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Eterm Background Images
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The default themes for Eterm are designed to select a background image
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at random. In order for this to work, some sort of mechanism had to
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be created for the creation and maintenance of a set of backgrounds,
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both tileable and scaled. This mechanism had to allow for easy
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selection of the random image as well as easy alterations to the
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collection.
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So here's how it works. Underneath this directory (bg/) you'll find
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two subdirectories: tile and scale. These directories contain tiled
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and scaled background images, respectively. When "make install" is
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run, these images are automatically installed in directories with the
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same names underneath <prefix>/share/Eterm/pix/. Once these images
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have been copied into place, the Etbg_update_list utility is run to
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create or update the pixmaps.list file, a text file containing the
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master list of images and their geometries, from which Eterm will
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choose an image at random.
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If you wish to add or remove images from the collection, first cd into
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<prefix>/share/Eterm/pix/. Once there, remove any unwanted images
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from the tile/ and/or scale/ directories. Then copy any images you
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want into either the tile/ or scale/ directory, depending on whether
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you want Eterm to tile the image or scale it. When you have finished
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adding and/or removing images, run the Etbg_update_list script again
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(it is found in <prefix>/bin/) to update the list.
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You may have as many or as few images in your collection as you like;
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just remember to re-run the Etbg_update_list script after completing
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each set of changes. Note that if you have fewer than 2 images in the
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collection, you should edit the theme.cfg file for your theme to
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deactivate the random image selection. (If you neglect to do this,
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you may receive error messages from Eterm, but it will continue to
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function.)
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Disclaimer
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All images distributed with Eterm itself, and all those in the
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supplementary backgrounds collection, were downloaded freely from the
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Internet or submitted directly via e-mail by their authors. None of
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these images are original work by me. Furthermore, I have made every
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effort to ensure that the ones I downloaded are freely distributable.
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However, should any person who can provide proof of ownership of any
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of these pictures object to their inclusion, they will be IMMEDIATELY
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withdrawn. No copyright infringement is intended. Inclusion here
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should be taken as a compliment. :-)
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Contributors
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The following contributions have been made by their authors. Thanks
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to all who have contributed. If one of your images is in this
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collection, but it isn't reflected here, please e-mail me
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(mej@eterm.org) so I can correct the omission. Note that some of
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these images are included with the supplemental backgrounds collection
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rather than with the Eterm distribution.
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Neopolis-horizon.jpg Joe Colburn <joe@nodomain.com>
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cyber_bg.jpg Joe Colburn <joe@nodomain.com>
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bubbly1.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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bubbly2.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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bubbly3.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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bubbly4.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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confusion.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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egg.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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steel1.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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twisted.jpg Tal Danzig <tal@libranet.com>
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