Is there a 'trick' to running Xsnow on the Xfce or KDE desktop? At the moment I have it running in Fluxbox, but prefer Xfce.
OTOH, I like what I see of Fluxbox. Amazingly lightweight!

Yeah, Fluxbox is awesome.

for kde4, found this: it's fine but... ok, xsnow is another thing

but if noone updates it, it won't run there.

Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but in KDE there is a Snow plugin, in System Settings > Desktop > Desktop Effects > All Effects >

Shame that it doesn't work with KDE. I tried using it with FVWM2 which works apart from it doesn't like conky!

All the modern desktop environments replace the X11 root window with their own full-screen window which holds desktop icons and what have you. Compositing window managers also tend to do this. When you run something like xsnow it still uses the root window which is covered by the desktop window so you can't see the animation. To get xsnow and other older stuff that uses the root window to work under xfce you'll have to disable xfdesktop (Settings/Session and Startup), but then you lose the desktop functionality that it provides.

/me ponders. Snow?
- poor TV picture due to weak signal?
- fabled photoshop effect in mountain scenes?
- environment visited by dollar burners with desire to wear plaster?

Ponse and Qweasd,
Yes, thank you, I was aware of that, but, as Ponse said, "...xsnow is another thing."

Gazl,
I tried removing the xfdesktop, but xsnow still wouldn't run. Oh, well... guess I was being just a little too nostalgic. I remember how much my children liked it when they were very young. Kinda of liked it myself.
So, it looks like it is Fluxbox for The Christmas Season.


Thanks to all of you for your suggestions and Merry Christmas!

xsnow runs fine on 64bit slackware running gnome

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I couldn't get it to run on KDE, nor does KDE's Snow effect work. Maybe I have to logout and back in? That shouldn't be right, though.

Hi Keith

Did you upgrade to 1.42 ? Slackware (seems all releases) comes with
xsnow 1.40 and I usually upgrade to 1.42. I only upgrade because I
like the graphic of the santa in 1.42, your screen seems to have the
same graphic as 1.42 (or is there an option I do not know about).

Regards
john

PS, maybe the OP can try an upgrade of xsnow, it is quite easy to build
(I cannot past in urls, but maybe google xsnow-1.42.tar.gz)

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actually I use a hacked copy of xsnow which I've added lights and the xmas tree to but it compiled fine it says its version 1.42

I know I am not helping anyone, but here is xsnow in mwm in xnest in KDE
http://melikamp.com/gfx/xnest-mwm-xsnow.png (~1.7 MiB)

Many Thanks! I didn't know there was a newer version. By upgrading* to 1.42, Xsnow
now works in Xfce. I couldn't get it to work in KDE, but as I now use Xfce 99.9% of
the time that is no great loss.
Again, many thanks!
Ho, Ho, HO! Merry Christmas!


*Actually since there wasn't a package available, I compiled and installed 1.42.

That's totally awesome. Love xsnow!