Thanks.... that was what I wanted to know. Perhaps I didn't ask the question right. Where the images are was clear to me, but now how I can control which one are "available" in the background list. All the images from /usr/share/backgrounds/images/ are visible "out-of-the-box" and SOME of the ones in /usr/share/backgrounds/tiles. And what I couldn't figure out (but assumed) was how a "wallpaper-list" was configured. Now I know to look for the desktop-backgrounds-basic.xml file. Thanks Deron!! --- On Wed 12/01, Deron Meranda < deron.meranda@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: From: Deron Meranda [mailto: deron.meranda@xxxxxxxxx] To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 04:06:22 -0500 Subject: Re: Configure initial wallpapers > >>>In other words, where is the "original" wallpaper-list stored?? > >>I think you'll find them at /usr/share/wallpapers No, they are in /usr/share/backgrounds/images/ and /usr/share/backgrounds/tiles. They come from the RPM packages 'desktop-backgrounds-basic' and 'desktop-backgrounds-extra' found on disc 1. > >Just dropping files in there isn't sufficent to make them show up on the > >default list of options for "Change Desktop Background" in GNOME. Users will > >still have to click "Add Wallpaper" and browse to that directory first. To change the default list of images(for all users) that shows up when running the gnome-background-properties program, you need to edit the XML file: /usr/share/gnome-wallpaper-properties/desktop-backgrounds-basic.xml Better yet though, especially if you are just adding ADDITIONAL images, is to create your own XML file(s) for each image collection. All you need to do is to create an XML file of any name describing your new images and put it into the /usr/share/gnome-wallpaper-properties/ directory...that's it. The XML file you create should follow the general format like: ====== CUT ====== <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE wallpapers SYSTEM "gnome-wp-list.dtd"> <wallpapers> <wallpaper> <name>Your Image Title</name> <filename>/path/to/your/image.jpg</filename> <options>stretched</options> <shade_type>solid</shade_type> <pcolor>#FFFFFF</pcolor> <scolor>#000000</scolor> </wallpaper> <wallpaper> ....... and so on ...... </wallpaper> </wallpapers> ====== /CUT ====== -- Deron Meranda _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
