disappearing wallpaper

From: csj (csj_at_zapo.net)
Date: 10/31/03

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    Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:11:33 +0800
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    It's not a big thing but my wallpaper disappeared after I
    "upgraded" to Gnome 2.4. I'm not using Gnome proper but simply
    running the "gnome-settings-daemon" as part of my fluxbox GDM
    session file:

    #!/bin/sh
    #
    # /etc/gdm/Sessions/fluxbox

    export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
    gnome-settings-daemon &
    wmCalClock &
    wmMoonClock &
    wmppp &
    asmon -e gnome-system-monitor -u &
    source ~/.01_Fluxbox_User_Extra_Options
    exec /etc/X11/Xsession /usr/bin/fluxbox
    #EOF

    This setup has worked reasonably well until the latest Gnome 2.4
    updates. Gnome 2.4 settings other than the wallpaper (configured
    by "gnome-background-properties") appears to be unaffected,
    e.g. the size of the menu fonts in The Gimp or Gnome terminal.

    What's surprising is that if I run "gnome-background-properties"
    and so much as change an option (even if I don't change the
    wallpaper itself), the wallpaper reappears! I suspect
    "gnome-background-properties" is passing behind my back some
    "magic" options to some "magic" Gnome process. Otherwise there's
    no significant difference in the output of "ps ax" before and
    after running "gnome-background-properties".

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