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kilolima

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Registered: 2013-02-13

Posts: 3

Redirect program output to desktop (X11 root window?)

Hi,

Is there a way to tell a program to draw its output to the desktop? So I would be able to use a browser as the desktop background, for example?

Cheers,

kilolima

aljazek

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Registered: 2011-04-29

Posts: 13

Re: Redirect program output to desktop (X11 root window?)

I'm not sure. I saw something similar with the "devilspie", where you can put the terminal as a background.

livesliders

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Registered: 2013-10-30

Posts: 5

Re: Redirect program output to desktop (X11 root window?)

You can use xwinwrap but for it to display on the background you'll have to disable compositor.

Last edited by livesliders (2013-10-30 15:59:19)

livesliders

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Registered: 2013-10-30

Posts: 5

Re: Redirect program output to desktop (X11 root window?)

This users bash script uses wmctrl to do something similiar with Terminal. I got it to make mplayer run fullscreen video as the furthermost back window(borderless with the -fs option to mplayer). Technically *could* work with a fullscreen browser or any other running app.
Technically not the desktops background but a hack to simulate the desired effect....

Adjust as necessary.... http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=6762