I think the desktop wallpaper is rendered by nautilus. Any cacheing would need to be done there too.
** Changed in: ubuntu-artwork (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: ubuntu-artwork => nautilus -- Wallpaper needs to be cached to improve render speed https://launchpad.net/bugs/51392 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs