On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 02:34:04PM -0500, Chris Metzler wrote:
> You're running Gnome 2.4. That probably means you're running Nautilus
> to manage your desktop. Nautilus covers the entire screen with a
> "canvas", on which is placed the background image and on which Nautilus
> draws the desktop icons and so forth. The window manager knows to keep
> that canvas below all the other windows. But since the canvas covers the
> root window, changes to the root window (e.g. a background change) don't
> affect what you see, since Nautilus' canvas is covering up the root
> window. The reason you're seeing your background change briefly upon
> logging out is because you're getting a glimpse of your root window just
> after Nautilus has quit.
>
Thanks Chris,
I did not know how Nautilus managed the desktop. However I still
cannot get the desktop to change unless Nautilus controls it. So at this
point it appears that chbg is not compatible with Gnome 2.4. Chbg has an
option to force background to Nautilus. So far I have seen no difference
with it. Thanks for the pointers.
Later,
Jim
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