Ubuntu – How to set an HTML page as the desktop background

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Before people flag this as an exact duplicate of How can I use a .html file as desktop background/wallpaper? please let me clarify .

Unlike that question where he just wants desktop icons for launching webapps ,
I want to use a HTML page as a background because I have a Slideshow as a HTML file which retrieves images from many sources . I want to be able to set this as a background just like in Windows XP. Is this possible ?

I heard from someone that I can use screenlets , but I would like to avoid that if possible.

EDIT

If not possible with Compiz or nautilus, what about with other display managers ?
Gnome Shell, XFCE, LDXE etc ?

Best Answer

You cannot do this with Nautilus or Compiz, no. I don't know what exactly the screenlets you are talking about are, but the general answer is no. File managers and the window manager, do not use a webkit view to draw the background and icons. This works in Windows, because the file manager and web browser, are the same thing. In Ubuntu, they aren't.

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