Gradient Backgrounds
This descibes how to get nice gradients on different fvwm desktops or pages.
Create the Gradients
Say you have got a picture directory where you want to store the gradient pics. You can create xpm pictures having a width of 1 using commands like
bggen -w 1 black green | convert ppm:- gradient\_green.xpm
bggen -w 1 black blue black | convert ppm:- gradient\_blue.xpm
bggen -w 1 black red black | convert ppm:- gradient\_red.xpm
Switching Automatically
To switch the graident backgrounds automatically when changing Desktops, use the FvwmBacker module.
Configure FvwmBacker in your config file:
Start FvwmBacker Module on start and restart:
After restarting fvwm your desktops having different gradient backgrounds. Which are small and changes quite fast when changing the desktop. The same can be achieved using pages instead of desktops.