A similar question I have about different color for each desk Label. Just an idea, Pixmap covers all desks. Make web.png image with three images. Each part is same size as the desk mini-window. Also, Label color can be included.
Didn’t know, isn’t colorsets for colors only, or also for Pixmap??? Can you show a sample or give a link?
@somiaj, got the idea and did bit of google search.
@rasat, this with Pixmap for each desk: *FvwmPager: DeskPixmap 0 $[CORE_DIR]/Desker/web.png *FvwmPager: DeskPixmap 1 $[CORE_DIR]/Desker/email.png
It fills mini-window but not label area.
In manpage, it is not clear how to combine pixmap and gradient.
For example, to combine colorset 90 and 100 (image with brownish color) Colorset 90 VGradient 50 #5c564e #f5f5dc Colorset 100 Pixmap $[CORE_DIR]/Desker/web.png
EDIT… found one sample with Tint option. Colorset 100 Pixmap $[CORE_DIR]/Desker/web.png, Tint #5c564e 40
Colorsets can take multiple options, So Colorset 100 Pixmap ..., VGradient ..., bg ..., fg ..., etc. But since all a gradient does is create a Pixmap for the background, it probably won’t work well with pixmaps, but Tint will as you found out.
Also you shouldn’t be using such high numbers for your colorset, though not that noticiable on modern hardware, if you use Colorset 100, fvwm will reserve memory for all colorsets 0-100, even if they aren’t being used. So you should mostly just define them in order.
@amlug you saved days of work. I was making a thumbnail for each desk mini-window to have a different color for each desk view. As well as have the same look as the wallpapers which are all black and white for the Work Desk function.
Finding the right shade color with Gimp filter is a headage. The users may not even like them. With Tint, make any color.
Now, to find out how to make the black and white wallpapers with the same Tint color? They are managed by FvwmBacker (a few days ago found this command). Where to add the Tint colorset?
Good to know. I have seen users with Colorset numbers 200 to 300 keeping a logical order. So, that’s not wise to do. I will edit a few of my colorsets.