Where can I find CDE backdrops?

[Mark Vollmers]

Hi, all. I've been staring at my screen for a while, and I'm getting kinda tired of looking at my backdrop. Quite frankly, none of the others that are there look real exciting either. Is there anywhere to get backdrops different from the default ones (download or something)? Not a major problem, but it's something that might make staring at my screen a little more enjoyable (or not, but I can dream...)

Thanks!
Mark

[Rita C Workman · Accepted solution]

Take a look at this thread:

http://us-support3.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=7227f6881b23c9a4fc/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000052500865

"...never give up your dreams..."

/rcw

[Mark Vollmers]

That's what I was looking for. Thanks a lot!

Mark

[Dave Chamberlin]

The CDE backdrops are stored mostly as XPM files in /usr/dt/share/backdrops. You can make your own! I modified some of my old tiny bitmaps (I used to use for OpenWindows backdrops) and saved them as XPM format with the CDE icon editor. I put them in the above directory and can now choose them as well as the other backdrop patterns.