Re: can't change desktop wallpaper
I guess you could add bits of the old file back in until it breaks, otherwise just put it down to an eternal mystery in the kde devlopers' minds :-) On Tue, February 5, 2008 1:55 pm, Roger Searle wrote: > Having backed up the kdesktoprc file as suggested and logging out/in, a > file with just a [Version] section is created. On using dcop or the > System Settings -> Desktop gui to change the wallpapers, the relevant > [Desktop] sections are created. YES!! I can now change the wallpapers > independently via the GUI . . . > > So, what were the offending sections? I haven't had time to go through > it properly, but it looks like the 4 DrawBackgroundPerScreen_ lines now > being false and perhaps the [Desktop0Screen0] & [Desktop1Screen0] > sections no longer present stand out as probabilities, anyone who is > interested may feel like scrolling through the output of "diff > new_kdesktoprc_file old_kdesktoprc_file" and may be able to confirm or > elaborate: > > Thanks for everyone's input, I can now put this in the "solved" file. > > Cheers, > Roger > -- Nick Rout
Re: Linux and BSD distros at St Albans NN
Which reminds me... I've got a copy of CentOS 5.1 for i386 and x86_64 sitting on my desk... On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:58:37 +1300 (NZDT) Wesley Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These are the distros as of today (all the books in the book section are > freely > redistributble - some are from Bruce Perens' Open Source series) : > > /var/linuxisos: > total 8960116 >2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:34 ./ > 277441 drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 18 06:12 ../ > 2064385 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 23 07:04 ArchLinux/ > 9289729 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 02:44 BG-Rescue/ > 13713409 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 06:35 Books/ > 1130497 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 03:04 CentOS/ > 5226497 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 10:15 Debian/ > 2850818 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 13:04 DesktopBSD/ > 4227073 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:01 DreamLinux/ > 2768897 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 13:51 DSL/ > 278529 -rw-r--r-- 1 nn lnxdisk 711131136 Dec 11 01:32 > elive-gem-1.0-iso > 2080769 drwxrwsr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 03:21 Fedora/ > 2850817 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:35 FreeBSD/ > 10715137 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:13 GeexboX/ > 327681 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 03:20 Gentoo/ > 4046849 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:03 GoboLinux/ > 4194305 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:21 Gparted/ > 11632641 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:20 HURD/ > 9371649 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 01:38 IPCop/ > 4325377 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 05:55 KDE-Four-Live/ > 11649025 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 20:02 Kernels/ > 11681793 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 13:55 Knoppix/ > 11 drwx-w 2 root lnxdisk 16384 Oct 18 06:01 lost+found/ > 1064968 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 4294967295 Nov 6 17:07 lxf99.iso* > 540673 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 4159897600 Oct 13 21:07 LXF-DVD-96.iso* > 9388033 drwxrwxr-x 2 root lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 08:54 mandriva2008/ > 12599297 drwxr-sr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 03:14 Mint/ > 5783553 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:19 OLPC/ > 7618561 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 05:49 OpenBSD/ > 7405569 drwxr-sr-x 2 root lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 02:31 OpenDisk/ > 2244609 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 07:56 openSUSE/ > 5586945 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 02:11 PC-BSD/ > 13615105 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 12:09 PCLinuxOS/ > 13631489 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:15 pfSense/ > 491521 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:21 Plan9/ > 1064961 drwxr-xr-x 4 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 02:29 Puppy/ > 1081345 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 13:28 Sabayon/ > 6930433 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 01:55 Slackware/ > 6160385 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 05:14 Slax/ > 14581761 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:22 SMEserver/ > 4145153 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:17 SourceMage/ > 7733249 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 23 16:19 Syllable/ > 