[Bug 163401] Plasma should set root window background too

[Michael Rudolph]

On Saturday 07 June 2008 17:58:32 Jonas Kölker wrote:
>
> > plasma does not follow the traditional "here's a wallpaper picture"
> > paradigm.
>
> i'll take your word on that, i don't know the inner workings of
> plasma as well as i think you do.

 :-D

> all i have used is the "Configure Desktop" dialog (right-click the
> desktop), which follows the traditional "here's a wallpaper picture",
> with no zooming, no dynamic backgrounds and no "fun".  i was thinking
> "set the root window to the same as the plasma window" (i.e. the
> desktop).
>
> > personally i'm of the opinion that things painting to the root
> > window and picking stuff up from the root window is Bad and maybe
> > even Foolish in this day and age.
>
> oh; i didn't know it was a bad idea.  could you briefly explain to me
> why that is?  i didn't notice any badness when using conky with
> compiz and nautilus; could you explain to me what bad things happened
> that i wasn't aware of?
>
> i'm not playing the devil's advocate here--i'm just a curious geek
> who would like to understand his toys a little better.
>

Hi Jonas,

you might want to have a look at "the ways of the plasma". It is not 
officially approved by the community yet, but it tries to answer 
exactly the kinds of questions you have. Feel free to ask more!

http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Plasma/TheWaysOfThePlasma

I hope that helps.

michael