On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 03:21:06PM +0000, Dave Russell wrote: > Phil Meyer wrote: > > >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/ > > Or, even better take a look at the gnome applet wp tray (wallpaper > tray) that does the same thing, but nicely configurable and a nice > little user interface too. > Why would I (or 'one') want to do that? It's just a distraction if you're actually using the computer. The first thing I do with any distribution (and windows when I use it) is switch to a plain background, usually fairly dark blue or green. Then I cover it up with things that I work with anyway. -- Chris Green