4161537 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 13:59 SystemRescueCD/ > 1327105 drwx--S--- 4 nn lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 02:45 .Trash-500/ > 10059777 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 3 23:13 TU-DOS/ > 12894209 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 02:31 Ubuntu/ > 6455297 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:05 Voyage/ > 8863745 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:40 Zenwalk/ > > /var/linuxisos/ArchLinux: > total 536376 > 2064385 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 23 07:04 ./ > 2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:34 ../ > 2064387 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nogroup 548694016 Sep 30 18:19 > Archlinux-i686-2007.08.1-Dont-Panic.current.iso > 2064386 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nogroup82 Oct 23 07:04 > Archlinux-i686-2007.08.1-Dont-Panic.current.iso.md5 > > /var/linuxisos/BG-Rescue: > total 2896 > 9289729 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk4096 Oct 30 02:44 ./ > 2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk4096 Feb 4 14:34 ../ > 9289730 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 2949120 Oct 22 23:15 > BG-rescue-0.4.1.img* > 9289731 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 54 Oct 21 21:41 > BG-rescue-0.4.1.img.md5* > > /var/linuxisos/Books: > total 123760 > 13713409 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 06:35 ./ >2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:34 ../ > 13713414 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4083875 Nov 13 06:31 > 013047116X_pdf.zip > 13713416 -rw-r--r-- 1 root roo
Linux and BSD distros at St Albans NN
These are the distros as of today (all the books in the book section are freely redistributble - some are from Bruce Perens' Open Source series) : /var/linuxisos: total 8960116 2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:34 ./ 277441 drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 18 06:12 ../ 2064385 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 23 07:04 ArchLinux/ 9289729 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 02:44 BG-Rescue/ 13713409 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 06:35 Books/ 1130497 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 03:04 CentOS/ 5226497 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 10:15 Debian/ 2850818 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 13:04 DesktopBSD/ 4227073 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:01 DreamLinux/ 2768897 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 13:51 DSL/ 278529 -rw-r--r-- 1 nn lnxdisk 711131136 Dec 11 01:32 elive-gem-1.0-iso 2080769 drwxrwsr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 03:21 Fedora/ 2850817 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:35 FreeBSD/ 10715137 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:13 GeexboX/ 327681 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 03:20 Gentoo/ 4046849 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:03 GoboLinux/ 4194305 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:21 Gparted/ 11632641 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:20 HURD/ 9371649 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 01:38 IPCop/ 4325377 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 05:55 KDE-Four-Live/ 11649025 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 20:02 Kernels/ 11681793 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 13:55 Knoppix/ 11 drwx-w 2 root lnxdisk 16384 Oct 18 06:01 lost+found/ 1064968 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 4294967295 Nov 6 17:07 lxf99.iso* 540673 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 4159897600 Oct 13 21:07 LXF-DVD-96.iso* 9388033 drwxrwxr-x 2 root lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 08:54 mandriva2008/ 12599297 drwxr-sr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 03:14 Mint/ 5783553 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:19 OLPC/ 7618561 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 05:49 OpenBSD/ 7405569 drwxr-sr-x 2 root lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 02:31 OpenDisk/ 2244609 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 07:56 openSUSE/ 5586945 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 02:11 PC-BSD/ 13615105 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 12:09 PCLinuxOS/ 13631489 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:15 pfSense/ 491521 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:21 Plan9/ 1064961 drwxr-xr-x 4 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 02:29 Puppy/ 1081345 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 13:28 Sabayon/ 6930433 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 11 01:55 Slackware/ 6160385 drwxrwsr-x 2 nn lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 05:14 Slax/ 14581761 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:22 SMEserver/ 4145153 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:17 SourceMage/ 7733249 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 23 16:19 Syllable/ 4161537 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 13:59 SystemRescueCD/ 1327105 drwx--S--- 4 nn lnxdisk 4096 Oct 30 02:45 .Trash-500/ 10059777 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 3 23:13 TU-DOS/ 12894209 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Dec 4 02:31 Ubuntu/ 6455297 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:05 Voyage/ 8863745 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 20 14:40 Zenwalk/ /var/linuxisos/ArchLinux: total 536376 2064385 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Oct 23 07:04 ./ 2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:34 ../ 2064387 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nogroup 548694016 Sep 30 18:19 Archlinux-i686-2007.08.1-Dont-Panic.current.iso 2064386 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nogroup82 Oct 23 07:04 Archlinux-i686-2007.08.1-Dont-Panic.current.iso.md5 /var/linuxisos/BG-Rescue: total 2896 9289729 drwxr-sr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk4096 Oct 30 02:44 ./ 2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk4096 Feb 4 14:34 ../ 9289730 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 2949120 Oct 22 23:15 BG-rescue-0.4.1.img* 9289731 -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody lnxdisk 54 Oct 21 21:41 BG-rescue-0.4.1.img.md5* /var/linuxisos/Books: total 123760 13713409 drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody lnxdisk 4096 Nov 13 06:35 ./ 2 drwxrwsrwt 45 root lnxdisk 4096 Feb 4 14:34 ../ 13713414 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4083875 Nov 13 06:31 013047116X_pdf.zip 13713416 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2651136 Nov 13 06:34 0131407333.pdf 13713417 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6179937 Nov 13 06:35 0131408828.pdf 13713415 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root15040718 Nov 13 06:31 0131423436_pdf.zip 13713418 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3383066 Nov 13 06:35 013143697X_book.pdf 13713419 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4812800 Nov 13 06:35 0131
Re: can't change desktop wallpaper
Having backed up the kdesktoprc file as suggested and logging out/in, a file with just a [Version] section is created. On using dcop or the System Settings -> Desktop gui to change the wallpapers, the relevant [Desktop] sections are created. YES!! I can now change the wallpapers independently via the GUI . . . So, what were the offending sections? I haven't had time to go through it properly, but it looks like the 4 DrawBackgroundPerScreen_ lines now being false and perhaps the [Desktop0Screen0] & [Desktop1Screen0] sections no longer present stand out as probabilities, anyone who is interested may feel like scrolling through the output of "diff new_kdesktoprc_file old_kdesktoprc_file" and may be able to confirm or elaborate: Thanks for everyone's input, I can now put this in the "solved" file. Cheers, Roger kdesktoprc-rns 4c4,5 < CommonScreen=true --- > CommonScreen=false > DeskNum=0 6,9c7,10 < DrawBackgroundPerScreen_0=false < DrawBackgroundPerScreen_1=false < DrawBackgroundPerScreen_2=false < DrawBackgroundPerScreen_3=false --- > DrawBackgroundPerScreen_0=true > DrawBackgroundPerScreen_1=true > DrawBackgroundPerScreen_2=true > DrawBackgroundPerScreen_3=true 12a14,19 > [Colors] > CurrentPalette= > > [Desktop Icons] > Preview= > 13a21,23 > BackgroundMode=HorizontalGradient > Color1=72,130,68 > Color2=185,149,169 18c28,46 < Wallpaper=/usr/share/wallpapers/blue-bend.jpg --- > Wallpaper=$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/"The Light" Wallpaper.jpg > WallpaperList= > > [Desktop0Screen0] > BackgroundMode=Flat > BlendBalance=100 > BlendMode=NoBlending > ChangeInterval=60 > Color1=0,48,130 > Color2=192,192,192 > CurrentWallpaperName= > LastChange=0 > MinOptimizationDepth=1 > MultiWallpaperMode=NoMulti > Pattern= > Program= > ReverseBlending=false > UseSHM=false > Wallpaper=$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/Drops.jpg 19a48 > WallpaperMode=Tiled 26,27c55,56 < Color1=183,171,215 < Color2=183,171,215 --- > Color1=0,48,130 > Color2=108,139,185 36c65 < Wallpaper=$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/bluesun.jpg --- > Wallpaper=$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/Stormfield II.jpg 39a69,87 > [Desktop1Screen0] > BackgroundMode=Flat > BlendBalance=100 > BlendMode=NoBlending > ChangeInterval=60 > Color1=0,48,130 > Color2=192,192,192 > CurrentWallpaperName= > LastChange=0 > MinOptimizationDepth=1 > MultiWallpaperMode=NoMulti > Pattern= > Program= > ReverseBlending=false > UseSHM=false > Wallpaper=$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/Earth-1.0-0.jpg > WallpaperList= > WallpaperMode=ScaleAndCrop > 45,46c93,94 < Color1=183,171,215 < Color2=183,171,215 --- > Color1=0,48,130 > Color2=108,139,185 64,65c112,113 < Color1=183,171,215 < Color2=183,171,215 --- > Color1=0,48,130 > Color2=108,139,185 67c115 < LastChange=0 --- > LastChange=1190776889 74c122 < Wallpaper=/usr/share/wallpapers/konqui.svgz --- > Wallpaper=$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/dolphins.jpg 81a130 > ShowFileTips=true 84a134,193 > [General] > AutoLineUpIcons=false > Enabled=true > SetVRoot=false > SortDirectoriesFirst=false > > [KFileDialog Settings] > Automatic Preview=true > Autoplay sounds=true > Recent Files=/network/jupiter/data/roger/pics/iss-NASApix02.jpg,$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/dolphins.jpg,$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/Earth-1.0-0.jpg,$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/Stormfield II.jpg,$HOME/.kde/share/wallpapers/"The Light" Wallpaper.jpg,$HOME/.thunderbird/hm7cvpgu.default/icons/mozicon50.xpm,$HOME/.thunderbird/hm7cvpgu.default/thunderbird > > [KNewStuff] > ProvidersUrl=http://download.kde.org/khotnewstuff/wallpaper-providers.xml > StandardResource=wallpaper > > [KNewStuffStatus] > "The Light" Wallpaper=2006-09-01 > .Overflowed=2005-07-29 > 4Elements=2007-10-25 > Blue_Angel=2005-08-30 > Drops=2007-02-18 > Earth=2001-11-21 > Gimpress=2007-03-09 > Imminent Storm=2005-08-31 > Landscape Keltern #1=2006-07-23 > Lost-in-Linux=2006-10-02 > Micronesia Widescreen 1280x800=2007-03-09 > NIGHT=2007-06-23 > Stormfield II=2007-07-08 > Tobago Cays=2007-01-15 > Tuxwin=2004-01-30 > Waking up in Rio Grande river #2=2006-01-30 > blue sun=2004-11-30 > dolphins=2002-09-01 > going SuSE=2006-10-19 > snowed_risnjak=2006-12-26 > stOrmgreen=2006-12-23 > > [Media] > enabled=false > exclude=media/hdd_mounted,media/floppy5_unmounted,media/cdrom_unmounted,media/floppy_unmounted,media/hdd_unmounted > > [Menubar] > ShowMenubar=false > > [MiniCli] > CompletionItems=top:2,/etc/init.d/smb restart:1,mc:1 > History=mc,top,/etc/init.d/smb restart > TerminalApps=ls,/etc/init.d/smb restart > > [Mouse Buttons] > Left= > Middle=WindowListMenu > Right=DesktopMenu > WheelSwitchesWorkspace=true > > [Open-with settings] > CompletionMode=5 > History=firefox %u,oowriter %U,/opt/textmaker/tml,kword %u > 87c196 < Lock=true --- > Lock=false 89,90c198,199 < Saver=kpartsaver.desktop < Timeout=600 --- > Saver=KSlideshow.desktop > Timeout=300 Nick Rout wrote: Sometimes the format of kde config files change subtly between versions. I would try renaming ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc (ie backing it up) and then restarting kde to s
Re: can't change desktop wallpaper
Sometimes the format of kde config files change subtly between versions. I would try renaming ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc (ie backing it up) and then restarting kde to see if a new file is created in a format consistent with the current kde version. I have to admit though that I am guessing here... But anyway it can't do any harm to try, as you can always put back the existing file :-) On Tue, February 5, 2008 11:15 am, Roger Searle wrote: > I'd bring the box along next week were I not on leave for 3 weeks at the > end of this week. Unfortunately I've been rather busy having to > ummm... well, work - and that has been interfering with following up on > this. > > So: yes I can alter the wallpaper via a > > dcop kdesktop KBackgroundIface setWallpaper filename 1 > > so that's progress though I haven't had a chance to figure out what this > says for the underlying cause of the symptoms I had observed. I need to > explore some of the options with this command when I get a chance. > However I have observed so far that this always sets the wallpaper on > all 4 desktops regardless of which desktop number I choose in the dcop > command. It always writes the changed wallpaper file name to the > [Desktop0Screen0] section of kdesktoprc. So I tried changing true to > false in the following: > [Background Common] > CommonDesktop=false > CommonScreen=false > and this has not resulted in being able to set different wallpapers, but > as I said I need to understand the dcop command a bit better rather than > guessing as I did here. I'll be reading the man page during my next > coffee break. > > Interesting to note the various desktop sections in the kdesktoprc file > though: I have [Desktop0] [Desktop1] [Desktop2] [Desktop3] as well as > [Desktop0Screen0] and [Desktop1Screen0] which stands out as something > worth investigating as to whether this is normal or is evidence of > something becoming screwed up at some point and a source of the problem? > > I'll do my best to follow up with this and any other comments that may > now result during the rest of the week. > > Cheers, > Roger > -- Nick Rout
Re: can't change desktop wallpaper
