Comparitive Desktop Environments

[Aaron Konstam]

On Mon, 2011-09-26 at 14:08 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On 09/26/2011 01:48 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > On 09/26/2011 01:35 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> >>              If I understand, right click on desk top or terminal to
> >>              change color, image, etc.
> >>
> >>              Bob
> > 
> > The problem is there's no way to browse for an image, you're stuck with 
> > the stock ones unless you know where they're stored and add another one. 
> >   Personally, I use wallpapoz and let them shift at random.
> 
> Not true.  In XFCE, right click on the desktop, go to Desktop Settings
> and the background tab.  Click on the big "+" sign below the list of
> images and you get a filesystem browser to go find your background
> image and add it to the list.  The "-" will allow you to delete ones

You are, of course, correct. But what does not work is the standard:
Preferences-> Desktop -> Background which works in  Gnome. Probably that
is strictly for Gnome.

I also enjoy the rather "frightening" screensaver display in XFCE.

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