window. That complicates things for me. Thanks

[jun7]

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[wdlkmpx]

I have come to the conclusion that ~/roxdesktop could be a quick solution, it basically works the same as the rox pinboard.xml, but with custom .desktop files, ones that have x= and y=

This way updating the rox desktop becomes easy... a file is installed and uninstalled cleanly, without convoluted post-processing...

Let's say this is the rox pinboard:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<pinboard>
  <backdrop style="Stretched">/usr/share/backgrounds/default.jpg</backdrop>
  <icon x="768" y="224" label="trash">/usr/local/apps/Trash</icon>
  <icon x="768" y="32" label="lock">/usr/local/apps/Xlock</icon>
  <icon x="32" y="32" label="file">/usr/local/bin/rox</icon>
  <icon x="160" y="320" label="update">/usr/sbin/update</icon>
</pinboard>

Rox could just parse text files and look for Field=value

rox -p [dir]

Example:

~/roxdesktop/.settings [settings] Backdrop=/usr/share/backgrounds/default.jpg Backdrop_style=Streched

~/roxdesktop/trash.desktop [Desktop Entry] Name=trash Exec=/usr/local/apps/Trash Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/trash.png x=768 y=224

~/roxdesktop/lock.desktop [Desktop Entry] Name=xlock Exec=/usr/local/apps/Xlock Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/xlock.png x=768 y=32

etc

it's possible to apply the same logic and add .icon files for the 'globicons stuff'...

[jun7]

for tidying