Re: [MiNT] Background

[Jo Even Skarstein <joska@online.no>]

On Wed, 2011-09-14 at 19:05 +0000, Peter Slegg wrote:

> This background feature should be disabled by default. This discussion
> came up a few months ago about new features that break people's config.

I agree.

> Also, when enabled, it really shouldn't over-ride the background displayed
> by the real desktop application like Thing or Jinnee.

I disagree. The AES background should override all other backgrounds.
That's the purpose of it.

> Back in the 80's there were apps that displayed a desktop image, that is
> the way to go, not sticking something in the AES. It could be started from
> xaaes.cnf

Quite the opposite. The AES is the correct place for this. Those apps
were dirty hacks.

Jo Even