Drawing on the root window in Linux?

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  • Charlie Lesh
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    Drawing on the root window in Linux?

    Hey all:

    Is there any way to draw on the 'root' window? I'm thinking about a
    python screensaver for linux. I know that there are xlib bindings for
    python, maybe a little outdated, but do they have what I might need?

    Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any answers,
    and Google was coming up empty.

    -Charlie

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    • David McNab
      #2
      Re: Drawing on the root window in Linux?

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      Charlie Lesh wrote:
      | Hey all:
      |
      | Is there any way to draw on the 'root' window? I'm thinking about a
      | python screensaver for linux. I know that there are xlib bindings for
      | python, maybe a little outdated, but do they have what I might need?

      Try xlib-python (or python-xlib).
      And welcome to a whole new world of pain.

      |
      | Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any answers,
      | and Google was coming up empty.
      |
      | -Charlie
      |

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      Kind regards
      David

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        • Diez B. Roggisch
          #3
          Re: Drawing on the root window in Linux?

          > Is there any way to draw on the 'root' window? I'm thinking about a[color=blue]
          > python screensaver for linux. I know that there are xlib bindings for
          > python, maybe a little outdated, but do they have what I might need?
          >
          > Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any answers,
          > and Google was coming up empty.[/color]

          Did you check superkaramba? That does python-enriched interactive backround
          content. So they gotta somehow manipulate root :)

          Regards,

          Diez

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            • Fredrik Lundh
              #4
              Re: Drawing on the root window in Linux?

              Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
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              > > Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any answers,
              > > and Google was coming up empty.[/color]
              >
              > Did you check superkaramba? That does python-enriched interactive backround
              > content. So they gotta somehow manipulate root :)[/color]

              they're using shaped windows, don't they? see

              http://netdragon.sourceforge.net/?page=Creating+a+Widget+Mask


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                • Simon Burton
                  #5
                  Re: Drawing on the root window in Linux?

                  On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:42:25 +1300, David McNab wrote:
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                  > Charlie Lesh wrote:
                  > | Hey all:
                  > |
                  > | Is there any way to draw on the 'root' window? I'm thinking about a
                  > | python screensaver for linux. I know that there are xlib bindings for
                  > | python, maybe a little outdated, but do they have what I might need?
                  >
                  > Try xlib-python (or python-xlib).
                  > And welcome to a whole new world of pain.
                  >
                  >[/color]

                  Yeah, but it's cool and it does everything, i think.
                  Let me know if you head down this path.

                  Simon.

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