please help: xv on FC6 x86_64 won't set root window

[Phil Meyer]

William W. Austin wrote:
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> I realize that xv doesn't appear to have been maintained for several 
> years (that I can tell, anyway), and I have tried other programs.  If 
> anyone knows of another image-manager/manipulator which can use the 
> .xvpic directory thumbnails (or has a similar capability) I'd be glad 
> to try it and possibly switch.  I have tried a few, but with an 
> astronomy image collection of > 10 GB, I don't really like the 
> programs which generate the thumbnails on the fly - they take far too 
> long overall.

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Correct, xv is not relevant any more.
And yes, I was a fan of xv for years, but that was many years ago, now. :)

All modern desktops now have a concept of the 'Desktop' with many 
properties, background as one of them, as apposed to the simple X 
windows root window.

Some Desktop managers allow the root window to show on the Desktop 
background, but gnome, kde, enlightenment (e17), and others, do not any 
more.

To accomplish the same thing, and arguably better, use the "Change 
Desktop Background" menu function.

I saw a script recently that would randomly change the Desktop 
background image from a directory of images, and I have read that Gnome 
can do that itself, but much of that info has been collected here:

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/12/01/random-wallpaper-in-gnome/

Good Luck!