It seems like "xfce4-desktop.xml" would be it... have you tried editing the
path in that config file to reflect the path of your desired background and
restarting, then logging in and out? The line that says "value=" that is
On Mar 7, 2016 7:18 AM, "ToddAndMargo" <ToddAndMargo(a)zoho.com> wrote:
On Mar 6, 2016 22:03, "ToddAndMargo"
<ToddAndMargo(a)zoho.com
>> <mailto:ToddAndMargo@zoho.com>> wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 4, 2016 04:37, "ToddAndMargo"
<ToddAndMargo(a)zoho.com
>> <mailto:ToddAndMargo@zoho.com>
>> <mailto:ToddAndMargo@zoho.com
>> <mailto:ToddAndMargo@zoho.com>>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I posted this to the regular Xfce group, but no joy.
>>
>> I just installed a new workstation with
>> Fedora-Live-Xfce-x86_64-23-10.iso. It comes with Xfce
>> 4.12
>>
>> Problem with Desktop Settings: It is suppose to look
>> like:
>>
>>
http://jsmylinux.no-ip.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/WorkSpace-Wallpaper...
>>
>> But what I get is a blank "wallpaper for ...". When
I
>> go to select the folder, after exiting and restarting
>> settings, it goes back to "none". The wallpaper
>> area always stays empty.
>>
>> I also installed Fedora-Live-Xfce-x86_64-23-10.iso to
>> a virtual machine and was able to duplicate the issue
>> with the exception that the virtual machine won't move
>> off of "images" and does show three blue wallpapers.
>>
>> $ ps ax | grep -i xfdesktop
>> 2429 ? Sl 0:01 xfdesktop --display :0.0 --sm-client-id
>> 29b1e4965-d809-48ff-92e2-dc5e898ee44c
>>
>> How do I fix this?
>>
>> And is this a "bug" in the Live ISO?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>
>>
>> On 03/05/2016 03:02 PM, Roman Collins wrote:
>>
>> Hey have you managed to solve your issue already?
>>
>> If not try unchecking the box that says "Change the
background"
>> and
>> checking the box "Apply to all workspaces"
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>> Roman
>>
>> Hi Roman,
>>
>> On my VM, "Change the background" woke and unwoke my ability
>> to change the background directory.
>>
>> On the machine in question, no joy.
>>
>> I think there is some corruption or something.
>>
>> Do y9 know how to set this manually (vi)?
>>
>> -T
>>
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On 03/07/2016 03:34 AM, Roman Collins wrote:
> This, although from 2008 may be helpful:
>
https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=4317
>
> Check ~/.config/xfce4/mcs_settings/desktop.xml
>
> Or that directory for settings related to the background.
>
> If it's not there, maybe, just maybe ~/gtk-2.0 or gtk-3.0
>
> You may also want to try installing "mlocate," and use the
'locate'
> command with "wallpaper" or "background" and see what comes up
for
> config files
>
> - Roman
>
>
Hi Roman,
I have been using "find . -exec grep -l xxx {} \;" to try and
find where the setting is kept, but no joy.
This is my xfce4 config directory:
$ ls -al .config/xfce4
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 6 tony users 61 Mar 4 01:29 .
drwxr-xr-x. 10 tony users 162 Mar 4 12:52 ..
drwx------. 2 tony users 72 Mar 5 18:34 desktop
drwxr-xr-x. 7 tony users 100 Mar 4 01:30 panel
drwxr-xr-x. 3 tony users 33 Mar 4 01:28 xfconf
drwx------. 2 tony users 6 Mar 4 01:28 xfwm4
No sign of "mcs_settings" on either the function or
the non-functioning machine.
$ find .config/xfce4 -exec grep -l -i desktop {} \; 2>&1 | grep -v direct
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfwm4.xml
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
.config/xfce4/desktop/icons.screen0-1008x752.rc
.config/xfce4/desktop/icons.screen0-1008x672.rc
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-9/14570837401.desktop
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-10/14570837402.desktop
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-11/14570837403.desktop
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-12/14570837404.desktop
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-16/14570838025.desktop
$ find .config/xfce4 -exec grep -l -i background {} \; 2>&1 | grep -v
direct
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
xfce-perchannel-xml:
<property name="workspace0" type="empty">
<property name="color-style" type="int"
value="0"/>
<property name="image-style" type="int"
value="5"/>
<property name="last-image" type="string"
value="/usr/share/backgrounds/images/default.png"/>
<property name="backdrop-cycle-enable" type="bool"
value="true"/>
</property>
Not finding a "path" or a list of backgrounds. Just the last
background used.
So, who knows.
-T
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