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-- Main.ctucker - 04 Jul 2007

---+ Modify Eon Desktop Colour

There isn't a simple direct way to alter the desktop colour of an Eon. There are several complicated steps which CSCF has scripted and then deliver to the terminal(s) using the Eon Management software on our management server. The ModEons Wiki page outlines our terminal setup procedure which includes setting the desktop colour.

In this document there is mentioned a <tt>2do</tt> snapin module called <tt>install_all_cscf_eon_configs.2do</tt>. This module is essentially a shell script which runs several other subscripts. It does many little configuration tasks but it also installs a modified <tt>system.fvwm95rc</tt> file and a modified <tt>Xclients</tt> file. These CSCF modified files are normally maintained in the same directory as the <tt>install_all_cscf_eon_configs.2do</tt> module. If you are just interested in changing the desktop colour and not applying any CSCF specialized modifications then one should comment out all the other <tt>SCRIPT</tt> commands in <tt>install_all_cscf_eon_configs.2do</tt> that do not involve the <tt>system.fvwm95rc</tt> and <tt>Xclients</tt> files. You can then save this <tt>2do</tt> module under a new name.

In the <tt>system.fvwm95rc</tt> file there are two lines which start...<BR>
<tt>*FvwmTaskBarPagerModuleDefaultColorPager<BR>
*FvwmTaskBarPagerModuleDeskPager 0</tt>

Both are followed by a hex (RGB) value which CSCF has set to be <tt>#300000</tt> in both cases. That value makes the <i>CSCF Fetching Red</i> for which our terminals are famous. If you wanted a nice deep ocean blue perhaps, may I suggest #000020. In any case, apply your new colour value to both lines in the <tt>system.fvwm95rc</tt> file.

Similarly there is a line in the CSCF modified <tt>Xclients</tt> file which reads as follows.<BR>
<tt>xsetroot -solid "#300000" -cursor_name top_left_arrow</tt>

Change the above hex value to one representing your new colour.

Then apply your new snapin to the terminal using the Eon Management softwre

Topic revision: r1 - 2007-07-04 - ClaytonTucker

Information in this area is meant for use by CSCF staff and is not official documentation, but anybody who is interested is welcome to use it if they find it useful.

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