install dconf-tools run 'dconf-editor' select org.gnome.desktop.background run gnome-control-center, select background color.
dconf Editor immediately show changed values : Name: primary-color Value:rgb(138,226,52) Type: String Default: '#023c88' Name: secondary-color Value: rgb(206,92,0) Type: String Default: '#5789ca' default color value is '#RRGGBB' style, but gnome-control-center set 'rgb(dd,dd,dd)' style. close gnome-control-center, set '#RRGGBB' manually via dconf-editor, then Desktop background color change successfully. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1138251 Title: Desktop wallpaper Colors & Gradients will not change color Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: To reproduce - System Settings - Appearances - Background > Colors & Gradients - Set a new sold color What happens - Background remains black. This is the same for solid colors and gradients What should happen - Background should change to new color ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: unity 6.12.0daily13.03.01-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-8.17-generic 3.8.0 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-8-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.9-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Fri Mar 1 17:43:58 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: raring DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0446] NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 540M] [10de:0df5] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0446] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-11 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130210) MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS 15Z MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-8-generic root=UUID=93acc5a7-d531-4af3-a215-472a7bd065d6 ro acpi_backlight=vendor dell_laptop.backlight=0 quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/27/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A04 dmi.board.name: 060G42 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 0.1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd07/27/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPS15Z:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn060G42:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1: dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS 15Z dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.03.01-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.42-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.2-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.3-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1138251/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
