xsetroot syntax 1

[TonyGroves]

I'm sure this is a simple question for an expert ...

I want to set the colour of my X root window, and it seems that [tt]xsetroot -solid [/tt]colour is the command to use. I know I can use colour names like "darkblue", but how would I specify a particular RGB combination, like red 12, green 34, blue 56?

Thanks.

 

[flugh]

Check out this link:

http://www.desktop-linux.net/kde-misc.htm

It says to use: [tt]xsetroot -solid "#123456"[/tt]

I can't make it do anything for me, suspecting that Gnome is managing the background settings and not recognizing the settings change.

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JBR

 

[TonyGroves]

Yep, it works, in fvwm at least.

Thanks.