On 25-05-17, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 05/24/2017 12:26 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > On 05/20/2017 09:31 PM, Michael Milliman wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > > > > The bug report also lists a workaround (which I haven't tried).
> > > > >
> > > The workaround is using the feh package to manually set the background
> > > image. This does work, however, it has to be done each time you
> > > log-in. It is better than nothing. Upstream also appears to have
> > > a bug reported on it, and they suggest installation of mate-desktop
> > > 16.2 with caja 16.3, neither of which has made it to the Debian
> > > distribution as of yet.
> >
> > Being one who emphatically avoids graphics I found a subtle gotcha.
> >
> > The man page <https://manpages.debian.org/jessie/feh/feh.1.en.html>
> > _mentions_ setting wallpaper in passing my noting "Use --no-xinerama to
> > treat the whole X display as one screen when setting wallpapers."
> >
> > An example command line to use would be (as a single line):
> > feh --no-xinerama /usr/share/backgrounds/mate/desktop/GreenTraditional.jpg
> >
> > It also does not mention how to set it as the wallpaper ;)
> > Once the above command has displayed the chosen image:
> > 1. right-click anywhere in the image
> > 2. chose File->Background->Set Filled from the displayed menu/sub-menus
> >
>
> If I had read the man page more slowly that using the menu to set the image
> as wallpaper was unnecessary. Use:
> feh --no-xinerama --bg-fill
> /usr/share/backgrounds/mate/desktop/GreenTraditional.jpg
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It's been a while since I've used feh for background. Anyway, it should
save your choice in .fehbg file. And you should add that file to
autostart, to preserve your background settings.