Eric wrote:

> 2008.0 64 bit mode
> I am using xearth 1.1 for my desktop background under kde
> My xearth.desktop file looks like:
>
> [KDE Desktop Program]
> Command=xearth -markers -label -labelpos -5-150 -markerfile
> /home/myhomedir/.kde/share/apps/kdesktop/programs/xearth.markerfile -proj
> merc -size %x,%y -ppm > %f Comment=XEarth by Kirk Johnson
> Executable=xearth
> PreviewCommand=xearth -size %x,%y -nomarkers -ppm > %f
> Refresh=5
>
> and my xearth.markerfile looks like:
>
> 47.612 -122.338 "Seattle"
> 40.742 -73.995 "New York"
> 51.506 -0.127 "London"
> 34.052 -118.243 "Los Angeles"
>
> But i never see any of the labels. The paths checkout ok. Is there an error
> here i dont see?
> Thanks
> Eric

Well, i found out one thing by experimentation, if you remove the -ppm option
xearth then shows all the markers and labels and so on. However, it
introduces a new problem in that right clicking on the desktop no longer
works (nothing happens). -ppm creates a 24 bit color image to stdout instead
of writing directly to the x-window
I found this in the source which tipped me off to that:
/* look through the command line arguments to figure out if we're
* using X or not (if "-ppm", "-gif", or "-test" is found, we're not
* using X, otherwise we are).
*/
Eric

Eric wrote:

> Eric wrote:
>
>> 2008.0 64 bit mode
>> I am using xearth 1.1 for my desktop background under kde
>> My xearth.desktop file looks like:
>>
>> [KDE Desktop Program]
>> Command=xearth -markers -label -labelpos -5-150 -markerfile
>> /home/myhomedir/.kde/share/apps/kdesktop/programs/xearth.markerfile -proj
>> merc -size %x,%y -ppm > %f Comment=XEarth by Kirk Johnson
>> Executable=xearth
>> PreviewCommand=xearth -size %x,%y -nomarkers -ppm > %f
>> Refresh=5
>>
>> and my xearth.markerfile looks like:
>>
>> 47.612 -122.338 "Seattle"
>> 40.742 -73.995 "New York"
>> 51.506 -0.127 "London"
>> 34.052 -118.243 "Los Angeles"
>>
>> But i never see any of the labels. The paths checkout ok. Is there an error
>> here i dont see?
>> Thanks
>> Eric
>
> Well, i found out one thing by experimentation, if you remove the -ppm
> option xearth then shows all the markers and labels and so on. However, it
> introduces a new problem in that right clicking on the desktop no longer
> works (nothing happens). -ppm creates a 24 bit color image to stdout instead
> of writing directly to the x-window
> I found this in the source which tipped me off to that:
> /* look through the command line arguments to figure out if we're
> * using X or not (if "-ppm", "-gif", or "-test" is found, we're not
> * using X, otherwise we are).
> */
> Eric
Ok - got it, its just plain old not supported according to xearth.c when
writing a gif or ppm instead of directly to X
Eric