I'd bring the box along next week were I not on leave for 3 weeks at the end of this week. Unfortunately I've been rather busy having to ummm... well, work - and that has been interfering with following up on this. So: yes I can alter the wallpaper via a dcop kdesktop KBackgroundIface setWallpaper filename 1 so that's progress though I haven't had a chance to figure out what this says for the underlying cause of the symptoms I had observed. I need to explore some of the options with this command when I get a chance. However I have observed so far that this always sets the wallpaper on all 4 desktops regardless of which desktop number I choose in the dcop command. It always writes the changed wallpaper file name to the [Desktop0Screen0] section of kdesktoprc. So I tried changing true to false in the following: [Background Common] CommonDesktop=false CommonScreen=false and this has not resulted in being able to set different wallpapers, but as I said I need to understand the dcop command a bit better rather than guessing as I did here. I'll be reading the man page during my next coffee break. Interesting to note the various desktop sections in the kdesktoprc file though: I have [Desktop0] [Desktop1] [Desktop2] [Desktop3] as well as [Desktop0Screen0] and [Desktop1Screen0] which stands out as something worth investigating as to whether this is normal or is evidence of something becoming screwed up at some point and a source of the problem? I'll do my best to follow up with this and any other comments that may now result during the rest of the week. Cheers, Roger Nick Rout wrote: I would have thought that strace/dcop should pinpoint the problem and am awaiting the reply to my suggestion. On Mon, February 4, 2008 3:08 pm, Christopher Sawtell wrote: This is one of those "enigma hiding in a conundrum" type problems. I just don't understand it at all, and it has piqued my curiosity. Are there any other odd and inexplicable behaviours? Next in the plan, I'd do a full fsck on the file system using a rescue CD. Would you be able to bring said recalcitrant machine into the evening meeting on the 12th? That's Tuesday next week. The other possibility is tomorrow afternoon because I will installing a couple of distributions into the CLUG archive of Linux distributions then. Please drop me an off list e-mail or 'phone call to make definite appointment time. On 2/4/08, Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: um.. I didn't ignore it, I failed to communicate well and report that I have seen that the changed wallpaper setting via the gui is sticking in the config file. the altered setting is still failing to show. Roger Nick Rout wrote: Well I already made a suggestion that you ignored. compare the contents of ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc before and after you try to change the background. The easiest way to do this is probably to make a backup: mv ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc~ use the gui to make the change and then: diff ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc~ ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc If the difference is carried into the file, then its not a permissions file, its something else. Also you could try to change the background programmatically like this: dcop kdesktop KBackgroundIface setWallpaper filename 1 where filename is the name of the file you want to use as wallpaper. See if it gives any error. If it doesn't work or give any useful errors then try runnig it with strace. (see the recent thread started by John Carter). On Mon, February 4, 2008 9:30 am, Roger Searle wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l ~/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc -rw-r--r-- 1 roger users 3885 2008-02-04 09:18 /home/roger/.kde/share/config/kdesktoprc [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -ld ~/.kde/share/config/ drwx-- 6 roger users 6336 2008-02-04 09:18 /home/roger/.kde/share/config So I have write access there. I did find an invalid reference to one of the desktop wallpaper files which I have changed manually. Logging out and back in to try again hasn't resolved it. I have now discovered that I am unable to move an application from one desktop to another, so the issue is a little more widespread than I realised. I'm only continuing to pursue this issue because it is unsolved and ought to be well within my capabilities to resolve, rather than it being important in itself. No doubt this all goes back to the experiment with installing this distro and using the previous (different) distro's home folder, everything went really well aside from some minor tweaks (and this) however I'm unlikely to try such an experiment again. At this point I'll be going back to Chris's original refinement of Steve's suggestion to apply chgrp to /home/roger and see wh
Re: can't change desktop wallpaper
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