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Re: Display Tiff Images as a background screen

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From: J.B. Nicholson-Owens
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 15:33
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tristen@cs.UAlberta.CA (Rasmussen Tristen J) writes:

>Unless I am mistaken, Background2 in the source directory needs to be
>compiled.  Is there a version that doesn't need to be compiled for those
>of use who have the limited version of NeXTSTEP? (ie., I don't have the
>C compiler)

How about using the Scene app that came with your machine?  No FTP'ing
necessary and it will do backgrounds even though Scene isn't running.
I think this will also work on the loginWindow.
-- 
-- Jeff (jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
-- No NeXTmail please
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From: jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Subject: Re: Display Tiff Images as a background screen
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