Apr 02 2018
Raspbian Desktop tweaks
Posted by kll · In RPI · 1696 Reads ·
i look for a multi desktop feature and find
apt-cache show obconf
sudo apt install -y obconf
but at first i did not find the menu entry:
[menu][Preferences][main menu editor]
[enable] /Preferences/Openbox Configuration Manager
now go
[menu][Preferences][Openbox Configuration Manager]
/Desktops/Number of Desktops change to 2
and i give names
[main]
[tools]
/CLOSE/
i found i can select the desktops by
++ mouse wheel ( as long mouse over desktop background )
++ mouse wheel pressed gives a differnt/bigger menu about desktops
++ i can right click a program window header and get context menu option
--> send to desktop: select [main][tools]
also a drag left / right of a window ( like push out of screen ) activates the switcher.
add i want the desktop select in the menu header line:
[add / remove panel items][ADD] spacer and Desktop Pager
operation and context menu info
after all i am happy besides that the desktop content
+ background
+ icons
is same for both, so there is no way to see which one your in.
here starts the googling for hours
i found some complicated things about creating different desktop subdirectories
and add need some switching tools...
but then i found this multibackground trick
so just change and add
nano /home/pi/.config/pcmanfm/LXDE-pi/desktop-items-0.conf
__old_____
wallpaper_common=1
wallpaper=/home/pi/Pictures/murly@storm.jpg
__new____
wallpaper_common=0
wallpapers_configured=2
wallpaper0=/home/pi/Pictures/murly@storm.jpg
wallpaper1=/home/pi/Pictures/Raspberry-Pi-Raspbian-Stretch.jpg
and dare a reboot
good
( different background but still with same desktop icon (set & position) )
now if i use the desktop config tool ( what overwrite that file ) or do a update it all might be lost.
we will see...
