[gnome-flashback] flashback background

[Alberts Muktupāvels <alberts muktupavels gmail com>]

Hi!

Have anyone thought about solution for background drawing?

My idea is to create new project - gnome-background, application for background drawing only. I have created initial version, but it requires more work. Should I continue or someone have better idea?

I started with nautilus 3.6 source code. Idea is to remove all needless code leaving only background drawing. I have removed most needless code already and renamed to gnome-background.

After some tests:

1) With Metacity. Does not work good if nautilus handles desktop (draws icons). Nautilus desktop background is black not transparent so background from new application is not visible.

2) With Compiz. Seems to work good with and without nautilus as handling desktop.

3) With Mutter. Seems to work too.

Have any ideas and / or suggestions? I can upload code with version i currently have if someone wants to test it.

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Alberts Muktupāvels