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	1 background image
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	4 Description
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	7 Draws a background image in place of the defaultbg color.
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	9 Notes
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	12 The path to the image file has to be configured in `config.h` using the …
	13 `bgfile` (patch modifies `config.def.h`, changes made there need to be p…
	14 `config.h` if it already exists). The image format is expected to be
	15 [farbfeld](//tools.suckless.org/farbfeld). In case the background image
	16 is smaller than the window size the background will be tiled.
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	18 Pseudo Transparency
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	21 The variable `pseudotransparency` enables functionality which fixes the
	22 coordinates of the background image to the screen origin. This emulates …
	23 effect of transparency without the need for an X composite manager.
	24
	25 Hint: With the use of [farbfeld utilities](http://zzo38computer.org/fo…
	26 effects can be applied to the desktop background in an automated fashion…
	27 Pictured below is an example of the result of a darken and blur operatio…
	28 invoked with the following command:
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	30 jpg2ff < wallpaper.jpg \| ff-border e 50 \| ff-bright rgba 0 0.5 1…
	31
	32 ![Screenshot](pseudo-transparency.png)
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	34 Download
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	37 * [st-background-image-0.8.4.diff](st-background-image-0.8.4.diff)
	38 * [st-background-image-0.8.5.diff](st-background-image-0.8.5.diff)
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	40 Signal Reloading
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	43 Apply the following patch on top of the previous to enable reloading the
	44 background image when a USR1 signal occurs:
	45
	46 * [st-background-image-signal-reload-0.8.5.diff](st-background-image-sig…
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	48 If you use the [xresources with signal reloading](//st.suckless.org/patc…
	49 patch ignore the patch above and simply add these two lines to the begin…
	50 the `reload` function located in the file `x.c`:
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	52 XFreeGC(xw.dpy, xw.bggc);
	53 bginit();
	54
	55 Hint: You can send a USR1 signal to all st processes with the following
	56 command:
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	58 pidof st \| xargs kill -s USR1
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	60 Authors
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	62 * Matthias Schoth - <[email protected]>
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