Public bug reported: Using Ubuntu 16.10 with Mate 1.16.0 up-to-date (mate-control-center 1.16.0-1). The bug didn't happen with Ubuntu 16.04 as far as I remember.
Go to Appearance properties → Background to change the desktop background picture and color. Choose a picture that doesn't cover the whole desktop (i.e. smaller than the screen resolution and don't set it to zoom − I've put a 600 × 600 example there if needed: http://pix .toile-libre.org/upload/original/1478503543.png). Choose any color for the background: it displays black. Choose a gradient, set two different colors: it works; set twice the same color: black again. It's worth noting that the preview thumbnail shows black when setting a single color and the correct ones when setting a gradient, even when both colors are set the same. Not sure why it can't apply the color when it's uniform and reverts to black. There's no error in the terminal when launching mate-appearance- properties through it and changing the color. I have tried to set the background color with xsetroot but it doesn't seem to work. Not sure if it's related to the issue or if I use is in a wrong way (or if it can't work with Mate anyway because reasons). ** Affects: mate-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639714 Title: Background color can't be set in Appearance properties To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mate-control-center/+bug/1639714/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
