Re: [MiNT] Background image

[Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk>]

On 09/05/11 19:24, Jo Even Skarstein wrote:
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>> From: cvs@sparemint.org
>> To: cz-bobek-lists-mint-cvs@lists.bobek.cz
>> Subject: [Mint-cvs] [FreeMiNT CVS] freemint/xaaes/src.km
>> Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:18:44 +0000
>>
>> Log Message:
>> c_window.c c_window.h draw_obj.c k_keybd.c k_main.c k_main.h k_shutdown.c render_obj.c render_obj.h taskman.c xa_defs.h xa_global.h:
>> implement background-image
>> make current screen background-image with Ctrl-Alt-:
>> make current window full-screen with Ctrl-Alt-.
>> load previously saved background with Ctrl-Alt-Shift-N.
> Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a background image but I hope the
> current implementation is temporary. There are already too many
> impossible-to-remember key-combinations. A setting in xaaes.cnf would be
> much better.
>
> Ideally the background image should be drawn by a loadable module. Maybe
> somebody wants to do something completely different with the background,
> maybe add some dynamic content?
>

What happened to good old "Right click -> properties -> Set background
image" style ?

And let xaaes modify the cnf file when it does it. The user shouldn't
have to edit
a file themselves.

Alan.