Refresh desktop command?

[bigblop]

In kubuntu 7.10 its possible to right-click on the desktop and choose "Refresh Desktop". Does this function have a corresponding shell command?

[dibl]

Re: Refresh desktop command?

I'll speculate that's probably a "NO", since the shell has no assumption that a GUI even exists on the system. The Unix shell precedes development of the X server, and Linux.

But, I could be wrong ..... :P

[Rog131]

Re: Refresh desktop command?

DCOP

DCOP Wiki

DCOP, which stands for Desktop COmmunication Protocol, is a light-weight interprocess and software componentry communication system. The main point of this system is to allow applications to interoperate, and to share complex tasks. Essentially, DCOP is a ‘remote control’ system, which allows an application or a script to enlist the help of other applications. It is built on top of the X Window System’s Inter-Client Exchange protocol.

Connect KDE applications using DCOP
- Examples, how to use dcop


Using KDE features from the command line
=> dcop refresh:

dcop kdesktop KDesktopIface refresh && dcop kwin KWinInterface refresh

[dibl]

Re: Refresh desktop command?

Wow -- nice one, Rog! Look at that kdecop window!